Investigating the Structural Relationships among Authenticity, Loyalty, Involvement, and Attitude toward World Cultural Heritage Sites: An Empirical Study of Nanjing Xiaoling Tomb, China

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-121

  Shen, Suyan ^a   Guo, Jianying ^a   Wu, Yaoyu ^a  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

attitude; authenticity; cultural tour involvement; loyalty; world cultural heritage sites

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84889239996     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.734522     Document Type: Article

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