Needs Assessment for Food and Food Services and Behavioral Intention of Chinese Group Tourists Who Visited Taiwan

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-16

  Lin, Yi Chin ^a   Chen, Chin Chin ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM   (Taiwan)

^b Flying Travel Service Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese group tourists; food and food services; needs of tourists; travel behavioral intention

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84889245620     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.724017     Document Type: Article

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