Motivations for sharing tourism experiences through social media

Tourism Management

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-54

  Munar, Ana María ^a   Jacobsen, Jens Kr Steen ^b  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electronic word of mouth; Experience sharing; Motivation; Social media; User generated content

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FESTIVAL; INTERNET; MEDIA ROLE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 84893645295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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