Ratios of tourist experience: It was the best of times it was the worst of times

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-297

  Pritchard, Mark P ^a   Havitz, Mark E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attribute ratios; Critical incidents; Performance evaluation; Tourist experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897040722     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354205775322961     Document Type: Note

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