Visitor satisfaction analysis as a tool for park managers: A review and case study

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-303

  Tonge, Joanna ^a   Moore, Susan A ^a   Taplin, Ross ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gap analysis; Importance performance analysis; Importancesatisfaction analysis; National park; Park management; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898017336     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2011.639339     Document Type: Review

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