Regional destination image perception of tourists within a winescape context

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 157-177

  Bruwer, Johan ^a   Pratt, Marlene A ^b   Saliba, Anthony ^c   Hirche, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

destination image; region of origin; ROO; servicescape; the USA; wine tourist; winescape

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899034897     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2014.904846     Document Type: Article

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