Effects of Cuisine Experience, Psychological Well-Being, and Self-Health Perception on the Revisit Intention of Hot Springs Tourists

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 243-265

  Lin, Chung Hsien ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

health tourism; hot springs; revisit intention; segmentation; self health perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899144417     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348012451460     Document Type: Article

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