Theoretical examination of destination loyalty formation

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 809-827

  Gursoy, Dogan ^a,b   Chen, Joseph S ^c   Chi, Christina G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination branding; Destination image; Destination loyalty; Motivation; Satisfaction; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902266583     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-12-2013-0539     Document Type: Article

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