Connecting experiences to quality: Understanding the meanings behind visitors' experiences

Quality Tourism Experiences

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 81-98

  Andereck, Kathleen ^a   Bricker, Kelly S ^b,c   Kerstetter, Deborah ^d   Nickerson, Norma Polovitz ^e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

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EID: 84904775527     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080455778     Document Type: Chapter

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