Travelers' pro-environmental behavior in a green lodging context: Converging value-belief-norm theory and the theory of planned behavior

Tourism Management

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-177

  Han, Heesup ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Green hotel; Pro environmental intention; Theory of planned behavior; Value belief norm theory

Indexed keywords

THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 84908010309     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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