Exploring Destination Image Decay: A Study of Sport Tourists’ Destination Image Change after Event Participation

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-31

  King, Ceridwyn ^a   Chen, Nan ^b   Funk, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attitude theory; change; destination image; image decay; longitudinal study; repeated measures; sport tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920528699     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348012461547     Document Type: Article

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