Authenticity, involvement, and image: Evaluating tourist experiences at historic districts

Tourism Management

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-96

  Lu, Lu ^a   Chi, Christina G ^a   Liu, Yi ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Destination image; Heritage tourism; Mediating effect; Satisfaction; Tourist involvement

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84922448106     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.01.026     Document Type: Article

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