Islamic attributes of destination: Construct development and measurement validation, and their impact on tourist satisfaction

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 556-564

  Battour, Mohamed ^a   Battor, Moustafa ^b   Bhatti, Muhammad Awais ^c  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Universiti Utara Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construct development; Destination marketing; Islamic attributes; Tourist satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926151423     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1947     Document Type: Article

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