The Influence of Tourist Experience on Perceived Value and Satisfaction with Temple Stays: The Experience Economy Theory

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 401-415

  Song, Hak Jun ^a   Lee, Choong Ki ^b   Park, Jin Ah ^c   Hwang, Yoo Hee ^d   Reisinger, Yvette ^e  

^a PaiChai University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Riahn Tour Company   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e GULF UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

emotional value; experience economy; functional value; satisfaction; Temple stays

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929966182     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2014.898606     Document Type: Article

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