Travel arrangement as a moderator in image–satisfaction–behavior relations: An investigation of Chinese outbound travelers

Journal of Vacation Marketing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 225-236

  Liu, Xiaoming ^a   Li, Jun Justin ^a   Yang, Yan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; destination image; moderator effect; overall satisfaction; travel arrangement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930900210     PISSN: 13567667     EISSN: 14791870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356766714567797     Document Type: Article

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