Culture, product differentiation and market segmentation: A structural analysis of the motivation and satisfaction of tourists in Amsterdam

Tourism Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 455-474

  Romão, João ^a   Neuts, Bart ^b   Nijkamp, Peter ^c   Van Leeuwen, Eveline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c VU University   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Destination loyalty; Intangible heritage; Market segmentation; Structural equations model; Tourist satisfaction

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84936124810     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/te.2015.0483     Document Type: Article

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