Tourist satisfaction with factory tour experience

International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 261-277

  Lee, Cheng Fei ^a  

^a SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Industrial tourism; Taiwan; Tourism; Tourism factories; Tourist satisfaction

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STATE ROLE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ASIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 84938602461     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCTHR-02-2015-0005     Document Type: Article

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