An Empirical Examination of the Form of Relationship Between Sustainable Tourism Experiences and Satisfaction

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 717-740

  Liu, Chih Hsing ^a   Horng, Jeou Shyan ^b   Chou, Sheng Fang ^a   Chen, Ying Chun ^a   Lin, Yi Chun ^c   Zhu, Yu Qian ^d  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

excitement; novelty; satisfaction; sustainable experience; sustainable tourism; value

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ECOTOURISM; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOURIST DESTINATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84938614473     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2015.1068196     Document Type: Article

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