The Evolution of Expectations of and Attitudes Toward Online Travel Agencies Over Time

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 966-980

  Ha, Hong Youl ^a   Janda, Swinder ^b  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward online travel agencies; Expectations; Longitudinal; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939864489     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2015.1075457     Document Type: Article

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