Understanding Airline Travelers’ Perceptions of Well-Being: The Role of Cognition, Emotion, and Sensory Experiences in Airline Lounges

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1213-1234

  Kim, Hyeon Cheol ^a   Chua, Bee Lia ^b   Lee, Sanghyeop ^c   Boo, Huey Chern ^b   Han, Heesup ^d  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SUNWAY UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^d Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

airline lounge; Experiential marketing; well being perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945351336     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2015.1094003     Document Type: Article

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