Understanding the antecedents of destination identification: Linkage between perceived quality-of-life, self-congruity, and destination identification

Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research: Enhancing the Lives of Tourists and Residents of Host Communities

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 251-261

  Mithat Uner M ^a   Armutlu, Can ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84949110692     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2288-0     Document Type: Chapter

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