Antecedents and consequences of place attachment: A comparison of Chinese and Western urban tourists in Hangzhou, China

Journal of Destination Marketing and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 86-96

  Xu, Zhenxiao ^a   Zhang, Jie ^b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activity involvement; Destination loyalty; Motivation; Perceived destination attractiveness; Place attachment; Urban tourists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949451320     PISSN: 2212571X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmm.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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