Role of Airport Physical Environments in the Satisfaction Generation Process: Mediating the Impact of Traveller Emotion

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 193-211

  Moon, Hyoungeun ^a   Yoon, Hae Jin ^a   Han, Heesup ^b  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

airport; customer emotion; customer satisfaction; physical environment

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

EID: 84954405452     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2015.1048260     Document Type: Article

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