The Roles of Perceived Travel Benefits, Importance, and Constraints in Predicting Travel Behavior

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 509-522

  Chen, Chun Chu ^a   Petrick, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

benefits of tourism; benefits of travel; health benefits; importance of traveling; tourism and quality of life; travel constraints

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84961671504     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287514563986     Document Type: Article

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