Conceptualizing the Visitor Experience: A Review of Literature and Development of a Multifaceted Model

Visitor Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 128-143

  Packer, Jan ^a   Ballantyne, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84991461471     PISSN: 10645578     EISSN: 19347715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10645578.2016.1144023     Document Type: Review

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