Destination image and destination personality

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-81

  Hosany, Sameer ^a   Ekinci, Yuksel ^b   Uysal, Muzaffer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brand image; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993009127     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506180710729619     Document Type: Article

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