The impact of image congruence between sport event and destination on behavioural intentions

Tourism Review

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-74

  Hallmann, Kirstin ^a   Breuer, Christoph ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Product image; Sporting events; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993028314     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/16605371011040915     Document Type: Article

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