Tourist experience quality and loyalty to an island destination: the moderating impact of destination image

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 43-59

  Moon, Hyoungeun ^a   Han, Heesup ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

destination image; perceived price reasonableness; perceived value; Tourist experience quality; tourist loyalty; tourist satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050403347     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2018.1494083     Document Type: Article

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