Understanding customer-customer rapport in a senior group package context

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 2187-2204

  Hwang, Jinsoo ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Jay)   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly tourists; Other customer perceptions; Package travel; Rapport; Tour satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067804186     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-02-2018-0128     Document Type: Article

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