Advances in hospitality and leisure. Vol. 8 / edited by Joseph S. Chen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who are the wellness travelers? / Tak-Kee Hui [and others] -- The exploration of the memorable tourist experience / Line Mathisen -- Partial least squares approach to structural equation modeling for tourism research / Mehmet Mehmetoglu -- Visitors' perception of theme park crowding and behavioral consequences / Shih-Shuo Yeh, Leong-Man Wai Aliana, Fan-Yi Zhang -- Benchmarking tourist attractions in northern Norway / Nina K. Prebensen -- Consumer response to nutrition information menu labeling in full-service restaurants : making the healthy choice / Robert Gallicano, Robert J. Blomme, Arjan van Rheede -- The nature and antecedents of fair price perception in tourist experiences / Arild Røkenes, Nina K. Prebensen -- Examining the effects of the Gulf Coast oil spill on the state of Louisiana's restaurant industry / Yvette Green, John A. Williams, Kim Williams -- Nostalgic emotion, experiential value, destination image, and place attachment of cultural tourists / Shih-Shuo Yeh, Chun Chen, Yao-Chung Liu -- Value determinants of tourist experiences / Nina K. Prebensen -- The evolution of virgin Australia from a low-cost carrier to a full-service airline : implications for the tourism industry / Randall Whyte, Bruce Prideaux, Hana Sakata -- Investigating hospitality consumers through netnographic methods / Muchazondida Mkono -- Onsite or online? : a comparison of event segmentation data collection methods / Aaron Tkaczynski, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele -- Sustainable practices in hospitality : a research framework / Arjan van Rheede, Robert J. Blomme.

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