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International culinary tourists’ sociodemographic characteristics on destination loyalty in Ghana

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 280 - 292
Submitted on: Jul 9, 2024
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Accepted on: Oct 27, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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