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Travelers’ parasocial interactions in online travel communities

Sooyoung ChoiDepartment of Tourism and Convention, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Insin KimDepartment of Tourism and Convention, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kyungsoo ChaDepartment of Economics, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Yong-Kun SuhDepartment of Tourism Management, Jeju National University, Jeju City, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Keun-Hyung KimDepartment of Management Information Systems, Jeju National University, Jeju City, Republic of KoreaView further author information
Pages 888-904 | Received 01 May 2019, Accepted 10 Aug 2019, Published online: 05 Sep 2019

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