摘要：The aim of this article is to present consumer behaviour in the tourism market, i.e. behaviour constituting the compound effect of an individual’s multi-stage reaction to multiple determinants, crowned with the after-feelings the consumer begins to develop at the earliest stage of a tourist trip. A satisfied tourist is one who recommends a given destination and expresses their will to return there. This paper seeks to present “path analysis” as a research tool used to analyse the determinants surrounding a tourist’s intent to revisit a particular tourist destination. The results of the conducted research confirm both the usefulness of path analysis modelling and the undeniable influence of the preparation for a trip on the satisfaction gained by a cultural tourist
关键词：path analysis; tourist behaviour; cultural tourism.
