Examining the market structure of the German and UK tour operating industries through an analysis of package holiday prices

Tourism Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-278

  Aguiló, Eugeni ^a   Alegre, Joaquín ^a   Sard, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Hedonic price model; Package holiday prices; Tour operating industry

Indexed keywords

OLIGOPOLY; PRICE DYNAMICS; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142057112     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135481660300900302     Document Type: Article

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