Examining the influences of senior discount usage in the hospitality industry

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 77-93

  Gray, Lori Pennington ^a   Beland, Robert ^a   Sklar, Sydney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupons; Hotels; Older adults; Restaurants; Tourism; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144254179     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v03n04_06     Document Type: Article

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