Estimating demand for a conference center in a rural community

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 123-136

  Formica, Sandro ^a   McCleary, Ken ^b  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conference centers; Market demand; Rural tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144263693     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v10n01_08     Document Type: Article

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