A study of hotel information technology applications

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 170-180

  Law, Rob ^a   Jogaratnam, Giri ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Hotels; Information; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844388166     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510582369     Document Type: Article

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