Relationships between Hotel Room Pricing, Occupancy, and Guest Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Case of a Midscale Hotel in the United States

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 328-341

  Mattila, Anna S ^a   O'Neill, John W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

average daily rate; curvilinear regression analysis; guest satisfaction; occupancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044457158     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348003252361     Document Type: Article

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