The internet practices of hotel companies: An analysis from Greece

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-163

  Zafiropoulos, Costas ^a   Vrana, Vasiliki ^a   Paschaloudis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SERRES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Greece; Hotels; Information services; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645684524     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110610646709     Document Type: Article

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