The opportunities and limitations of the internet in providing a quality tourist experience: The case of "Solares de Portugal"

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 77-88

  Corfu, Adriana ^a   Kastenholz, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Internet; Portuguese manor houses; Quality tourist experience; Website effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749055281     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J162v06n01_06     Document Type: Article

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