Where to find the lowest hotel room rates on the internet? the case of Hong Kong

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 495-506

  Law, Rob ^a   Chan, Ivy ^a   Goh, Carey ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Hotels; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547701834     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710775156     Document Type: Article

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