The identification and implementation of key competitive factors for tourism based firms

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 73-90

  Fuller, Don ^a   Hanlan, Janet ^a   Wilde, Simon ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business and strategic planning; Destination decision process; Latent demand; Service system

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548473121     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v08n03_05     Document Type: Article

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