Determinants of internet usage in ghanaian hotels: The case of the Greater Accra Region (GAR)

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 87-109

  Ayeh, Julian Kwabena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Hospitality; Hotels; Information Communication Technology (ICT); Internet; Tourism; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548474064     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: 15410897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v15n03_06     Document Type: Article

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