An analysis of children’s programs in the hotel and resort industry market segment

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 85-99

  Gaines, Barbara L ^a   Hubbard, Susan S ^b   Witte, James E ^b   O’Neill, Martin A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Nutrition and Food Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Children s programs; Family travel; Recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948995074     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v05n04_05     Document Type: Article

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