Environmental strategies and their impact on hotel performance

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 663-679

  Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a   Molina Azorín, José F ^a   Pereira Moliner, Jorge ^a   López Gamero, M Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic performance; Environmental groups; Hotels; Spain

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 37049024511     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost640.0     Document Type: Article

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