Chinese clientele at Chinese hotels-Preferences and satisfaction

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-345

  Gu, Huimin ^a   Ryan, Chris ^b  

^a BEIJING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chinese hotels; Client preferences; Hotel ranking; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149086403     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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