Online distribution strategies and competition: Are the global hotel companies getting it right?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-387

  Gazzoli, Gabriel ^a   Kim, Woo Gon ^b   Palakurthi, Radesh ^c  

^a Institut Hotelier César Ritz   (Switzerland)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Hotels; Intermediaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949119561     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110810873499     Document Type: Article

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