World practices of hotel classification systems

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-398

  Cser, Katalin ^a   Ohuchi, Azuma ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Classification criteria; Comparative analysis; Hotel classification; Star rating

Indexed keywords

LEISURE INDUSTRY; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 54949085750     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660802420960     Document Type: Article

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