Evaluation of Usability: A Study of Hotel Web Sites in Hong Kong

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-473

  Yeung, Tom Au ^a   Law, Rob ^b  

^a Grand Hotel Group Limited   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; hotel; usability; Web sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949117278     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348006290115     Document Type: Article

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