The Measurement of Efficiency in Portuguese Hotels Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 378-400

  Barros, Carlos Alberto Pestana ^a   Santos, Carla Almeida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

data envelopment analysis; hotel efficiency; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149116792     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348006286798     Document Type: Article

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