A Game-Theoretic approach to choice of profit and revenue maximization strategies in tourism supply chains for package holidays

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-60

  Yang, Shu ^a   Huang, George Q ^a   Song, Haiyan ^a   Liang, Liang ^a  

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Author keywords

Game theory; Package holidays; Profit maximization; Revenue maximization; Tourism supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949103976     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160802099709     Document Type: Article

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