The meal experiences of á la carte restaurant customers

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-151

  Hansen, Kai Victor ^a   Jensen, Øystein ^a   Gustafsson, Inga Britt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Meal experiences; Service quality; la carte restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149125537     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250510014417     Document Type: Article

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