Alliances in the international travel industry: Sustainable strategic options?

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-26

  Evans, Nigel ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative strategy; Strategic alliances; Travel industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 63549124554     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v02n01_01     Document Type: Article

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