An exploratory study of competitive strategies among hotels in a small developing Caribbean state

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 491-500

  Jönsson, Cristina ^a   Devonish, Dwayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Barbados; Competitive strategy; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649106965     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110910955721     Document Type: Article

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