eEnabled Internet Distribution for Small and Medium Sized Hotels: The Case of Athens

Tourism Recreation Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-81

  Buhalis, Dimitrios ^a   Kaldis, Konstantina ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Emmantina and Palmyra Beach Hotels in Athens ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; distribution; eTourism; Greece; hospitality; SMEs; strategic marketing and management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350293482     PISSN: 02508281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2008.11081291     Document Type: Article

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