Decline and turnaround: A literature review and proposed research agenda for the hotel sector

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-159

  Solnet, David Jay ^a   Paulsen, Neil ^a   Cooper, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hotels; Life cycle; Management; Rebranding; Turnaround

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; LEISURE INDUSTRY; LITERATURE REVIEW; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 76749112126     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500802638219     Document Type: Article

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