Timeshare and vacation ownership executives analysis of the industry and the future

Journal of Retail and Leisure Property

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-54

  Stringam, Betsy B ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Resort; Strategy; SWOT; Timeshare; Vacation ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849099634     PISSN: 14791110     EISSN: 17502098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/rlp.2009.21     Document Type: Article

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