Customer perceptions of service quality in luxury hotels in New Delhi, India: An exploratory study

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-173

  Mohsin, Asad ^a   Lockyer, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Customer services quality; Hotels; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449146237     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011018160     Document Type: Article

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