The determinants of hotels' marketing managers' green marketing behaviour

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-174

  El Dief, Mohammed ^a   Font, Xavier ^b  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Behavioural studies; Hotels; Marketing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; ETHICS; MARKETING; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EGYPT; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

EID: 77949368467     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580903464232     Document Type: Article

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