Investment challenges in the hotel industry in Kigali, Rwanda: Hotel managers' perspectives

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-240

  Gatsinzi, Josephine ^a,b   Donaldson, Ronnie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Tourism Department   (Rwanda)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Hotel investment; Kigali; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PERCEPTION; SKILLED LABOR; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

KIGALI; RWANDA;

EID: 77951825323     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768351003740548     Document Type: Article

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