Business travelers' accommodation selection: A comparative study of two international hotels in Cairo

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-156

  Fawzy, Ahmed ^a  

^a HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Attributes; Business travelers; Cairo; Hotel selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951928450     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256481003732790     Document Type: Article

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