Good environmental practices for hospitality and tourism: The role of information and communication technologies

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 464-476

  Ruiz Molina, Maria Eugenia ^a   Gil Saura, Irene ^a   Moliner Velázquez, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Customer relations; Economic sustainability; Hospitality services; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953567249     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777831011049106     Document Type: Article

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