Measuring destination competitiveness: An application of the Travel and Tourism competitiveness index (2007)

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-216

  Kayar, Çaǧil Hale ^a   Kozak, Nazmi ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Destination competitiveness; Tourism competitiveness; Travel and tourism competitiveness index

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954826115     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368621003591319     Document Type: Article

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