Growth of budget hotels in China: Antecedents and future

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-262

  Chan, Wilco W ^a   Ni, Shanshan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Budget hotel; China; Multiple regression

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

CHINA;

EID: 79957869741     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2011.572659     Document Type: Article

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