A comparative study of web site performance

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-67

  Lee, JungKook ^a   Morrison, Alastair M ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; Hotels; Internet; Promotional methods; South Korea; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958059402     PISSN: 17579880     EISSN: 17579899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17579881011023016     Document Type: Article

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