Authentic dining experiences in ethnic theme restaurants

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 304-306

  Simon Tsai Chen Tsang, C T ^a   Lu, Pei Hsun ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Dining experience; Ethnic theme restaurant; Thai restaurant

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051792769     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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