The Limited Service Hotel in South Africa: The Growth of City Lodge

Urban Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-361

  Rogerson, Jayne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

City Lodge; Hotel growth strategy; Hotel industry; Limited service hotel; Market segmentation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMPETITIVENESS; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM MARKET; URBAN GROWTH;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 81155160875     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-011-9130-0     Document Type: Article

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