Consumer perceptions of price, value and satisfaction in the hotel industry: An exploratory study

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-22

  Bojanic, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 81855189151     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v04n01_02     Document Type: Article

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