Consumers' willingness to pay for green initiatives of the hotel industry

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 564-572

  Kang, Kyung Ho ^a   Stein, Laura ^b   Heo, Cindy Yoonjoung ^c   Lee, Seoki ^d  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Aramark   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental concern; Green practice; Hotel; Hotel type; New Ecological Paradigm Scale; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855513730     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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