Understanding Male Hotel spa-Goers in Hong Kong

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-269

  Tsai, Henry ^a   Suh, Eunju ^b   Fong, Charlotte ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environment; hotel; importance performance; motivation; spa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859585687     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2012.624295     Document Type: Article

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