Web Site Evaluation of Iranian Tourism and Hospitality Organizations: An E-Commerce Web Site Features Model

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-183

  Albadvi, Amir ^a   Saddad, Ghazaleh ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

E commerce; Iran; tourism; Web site evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861003231     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2011.584266     Document Type: Article

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