A hotel sustainability business model: Evidence from Slovenia

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 701-719

  Mihalič, Tanja ^a   Žabkar, Vesna ^a   Cvelbar, Ljubica Knežević ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

environmental performance; hotel sector; Slovenia; sustainability business model; sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 84861516204     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2011.632092     Document Type: Article

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