Hospitality and Travel: The Nature and Implications of User-Generated Content

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-228

  Wilson, Alan ^a   Murphy, Hilary ^b   Fierro, Jesus Cambra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

online travel reviews; social media; Spain; Switzerland; United Kingdom; user generated content; youthful travelers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864011861     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965512449317     Document Type: Review

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