Exploring the differences in hotel guests' willingness-to-pay for hotel rooms with different views

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-93

  Wong, Kevin K F ^a   Kim, Seongseop ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hedonic pricing; Room rates; Room view; Strategy; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865622882     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480.2012.640219     Document Type: Article

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