Importance of Green Hotel Attributes to Business and Leisure Travelers

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-413

  Millar, Michelle ^a   Mayer, Karl J ^b   Baloglu, Seyhmus ^b  

^a University of San Francisco ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

business travelers; green hotels; green marketing; hotel attributes; pro ecological practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865968236     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2012.624294     Document Type: Article

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