Urban Hotel Development Patterns in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Tourism Planning and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-98

  Adam, Issahaku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

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EID: 84872672982     PISSN: 21568316     EISSN: 21568324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2012.724706     Document Type: Article

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