On revenue management and last minute booking dynamics

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-22

  Chen, Chih Chien ^a   Schwartz, Zvi ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced booking; Consumer behaviour; Deal seeker; Holidays; Last minute; Perception; Revenue management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873898801     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111311290192     Document Type: Article

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