Sustainable Hotel Practices and Guest Satisfaction Levels

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-18

  Berezan, Orie ^a   Millar, Michelle ^b   Raab, Carola ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

environment; green hotel practices; guest satisfaction; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877101110     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480.2014.872884     Document Type: Article

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