The Economic Geography of South Africa's Hotel Industry 1990-2010

Urban Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 425-446

  Rogerson, Jayne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Economic geography; Hotels; South Africa; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LEISURE INDUSTRY; SERVICE SECTOR; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84878165227     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-012-9186-5     Document Type: Article

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