Dimensions of hotel location in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Tourism Management Perspectives

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Adam, Issahaku ^a   Amuquandoh, Francis Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Ghana; Hotel location; Hotel owners; Kumasi Metropolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878398911     PISSN: 22119736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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