New consumer behavior: A review of research on eWOM and hotels

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-51

  Serra Cantallops, Antoni ^a   Salvi, Fabiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electronic word of mouth; Hotels; Impacts; Online reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883694122     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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