Emerging Definitions of Boutique and Lifestyle Hotels: A Delphi Study

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 715-731

  Jones, David L ^a   Day, Jonathon ^b   Quadri Felitti, Donna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boutique hotels; Delphi; experience; hotel design; lifestyle hotels; luxury hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887160024     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2013.827549     Document Type: Article

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