Measuring food and beverage service quality in spa hotels: A case study in Bali{dotless}kesir, Turkey

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 183-204

  Giritlioglu, Ibrahim ^a   Jones, Eleri ^b   Avcikurt, Cevdet ^a  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer attitudes; Food and drink; Hospitality services; Hotel; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890884354     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-03-2012-0049     Document Type: Article

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