How Does Respect for the Environment Affect Final Prices in the Hospitality Sector? A Hedonic Pricing Approach

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-39

  Sánchez Ollero, José Luis ^a   García Pozo, Alejandro ^a   Marchante Mera, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andalusia; environment; hedonic pricing; hotel; room rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892860504     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965513500709     Document Type: Article

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