Analysis of female business travelers’ selection of lodging accommodations

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-83

  Sammons, Gail ^a   Moreo, Pat ^b   Benson, Lori Fox ^c   Demicco, Fred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodation choice; Female traveller; Lodging characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892962791     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v08n01_04     Document Type: Article

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