The contributions of economics to hospitality literature: A content analysis of hospitality and tourism journals

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 99-110

  Mohammed, Ibrahim ^a   Denizci Guillet, Basak ^a   Law, Rob ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Economics; Hospitality economics; Hospitality review; Markets; Review and analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912002821     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.10.010     Document Type: Article

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