Business agglomeration in tourist districts and hotel performance

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1312-1340

  Marco Lajara, Bartolomé ^a   Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a   Úbeda García, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business agglomeration; Business performance; Clustering; Competitive advantage; Hotel industry; Tourist districts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912526556     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-07-2013-0319     Document Type: Article

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