Spanish and portuguese hotel networks in Brazil: Evidence from the Northern Coast of Bahia

Regional Science Inquiry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 39-55

  Gomes, Lirandina ^a   Ramos Silva, Joaquim ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Business strategies; Cultural links; Economic development; Internationalization; Regional policy; Tourism location; Tourist residential complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915827675     PISSN: 17915961     EISSN: 17917735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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