Green practices of the hotel industry: Analysis through the windows of smart tourism system

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1340-1349

  Kim, Jin Young ^a   Hlee, Sunyoung ^b   Joun, Youhee ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Green consumption; Hotel industry; Smart tourism system

Indexed keywords

HOTELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

GENERATIVITY; GREEN CONSUMPTION; HOTEL INDUSTRY; RELATIVE QUALITIES; REVIEW SYSTEMS; SMART TOURISM SYSTEM;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION;

EID: 84969497712     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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