A study of hotel guest perceptions in Mauritius

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-115

  Devi Juwaheer, Thanika ^a   Lee Ross, Darren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hotels; International trade; Mauritius; Perception; Service quality; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037726     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110310462959     Document Type: Article

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