Barriers to hotel chain development in China

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-44

  Pine, Ray ^a   qi, Pingshu ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b China National Tourism Administration   (China)

Author keywords

China; Development; Hotel and catering industry; Hotels; Market economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037937     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110410516543     Document Type: Article

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