Group sales and marketing in convention hotels: Internet and web usage

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-77

  Gregory, Susan R ^a   Kline, Sheryl F ^b   Breiter, Deborah ^c  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hotel; Marketing; Sales; Technology; World wide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986068830     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J073v18n01_07     Document Type: Article

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