Reasons for going green in serviced accommodation establishments

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-124

  Tzschentke, Nadia ^a   Kirk, David ^a   Lynch, Paul A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Green marketing; Hospitality services; Owner managers; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078513     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110410520007     Document Type: Article

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