The computer millennium bug's impact on the hotel industry: A case study of the Kowloon Hotel

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 170-178

  Law, Rob ^a   Lau, Mary ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer disaster; Hong Kong; Hotels; Information technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986136486     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110010320661     Document Type: Article

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