Seasonal adjustment of employment to demand and revenues in tourist hotels during expansion and stagnation

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 27-49

  Krakover, Shaul ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Lodging demand; Lodging employment; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992805204     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v01n02_02     Document Type: Article

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