Dependency on tour operators: Problems faced by cretan tourism businesses and the views of their owners/managers

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 23-47

  Andriotis, Konstantinos ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crete; Dependency; Intermediaries; Tour operators; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998175573     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v04n03_02     Document Type: Article

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