Relationship between spatial agglomeration and hotel prices. Evidence from business and tourism consumers

Tourism Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 391-400

  Balaguer, Jacint ^a   Pernías, José C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hotel industry; Price dispersion; Price level; Spatial agglomeration; Tourism consumers

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; PRICE DETERMINATION; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

MADRID [MADRID (ADS/PRV)]; MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 85027937438     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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