Efficiency and its determinants in Portuguese hotels in the Algarve

Tourism Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 641-649

  Oliveira, Ricardo ^a   Pedro, Maria Isabel ^a   Marques, Rui Cunha ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algarve; Efficiency; Golf courses; Hotels; Star rating; Statistical tests

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GOLF COURSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ALGARVE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 85027953681     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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