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Technology towards hotel competitiveness: Case of Antalya, Turkey

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation
Volume 10 (2020): Issue 3 (December 2020)
By: Tomasz Napierała,  Mehmet Bahar,  Katarzyna Leśniewska-Napierała and  Yunus Topsakal  
Open Access
|Jan 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2020-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
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Language: English
Page range: 262 - 273
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2020
Accepted on: Dec 2, 2020
Published on: Jan 29, 2021
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Information and Communication Technologies,
Hotel,
Managers,
Competitiveness,
Antalya
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Industries,
Tourism, hospitality, travel,
Event industry, leisure industry,
Sports and recreation,
Sports and recreation, other

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