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Sustainability and Consumer Behavior in Green Hotels: Insights from a Bibliometric Analysis

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2025-0033 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
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Published on: Sep 4, 2025
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