TOURISM AND HOTEL COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCHFootnote

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Grant No. 1‐ZV32) and to express appreciation for the research assistant Miss Lee Yuen Ling.

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