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Consequences of Customer Dissatisfaction in Upscale and Budget Hotels: Focusing on Dissatisfied Customers’ Attitude Toward a Hotel

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Pages 15-46 | Received 10 Feb 2016, Accepted 06 Dec 2016, Published online: 13 Sep 2017

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