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Successful Strategies to Sustain Profits from Tourism Following a Hurricane

Author(s) : Dr. Kevin C. James1, Dr. Dina L. Samora2, Dr. Irene A. Williams3and Dr. Desire S. Luamba4

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 10 December 2021

e-ISSN : 2347-4696

Page(s) : 457-466




Dr. Kevin C. James , DBA, Subcontracts Manager, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Palm Bay, FL-USA ; Email: kcjames787@gmail.com

Dr. Dina L. Samora , DBA, Faculty Contributor, College of Management and Technology, Walden University, USA ; Email: Dina.Samora@waldenu.edu

Dr. Irene A. Williams , Ph.D. Senior Contributing Faculty Programs, College of Management and Technology, Walden University, USA ; Email: irene.williams@mail.waldenu.edu

Dr. Desire S. Luamba , Vice President and CEO, Star Light Consulting LLC, Manassas, VA-USA ; Email: luambade@gmail.com

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Dr. Kevin C. James, Dr. Dina L. Samora, Dr. Irene A. Williams and Dr. Desire S. Luamba (2021), Successful Strategies to Sustain Profits from Tourism Following a Hurricane. IJBMR 9(4), 457-466. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.090409.