Bed, Breakfast and Friendship: Intimacy and Distance in Small-Scale Hospitality Businesses

Through an analysis of the narrative of a Bed and Breakfast (B & B) and art gallery owner, the emergence of intimacy as a commercial value in the hospitality industry is illustrated. This is a formation of economic value where economic rationality as a motive for commercial activity is rejected....

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Main Authors: Erika Andersson Cederholm, Johan Hultman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2010-09-01
Series:Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research
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Online Access:https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/1933