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In-Text Citation: (Kamal, Abdullah, Nor, Ngelambong, & Bahari, 2018)
To Cite this Article: Kamal, S. B. M., Abdullah, D., Nor, N. M., Ngelambong, A., & Bahari, K. A. (2018). Hotel Booking Websites and their Impact on E-Satisfaction and E-Loyalty: Analysis on Utilitarian and Hedonic Features. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(15), 160–177.
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