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_____ a high percentage of deluxe hotel customers are foreigners, three versions of the questionnaire (i.e., English, Japanese, and Korean) were used.
1. Because of
2. Because
3. Due to
4. Therefore
This research has several limitations _____ problems of expense and time during the research.
1. as
2. because
3. thus
4. due to
The factor 'Adventure' is seen as a 'push' factor because almost no specific destinations were linked to it while 'Familiarity' is seen as a 'pull' factor _____ specific destinations were frequently mentioned.
1. because
2. because of
3. but
4. due to
Underestimations may be _____ errors or oversights.
1. since
2. because
3. as
4. due to
The result may be positively biased _____ a greater willingness of users than non-users to participate in the survey.
1. because
2. because of
3. while
4. since
Fun is secondary to learning _____ tourists travel to increase their knowledge of people, places and things—to experience a sense of nostalgia for the past.
1. because
2. because of
3. due to
4. in addition to
_____ it costs between four and five times as much to attract customers as it does to keep them, relationship marketing makes economic sense.
1. because of
2. however
3. as
4. due to
_____ Koreans are also sensitive to nature and beauty, the Korean tourist need for beauty could be satisfied by the service providers wearing elegant work uniforms, being stylish, and displaying flower arrangements in hotels and restaurants.
1. Since
2. Because of
3. Due to
4. But
Independent hotels often find it difficult to compete with large hotel chains, mainly _____ their lack of capital and narrow distribution network.
1. then
2. because
3. since
4. due to
Fun is secondary to learning _____ tourists travel to increase their knowledge of people, places and things—to experience a sense of nostalgia for the past.
1. because
2. because of
3. due to
4. while

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