Handbook on Tourism Forecasting Methodologies
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 108
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Handbook on Tourism Forecasting Methodologies
Author: World Tourism Organization
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook aims to be a simple guide to the complex world of tourism forecasting. The chapters set out the basic forecasting techniques explaining their advantages and disadvantages and providing examples. The handbook also includes an excel file where the following methodologies are further explained and exemplified: simple linear regression; decomposition; differencing; no-change models; moving average models; single exponential smoothing. The handbook seeks to contribute to the further development and understanding of tourism in general and encourage more organisations and individuals to engage in the forecasting process and enhance strategic planning and sustainable development of tourism.
Forecasting: principles and practice
Author: Rob J Hyndman
Publisher: OTexts
Published: 2018-05-08
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0987507117
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForecasting is required in many situations. Stocking an inventory may require forecasts of demand months in advance. Telecommunication routing requires traffic forecasts a few minutes ahead. Whatever the circumstances or time horizons involved, forecasting is an important aid in effective and efficient planning. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to forecasting methods and presents enough information about each method for readers to use them sensibly.
Handbook on Tourism Forecasting Methods
Author: World Tourism Organization
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHandbook of Research Methods in Tourism
Author: Larry Dwyer
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 1781001294
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'This is an excellent book which significantly contributes to tourism research and education. It takes a rigorous yet readable style to address twenty five of the most pertinent quantitative and qualitative techniques applied in tourism research. the book will appeal to a wider readership of social scientists as well as to scholars of tourism as each chapter provides a thorough overview and explanation of the techniques irrespective of their tourism application.' – Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK This insightful book explores the most important established and emerging qualitative and quantitative research methods in tourism. the authors provide a detailed overview of the nature of the research method, its use in tourism, the advantages and limitations, and future directions for research. Each chapter is structured to provide information on: the nature of the technique and its evolution; background and types of problems that the technique is designed to handle; applications of the technique to tourism, including discussion of studies that have used the technique and their findings; advantages and limitations of the technique conceptually and for policy formulation; and further developments and applications of the technique in tourism research. Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism will appeal to social scientists, students as well as researchers in tourism who use quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
Forecasting Tourism Demand
Author: Douglas Frechtling
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-05-23
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 113640242X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Forecasting tourism demand' is a text that no tourism professional can afford to be without. The tourism industry has experienced an overwhelming boom over recent years, and being able to predict future trends as accurately as possible is vital in the struggle to stay one step ahead of the competition. Building on the success of 'Practical Tourism Forecasting' this text looks at 13 methods of forecasting and with a user friendly style, 'Forecasting Tourism Demand' guides the reader through each method, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses and explaining how it can be applied to the tourism industry. 'Forecasting Tourism Demand' employs charts and tables to explain how to: * plan a forecasting project * analyse time series and other information * select the appropriate forecasting model * use the model for forecasting and evaluate its results Ideal for marketing managers and strategic planners in business, transportation planners and economic policy makers in government who must project demand for their products among tourists. Executives who rely on forecasts prepared by others will find it invaluable in assisting them to evaluate the validity and reliability of predictions and forecasts. Those engaged in analysing business trends will find it useful in surveying the future of what has been called the largest industry in the world.
The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Research
Author: Cathy H.C. Hsu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-08-21
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 1136338152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Routledge Handbook of Tourism Research is a compendium of some of the most relevant issues affecting tourism development today. The topics addressed in this book provide some new thinking for those involved in tourism research. This book takes the reader from the beginnings of tourism research to a discussion of emerging forms of tourism and selected examples of tourism development. The underlying theoretical dimensions are reviewed, analysed and discussed from a number of perspectives. This book brings together leading researchers, many of whom are members of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, to discuss tourism today and its future. The works included in this volume are diverse, in terms of geographical context, research methodology, root discipline, and perspective. This book represents studies based in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Asia. Research methodologies include both quantitative and qualitative. Both macro and micro issues are discussed from the economic, psychological, sociological, political science, marketing, and other perspectives, which reflect the interdisciplinary nature of tourism studies. This book is divided into 6 sections. Section 1 considers the foundations for tourism research. Section 2 discusses the implications for destination management and section 3 discusses planning for tourism development. Section 4 covers human capital for tourism development. And finally, section 5 evaluates emerging forms of tourism and then section 6 offers insights into tourism evolution. It offers the reader a comprehensive synthesis of this field, conveying the latest thinking and research. The text will provide an invaluable resource for all those with an interest in tourism research. This is essential reading for students, researchers & academics of Tourism as well as those of related studies in particular Leisure, Hospitality & Development Studies.
Tourism Demand Modelling and Forecasting
Author: Haiyan Song
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 0080436730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA textbook for a graduate or final-year undergraduate course in tourism studies that might also find interest among researchers and practitioners who want to apply recent developments in econometric modeling and forecasting to tourism demand analysis. Song and Witt (both management in the service sector, U. of Surrey, Britain) begin with the fundamentals of tourism demand analysis, and the problems of traditional modeling and forecasting. Then they explore the general- to-specific approach, the time-varying parameter model, and the panel- data approach. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Management
Author: Chris Cooper
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2021-08-04
Total Pages: 1629
ISBN-13: 1526444496
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe SAGE Handbook of Tourism Management is a critical, authoritative review of tourism management, written by leading international thinkers and academics in the field. Arranged over two volumes, the chapters are framed as critical synoptic pieces covering key developments, current issues and debates, and emerging trends and future considerations for the field. The two volumes focus in turn on the theories, concepts and disciplines that underpin tourism management in volume one, followed by examinations of how those ideas and concepts have been applied in the second volume. Chapters are structured around twelve key themes: Volume One Part One: Researching Tourism Part Two: Social Analysis Part Three: Economic Analysis Part Four: Technological Analysis Part Five: Environmental Analysis Part Six: Political Analysis Volume Two Part One: Approaching Tourism Part Two: Destination Applications Part Three: Marketing Applications Part Four: Tourism Product Markets Part Five: Technological Applications Part Six: Environmental Applications This handbook offers a fresh, contemporary and definitive look at tourism management, making it an essential resource for academics, researchers and students.
Neural Networks in Business Forecasting
Author: G. Peter Zhang
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 1591401771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForecasting is one of the most important activities that form the basis for strategic, tactical, and operational decisions in all business organizations. Recently, neural networks have emerged as an important tool for business forecasting. Neural Networks in Business Forecasting provides researchers and practitioners with some recent advances in applying neural networks to business forecasting. A number of case studies demonstrating the innovative or successful applications of neural networks to many areas of business as well as methods to improve neural network forecasting performance are presented.
