Purpose: This paper aims to compare the forecasting performance of different models with and without big data predictors from search engines and social media. Design/methodology/approach: Using daily tourist arrival data to Mount Longhu, China in 2018 and 2019, the authors estimated ARMA,...

Purpose: Online ratings (review valence) have been found to exert a strong influence on hotel room prices. This study aims to systematically synthesize research estimating the impact of online ratings on room rates using a meta-analytical method. Design/methodology/approach: From major academic...

Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the early effects of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and accompanying stay-at-home orders on restaurant demand in US counties. Design/methodology/approach: The following two sets of daily restaurant demand data were collected for each US...