on accurate forecasts. However, tourism demand forecasting has been dominated by the application of regression …Planning, both “operational” and “strategic”, relies on accurate forecasting. Planning in tourism is no less dependent … tourism industry may confidently use any of the forecasting techniques demonstrated here for their short‐term planning …

aggregate lodging demand in the USA. Finds that age distribution, income distribution, occupation and gender are the most … significant socio‐demographic factors that have an effect on lodging demand. The aggregate lodging demand contribution of specific …

The analysis concentrates on the underlying economic and demographic factors that drive hotel demand in the five main …

Co‐operation is crucial to the successful marketing of tourism destinations, and electronic commerce offers exciting … new opportunities for co‐operation among tourism suppliers. This article examines the reciprocal linking of Websites to … create “virtual” tourism destination organisations, whereby consumers can access information and purchase multiple components …

Leisure‐based tourism constitutes an important part in China’s domestic tourist market. This article reports the …, modification of urban tourist attraction systems, effective exploitation of urban tourism resources and destination management and …

of tourism and hospitality. Pinpoints the 34 current areas of interest and those identified as of strategic importance …

International tourism as an industry is the outcome of China’s economic reform and open policy to the outside world … important changes in the past two decades. It analyzes the opportunities and challenges with which China’s international tourism … tourism development in the new millennium and on the threshold of joining the World Trade Organization.  …

Tourism education in China plays an important role of supporting tourism development and ensuring the continuous supply … current tourism education in China in terms of the various educational programs. The attitude of tourism employers towards … human resource development was also assessed. The results indicate that a big gap exists between supply and demand for …

China’s domestic tourism has developed quickly in the past 20 years. This article briefly reviews the scale of … expansion in domestic tourism in China and summarizes three important factors contributing to that great change. In search of … development trends, the article examines the main products of domestic tourism and government policy changes that influence …