Forecasting Tourism Demand - Original PDF
نویسندگان: Douglas Frechtling
خلاصه: '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 resultsIdeal 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. User-friendly guide to 13 methods of forecasting and selecting the one for youExamples from lodging, destination, airline and international tourism sectorsOver 40 case studies illustrating the application of techniques described in the book