New Developments in Tourism and Hotel Demand Modeling and Forecasting

Abstract Purpose The purpose of the study is to review recent studies published from 2007-2015 on tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting with a view to identifying the emerging topics and methods studied and to pointing future research directions in the field. Design/Methodology/approach Articles on tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting published in both science citation index (SCI) and social science citation index (SSCI) journals were identified and analyzed. Findings This review found that the studies focused on hotel demand are relatively less than those on tourism demand. It is also observed that more and more studies have moved away from the aggregate tourism demand analysis, while disaggregate markets and niche products have attracted increasing attention. Some studies have gone beyond neoclassical economic theory to seek additional explanations of the dynamics of tourism and hotel demand, such as environmental factors, tourist online behavior and consumer confidence indicators, among others. More sophisticated techniques such as nonlinear smooth transition regression, mixed-frequency modeling technique and nonparametric singular spectrum analysis have also been introduced to this research area. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of this review is that the articles included in this study only cover the English literature. Future review of this kind should also include articles published in other languages. The review provides a useful guide for researchers who are interested in future research on tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting. Practical implications This review provides important suggestions and recommendations for improving the efficiency of tourism and hospitality management practices. Originality/value The value of this review is that it identifies the current trends in tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting research and points out future research directions

Advances in Sustainable River Management

The main objective of this Special Issue is to contribute in understanding and provide science-based knowledge, new ideas/approaches and solutions in sustainable river management, to improve water management policies and practices following different environmental requirements aspects

An Approach to Analyze Tradeoffs for Aerospace System Design and Operation

There are important tradeoffs that need to be considered for the design and operation of aerospace systems. In addition to tradeoffs, there may also be multiple stakeholders of interest to the system and each may have different preferences as to the balance amongst the tradeoffs under consideration. A tradeoff hyperspace is created when there are three or more tradeoff dimensions and this increases the challenge associated with resolving the hyperspace in order to determine the best design and operation of a system. The corresponding objectives of this research are to develop a framework to analyze tradeoff hyperspaces and to account for the preferences of multiple stakeholders in this framework.This work was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under grant NRA- #NNX10AN92A (NASA Ames). The authors are grateful to Dr. Neil Y. Chen and Dr. Banavar Sridhar in the Aviation Systems Division at NASA Ames for their valuable guidance and feedback in managing this project

A Mixed Integer Efficient Global Optimization Algorithm for the Simultaneous Aircraft Allocation-Mission-Design Problem

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Book of abstracts of the 24th Euro Working Group on Transportation Meeting

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Tourism in contemporary cities. Proceedings of the International Tourism Studies Association Conference: University of Greenwich, London, UK 17–19 August 2016 Conference Proceedings

The 6th International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) Biennial conference was held at the University of Greenwich, London, England from 17‐19 August 2016. This was the first time that the conference had been held in Europe and it provided a unique opportunity to meet, hear from and network with tourism scholars and professionals from across Europe, Asia, Australasia, and North and South America. ITSA has a mission to encourage interaction and cooperation between developing and developed countries and the conference was successful in attracting 130 delegates from 29 countries. The main theme of the conference was 'Tourism in Contemporary Cities' with four conference sub‐themes of ‘Tourism Cities and Urban Tourism’, ‘The Chinese Market for European Tourism’, ‘River, Cruise and Maritime Tourism’, and ‘Heritage Tourism in Cities’, The subthemes were chosen to reflect the unique location of the conference on the UNESCO Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, and London which is Europe’s most visited tourist destination. The conference also presented ‘Dark Tourism and Cities’ and ‘Tourism and Communist Heritage’ as special sessions

Projekteerimisplaanide hindamine ja väljapakkumine Volta veehoidla maastiku rekreatiivseks kasutamiseks

Master’s thesis Curriculum in Landscape ArchitectureLakes and reservoirs have been utilized globally as a resource for hydropower generation, irrigation, domestic purpose and industrial use. More so, they account for over 3.7% of the Earth’s surface. Muryani, Santoso and Utomowati (2018) also remarked that the development of reservoir water into tourist attractions and means of revenue generation must be backed up with many other attractive activities at the site of the reservoir in order to draw tourists. Some reservoirs in developed countries have created recreational activities at the reservoir area and this has economic benefits. In light of this, Lake Volta was considered as the case study and its recreational uses and benefits at the present evaluated. Data through questionnaire was gathered to identify the recreational activites that can be implemented at the site. Also, the recreational activities presently carried out at the Lake Volta were compared to other selected reservoirs around the world and the Lake Volta has little activities going on when compared to others. Design interventions have been indicted as an effective approach in optimizing lakes, water bodies and their landscape. Due to this, the researcher developed some designs which when implemented would change the face of the Lake Volta, increase the recreational activities at the site and generate economic value while preserving the landscape and ensuring that sustainability is engendered.Järved ja veehoidlad on maailmas laialdaselt kasutusel hüdroenergia tootmiseks, põllumajanduseks, koduseks otstarbeks ja tööstuslikuks kasutamiseks. Lisaks moodustavad need üle 3,7% Maa pinnast. Muryani, Santoso ja Utomowati (2018) on öelnud, et veehoidlate arendamine turismiatraktsioonideks ja tuluallikaks peab olema toetatud mitmete teiste atraktiivsete tegevustega veehoidla asukohas. Mõned arenenud riigid on veehoidlate piirkonnas loonud vaba aja veetmise võimalusi, mis toob kaasa majanduslikke eeliseid. Seda arvestades võeti uurimisobjektiks Volta järv ning hinnati selle praegust vaba aja veetmise võimalusi ja hüvesid. Andmeid koguti küsimustiku abil, et tuvastada tegevused, mida saab kohapeal rakendada. Samuti võrreldi praegu Volta veehoidla ümbruses toimuvaid vaba aja veetmise võimalusi teiste valitud veehoidlate omadega kogu maailmas ning võrreldes teistega on Volta järvel neid vähe. Disainisekkumised on tõhus lähenemisviis järvede, veekogude ja maastike optimeerimiseks. Selle tulemusel arendas autor välja mõned disainilahendused, mis muudaksid Volta järve välimust, suurendaksid järveümbruse vaba aja veetmise võimalusi ning looksid majanduslikku väärtust, säilitades samal ajal maastikku ja tagades säästlikkuse