... to 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 market segments obtained by combining the above factors...

...A. Athiyaman; R.W. Robertson Planning, both “operational” and“strategic”, relies on accurate forecasting. Planning in tourism is no less dependent on accurate forecasts. However, tourism demand forecasting has been dominated by the application of regression/econometric techniques. Past studies...

...David Litteljohn; Paul Slattery The analysis concentrates on the underlying economic and demographic factors that drive hotel demand in the five main markets of the European Community: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. By adopting a comparative approach in the assessment of these macro...