...Sara Dalir Purpose This paper aims to deepen the current knowledge of seasonality by investigating visitors’ intentional and behavioural patterns during peak and off-peak seasons. It compares the variation in several key behavioural factors, namely, duration of stay, party size, revisit intention...

...Thorsten Teichert; Christian González-Martel; Juan M. Hernández; Nadja Schweiggart Purpose This study aims to explore the use of time series analyses to examine changes in travelers’ preferences in accommodation features by disentangling seasonal, trend and the COVID-19 pandemic’s once-off...

...Solon Magrizos; Dorothea Roumpi; Ioannis Rizomyliotis Purpose The aim of this study is to shed light on the talent management practices in the unique context of seasonal work in professional kitchens. Acknowledging that in the context of seasonal work in the hospitality industry it is rather...

... Licensed re-use rights only The term “seasonality”, which is derived from the word “season”, refers to demand fluctuations according to the four quarters into which the year is usually divided. However, it is important to highlight that demand variations can occur, and may be observed, over...

...Lee Jolliffe; Regena Farnsworth Seasonality in tourism has a profound impact on the management of human resources in organizations operating in a seasonal context. Tourism employment in Canada is profiled and its seasonality examined in Atlantic Canada, where seasonal tourism employment is common...