Modelling Tourism Demand: An Augmented Gravity Model

Meng-Chang Jong (), Puah Hong () and Mohammad Affendy Arip ()
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Meng-Chang Jong: Faculty of Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan Sarawak MALAYSIA
Puah Hong: Faculty of Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan Sarawak MALAYSIA
Mohammad Affendy Arip: Faculty of Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan Sarawak MALAYSIA

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2020, vol. 54, issue 2, 105-112

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the factors affecting tourism demand in Sabah using an augmented gravity model. In modelling tourism demand, a balanced panel data set of ten countries over 2010-2016 is analyzed using the static panel data approach. The income levels in tourist origin countries and the income level in Sabah are positively affecting Sabah tourism demand. Meanwhile, transportation costs and tourism prices adversely influence tourism demand in Sabah.

Keywords: Sabah; augmented gravity model; panel analysis; tourism demand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.17576/JEM-2020-5402-9

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