TOURISM DEMAND MODELS: CONCEPTS AND THEORIES

Sarath Divisekera
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Sarath Divisekera: Victoria University, Australia

Chapter 2 in Handbook of Tourism Economics:Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies, 2013, pp 33-66 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThis chapter reviews the conceptual and theoretical foundations underlying the specification of empirical tourism demand models. It begins with a review of basic concepts, theories, and the literature on the determinants of tourist flows. Its goal is to synthesise a conceptual framework within which issues in relation to tourism demand can be analysed systematically. The process of modelling and the specification of empirical demand models are discussed. This discussion includes a critical and up-to-date survey of the state of the art in consumer demand analysis, theoretical background, modelling procedures, and specification of theoretically consistent empirical demand models. The relative merits of the established demand systems and approaches are reviewed; the concluding remarks in this chapter are on the relative merits of each approach. Criteria are proposed for choosing between different available empirical demand models.

Keywords: Accommodation and Tourism; China; Congestion and Tourism; Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tourism; Cruise Ship Tourism; Cultural and Heritage-Based Tourism; Demand for Touring; Economic Development and Tourism; Economic Impact Analysis of Tourism; Ecotourism; Educational Tourism; Environmental Conservation and Tourism; Ergodic Events and Tourism; Gambling and Tourism; Health and Tourism; India; Information Technology and Tourism; Infrastructure and Tourism; Inter-Industry Analysis of Tourism; International Tourism; Medical Tourism; National Parks and Tourism; Nature-Based Tourism; Pollution and Tourism; Protected Areas and Tourism; Public Finance and Tourism; Religious Tourism; Special Events and Tourism; Sustainable Tourism; Terrorism and Tourism; The Environment and Tourism; Theme Parks; Tourism; Tourism Economics; Tourism Industry; Tourism Satellite Accounts; Transport and Tourism; Travel; Travel Insurance; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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