A forecasting model of tourist arrivals from major markets to Thailand /

advantage of modern technologies, the Internet is

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hao, Jing
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:advantage of modern technologies, the Internet is
among the tourist generating countries. Thus, country-
and types of tourism. Finally, in order to take
are differences in the relative impacts of variables
arrivals and receipts registered a growth about twice
better asses their impacts on tourism demand. For
carried out to understand more about the tourists
competition, it is vitally important to forecast
countries of origin. A model was developed for each
country of origin, prices of tourism goods in the
country to forecast tourism demand from that market.
decade. The tourism industry has become a powerful
destination country with nine major markets as the
destination country, currency exchange rate between
developed be updated regularly to reflect changes in
engine for economic development and a major foreign
exchange generator. With such growth and increased
factors affecting demand. Considering the national
factors, represented by dummy variables, namely
formulated to reflect the uniqueness of each country
future research, it is suggested that the models
importance of tourism, Thailand was chosen as the
in destination, do affect tourism demand. Qualitative
independent variables, such as income level in the
industry in the new millennium because tourist
International tourism is a rapidly growing phenomenon hics.
is expected to be the focus of the worldwide tourism
Multiple regression analysis was applied over time
of origin. Furthermore, forecasting
series data. The empirical results suggest that
slight impact on demand. The study reveals that there
special promotional program and political unrest, show
specific forecasting models and strategies must be
studies dealing with consumer motivation should be
suggested as a tool to promote tourism.
techniques should include more qualitative factors to
the origin and destination country, and rooms supply
the rates of industrialized countries in the last
the selected independent variables. Surveys and
themselves and how they select particular destinations
tourism demand in the region and understand the
worldwide. However, the East Asia and Pacific Region
Item Description:"Major subject: Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 101 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 86-94.