Handbook of Tourism Economics [electronic resource] : Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies

ISBN:

9789814327084

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Author:

Tisdell, Clement A.

Personal Author:

Tisdell, Clement A.

Publication Information:

Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013.

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1 online resource (1001 p.)

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Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; About the Editor; Part I: An Overview; 1. Overview of Tourism Economics Clement Tisdell; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Demand for Touring; 1.3. The Supply of Tourist Services; 1.4. Studies of Particular Segments of the Tourist Industry; 1.5. Cost-Benefit Analysis, Public Economics and Tourism; 1.6. Inter-Industry Features of Tourism and Tourism Satellite Accounts; 1.7. International Economic Issues and Tourism; 1.8. The Contribution of Tourism to Economic Development; 1.9. Environmental and Conservation Matters Involving Tourism; 1.10. Concluding Comments; References

About the AuthorPart II: The Demand for Touring; 2. Tourism Demand Models: Concepts and Theories Sarath Divisekera; 2.1. Background and Introduction; 2.2. The Nature and Characteristics of Tourism; 2.2.1. Determinants of travel flows: A trade-theoretic perspective; 2.2.2. Determinants of demand for travel and tourism: A conceptual framework; 2.2.3. Measures of tourism demand; 2.2.4. Measures of tourism prices; 2.3. Approaches to Modelling Tourism Demand; 2.3.1. Demand model specification: theoretical issues; 2.3.2. Properties of demand functions

2.4. Approaches to Specification of Complete Demand Systems2.4.1. Choice of the functional form; 2.5. Summary and Concluding Remarks; References; About the Author; 3. Empirical Estimation of Tourism Demand Models: A Review Sarath Divisekera; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Applications of Demand Systems; 3.2.1. Empirical studies of tourism demand; 3.3. Specification and Estimation of Demand Systems; 3.3.1. Model specifications and extensions; 3.3.2. Model estimation and econometric issues; 3.4. Analysis and Interpretation of Empirical Results

3.4.1. Interpretation of demand elasticities: A numerical example3.5. Concluding Remarks; References; About the Author; 4. Tourism Market Segmentation: A Step by Step Guide Sara Dolnicar; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Segmentation Research in Tourism: A Brief History; 4.3. A Step by Step Guide to Data-driven Tourism Market Segmentation; 4.3.1. STEP 1: Conceptual foundations; 4.3.2. STEP 2: Determination of relevant tourists characteristics; 4.3.3. STEP 3: Data collection; 4.3.4. STEP 4: Item (variable) selection; 4.3.5. STEP 5: Number of clusters; 4.3.6. STEP 6: Algorithm selection

4.3.7. STEP 7: Visualisation and interpretation4.3.8. STEP 8: Validation; 4.3.9. STEP 9: Evaluation; 4.4. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; About the Author; 5. Tourism Demand in Singapore: Estimating Neighbourhood Effects Habibullah Khan and Tan Tat Teck, Francis; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Estimating Tourism Demand; 5.3. Empirical Findings and Discussion; 5.3.1. Annual frequency models; 5.3.2. Quarterly frequency models; 5.4. Conclusion; References; About the Authors; 6. Demand and Cost Consequences of Violence Affecting Domestic Tourism: An Indian Case Study Kunal Chattopadhyay

6.1. Introduction

Subject Term:

Tourism -- Case studies.

Tourism.

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013.

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Summary

Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies provides an up-to-date, concise and readable coverage of the most important topics in tourism economics. It pays attention to relevant traditional topics in tourism economics as well as exciting emerging topics in this field -- topics which are expected to be of continuing importance. In doing this, it takes account of advances in economic thought, analysis and applied methods.Contributions provide applications of economic analysis to tourism policy and constructive assessment of contemporary thought about tourism economics. The handbook includes several in-depth case studies such as the contribution of tourism to economic development in selected countries including China, India, Japan and Australia, Portugal and Fiji. Coming from diverse countries (both industrialised and developing) and established in the field of tourism economics, travel and management, many of the contributors have been consultants to governments, private organisations, and international bodies, including the UN World Tourism Organisation, the OECD and UNEP. Experts contributing to this volume include the President of the International Association of Tourism Economics, as well as its Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of the Tourism Research Centre (Association of Tourism Research Institutes), the Founder-Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism and the former Director of the UK's Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE).