A study of the impact of the asian financial crisis on the accuracy of tourist arrival forecasts

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 5-17

  Law, Rob ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian financial crisis; Hong Kong; Tourism demand forecasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849099614     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v08n01_02     Document Type: Article

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