Research note: Scheduling trips during the slack season - an aspect of the economics of seasonal tourism

Tourism Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Batabyal, Amitrajeet A ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peak season; Slack season; Stochastic demand; Trip scheduling

Indexed keywords

FJORD; MODEL; STOCHASTICITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

EID: 63849162276     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009787536726     Document Type: Article

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