Spatial and temporal modelling of tourist movements using Semi-Markov processes

Tourism Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 844-851

  Xia, Jianhong ^a   Zeephongsekul, Panlop ^b   Packer, David ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Semi Markov process; Spatial and temporal modelling; Tourist movement

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MARKOV CHAIN; MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; PHILLIP ISLAND; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84455181610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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