Are traditional forecasting models suitable for hotels in Italian cities?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 383-400

  Ellero, Andrea ^a   Pellegrini, Paola ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

City hotels; Forecasting; Hotel management; Italy; Revenue management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898442494     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-02-2013-0107     Document Type: Article

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