Air travel demand studies: A review;Chinese source

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-49

  Wang, Min ^a,b   Song Prof , Haiyan ^c  

^a DONGBEI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air travel demand; Demand elasticity; Modeling and forecasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922685097     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160903586562     Document Type: Review

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