Room occupancy rate forecasting: A neural network approach

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 234-239

  Law, Rob ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Hotels; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992996737     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596119810232301     Document Type: Article

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