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Hotel characteristics and seasonality in prices: An analysis using Spanish tour operators’ brochures

Seasonality in the tourism sector has been a major concern for policy makers, managers and other stakeholders. Many studies have analysed seasonality from the point of view of the number of visitors. However, there appear to be no studies focusing on seasonality in prices and on how to smooth out seasonal patterns. This paper analyses how hotel characteristics affect seasonality in prices using brochure data on 1,776 hotels in 32 sun-and-beach destinations in 11 countries. The authors find that, after controlling for destinationspecific variables that may cause variations in prices through demand shifts (such as climatic conditions, exchange rates or marketing expenditures), more hotel services and higher star ratings are associated with fewer seasonal variations in hotel prices

© Tourism Economics, 2012, vol. 18, núm. 4, p. 749-767

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Autor: Espinet i Rius, Josep Maria
Fluvià, Modest
Rigall i Torrent, Ricard
Saló Mayolas, Albert
Data: 2012
Resum: Seasonality in the tourism sector has been a major concern for policy makers, managers and other stakeholders. Many studies have analysed seasonality from the point of view of the number of visitors. However, there appear to be no studies focusing on seasonality in prices and on how to smooth out seasonal patterns. This paper analyses how hotel characteristics affect seasonality in prices using brochure data on 1,776 hotels in 32 sun-and-beach destinations in 11 countries. The authors find that, after controlling for destinationspecific variables that may cause variations in prices through demand shifts (such as climatic conditions, exchange rates or marketing expenditures), more hotel services and higher star ratings are associated with fewer seasonal variations in hotel prices
Format: application/pdf
ISSN: 1354-8166 (versió paper)
2044-0375 (versió electrònica)
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/9401
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: IP Publishing
Col·lecció: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/te.2012.0145
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És part de: © Tourism Economics, 2012, vol. 18, núm. 4, p. 749-767
Drets: Tots els drets reservats
Matèria: Hotels
Turisme
Tourism
Títol: Hotel characteristics and seasonality in prices: An analysis using Spanish tour operators’ brochures
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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