Wednesday 5 December 2007 | The
Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) and the School of Hotel and
Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
recently introduced the Hong Kong Tourism Demand Forecasting System to
our industry partners at a forum held in PolyU.
Developed by PPRI and the School, the Hong Kong Tourism
Demand Forecasting System is a web-based system to forecast the demand
for tourism in Hong Kong over the next decade. Demand is measured by
tourist arrivals, tourist expenditure, and hotel room nights. Hong Kong
resident departures are also forecast. Econometric methods are used to
generate the forecasts with adjustments made by experts.
The tourist arrivals and expenditure forecasts are available for 10
major source countries and regions. The outbound tourist departures
forecasts are available for 10 major destination countries and regions.
The demand forecast for hotel room nights is available by types of
tariff. All the forecasts will be updated on a quarterly basis. “As a
member of the tourism industry, government, or tourism academic
community,” Prof Haiyan Song, Chair Professor of the School and project
leader, remarked “you should find the system very interesting,
practical and beneficial.”
Potential subscribers are entitled to a three-month free trial
during which they have access to the forecasts on quarterly tourist
arrivals to Hong Kong provided by the system and are able to generate
their own alternative forecasts on tourist arrivals to Hong Kong online
by incorporating different economic growth projections of the
influencing factors. Full subscribers will be able to access all the
information embedded in the system, including four quarterly reports.
The annual subscription for the forecasting system is US$2,400.
Subscribers will enjoy a 50% discount off the subscription fee before
the official launch date of 20 February 2008. Please visit: www.TourismForecasting.net/Reg/ to register for the subscription. For further information about the forecasting system, please e-mail: hmeling@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Contact
Marketing Manager
Phone: +858 2766 6366
Organization
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
School of Hotel and Tourism Management (HTM)
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom | Hong Kong, Kowloon
Hong Kong (SAR)
Phone: +852-2766-6310
Fax: +852-2362-9362
Email: hmweb@polyu.edu.hk
