Title: Tourism planning decision support within an e-government framework

Authors: Alexandros Patelis, Chris Petropoulos, Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Binshan Lin, Vassilis Assimakopoulos

Addresses: Forecasting Systems Unit, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou Str., 15773 Zografou Athens, Greece. ' Forecasting Systems Unit, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou Str., 15773 Zografou Athens, Greece. ' Lancaster Centre for Forecasting, Department of Management Science, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster LA1 4YX, UK. ' College of Business Administration, BE321, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115, USA. ' Secretary for the Information Society, Ministry of Economy and Finance, 5–7 Nikis Str., 10180, Athens, Greece

Abstract: In tourism industry, information is of great importance in the decision-making process. Any information concerning the future evolution of tourism flow is indispensable both for the public and the private sector. Accurate tourism demand forecasts are essential in order to adjust their policy and corporate finance. This study proposes an e-government decision support system for tourism demand analysis and forecasting.

Keywords: e-government; tourism demand analysis; forecasting; decision support systems; DSS; tourism industry; electronic government; tourism flow.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2005.007091

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2005 Vol.2 No.2, pp.134 - 143

Published online: 26 May 2005 *

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