Travel Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis

Harold L. Vogel's book examines the business economics and investment aspects of the travel industry, providing a comprehensive reference guide for financial analysts, economists, industry executives, legislators, and regulators. The fourth edition updates and broadens coverage, including new sections on travel law, big data, and artificial intelligence, as well as the effects of the pandemic on industry finances and tourist destinations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 415 pages
Publication date: 14 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

In his comprehensive and holistic exploration of the business economics and investment aspects of major components of the travel industry, Harold L. Vogel delves into the realms of airlines, hotels, casinos, amusement and theme parks, cruise lines, and tourism. This book, crafted with an economics-grounded approach, seamlessly integrates reviews of each sector's history with economics, accounting, and financial aspects, offering a concise yet comprehensive reference guide for financial analysts, economists, industry executives, legislators and regulators, advertisers, and journalists alike. With its fourth edition, this well-established text undergoes a significant update, refreshing, and broadening its coverage of tourism economics. It introduces new sections on travel law and the applications of big data and artificial intelligence technologies, as well as additional material on demographic spending patterns, the online travel agency business, the profound effects and impacts of pandemics on industry finances, expanded coverage of the cruise line industry, and insights into the damage caused by excessive pollution and traffic to tourist destinations.

In his comprehensive and holistic exploration of the business economics and investment aspects of major components of the travel industry, Harold L. Vogel delves into the realms of airlines, hotels, casinos, amusement and theme parks, cruise lines, and tourism. This book, crafted with an economics-grounded approach, seamlessly integrates reviews of each sector's history with economics, accounting, and financial aspects, offering a concise yet comprehensive reference guide for financial analysts, economists, industry executives, legislators and regulators, advertisers, and journalists alike. With its fourth edition, this well-established text undergoes a significant update, refreshing, and broadening its coverage of tourism economics. It introduces new sections on travel law and the applications of big data and artificial intelligence technologies, as well as additional material on demographic spending patterns, the online travel agency business, the profound effects and impacts of pandemics on industry finances, expanded coverage of the cruise line industry, and insights into the damage caused by excessive pollution and traffic to tourist destinations.

Weight: 658g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030633530
Edition number: 4th ed. 2021