| Author | Kou, Pou-i |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. IE-87-18 |
| Subject(s) | Tourist trade and state--Thailand
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| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for t h e degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Tourism is a large and growing industry. In recent years, earnings from tourists
have become the single largest source of foreign exchange for Thailand. This
research is an attempt to gain insight into the framework of tourism demand
function in the case of Thailand. Real per capita GDP and relative consumer
price index of host country to home country adjusted by exchange rate were
used to estimate Thailand's tourism demand function. The demand functions were
then used to project the growth in the tourism sector to provide a basis for
tourism development and investment.
Results indicate that tourism demand is very sensitive to the changes in
income. For faraway countries, demand was found to be insensitive to the
changes in relative price of travel abroad. Foi· nearly and neighbouring
countries, demand was found to be sensitive to the changes in price. In
projecting future demand of tourism, Malaysia is found to be the country from
which most tourists to Thailand will originate. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tang, John C.S.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Miyamoto, Kazuaki ;Awate, Prakash G.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Japan |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |