Quantitative methods in tourism and hospitality: a perspective article
ISSN: 1660-5373
Article publication date: 9 October 2019
Issue publication date: 20 February 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of past perspectives and future trends in tourism and hospitality research.
Design/methodology/approach
The study grounds the discussion on the timeline evolution of quantitative research methods.
Findings
Although still under-recognized by scholars, mixed methods represent the future of research in tourism and hospitality.
Research limitations/implications
The investigation is confined to quantitative methods.
Originality/value
No other surveys sketch a period of 150 years of quantitative analyses in tourism and hospitality.
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Acknowledgements
R.B. acknowledges the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of the Competitiveness Enhancement Program of the Tomsk Polytechnic University. Funding: This research was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of the Competitiveness Enhancement Program of the Tomsk Polytechnic University.
Citation
Provenzano, D. and Baggio, R. (2020), "Quantitative methods in tourism and hospitality: a perspective article", Tourism Review, Vol. 75 No. 1, pp. 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-07-2019-0281
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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