Effect on Prices of the Attributes of Holiday Hotels: A Hedonic Prices Approach
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Tourism Economics
- Vol. 9 (2), 165-177
- https://doi.org/10.5367/000000003101298330
Abstract
This article examines the effect on price of different characteristics of holiday hotels in the sun-and-beach segment. The effect on price is estimated under the hedonic function perspective by means of random effect models, known also as mixed or panel models. Some 82,000 prices were gathered between 1991 and 1998 from tour operator catalogues. The study reveals huge price differences between 4-star hotels and the rest, coupled with practically no difference between 1-star and 2-star hotels. Other attributes with a significant effect on price are town, hotel size, distance to the beach and availability of parking place. The results can assist hotel managers in shaping pricing and investment strategieKeywords
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