Fluctuations in Hong Kong Hotel Industry Room Rates under the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

(COVID-19) Outbreak: Evidence from Big Data on OTA Channels

September 2020 Sustainability 12(18):7709

DOI: 10.3390/su12187709
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Authors:
Feiran Wu
Qianxi Zhang
University of Macau
Tianxiang Zheng

District-level analysis also showed that hotel room rates were differentially influenced by the
virus: Hong Kong’s Islands district was hit hardest, followed by Kowloon. These findings offer
valuable implications for hotel managers and relevant government departments in making
rational decisions based on the current market state.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
345193802_Fluctuations_in_Hong_Kong_Hotel_Industry_Room_Rates_under_the_2019_Novel
_Coronavirus_COVID-19_Outbreak_Evidence_from_Big_Data_on_OTA_Channels

The COVID-19 pandemic and domestic travel subsidies

November 2021Annals of Tourism Research 92(18):103326

DOI:10.1016/j.annals.2021.103326
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Authors:
Toshiyuki Matsuura
Hisamitsu Saito
Hokkaido University

The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has significantly reduced tourism
demands worldwide. Employing weekly data on tourist flows between Japanese prefectures, we
examine the cost-effectiveness of domestic travel subsidies. Our results provide two implications
for the literature.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356403358_The_COVID-
19_pandemic_and_domestic_travel_subsidies

The impact of travel subsidy on individual accommodations under COVID-19 pandemic:

Analyzing changes of plans listed on an online travel service
June 2022Journal of Global Tourism Research 7(1):61-68
DOI:10.37020/jgtr.7.1_61

Authors:
Shohei Suzuki
Yuki Okano
Kantaro Takahashi

We quantified the reservation status of each accommodation in Japan using the number of
reservable plans at the Online Travel Agency, finding that the number of reservations for many
accommodations in 2020 decreased significantly from the previous year due to the influence of
COVID-19. On the other hand, the number of accommodations with decreased numbers of
reservations was limited during the period when all travels were covered by the subsidy.
Moreover, binomial logistic regression analysis with reduced reservations as the dependent
variable showed that consumers tended to select higher-priced accommodations during the
COVID-19 pandemic with or without subsidy. In addition, it was suggested that during the
period covered by the subsidy, consumers select accommodations to maximize both the discount
amount and the discount rate.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
360989691_The_impact_of_travel_subsidy_on_individual_accommodations_under_COVID-
19_pandemic_Analyzing_changes_of_plans_listed_on_an_online_travel_service