Travel and tourism price index: methodology, estimation and background

Authors

  • Armênio de Souza Rangel
  • Heron Esvael do Carmo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v22i2p470-496

Keywords:

price índex, travel, tourism

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to present the methodology of construction of the Travel and Tourism Price Index and to analyze the evolution of this index in the period of 1994 to 2009. The index gets the prices collect by the IPCA of IBGE and the travelers and tourist expenditures composition. The importance of this type of information is clear in the analysis of the domestic tourism main tendencies because the consumers take their decisions of expenditure based in the relatives prices behavior. On the other hand, it is necessary to emphasize their importance in the long run and short run touristic planning activities mainly by the public organization.

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Published

2011-08-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

RANGEL, Armênio de Souza; CARMO, Heron Esvael do. Travel and tourism price index: methodology, estimation and background . Revista Turismo em Análise, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 22, n. 2, p. 470–496, 2011. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v22i2p470-496. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/rta/article/view/14258.. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2024.