Measuring hotel performance using the integer DEA model

• Jie Wu ^[1] ; Liang Liang ^[1] ; Haiyan Song ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Science and Technology of China

     University of Science and Technology of China

     China

     
  2. [2] Hong Kong Polytechnic University

     Hong Kong Polytechnic University

     RAE de Hong Kong (China)

     
• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 16, Nº. 4, 2010, págs. 867-882
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study discusses the comparative efficiency of hotels using integer data envelopment analysis (IDEA), which is an extension to the traditional DEA models. This model is particularly useful when the integer input or output data are used in the evaluation of hotel performance. Specifically, IDEA can identify more appropriate and feasible input and output targets than the traditional DEA models.

    The empirical analysis of IDEA is carried out based on a data set related to 23 tourist hotels in Taipei. The contributions and managerial implications for efficiency improvement of this study are also presented.