INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Hotel location evaluation: A combination of machine learning tools and web GIS

Yang, Yang; Tang, Jingyin; Luo, Hao; Law, Rob

Abstract

This study presents a new approach to evaluate potential sites for proposed hotel properties by designing an automated web GIS application: Hotel Location Selection and Analyzing Toolset (HoLSAT). The application uses a set of machine learning algorithms to predict various business success indicators associated with location sites. Using an example of hotel location assessment in Beijing, HoLSAT calculates and visualizes various desirable sites contingent on the specified characteristics of the proposed hotel. The approach shows considerable potential usefulness in the field of hotel location evaluation.

Keywords

Web GIS; Hotel location; Spatial decision making; Machine learning

Research topic

AI and Big Data, Tourist Flows and Location

Research method

Econometrics, Spatial Modeling

Geographic area

China

Additional links for this paper

ResearchGate

Publisher Website

Web of Science

HOW TO CITE

Yang, Y. , Tang, J., Luo, H., and Law, R. (2015). Hotel location evaluation: A combination of machine learning tools and web GIS. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 47, 14-24.

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