TOWARDS A COMPREHENSIVE CLASSIFICATION OF SEASONALITY TYPES IN TOURISM: THEORETICAL APPROACHES

Marius Ionuț Gordan, Tabita Cornelia Adamov, Anka Roxana Pascariu, Elena Peț, Tiberiu Iancu

Abstract


We propose, through this paper, a way to label destinations by their seasonality using the seasonal pattern from the seasonal trend decomposition. For each destination, we propose five variables derived from the seasonal curve: when the peak happens (timing), how big the swing is (amplitude), how many peaks there are (one or two), how wide the busy period is (shoulders), and overall seasonal strength. We assigned the following types: Summer peak (peak in Jun–Aug), Winter peak (Dec–Feb), Dual seasonality (two clear peaks), Strong shoulders (broad plateau around a single peak), or Flat/low (weak seasonality). Thresholds come from the data’s own percentiles, so the method is reproducible, scalable to thousands of series, and easy to interpret for marketing, staffing, and capacity planning.

Keywords


Tourism seasonality; STL decomposition; MSTL; rule-based classification; seasonal strength

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