TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
TRENDS FOR TRAVEL
DEMAND
Week 3
1
, Introduction
An understanding of individuals’ travel
behavior is important to:
• forecasting future travel demand
• evaluating the effectiveness of policies
• predicting the response to new
technologies or services
• anticipating possible unintended
consequences
, “Demand” v.
“Behavior”
Both deal with people’s travel choices/patterns/trends
• Demand • Behavior
– Aggregate – Disaggregate
– Forecast – Explain
– TRB: ADB40, – TRB: ADB10,
Transportatio Traveler
n Demand Behavior and
Forecasting Values
, Classification of travellers
4
TRENDS FOR TRAVEL
DEMAND
Week 3
1
, Introduction
An understanding of individuals’ travel
behavior is important to:
• forecasting future travel demand
• evaluating the effectiveness of policies
• predicting the response to new
technologies or services
• anticipating possible unintended
consequences
, “Demand” v.
“Behavior”
Both deal with people’s travel choices/patterns/trends
• Demand • Behavior
– Aggregate – Disaggregate
– Forecast – Explain
– TRB: ADB40, – TRB: ADB10,
Transportatio Traveler
n Demand Behavior and
Forecasting Values
, Classification of travellers
4
