Predicting Hotel Demand using Previous Hotel Bookings, Air Passenger Traffic Volume, Air Shopping Data, Holidays, and Seasonality

Authors: Richard Hathaway, Rufei (Lilian) Wu, Ruidi (Rachel) Zhao, Qingyang (Jojo) Zhou   Executive Summary   This project attempts to predict weekly total room nights for hotel bookings up to four weeks into the future, using previous hotel bookings, air passenger traffic volume, air shopping data, holidays, and seasonality. Three different model types, Prophet, SARIMAX, and

Prediction of demand elasticity for different markets based on average airfare change

Yiyue Xu, Anthony Yang, Ke Xu, Wencheng Zhang, Yuwen Meng, Hao Liang  Problem Description The ability to accurately predict changes in demand in response to fare alterations is of paramount importance in the travel industry. It allows airlines to optimize their pricing strategies and revenue management systems. Historically, the demand estimation was solely considering passenger

Making of a Sole Survivor

| By Uygar Sozer |   Motivation As I was winding down after the finals week watching Survivor: Africa, which marked the 22nd season I have seen of the reality TV competition series Survivor, I was once again theorizing about who among the cast was going to make it to the top this time around.

Disrupted: Losing Focus & Productivity in the Digital Age

|By Aditya Tyagi| Even before COVID-19 and the ensuing work from home, smartphone interruptions were wreaking havoc on our productivity and peace of mind. However, when we fully migrated into the digital world with the advent of COVID-19, the endless notification barrage became a full-scale tsunami. The recent Netflix-hit “Social Dilemma”, among other pop culture

Finding Harmonic Connections in My DJ Music Library

|By Brian Cai| Overview DJing has been a passion of mine since college. As a fervent follower of electronic and hip-hop music, I love the process of discovering new tracks, mixing them into a cohesive DJ set, and, if I’m lucky, connecting with an audience through my musical interpretations. Throughout the years, I have observed

NASA JPL Magnetosphere Project

|By Greesham Simon, Rui Ju, Aditya Gudal, and Zach Zhu| I. Introduction  Human beings have accomplished countless milestones of exploring Earth and space. However, our knowledge about the Universe is still like a speck of dust. Have you ever wondered what causes the spectacular northern lights? Have you ever been curious about the invisible electrons