Simulating seasonal concentration in tourism series

The aim of this paper is to describe the main features and use of an online interactive graphical simulator that has been developed for the study of tourism seasonality by means of the Gini index and the Lorenz curve. The simulator is embedded into a microsite known as the Seasonal Concentration Lab, which includes three versions of the simulator, a set of activities and references. The main results of a survey carried out at the end of the final semester indicate that our students find the activities useful for understanding the concepts, easy to use, and a ` less boring' way to learn. In addition, most students indicated that they would like more resources and activities like the Seasonal Concentration Lab to be included in their programmes of study, and have a certain preference for using them in laptops and mobile devices. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.