In the chapter appendix, there are four qualitative techniques that can be used for ACTIVITIES forecasting: brainstorming, the Delphi technique, focus groups, and scenario building.

Divide up into groups and, as your instructor directs, come up with a forecasting problem that a local hospitality organization might face and try to arrive at a conclusion about it by using one or more of the techniques. Different groups might use different techniques for the same problem to see if they come up with the same conclusion or problem solution.