Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site
One of the basic assumptions of the travel cost method for recreational demand analysis is that the travel cost is always incurred for a single purpose recreational trip. Several studies have skirted around the issue with simplifying assumptions and dropping observations considered as non-convention...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eei:rpaper:eeri_rp_2008_19 2024-04-14T08:12:40+00:00 Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site Roberto Martinez-Espineira Joe Amoako-Tuffour http://www.eeri.eu/documents/wp/EERI_RP_2008_19.pdf unknown http://www.eeri.eu/documents/wp/EERI_RP_2008_19.pdf preprint ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:35:51Z One of the basic assumptions of the travel cost method for recreational demand analysis is that the travel cost is always incurred for a single purpose recreational trip. Several studies have skirted around the issue with simplifying assumptions and dropping observations considered as non-conventional holiday-makers or as non-traditional visitors from the sample. The effectof such simplifications on the benefit estimates remains conjectural. Given the remoteness of notable recreational parks, multi-destination or multi-purpose trips are not uncommon. This paper examines the consequences of allocating travel costs to a recreational site when some trips were taken for purposes other than recreation and/or included visits to other recreational sites. Using a multi-purpose weighting approach on data from Gros Morne National Park, Canada, we conclude that a proper correction for multi-destination or multi-purpose trip is more of what is needed to avoid potential biases in the estimated effects of the price (travel-cost) variable and of the income variable in the trip generation equation. Travel cost method; multi-purpose trips; multi-destination trips; count data; consumer surplus, endogenous stratification Report Gros Morne National Park RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Canada Gros Morne National Park ENVELOPE(-57.531,-57.531,49.613,49.613) |
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One of the basic assumptions of the travel cost method for recreational demand analysis is that the travel cost is always incurred for a single purpose recreational trip. Several studies have skirted around the issue with simplifying assumptions and dropping observations considered as non-conventional holiday-makers or as non-traditional visitors from the sample. The effectof such simplifications on the benefit estimates remains conjectural. Given the remoteness of notable recreational parks, multi-destination or multi-purpose trips are not uncommon. This paper examines the consequences of allocating travel costs to a recreational site when some trips were taken for purposes other than recreation and/or included visits to other recreational sites. Using a multi-purpose weighting approach on data from Gros Morne National Park, Canada, we conclude that a proper correction for multi-destination or multi-purpose trip is more of what is needed to avoid potential biases in the estimated effects of the price (travel-cost) variable and of the income variable in the trip generation equation. Travel cost method; multi-purpose trips; multi-destination trips; count data; consumer surplus, endogenous stratification |
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Roberto Martinez-Espineira Joe Amoako-Tuffour Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site |
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Roberto Martinez-Espineira Joe Amoako-Tuffour |
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Roberto Martinez-Espineira |
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Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site |
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Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site |
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Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site |
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multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site |
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