Title: Research on the Value of Tourist-Recreation along the Eastern Coast of Xiamen Island
Abstract: This paper intends to evaluate the value of tourist recreation along the eastern coast of Xiamen Island by means of Travel Cost Method (TCM). In practice, with semi interviewing the tourists in the investigated area through random sampling of a entire group, a series of information on the travelling cost of the tourists was attained. And the distribution of travel cost (TC) was based on given scores according to tourists' different taste toward the main scenic spots of Xiamen and in consideration of the opportunity cost of travelling time as well. With the aid of SPSS software, a demanding curve on tourist recreation along the eastern coast of Xiamen Island was matched and the total consumer surplus was calculated. All these show that the value of recreation in this area was amounted to more than 4 billion RMB per year. In addition, the paper also discusses some other problems such as the dominant function position of the area, the protection of some significant tourist resources and the suitable charge of some outdoor public places for entertainment.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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