scholarly journals Are Potential Tourists Willing to Pay More for Improved Accessibility? Preliminary Evidence from the Gargano National Park

Land ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Edgardo Sica ◽  
Roberta Sisto ◽  
Naomi di Santo
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
Protected Natural Areas

Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, tourist destinations have been increasingly selected on the basis of health, safety and social distancing criteria. In this framework, protected natural areas represent ideal tourist destinations due to the presence of wide and open spaces, services for tourists and attention to nature. The present paper focused on accessible tourism, a subset of sustainable tourism that is increasingly gaining greater importance within the tourism sector. By applying the Contingent Valuation Method, the study investigated whether potential tourists are effectively willing to pay extra money to be granted more accessible facilities in a natural area. To this end, a logit model was estimated to determine the probability that tourists exhibit a higher WTP for accessible tourism facilities. The analysis was carried out in the Gargano National Park, Southern Italy, an area traditionally characterised by large tourist flows that have increased further during the recent pandemic. The results showed that only a limited percentage of the respondents are willing to pay a higher amount for improved accessibility. These results represent an interesting starting point to outline an adequate strategy for the tourism valorisation of the natural area.

scholarly journals The potential for monopoly rents from Etosha National Park, Namibia

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Ågren ◽  
Carita Nyyssölä ◽  
Jesper Stage
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
National Park ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Current Management ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Monopoly Rents

This paper reports on a survey carried out among visitors to Etosha, Namibia, in May 2002. We use the contingent valuation method to estimate foreign tourists willingness to pay for visiting the park. We find that the Namibian government could raise park fees substantially and increase profits from foreign tourists by approximately N$ 2,3 million per year. If fees were raised in collusion with other governments, in order to avoid competition between countries in the region, profits could presumably be increased even further. However, the survey used to collect data on tourists willingness to pay also indicated dissatisfaction with current management of in-park resorts, and improved management of these resorts would probably be crucial for the success of any new tariff scheme.

scholarly journals VALUASI EKONOMI MANFAAT LANGSUNG DAN TIDAK LANGSUNG KAWASAN WADUK MALAHAYU, KABUPATEN BREBES

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
Sofiana Sofiana ◽  
Anhar Solichin ◽  
Dian Wijayanto
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Economic Values ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Indirect Benefits ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Production Approach

ABSTRAK Waduk Malahayu merupakan waduk yang mempunyai peranan penting baik bagi warga masyarakat sekitar maupun bagi pemerintah Kabupaten Brebes. Hal ini dikarenakan warga masyrakat memanfaatkan Waduk Malahayu sebagai alat pemenuh kebutuhan mereka seperti kegiatan perikanan tangkap, kegiatan pariwisata, kegiatan penggunaan air bersih, kegiatan transportasi waduk dan kegiatan irigasi sawah. Oleh karena itu Waduk Malahayu menjadi waduk yang perlu dilestarikan keberadaannya untuk menjaga sumberdaya yang mempunyai nilai ekonomi tersebut. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Januari-Februari 2016 di Waduk Malahayu yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara ekonomi nilai manfaat langsung kawasan Waduk Malahayu dan secara ekonomi manfaat tidak langsung kawasan Waduk Malahayu. Metode yang digunakan yaitu metode penilaian harga pasar untuk sektor perikanan tangkap, metode biaya perjalanan untuk sektor pariwisata, metode Effect on Production Approach(EOP) untuk sektor air bersih dan metode Contingent Valuation Method(CVM) untuk sektor irigasi. Metode penentuan responden menggunakan teknik purposive sampling untuk perikanan tangkap, convenience sampling untuk pariwisata, cluster sampling untuk air bersih, sensus dan convenience sampling untuk transportasi serta purposive sampling untuk irigasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai ekonomi manfaat langsung sektor perikanan tangkap yaitu sebesar Rp. 1.369.180.000/tahun, sektor pariwisata yaitu Rp. 3.542.398.400/tahun, sektor air bersih sebesar Rp. 210.360.000/tahun dan sektor transportasi sebesar Rp. 375.407.002/tahun. total nilai ekonomi manfaat langsung yaitu Rp. 5.497.345.402/tahun. Nilai ekonomi manfaat tidak langsung yaitu dari sektor irigasi mempunyai Nilai ekonomi sebesar Rp. 1.101.500.000/tahun. Kata Kunci : Valuasi Ekonomi; Manfaat Langsung; Manfaat Tidak Langsung; Waduk  ABSTRACT Malahayu reservoir is a reservoir that has an important role both for the citizens and the government around Brebes. This is because citizens of the community utilizing Malahayu Reservoir as a means of fulfilling their needs as the activities of fisheries, tourism, fresh water, transportation reservoirs and irrigated rice fields plantation. Therefore Reservoir Malahayu into reservoirs that need to be preserved its existence to keep the resources which have economic values. The study was conducted in January-February 2016 in Reservoir Malahayu which aims to determine the economic values of the direct and indirect economic benefits of Malahayu Reservoir area. The method used are the market price valuation method for the fisheries sector, method of travel costs for the tourism sector, the method Effect on Production Approach (EOP) for the water sector and the methods of Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) for the irrigation sector. The method to determine the respondents used purposive sampling techniques for capture fisheries, convenience sampling for tourism, cluster sampling for clean water, census and convenience sampling for transporationt as well as purposive sampling for irrigation. The results showed the economic values of direct benefit fisheries sector is IDR 1,369,180,000 per year , the tourism sector is IDR 3,542,398,400/year, water sector amounting to IDR 210,360,000 per year and the transportation sector amounted to IDR 375,407,002 per year. The total values of the direct economic benefits of IDR 5,497, 345, 402 per year. The economic values of the indirect benefits of the irrigation sector that has economic values of IDR 1,101,500,000per year. Keywords: Economic Valuation, Benefits Direct, Indirect Benefits, Malahayu Reservoirs

scholarly journals Nilai Ekonomi Tanaman Obat di Taman Nasional Danau Sentarum, Kalimantan Barat

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thasia Ginting ◽  
Ahyar Ismail ◽  
Bintang Charles Simangunsong
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
National Park ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Statistical Software ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Valuation Method

Economic Value of Medicinal Plants in Danau Sentarum National Park, West KalimantanDanau Sentarum National Park (DSNP) is a conservation area which has an important role in people’s lives and society Kapuas Hulu in West Kalimantan. The objective of this study was to estimate the value of medicinal plants in the area TNDS. Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) with a single bounded was use to determine the willingness to pay for medicine plants. Data collected through direct interviews with 90 local households in DSNP using a questionnaire. Data analysis was done with MS. Excel® and SPSS® statistical software. The results show the variable value of the bid, income, age, education, and knowledge of medicinal plants significantly aect the value of WTP. The expected WTP is found between IDR50.354,22 to IDR72.312,44 per household per month.Keywords: Contingent Valuation Method; Single BoundWillingness to Pay; Danau Sentarum National Park (DSNP) AbstrakTaman Nasional Danau Sentarum (TNDS) adalah kawasan konservasi yang memiliki peran penting bagi kehidupan masyarakat di Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu dan masyarakat Provinsi Kalimantan Barat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengestimasi nilai tanaman obat yang ada di dalam kawasan TNDS. Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) dengan single bounded digunakan untuk menentukan nilai kesediaan membayar tanaman obat. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara langsung dengan 90 kepala keluarga di TNDS menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis data dilakukan dengan perangkat lunak MS Excel® dan SPSS®. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan variabel nilai tawaran bid, pendapatan, usia, pendidikan, dan pengetahuan mengenai tanaman obat secara signifikan memengaruhi nilai WTP. Nilai dugaan WTP adalah sebesar Rp50.354,22 sampai Rp72.312,44 per keluarga per bulan.

Opportunities and limitations of contingent valuation surveys to determine national park entrance fees: evidence from Costa Rica

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN SHULTZ ◽  
JORGE PINAZZO ◽  
MIGUEL CIFUENTES
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Poas Volcano ◽  
Information Framing ◽  
Return Visits

A contingent valuation method (CVM) survey to determine foreign and resident willingness to pay (WTP) for return visits to two different Costa Rican national parks was administered in 1995. WTP values were estimated for future entrance fees associated with proposed improvements to infrastructure and services in the Poas Volcano and the Manuel Antonio parks. Resulting logistic CVM models were statistically robust and mean WTP for entrance fees differed among the parks and were considerably higher than current fees. Results indicate that even in a developing country setting, the CVM is a useful tool to help determine park entrance fees in spite of the following methodological limitations which are recommended for further study: the need to include potential park visitors in survey samples; the lack of detailed information framing and contingent scenarios for park related WTP questions; and the threat of cultural-strategic biases when surveying residents of a developing country.

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