Expenditure and Ecotourism: Predictors of Expenditure for Whale Shark Tour Participants

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Expenditure and Ecotourism: Predictors of Expenditure for Whale Shark Tour Participants

Whale shark tourism is an icon industry in Western Australia and a prominent example of successful ecotourism. In 2006, Whale shark tour participants spent $6.0 million in the Ningaloo Coast region of Western Australia and added between $2.4 million and $4.6 million to the regional economy in direct...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Jones, Tod, Wood, David, Catlin, James, Norman, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Channel View Publications 2009
Subjects:	regional economies linear regression analysis whale shark tourism ecotourism visitor expenditure
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15250

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