Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi
The existence of pristine natural resources in rural areas is important for the rural tourism development. Kilim Karst Geoforest Park in Langkawi offers rural tourist attractions to visitors. The rural tourism demand of international visitors to the site can be estimated using the Travel Cost Method...
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Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2013
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| author | Matthew, Nitanan Koshy Shuib, Ahmad Ramachandran, Sridar Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman |
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| description | The existence of pristine natural resources in rural areas is important for the rural tourism development. Kilim Karst Geoforest Park in Langkawi offers rural tourist attractions to visitors. The rural tourism demand of international visitors to the site can be estimated using the Travel Cost Method (TCM). The objectives of this study were to develop the rural tourism demand model and to compare the consumer surplus (CS) value for both the travel cost to Langkawi and Kilim models. Structured questionnaires and face-to-face data collection methods were employed to obtain the primary data from 330 international visitors using the convenient sampling technique. A Poisson regression analysis was conducted to estimate the individual Travel Cost Method (ITCM) model using the Limited Dependent models (LIMDEP) software version 4. The findings showed that the CS value, per trip, for the Langkawi model is € 6993 which is greater than the Kilim models (€ 1437 and € 633). |
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| spelling | upm-483812017-11-13T08:29:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48381/ Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi Matthew, Nitanan Koshy Shuib, Ahmad Ramachandran, Sridar Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman The existence of pristine natural resources in rural areas is important for the rural tourism development. Kilim Karst Geoforest Park in Langkawi offers rural tourist attractions to visitors. The rural tourism demand of international visitors to the site can be estimated using the Travel Cost Method (TCM). The objectives of this study were to develop the rural tourism demand model and to compare the consumer surplus (CS) value for both the travel cost to Langkawi and Kilim models. Structured questionnaires and face-to-face data collection methods were employed to obtain the primary data from 330 international visitors using the convenient sampling technique. A Poisson regression analysis was conducted to estimate the individual Travel Cost Method (ITCM) model using the Limited Dependent models (LIMDEP) software version 4. The findings showed that the CS value, per trip, for the Langkawi model is € 6993 which is greater than the Kilim models (€ 1437 and € 633). Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48381/1/31-27.pdf Matthew, Nitanan Koshy and Shuib, Ahmad and Ramachandran, Sridar and Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman (2013) Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi. In: International Forestry Graduate Students' Conference 2013 (FORGRAD 2013), 2-4 July 2013, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. (pp. 227-232). |
| spellingShingle | Matthew, Nitanan Koshy Shuib, Ahmad Ramachandran, Sridar Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi |
| title | Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi |
| title_full | Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi |
| title_fullStr | Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi |
| title_short | Rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi |
| title_sort | rural tourism demand model of international visitors to the kilim karst geoforest park, langkawi |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48381/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48381/1/31-27.pdf |