The economic impact of tourism in Xinghai park, china: A travel cost value analysis Using count data regression models

Tourism Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 413-425

  Wang, Erda ^a   Li, Zuozhi ^a   Little, Bertis B ^b   Yang, Yu ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Recreational trips; Travel cost method; Xinghai Park

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOURISM; TRAVEL DEMAND;

ASIA; CHINA; DALIAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIAONING;

EID: 67649827670     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009788254287     Document Type: Article

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