VALUING THE RECREATION AREAS OF TURKEY: A TRAVEL COST ANALYSIS USING COUNT DATA REGRESSION MODELS
Özet
This study aims to determine the economic value of 4 different recreational areas selected
to represent nature and culture tourism in Turkey (Mount Nemrut and Soumela Monastery to
represent culture tourism, Ayder Highland and Uzungöl Nature Park to represent nature
tourism). The data were obtained from questionnaires carried out with 341 visitors who visited
the aforementioned recreation areas in 2016. The Travel Cost Method (TCM) was used to create
the demand function for visiting and recreational utilities projected by using Poisson and
Negative Binomial (Negbin) models. The utility of the recreations per visit was determined as
500 TL. In the study, the consumer’s surplus per visitor was calculated as 600 TL for Mount
Nemrut, 750 TL for Soumela Monastery, 1100 TL for Ayder Highland and 700 TL for Uzungöl.
Keywords: Recreation, Rural Tourism, Surplus Value, Travel Cost Method
Atıf için künye
Aksoy, A., Külekçi, M., & Bilgiç, A. (2022). VALUING THE RECREATION AREAS OF TURKEY: A TRAVEL COST ANALYSIS USING COUNT DATA REGRESSION MODELS. Turar Turizm ve Araştırma Dergisi, 2(1), 29–49. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/turar/issue/68468/1073848
BibTeX
@article{aksoy2022-278801,
author = {Aksoy, Adem and Külekçi, Murat and Bilgiç, Abdulbaki},
title = {VALUING THE RECREATION AREAS OF TURKEY: A TRAVEL COST ANALYSIS USING COUNT DATA REGRESSION MODELS},
journal = {Turar Turizm ve Araştırma Dergisi},
year = {2022},
volume = {2},
number = {1},
pages = {29--49},
issn = {2147-0618},
url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/278801-valuing-the-recreation-areas-of-turkey-a-travel-cost-analysis-using-count-data}
}