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Effects on Consumer Welfare of Visitor Satisfaction with Recreation Information Availability: A Case Study of the Allegheny National Forest

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  • Seong-Hoon Cho

    (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee, 2621 Morgan Circle, 314-D Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-4518, USA)

  • J.M. Bowker

    (Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 320 Green Street, Athens, GA 30602-2044, USA)

  • Roland K. Roberts

    (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA)

  • Seunggyu Kim

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sangyeok-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, 702-010, Republic of Korea)

  • Taeyoung Kim

    (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA)

  • Dayton M. Lambert

    (Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA)

Abstract

This research quantifies changes in consumer welfare due to changes in visitor satisfaction with the availability of information about recreational sites. The authors tested the hypothesis that an improvement in visitor satisfaction with recreation information increases the number of visits to national forests, resulting in increased consumer welfare. They tested the hypothesis with a travel cost model for the Allegheny National Forest using data from the National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) programme. An ex ante simulation suggests that annual per capita consumer welfare increased when highly satisfactory recreation information was available. The findings, along with the expected costs of providing better recreation information, may be a useful reference for recreation site managers who wish to increase the number of visits in an economically effective way.

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  • Seong-Hoon Cho & J.M. Bowker & Roland K. Roberts & Seunggyu Kim & Taeyoung Kim & Dayton M. Lambert, 2015. "Effects on Consumer Welfare of Visitor Satisfaction with Recreation Information Availability: A Case Study of the Allegheny National Forest," Tourism Economics, , vol. 21(4), pages 853-869, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:21:y:2015:i:4:p:853-869
    DOI: 10.5367/te.2014.0383
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