Evaluating Visitor’s Preferences of Ecotourism and Management Attributes in Kubah National Park: A Choice Experiment Approach

Nor Afiza Abu Bakar (), Dayang Affizzah Awang Marikan (), Salbiah Edman () and Ya’kob, Siti Aisyah ()
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Nor Afiza Abu Bakar: Faculty of Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak Malaysia
Dayang Affizzah Awang Marikan: Faculty of Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak Malaysia
Salbiah Edman: Faculty of Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak Malaysia
Ya’kob, Siti Aisyah: Faculty of Economics and Business Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak Malaysia

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2018, vol. 52, issue 1, 45-55

Abstract: The growing numbers of national parks worldwide have somehow attracted the interests of nations around the world as it is now one of the important income generator for the tourism industry of a particular country. Since its inauguration, the concept of national parks has developed and expanded based on the important attributes of its environmental resources, albeit it is frequently affiliated to the possibilities of conservation and preservation of the biodiversity and its environment. The central motivation for this study is to estimate visitor’s preferences for improvement in ecotourism and management in Kubah National Park (KNP) by utilizing the economic valuation tools, specifically the choice experiment (CE) model. Accordingly, the focus of this study is limited to the valuation of ecotourism and management attributes of KNP, Sarawak, Malaysia. Choice experiment of the stated preference approach was utilized and five attributes of ecotourism and management attributes were identified, namely; (i) amenities (AMT), (ii) information availability (INFO), (iii) interpretive trails availability (ITA), (iv) park guide availability (PG) and (v) entrance fee charges (MPRICE). Information and statistics were gathered using questionnaires from face-to face interviews. Conditional logit (CLGT) model analyses involving a sample of 303 respondents was carried out

Keywords: Ecotourism attribute; Kubah National Park; choice experiment; conditional logit; management attribute (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.17576/JEM-2018-5201-4

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