Willingness to Pay of Ecotourism Visitors

Authors : Ade Paranata; Muhammad Mujahid Dakwah; Himawan Sutanto
article cite 5 Year 2017
source: Jejak (Jurnal Ekonomi dan Kebijakan)/Jejak
Abstract

This study aims at analyzing the willingness to pay (WTP) of the visitors in Bird Watching Ecotourism in Lake Meno and the factors that influence the WTP value. The research is located in Gili Meno. The method used is quantitative method. The total samples are 38 obtained by accidental sampling. The procedure of analysis used the Contingent Valuation Method and Logit Model. The results showed that in the samples there are 27 people (77.14%) who are willing to pay (dominated by foreign tourists) and eight people (22.86%) who are not willing to pay with various reasons. The average value of WTP that can be proposed as a reference of environmental service is Rp 39,189.


Concepts :
Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies
Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability
Agricultural and Environmental Management
article cite 5 Year 2017 source Jejak (Jurnal Ekonomi dan Kebijakan)/Jejak
SDGs
Life in Land
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