The Willingness to Pay for Recreational Services: An Empirical Investigation with the Application of Multivariate Analysis of Two Public Parks in Northern Pakistan

Tourism and wetland conservation: application of travel cost and willingness to pay an entry fee at Ghodaghodi Lake Complex, Nepal

“…As per the general travel cost hypothesis, the demand for visits normally decreases with a rise in travel cost. Distance required to travel to the GLC negatively predicts the visitation frequency and supports the work of Khan and Vasilescu (), as well as our own hypothesis. The further the distance, the higher the cost, and more than 50% of the surveyed visitors had medium income.…”

“…Similarly, the higher the travel cost incurred by a visitor, the more WTP for entry fee. It was found that people who were economically well‐off did not hesitate in paying an entry fee and this was consistent with Khan () and Khan and Vasilescu (). Elder visitors were found to be reluctant with WTP for entry fee.…”

“…Most of their expendable income goes to basic necessities, and not recreation. The total cost a visitor incurred to travel and enjoy recreational value at the GLC was found to be positive and significant, and is supported by the findings of Khan and Vasilescu (); however, this went against our hypothesis. The reason might be the individual's economic status.…”

“…Distance also negatively affected a visitor's WTP entry fee, as was as expected. Visitors who came from far away had already spent a large chunk on travel, and were reluctant to spend an additional amount on an entry fee, a finding supported by Khan and Vasilescu (2008). Moreover, most of the people in developing countries still regard wetlands and other such natural attractions as free goods, and take them for granted.…”

Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Healthcare Waste Management Services Fee in Malaysia

“…where L i is the logit and is the log of all odd ratios and linearity in the independent variable and its parameters (Khan & Giurca Vasilescu, 2008).…”