Modeling Boaters' Choices Among Boating Destinations In Michigan's Great Lakes

• Lee, Hee-Chan ^[1]
  1. [1] Sejong University

     Sejong University

     Corea del Sur

     
• Localización: Tourism analysis, ISSN 1083-5423, Vol. 7, Nº. 3-4, 2002, págs. 217-228
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The application of a multinomial logit model to the factors that are considered when making boating decisions in the context of multiple sites in Michigan's Great Lakes is presented. The results inferred from the elasticities of the segment variables and the likelihood of the selection of destination indicate that boaters' behavioral choices on boating trips are affected significantly by storage type and size of boat. The direct and cross-distance elasticities of choice probabilities for destinations are generally low while the direct elasticities for a given destination vary significantly across storage types. The model is also used to predict the spatial distribution of use, and a comparison of predicted and observed choices for the residence region segments shows that the model predicts quite well.