Factors affecting the willingness of tourists to visit cultural heritage sites in Jordan

Abuamoud, Ismaiel; Libbin, James D.; Green, Janet; Alrousan, Ramzi Mahmoud

doi:10.1080/1743873x.2013.874429

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“…There are several published papers that have shown that different factors influence willingness to pay (WTP) for nature based recreation. For example, distance of home to nature area (Ezebilo, 2014;Shang et al, 2012), income (Chen & Jim, 2010;Wang & Jia, 2012), proximity of alternative recreation sites (Mwebaze & Bennett, 2012;Abuamoud et al, 2014), access fee to recreation site (Casey et al, 2010;Cheung et al, 2014), gender (Kamiri, 2013), years of residence (Shang et al, 2012), age (Ransom & Mangi, 2010) education (Abuamoud et al, 2014;Båez-Montenegro et al, 2012), family size (Naeemifar et al, 2011) and travel cost (Hakim, 2011). Others are category of visitors (Chen & Llaw, 2012;Pandit et al, 2015) and dependency on natural resources (Tuan et al, 2014).…”

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Willingness to Pay for Maintenance of a Nature Conservation Area: A Case of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea

Ezebilo

2016

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Ecosystem services that are not traded on markets contribute to human wellbeing however their economic value is not well known and research is required to reveal it. This paper reports on a study of willingness to pay (WTP) for the maintenance of Mount Wilhelm by urban residents and socio-economic factors influencing it. The possibility of developing an ecotourism strategy that could generate benefits for local are discussed. The data were obtained from questionnaire and personal interviews of residents of Kundiawa, which is the capital of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and binary logit regression model. The results showed that 92% of the respondents were willing to pay for maintenance of Mount Wilhelm and they would pay an average of 7.4 Papua New Guinea Kina (US$ 2.5) each year. The respondents who belonged to high income group had the highest WTP, followed by those who were willing to give out part of their land for conservation. Approximately 62% of the respondents would pay ≥10 Papua New Guinea Kina (PGK), which is equivalent to the amount charged as access fee to Mount Wilhelm by the locals living around it. The willingness to pay ≥10 PGK was influenced by income, education, importance of forests and willingness to give up land for conservation. The findings will contribute to land use planning and design of nature-based recreation that meets societal demands.

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Willingness to Pay for Maintenance of a Nature Conservation Area: A Case of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea

Ezebilo

2016

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“…En este sentido, según Abuamoud et al (2014), la demanda de lugares caracterizados por su importancia de herencia patrimonial está también muy influenciada por los servicios prestados por las autoridades y por la disponibilidad y viabilidad de la comunidad local por estimular el turismo en estas zonas. Siguiendo a Vong y Ung (2012), existen cuatro factores relacionados con el desarrollo del turismo en estos lugares: la historia y la cultura del lugar, las facilidades que encuentren los turistas tanto para llegar al destino como ya en el propio lugar, la interpretación del patrimonio, y los atractivos que esta herencia patrimonial suponga.…”

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Satisfacción Y Motivación en Destinos Culturales: Tipología De Los Turistas Atraídos Por El Patrimonio Inmaterial en Cuenca (Ecuador)

Trigo¹,

Loyola

2017

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El patrimonio inmaterial, asociado de manera creciente a la oferta turística de un territorio, es hoy un elemento que atrae cada vez a más visitantes. Sin embargo, existen aún pocos trabajos que aborden cuestiones como la motivación de los turistas, especialmente en contextos como el latinoamericano. El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar la relación existente entre la motivación y el grado de satisfacción obtenido por los turistas que visitaron los lugares relacionados con el sombrero de paja toquilla (reconocido como Patrimonio Inmaterial de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 2012) en la ciudad de Cuenca (Ecuador). El trabajo realiza una segmentación de los turistas a base de tres dimensiones: una cultural, otra relacionada con el ocio y la última en referencia a cuestiones sociolaborales. Los resultados, analizados mediante análisis factorial, análisis cluster y análisis de varianza (ANOVA), evidencian que la dimensión cultural de la motivación es la más importante, siendo, sin embargo, la motivación por cuestiones de ocio la que otorga una mejor valoración al conocimiento del sombrero de paja toquilla, la dimensión patrimonial de Cuenca o la satisfacción con el viaje.Palabras claves: Turismo cultural inmaterial, motivación, satisfacción, sombrero de paja toquilla, Cuenca. The intangible heritage increasingly associated with tourism in a territory is today, an element that is IntroducciónEl turismo cultural relacionado con el patrimonio inmaterial se ha convertido en una interesante y creciente oportunidad de desarrollo para los territorios, transformando la identidad de una sociedad en un elemento generador de recursos económicos y que permite la promoción y difusión del conocimiento sobre el lugar al que estos se asocian (Herrero et al. 2004). En la actualidad, las festividades, tradiciones, gastronomía, estilos de vida y la producción local son elementos que transforman los destinos en sitios de interés turístico y su demanda es cada vez mayor, pues el turista busca experiencias distintas y auténticas en lugares nuevos y genuinos (Timothy y Boyd 2006), siendo la "autenticidad" un componente valorado a la hora de realizar una visita turística. En este sentido, según Richards (1996), el turismo cultural debe considerarse prioritario en las decisiones estratégicas de cada localidad debido a su crecimiento actual y futuro.Esta relación entre patrimonio inmaterial y turismo ha sido estudiada en los últimos años debido a la importancia que ha cobrado recientemente y

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“…In this regard, it is necessary to reinforce in the tourism destination such aspects as the quality of the accommodations, cleanliness, citizen safety and gastronomy, adapting them to the needs of this type of tourists. According to Abuamoud et al [9] the demand of tourists in the heritage sites is also influenced by the services provided by the public authorities and by the availability and feasibility of the local community to stimulate tourism in these areas. In this regard, it becomes necessary to identify and understand the types of heritage tourists, their motivations, behaviour, perceptions and experiences in order to carry out better management of the destinations and to define the corresponding adapted strategies, seeking as a priority the sustainability and safeguarding of the heritage that makes them unique.…”

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“…Thus, it is necessary to reinforce the scientific studies that analyse the characteristics of the heritage tourists [8]. This type of information is basically to know this type of tourist and his behaviour with the aim of managing these destinations in a sustainable way [8] since the tourism could affect, and on occasions does affect significantly, the local culture [9].…”

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Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in Córdoba, Spain

Cruz¹,

López‐Guzmán²

2017

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Abstract:The recognition of a place as a World Heritage Site (WHS) by UNESCO is fundamental to preserve its historical and artistic inheritance and, at the same time, to encourage visits to that area. The purpose of this article is to contribute to the study of the relationship between WHS and cultural tourism, with a marked sustainable character, through the presentation of the results of research conducted in the city of Cordoba (Spain) and which analyses the sociodemographic profile of the tourists, the variables that influence their level of satisfaction and of their loyalty and the classification of the travelers through different variables. The principal results of the research show the significant educational level of the surveyed tourists, as well as the high level of satisfaction with the visit, the high number of countries of origin and the outstanding motivation for knowing the city's heritage roots.

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Factors affecting the willingness of tourists to visit cultural heritage sites in Jordan

Cited by 66 publications

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Willingness to Pay for Maintenance of a Nature Conservation Area: A Case of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea

Willingness to Pay for Maintenance of a Nature Conservation Area: A Case of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea

Satisfacción Y Motivación en Destinos Culturales: Tipología De Los Turistas Atraídos Por El Patrimonio Inmaterial en Cuenca (Ecuador)

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in Córdoba, Spain

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Factors affecting the willingness of tourists to visit cultural heritage sites in Jordan

Cited by 66 publications

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Willingness to Pay for Maintenance of a Nature Conservation Area: A Case of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea

Willingness to Pay for Maintenance of a Nature Conservation Area: A Case of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea

Satisfacción Y Motivación en Destinos Culturales: Tipología De Los Turistas Atraídos Por El Patrimonio Inmaterial en Cuenca (Ecuador)

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in C&oacute;rdoba, Spain

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