The Economic Benefits of Snowmobiling to Wyoming Residents

A Travel Cost Approach with Market Segmentation

Bibliographic Data

ID10137846
AuthorsRoger Coupal (0000-0002-7828-1688, University of Wyoming, corresponding author), Roger H Coupal (University of Wyoming at Laramie), Chris T Bastian (University of Wyoming), Chris Bastian (University of Wyoming at Laramie), Juliet A May, Juliet May (Spear K Enterprises, Sheridan Wyoming), David T Taylor (University of Wyoming at Laramie)
Year2001
Volume33
Issue4
Pages492-510
Publication date2001-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Leisure Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2216 • E-ISSN: 2159-6417
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00222216.2001.11949956
OpenAlexW287615601
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited13

Little research has been done on the economic benefits of snowmobiling. This study uses cluster analysis to identify different snowmobiler segments, and then uses the travel cost method to estimate the respective consumer surplus values for the pooled sample and the different market segments. Consumer surplus per trip for the pooled sample is $68 and for the different market segments ranged from $31 to $101 per trip. Differences between the pooled model and segments highlight the importance of differentiating recreational users for both management related issues and for economic benefit measurements.KEYWORDS: Snowmobilingsegmentationcount-datatravel cost

Business · Economic surplus · Economics · Geography · Market segmentation · Recreation · Sample (material · Tourism · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Marketing · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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