本溪关门山国家森林公园游客行为特征

Abstract

Monitoring of tourist behavior is important for the development of tourism resources,management of scenic areas,and sustainable development of tourist destinations. In the present study,we conducted on-site investigations and distributed a survey to domestic tourists in Mount Guanmen National Forest Park,Benxi City,Liaoning Province. We evaluated tourists' behavioral attributes,including demographic characteristics,location of trip origin,general traveling behavior,consumption foci,and perception of visiting experience. The results of our statistical analysis revealed that tourists tended to be well-educated young or middle-aged males,with different career backgrounds. The points of origin for visitor trips were concentrated in Liaoning Province,with most visitors arriving from the cities of Shenyang,Benxi,and Dalian; these visitors contributed to a tourist geographic concentration index of 35.71. The main purpose of tourists' visits to Mount Guanmen wasto enjoy the scenic amenities of the park,and particularly the colorful maple trees. More than 50% of the surveyed tourists were day visitors,who preferred to travel with their families during National Day holidays. The most popular modes of transportation were self-driving and coach travel. The main tourist expenditures were attraction entrance fees and transportation costs,which accounted for 56.7% of total consumption outlays. Mount Guanmen National Forest Park consists of five scenic areas. In order of surveyed visitor preference,these were Longmenxia,Yuetaizi,Xiaohuangshan,Jialazi,and Mingcuigu. The tourist preference ranking for these five scenic areas was Longmenxia,Yuetaizi,Xiaohuangshan,Jialazi,and Mingcuigu. Environmental sanitation in Mount Guanmen National Forest Park should be improved; however,the overall degree of tourists' satisfaction with their experience of visiting the park was high and 89% of those surveyed expressed a desire to visit the area again. On the basis of our findings,we propose future directions and strategies for the development of Mount Guanmen National Forest Park.