On the Measurement of Travel Cost and the Evaluation of Recreation Value of a Forest Park Based on TCM: A Case Study on the Fuzhou National Forest Park

Evaluating the recreation value of a forest park is increasingly important for understanding its operation benefit and asset management of its resources. Based on the TCM, the recreational value of the Fuzhou National Forest Park was evaluated. Totally 200 questionnaires were distributed, and the returned valid questionnaires were 190. After calculation and estimation, the conclusions were as such: the travel cost per capita was 258.29 RMB Yuan, the surplus per capita was 14.68 RMB Yuan, and the recreation value of the Fuzhou National Forest Park in 2016 was about 1.297 billion RMB Yuan. In addition, the relationship between travel cost and the social and economic characteristics of tourists were analyzed, and we found that family's income significantly resulted in the positive impact on travel cost.