Buying and Consumption Behaviors of Eco-Tourists in Ba Vi National Park

TABLE OF CONTENT Abstract i Table of content ii List of figures and tables iii I) Overview 1 II) Buying and consumption behaviors of eco-tourists in Khoang Xanh 2 III) Buying and consumption behaviors of eco-tourists in Ba Vi National Park 4 1. Figure analysis 4 2. Eview application 9 2.1 Econometrics models 9 2.2 Multicollinearity 10 2.3 Heteroskedasticity 13 2.4 Conclusion 16 IV) Evaluation of ecotourism products and services in Ba Vi National Park 16 V) Recommendation and conclusion 20 VI) Reference 22 VII) Apendices 23

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Diagram1. Age level of tourists visiting Khoang Xanh 2 Diagram2. Price evaluation from tourists during Khoang Xanh trip 3 Diagram3. The amount of expenditure that tourists spend on visiting Khoang Xanh 4 Diagram4. Age level of tourists in Ba Vi National Park 4 Diagram5. Different purposes of tourists visiting Ba Vi National Park 5 Diagram6. Different kind of services in Ba Vi National Park 6 Diagram7. Tourists’ total expenditure at Ba Vi National Park 7 Diagram8. Tourist evaluation on Ba Bi National Park’s price 8 Diagram9. Overal rating of Ba Vi National Park’s tourism products and services 9 Table1. Different price of Ba Vi, Khoang Xanh, Tien Sa and Country Farm Van Hoa 20

I) Overview
Because of the natural beauty, special geographic and climate features converge into Ba Vi, which makes Ba Vi National Park one of the four mountainous ecological tourism centers besides Da Lat, Sapa and Tam Dao. Therefore, Ba Vi National Park nowadays is becoming a very attractive destination to different kinds of tourists. With 60km west far from Hanoi, Ba vi was elevated to national parks status on December 18, 1991. The Park is situated on a mountain range running northeast and southwest with its peak at Vua Peak of 1,296 m and Tan Vien Peak of 1,226 m