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Recreational trip Generation. A Cross Section Analysis of Weekend Pleasure trips to the Lake District
- N.W. Mansfield
- May 1969
- Vol. 3
- No. 2
- Page 152
Recreational trip Generation. A Cross Section Analysis of Weekend Pleasure trips to the Lake District
- N.W. Mansfield
- May 1969
- Vol. 3
- No. 2
- Page 152
An analysis of day and half-day trips from various regions in the north of England shows that variations are largely explained by cost and car ownership levels; competing opportunities for recreation seem to have little effect. There is high "price" elasticity of demand for pleasure trips.
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