VALUASI EKONOMI TAMAN NASIONAL BUNAKEN: APLIKASI TRAVEL COST METHOD TAHUN 2012

This research aims to estimate the economic value of Bunaken National Park with using Travel Cost Method. Manado has a long-term vision, which is city with eco tourism model with Bunaken Nasional Park as the primate of the city. Therefore, the factors that could be increased the visiting demand and economic value of Bunaken Nasional Park would necessary be known in order to reach the optimal governance. Variables that are using to increase the visiting demand in this research are travel cost (TC), age (AGE), degree of education (EDU), income (INC), dummy environment quality (DQ), dummy substitution of other recreation spot (DS), and dummy visiting purpose (DD) � whether to observe the underwater of Bunaken or not. This research is using travel cost method and using count data regression. , As I done with the analysis, then the regression model that more suitable for amount of visiting of Bunaken National Park is count data regression, that speciafically using binomial negative regression model. The value of Bunaken National Park that has obtained ranges from Rp85 609,755,339.00 too Rp226,063,260,194.00