Tourism Research in Allegheny National Forest

Resources for residents near the Allegheny National Forest

Visitors’ Travel Behavior and Perceptions of the Allegheny National Forest Region
Findings from a visitor survey for the Allegheny National Forest area, located in PA.

This survey was conducted using the Prolific online survey platform with a valid sample size of 560 respondents from five cities identified as target tourist markets by local leadership including: Pittsburgh, PA, Buffalo, NY, Rochester, NY, Cleveland, OH, and Philadelphia, PA. The purpose of this survey was to learn more from visitors to the region about their trip characteristics and their perceptions of the importance and performance of sustainability indicators, destination competitiveness, relationships between humans and the environment, and travel preferences and behaviors post COVID-19.