Selecting a coastal cruise port of call location in mainland China using the AHP method

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Table 9 Summary of evaluation weights for port selections

NO	Port	Source market	Tourist attractions	Port conditions	policy support	score	NO	Port	Source market	Tourist attractions	Port conditions	policy support	score
1	Shanghai	52.364	27.008	13.230	4.880	96.672	20	Taizhou	30.580	12.712	5.514	0	48.482
2	Guangzhou	49.274	23.042	11.906	4.880	88.292	21	Ningde	15.405	22.070	6.468	0	43.700
3	Tianjin	49.578	22.436	11.422	3.050	85.676	22	Weihai	19.716	13.952	9.966	0.610	43.596
4	Nanjing	48.762	26.090	10.604	0.610	85.418	23	Beihai	13.506	19.367	7.917	2.440	42.906
5	Qingdao	45.112	22.636	12.110	4.880	83.928	24	Yangjiang	20.707	14.116	5.796	0	40.295
6	Shenzhen	47.240	20.431	11.868	4.880	83.609	25	Lianyungang	19.125	7.460	9.686	4.270	39.893
7	Xiamen	31.519	25.204	13.230	4.880	74.023	26	Zhuhai	15.598	14.897	9.562	0	39.409
8	Ningbo	46.212	18.121	9.170	0.610	73.546	27	Zhanjiang	19.186	10.665	7.188	2.684	39.399
9	Yantai	37.873	17.266	9.762	4.270	68.523	28	Dandong	17.672	17.665	3.948	0	39.204
10	Dalian	39.091	17.266	10.170	2.440	68.319	29	Haikou	13.627	13.409	7.082	4.270	38.064
11	Fuzhou	37.428	20.863	9.303	0.610	67.556	30	Shantou	19.103	12.216	6.018	0.244	37.257
12	Quanzhou	34.243	24.123	9.432	0	67.231	31	Fangchenggang	9.506	18.946	7.304	0	35.432
13	Wenzhou	32.573	18.142	6.162	4.270	60.823	32	Putian	16.201	11.931	6.766	0.244	34.737
14	Huizhou	31.863	20.915	5.516	0.244	58.214	33	Qinzhou	12.568	15.463	6.820	0	34.527
15	Sanya	15.520	27.704	9.910	4.880	57.528	34	Pingtan	5.450	18.034	8.476	0.610	32.165
16	Yangzhou	23.258	25.272	9.470	0	57.433	35	Rizhao	12.855	11.979	7.884	0	32.151
17	Nantong	34.011	11.124	8.124	0	52.733	36	Shanwei	10.018	7.828	6.038	0	23.560
18	Qinhuangdao	18.302	25.008	9.634	0.244	52.621	37	Yingkou	13.786	5.339	4.322	0	23.204
19	Zhoushan	12.734	25.820	10.116	3.416	51.519	38	Danzhou	8.2305	5.904	4.864	0	18.755