The beauty of Volendam city and its culinary issues for Indonesian tourists

Abstract

Volendam in the Netherlands is a popular tourist destination with its beautiful attractions and diverse traditional culture. However, for Indonesian tourists visiting the city, finding halal food and Asian specialties can be a challenge. The limited selection of restaurants serving halal and Asian specialties, such as Indonesian food, may affect Indonesian tourists' satisfaction and desire to return to Volendam in the future. This research discusses the beauty of Volendam's marine tourism and its culinary issues for Indonesian tourists. The study was conducted using a qualitative approach, by collecting data through exploration of literature studies and direct observation through visits and interviews with travel business practitioners who have visited there more than 2 times. The study results show that marine tourism is the main attraction for Indonesian tourists when visiting Volendam City. In this study, the relevant communication paradigm approach is the constructivistic paradigm which can give strength to the correlation between the solution of culinary issues and the needs of Indonesian tourists, but this approach tends to be subjective and more difficult to measure objectively. Therefore, the constructivistic approach must be balanced with other approaches such as the positivistic approach to provide a more complete understanding of the culinary issue. It is hoped that this research can provide benefits in the form of useful information for Indonesian tourists visiting Volendam City and local tourism stakeholders in improving culinary choices for Indonesian tourists in this city.