Trip Quality, Tourist Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intention on The New Tourism Destination: A Case Study in Pabangbon Panoramic Hill, West Java

Rina Suprina ,Devita Gantina

doi:10.7176/jths/52-05

Abstract

When the new tourist destination occurs, people usually come because of their curiosity. The purpose of this study was to analyze Trip Quality, Tourist Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intention of those who visited Bukit Panorama Pabangbon (Pabangbon Panoramic Hill) as a new tourism destination in Bogor district, West Java, Indonesia. The research method was descriptive quantitative. This research was a survey using a questionnaire. In the initial stages, validity and reliability tests were carried out, and the test results show that all items in the questionnaire were valid and reliable. The questionnaire was then distributed to respondents using a simple random sampling technique resulting 100 sets of data. Then the mean score of each variable and correlation value was calculated. The results showed that in general, the tourists' trip quality was good in which the affordable ticket got the highest score, while local transportation got the lowest. On the whole, they were satisfied with their experience visiting the site, and they were willing to return and recommend this new tourist attraction to friends and relatives. Among the construct under study, the correlation between trip quality and behavioral intention was stronger than the correlation between tourist satisfaction and behavioral intention. All are positive correlations. Keywords: Trip Quality, Tourist Satisfaction; Behavioral Intention DOI: 10.7176/JTHS/52-05 Publication date: December 31 st 2020

Highlights

Tourism is one of the important sectors in Indonesia that can help the economy of a region if it is developed well by the government and surrounding communities (Bimantara, 2019)
A tourism destination is always different in size, attractiveness, and benefits offered to tourists., but how to attract tourists to revisit or recommend a destination to others is complicated for the success of destination development
Research Methodology Research methods used in this study was descriptive quantitative to determine the relationship among trip quality, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intention

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Tourism is one of the important sectors in Indonesia that can help the economy of a region if it is developed well by the government and surrounding communities (Bimantara, 2019). A tourism destination is always different in size, attractiveness, and benefits offered to tourists., but how to attract tourists to revisit or recommend a destination to others is complicated for the success of destination development. One of the new tourist destinations is Panorama Pabangbon, located in Bogor District, West Java, Indonesia. This tourist destination provides a beautiful panoramic view for those who like nature and mountain view. This destination fits for those who like photography because there are many beautiful and interesting spots to capture. Beautiful scenery and interesting photo spots only cannot guarantee that tourists who come to this destination will be satisfied and willing to revisit or recommend the site to others

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