Leading Tourist Destinations Research Articles

Analysis of Pracima Tuin's Tourism Promotion via Instagram (Virtual Ethnographic at @pracima.mn)

Puro Mangkunegaran as a cultural heritage that implements the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC), has a leading tourist destination, namely Pracima Tuin, which has been revitalized. Pracima Tuin's tourism promotion is implemented via Instagram @pracima.mn. Visual ethnography is used to describe the phenomenon of digital society, by making participatory observations on Instagram @pracima.mn. The results of digital observations up to 13 July 2023 show that the visual content that Instagram followers @pracima.mn are interested in is visual content about workshop activities at Pracima Tuin, both in the form of digital posters and short videos. Apart from that, interest in visiting Pracima Tuin was also visible through the comments of followers. Instagram @pracima.mn also carried out a repost story strategy from other Instagram users to increase engagement. Suggestions for Instagram managers @pracima.mn can take advantage of the geo tag feature to maximize tourism promotion.

The Insignificant Impact of Eco-Green Concept as a Marketing Strategy in the Hospitality Industry

Batu City is well-known to visitors as one of the leading tourism destinations in East Java Province. This condition raises the rapid growth of the area’s primary and supporting tourism industries. The increasingly rapid business growth has led to stricter business competition and forced business owners in this sector to adapt and evaluate opportunities to maintain the sustainability of their business. Furthermore, various business innovations are carried out by industries hoping that tourists, including the hospitality industry, will still use their companies. One of the hospitality concepts favored by tourists is the eco-green concept, in which hotels implement environmentally friendly values as the primary strategy for attracting tourists. Is this the right decision and strategy? This study aims to assess the level of significance of the eco-green concept as a marketing tool by companies. This research was conducted in Kampung Lumbung EcoBoutique Hotel Batu, where the hotel was the first accommodation to implement the eco-green concept in Batu City since 2006. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to guests, interviews with hotel managers, observation, documentation, and literature study. Multiple linear regression with practical and relative contributions is used to analyze the effect value. The main results from this study indicate that the eco-green concept does not significantly impact marketing strategies in the hospitality industry. It happens because there are different values between guest expectations and management’s understanding of the concept of an environmentally friendly hotel. The results also show that adaptation to technological advances is needed to meet guest expectations and maximize the concept of environmentally friendly hotels as a marketing strategy to achieve business goals.

Indonesia - Russia Bilateral Relations: Efforts To Enhance Digital Economy And Tourism Investment Cooperation

Indonesia and Russia's bilateral relations still need to be improved and strengthened in all sectors. Both countries agreed in Jakarta in 2021 to enhance and strengthen bilateral cooperation in politics, law, and security. The commitment to further cooperation made by the two major countries in the Asia Pacific aimed at creating peace and maintaining regional and global security stability. This study aims to elaborate how Indonesia's bilateral relations with Russia enhanced are related to the efforts of both generating digital economic cooperation and attracting foreign investment in Indonesia's leading tourist destinations. This study utilizes the concept of dynamic bilateral relations and the implementation of foreign economic policies. The researchers use qualitative research methods with explanatory writing techniques analyzing the data and information obtained. The liberal approach to mutually beneficial international cooperation is further elaborated and analyzed, particularly in understanding how each country's strategic decisions have an impact on sustaining regional economic growth. The digital economy cooperation built by the two countries still needs to be strengthened to attract more incoming Russian investors in the tourism industry. This research reveals that international cooperation has been carried out by the Indonesian government and stakeholders related to tourism management destinations is done through bilateral cooperation, regional cooperation, and multilateral cooperation. It still needs clear strategies that should be implemented tactically as a strategic effort by the Indonesian government and related stakeholders to sharpen the construction of the national digital economy in the sustainable, inclusive, and quality tourism sector in driving and supporting national economic growth.

Pengembangan Desa Surau Sebagai Desa Wisata Berkelanjutan

Indonesia has 74,093 villages and as many as 1,073 villages have the potential to be developed into tourist villages. Surau Village, Bengkulu Province, is one of the villages that has the potential to be developed into a tourist village. The results of mapping the natural potential that can be developed into leading tourist destinations have been carried out and it is agreed that there are six locations that can be developed into tourist destinations, namely Blue Lake, Silver Bridge, White Napal Hill, Geothermal Springs, Waterfalls, Lubuk Vi. Pioneering efforts towards a tourist village have been carried out by the local village government since 2020, but its development has encountered various challenges. Results of PKM activities: implementation of social preparations and agreements on the development of Surau Village as a tourist village, the implementation of grants for physical facilities/facilities that support the attraction of tourism objects, the implementation of mutual cooperation in the construction of physical facilities/facilities in the Rindu Hati River border area and Lubuk Vi, and an increase in the performance and capability of the management and organization of Pokdarwis Widesu. Further assistance is needed from academics as one of the tourisms pentahelix, the media that play a role in forming positive public opinion and information dissemination, and the community that plays a role in realizing Sapta Pesona.

Disaster mitigation based geotourism trails

The North Bandung Area has a high level of disaster risk and is a leading tourism destination for West Java. As a disaster mitigation effort, the design of geotourism routes in the North Bandung area has the opportunity to minimize the level of vulnerability of tourists and educate them. This study aims to design a disaster-based geotourism route in the North Bandung Area. This qualitative research was conducted for eight months and was carried out in the North Bandung Area. Primary data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, observation, and positioning of spatial elements. Secondary data was collected through a desk study sourced from policy documents, literature, and previous research. Qualitative analysis is the method in this research and is equipped with content analysis, map analysis, and qualitative descriptive analysis. The complexity of the geological structure makes the North Bandung area has a high level of vulnerability to the threat of geological disasters. The potential sources of geological disasters in the North Bandung area are the Tangkubanparahu Volcano and the Lembang Fault. In addition, there are other sources of non-geological disasters, namely the high intensity of rainfall which can trigger landslides and floods. There are two geotourism trails which include the Tangkubanparahu Volcano Disaster-Prone Geotourism Trail and Lembang Fault Earthquake Hazard Geotourism Trail. The Skeleton Valley Landslide Hazard Area is classified as a geotourism route due to the limited tourist attraction and limited scope. The high tourism activity and the large potential for disaster in the North Bandung Area can provide added value for tourists through disaster education during geotourism activities.

Pengaruh Halal Awarness, Sertifikasi Halal dan bahan makanan Halal terhadap keputusan pembelian produk makanan di Era Pandemic Covid-19

The city of Bandung as a leading tourist destination and supported by the image of Bandung City as a culinary center in West Java is the main focus. Currently, it can be seen that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has decreased in terms of sales in the food and beverage industry. During the Covid-19 pandemic, there were still food products that did not have halal certificates on a national scale, apparently it did not discourage consumers, especially those who were Muslim, from buying these products/types of food. This study aims to determine the extent to which halal certificates, halal awareness and food composition affect consumer buying interest. This research was conducted using a quantitative descriptive method involving 300 respondents. The results of the study show that the three variables of halal certificates, halal awareness and food composition have an influence on consumer buying interest.

Peran Kepuasan Dan Motivasi Pengunjung Terhadap Niat Berkunjung Kembali Ke Taman Satwa Taru Jurug

Tourism is a very important sector in supporting economic development in Indonesia. The existing potential, natural resources, historical and cultural heritage can be developed into attractive leading tourist destinations that encourage tourists to make repeat visits to the same destinations. One of them is the Taru Jurug Animal Park in Surakarta City, Central Java. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of visitor satisfaction and motivation on the intention to return to the same destination. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative with a survey method for all tourists visiting Taru Jurug Surakarta Animal Park using a questionnaire. And using convenience sampling technique, with a total of 100 respondents. Then the data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS.

Canva application training for social media promotion content for tourism awareness groups in Pela Village, Kutai Kartanegara Regency

As one of the leading tourist destinations in East Kalimantan, the promotion aspect is still an emerging review for Pela Village tourism managers. The purpose of this program is to provide design skills using the Canva application that can be used for content purposes in the form of banners and posters. Canva is a graphic design application that bridges its users so that they can easily design types of creative content and publications online. The program method used is lectures, practical examples, presentations and demonstrations. The result of this program is an increase in understanding and ability to process visual assets and textual information into an aesthetic work in the form of promotional posters and banners for Pela Tourism Village. This can be a provision for Pela Village Pokdarwis in making other tourism promotion content that is creative and easy to apply.

Potential Geotourism Attractions on Nusa Penida Island, Klungkung Regency, Bali

Nusa Penida Island is one of the leading tourist destinations in Bali Province. Tourist destinations on the Island consist of various types of beaches, hills, caves to unique landscapes formed due to the karstification process. Nusa Penida Island is geologically composed of limestones (the Selatan Formation) with various types such as clastic limestones and coral limestones(Hadiwidjojo et al, 1998). In addition to the unique geology of Nusa Penida Island, it also has archaeological uniqueness. The Gede Cave shows that Nusa Penida was once inhabited by prehistoric humans (Abdillah, 2011). During the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism seems to be forced to accelerate and requires new tourist attraction innovations that support sustainable tourism. This research discusses geotourism-based tourist attractions that can be developed and explored in Nusa Penida. The approach used is geological diversity inventory method (Geological Agency, 2017). Primary data was obtained through survey activities. From the research carried out, it can be concluded that 10 geological site locations in the Nusa Penida area have the potential to be developed as areas with geotourism attractions, which offer unique geology, especially regarding karts landscape processes and one of the key geological history on the island of Bali. In addition, Nusa Penida Island has the potential to be developed as a geopark as an effort to develop sustainable tourism in Klungkung Regency.

Desain Mural Sebagai Media Komunikasi Visual Perwujudan Destination Branding Desa Wisata Bongan

Destination Branding is an effort to identify and introduce the potential of a destination, in order to build the identity of a destination against public perception through information and communication media. Bongan Village is one of the tourist villages in the Tabanan Regency which has the potential for its natural, historical, and cultural wealth that can become a leading tourist destination. So, it is important to realize destination branding for Bongan Tourism Village in order to introduce its superior potential through the right communication media. The purpose of realizing this destination branding is to inflame the superior potential of Bongan Tourism Village to the public and tourists through mural design as a medium of communication. The research method used in realizing this destination branding is by conducting observations and direct field interviews through descriptive methods. With the application of this method, it is known that there is a public space in the Bongan Tourism Village area that is appropriate and worthy of being used as a communication medium, in which a communicative mural design can be implemented. Murals, which are often seen as street art, are a choice of media that can communicate and convey information visually in public spaces.

Bromo island development strategy as a green open space ecotourism area in banjarmasin city

The availability of green open space in Banjarmasin City were minimal and limited, which is 2.52% of the total area. Based on Law number 26 of 2007 be appointed that the percentage of a city’s public green open space is at least 20% of the total area. Banjarmasin City is currently experiencing a land use shifting of green land into built-up land which can damage the environment. Banjarmasin City is a city of a thousand rivers so that green open space and blue open space have a very strong role in tackling floods that often occur every year caused by high rainfall so that the water discharge increases, river area narrows and the lack of green open space to absorb excess water. Banjarmasin City Government are trying to meet the needs of green open space in one of the leading tourist destinations, namely Bromo Island. Bromo Island has a handling theme, namely Preserving the green open space area and developing ecotourism. This research aims to formulates the right strategy for the development of Bromo Island as a green open space ecotourism area in Banjarmasin City. To achieve this goals, an agreement was made on the development zoning criteria using the Delphi technique by conducting interviews with key respondents and then formulating a development strategy using the triangulation validation method. The results of this research is indicated that there are 3 development zones including the core zone, buffer zone and developer zone and also each zone has a different development strategy.

Ibiza (Spain) World Heritage Site: Socio-Urban Processes in a Touristified Space

In recent years, there has been a big shift in analyses of historic centres, with the spotlight turning from the issue of urban degradation and the ageing population to studies of the risks associated with touristification and gentrification. The island of Ibiza is one of the Mediterranean’s leading tourist destinations, and its capital is one of the fifteen Spanish cities declared as World Heritage Sites (UNESCO). This study aimed to explore the touristification of Ibiza’s historic centre (a World Heritage Site). To do so, it explored three interrelated variables, the historic centre’s demographic dynamics, tourist accommodations, and heritage, through an analysis of heritage interventions derived from the UNESCO declaration. The methodology was based on the statistical use of demographic and tourism accommodation data on an inter-urban scale by mapping the main results, as well as on a study of the heritage data from the municipal catalogue. We concluded that the old city is in a state of change, both socially (with a demographic decline and drop in the native population) and culturally. All this reinforces its role as a supplier of complementary tourism services and as a museumized space for sun and sand resorts in the rest of the city and throughout the island.

Examining the Economic Value of Tourism and Visitor Preferences: A Portrait of Sustainability Ecotourism in the Tangkahan Protection Area, Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia

North Sumatra Province has the Tangkahan Nature Tourism Area, which represents ecotourism managed by local communities, established in 2001, which has now become the leading tourism destination of North Sumatra both locally and internationally. Tangkahan ecotourism is an example of payment for environmental services for the Tangkahan community, which initially carried out illegal logging in the mount Leuseur national park and then agreed to preserve the national park through ecotourism. This study aims to analyze the economic value of tourism and the preferences of tourists to revisit, along with the factors that influence them, where these conditions can be an illustration of the sustainability of Tangkahan ecotourism. The travel cost method is used to calculate the economic value of Tangkahan Ecotourism environmental services. The factors that affect the economic value, intensity of visits, and interest in revisiting, were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results showed that Tangkahan ecotourism has a relatively high economic value, supported by the intensity and interest of tourist visits. Factors that affect the economic value and preferences of tourist visits can be managed for the sustainability of Tangkahan ecotourism so as not to lose the economic value of the ecotourism environmental services.

Present and future climate potentials for several outdoor tourism activities in Spain

Spain is one of the leading tourist destinations worldwide, but also a climate change hot-spot. Weather conditions throughout the year have enabled the implementation of alternative outdoor leisure activities to beach-based tourism, helping to alleviate the strong seasonality. Climate is currently a positive resource but it could become a limiting factor for these activities in the future. Here, we assess the present and future conditions by adopting the second generation climate index for tourism (CIT) to quantify the climate potentials for cultural, golf, sailing, hiking, cycling and football activities. Present and future potentials are derived using observed and projected daily meteorological data from the ERA-5 reanalysis and the DMI-HIRHAM5 regional climate model (RCM) included in EURO-CORDEX project, respectively. A quantile–quantile adjustment is applied to the projected CIT data to correct biases at the local scale. Present climate potentials confirm the optimal conditions of the Spanish Mediterranean coast for practicing all the activities in spring and autumn, while in summer, ideal conditions only prevail for sailing. Projections show a general future increase of excellent climate potentials in winter and a general improvement of the weather assets in the northern half of the country during the shoulder seasons, except for cycling and football.

DAYA TAWAR WARISAN BUDAYA KOTA LAMA SEMARANG SEBAGAI DAYA TARIK WISATA MELALUI PROGRAM REVITALISASI

The writing and discussion that researchers are currently doing is presenting the history of the formation and development of the Semarang Old City area since the Dutch colonial era and the revitalization efforts carried out by the Semarang city government as a cultural and tourism wealth of Semarang City. The Old City of Semarang is recognized as a cultural heritage that has a long historical value where this area was built at the end of the 17th century after an agreement was signed between the VOC and the Islamic Mataram kingdom in which the contents of the agreement the Islamic Mataram kingdom would hand over Semarang if the VOC succeeded in conquering the rebellion led by Trunojoyo. Since then, after the handover the VOC built various buildings in the Old City which at that time served as the center of government, industry and trade. Since then, the Old City of Semarang has been dubbed the Little Netherland, considering the atmosphere of the city and the buildings that have been built have similar views to cities in the Netherlands. The large number of historical buildings in European style with unique shapes supported by a well-organized urban spatial arrangement is a special charm for the community, including tourists who visit the city of Semarang. Based on this potential, finally in 2012 the Semarang city government took the decision to start reviving and rebuilding the Old City of Semarang to serve as a leading tourist destination. Keywords: Old Town History, Tourist Attraction, Cultural Heritage, Revitalization

Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Terpadu Industri Pariwisata Kota Batam Menerapkan User Centered Design Berbasis Website

The Integrated Tourism Industry System in Batam City is a system designed to make it easier for tourists to find tourism information in the city of Batam. Batam City is one of the cities with leading tourist destinations that are in great demand by domestic and foreign tourists. However, the lack of promotion and tourism information in Batam City is an obstacle for tourists to get this information. This integrated tourism information system is equipped with a cost estimation feature that makes it easier for tourists to check the estimated cost to be issued and what destinations are available in each tourist destination. Coupled with the event calendar menu, tourists can see what activities will be held in the city of Batam, and on the main page of the tourism website tourists can see a description of the city of Batam as well as a gallery containing pictures of Batam city tourism. This Integrated Tourism Industry System in Batam City is based on a website using the CodeIgniter framework, php as the basis for the programming language, and for data storage using mysql, and xampp is used as the server. This system is expected in the future to become the main media for tourism promotion in the city of Batam, so that tourism in the city of Batam is able to compete with tours in other cities, this will have an impact on both the industrial and business sectors because they have utilized and followed the development of information technology.

Projected impacts of climate change on tourism in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a leading tourist destination. Their strong economic dependence on this sector makes them vulnerable to climate change. The steep orography of the islands causes impact of climate change and their potential influence on tourism to be spatially heterogenous. To account for this variability, regional climate simulations were computed using the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) numerical weather prediction model driven by the results of three CMIP5 global climate models as boundary conditions, using two different future greenhouse gas emission scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) for the projections. The simulations were performed at a spatial resolution of 3 km for three 30-year periods, recent past (1980–2009), mid-century (2030–2059), and end-century (2070–2099). For two widely used indices of tourist attractiveness (the Tourism Climate Index TCI and the Holiday Climate Index HCI), the coastal region of most islands currently has between 20 and 30 “excellent” and “ideal” days per month for tourism, with a decrease at higher elevations. Future leisure conditions are expected to improve at higher locations and during the autumn, winter and spring. In the RCP8.5 scenario, “excellent” days are projected to increase in winter at the end of the century. Nevertheless, in the southern areas, where most of the hotel infrastructure is located, the indices indicate significantly worsened conditions in summer, with only a few “excellent” days expected in some locations. Thermal comfort was identified as the most important factor determining the expected changes.

Augmented Reality for a New Reality: Using UTAUT-3 to Assess the Adoption of Mobile Augmented Reality in Tourism (MART)

Few industries were more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than tourism. One of Europe´s leading tourist destinations, Porto had undergone a major tourism boom until the start of pandemic. Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) is one of the many emerging technologies that has great potential for tourist operators. Using this technology, they can create innovative tourism products that will help them recover from the present crisis. As a result, in this study, we will empirically test the latest version of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to explore the factor leading to the adoption Mobile Augmented Reality in Tourism (MART) in Porto. In doing so, we aim to contribute to growing literature on the topic of Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR). The originality of this study lies in the use of an extended UTAUT model with greater predictive power and the exploration of the moderative role of gender, age and experience. To the data obtained from a random sample of 201 respondents who voluntarily answered an anonymous online questionnaire, we applied structural equational modeling and partial least squares (SEM-PLS) analysis to test the model. Our findings show that habit, hedonic motivations and facilitating conditions are the determinants of the use of MART.

Strategy of tourism policy implementation based on health safety during COVID-19 in Temajuk of Sambas regency of Indonesia

Tourism is a crucial element in a country today, and Indonesia is no exception, but this sector has been heavily impacted after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Tourism in Temajuk, Sambas, has excellent potential to become Indonesia's leading tourism destination. Still, there has not been a practical implementation of tourism policies in the Temajuk tourism area of Sambas Regency during the Covid-19 pandemic that can develop Temajuk tourism during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research method, a qualitative approach is designed to investigate, and research subjects used as resource persons will be carried out purposively. The results of the study show that there are four points needed to improve the implementation of health security-based tourism policies during Covid-19, including 1) Building a Shared Vision where operational policies are measurable; 2) Participation; 3) Network; 4) Partnership.

Nexus of tourism demand, economic growth, and external competitiveness in leading tourist destination countries

The study investigates the causal relationship between tourism demand, economic growth, and external competitiveness in leading tourist destination countries using the bootstrap panel Granger causality test between 2005 and 2019. To determine the direction and the sign of the causality, study first test the existence of cross-sectional dependence among the countries and slope homogeneity across the countries. The empirical findings of the study produced varying results for countries reflecting the heterogeneity among the sample countries. Results also provide evidence of tourism-led growth, economic-driven tourism growth, feedback, and neutrality hypotheses. Moreover, results show evidence of tourism induced external competitiveness and vice-versa. Therefore, even though the study's empirical results have a significant implication for policymakers, regulators, and sector representatives. It is not fair to suggest one size fits all policies for the sample countries.