LEVEL OF ATTRACTIVENESS OF BEACH TOURISM OBJECT IN SIJUK DISTRICT, BELITUNG REGENCY, INDONESIA

Abstract

According to the Tourism Development Master Plan of Belitung Regency (RIPPARKAB, 2009-2019), Belitung Regency is an archipelago region with regional tourism resources consisting of natural tourism attraction, culture and special interest potential to be developed into Tourism Industry. Sijuk district is one of the districts in Belitung Regency which become Tourism Destination Region (TDR) which has a popular and interesting tourist attraction to visit. Some of the areas that become the main attraction of marine tourism are the Tanjung Binga, Tanjung Kelayang, and Tanjung Tinggi. This research is aimed to know the level of coastal tourist attraction (Case Study of Tanjung Binga Beach, Tanjung Kelayang Beach, and Tanjung Tinggi Beach). The research method used scoring of primary and secondary data collection to determine the level of coastal tourist attraction in Sijuk district based on attraction variable, facilities and accessibility. The research results stated that Tanjung Kelayang Beach has 6508 tourist attraction, Tanjung Tinggi 6202 and Tanjung Binga Beach 5097. The conclusion is that Tanjung Tinggi Beach has the highest tourist attraction value and Tanjung Binga beach has the lowest atraction value.

Keywords

• Attractions
• Accessibility
• Facilities
• Level of Attraction
• and Beach Tourism

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