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Travel Cost Method Efforts to Increase Eco-green Tourism in Bakut Island, Indonesia (Case Study: Provinces in South Kalimantan)

In: 4th International Conference on Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination (TGDIC 2023)

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  • Yunita Sopiana

    (Lambung Mangkurat University)

  • Eny Fahriati

    (Lambung Mangkurat University)

Abstract

Ecogreen tourism on Bakut Island, located in the Barito Kuala Regency area, is in the Anjir Muara sub-district. This research aims to determine the economic value of ecogreen tourism on Bakut Island and calculate travel costs, income, and distance from home to tourist attractions, as well as the number of visitors to Ecogreen tourism on Bakut Island. The population of this study is visitors to the Bakut Island tourism eco-green in the last few years who came to the Bakut Island tourism eco-green in the last three years, namely 2021-2023, totaling 1326 people. The sample used in this research was Accidental Sampling: anyone who was met accidentally when the author collected data there. The samples taken were 100 people. The data collection method used is descriptive and quantitative based on a questionnaire. By using the travel cost approach, it can be seen that the economic value is IDR. 269,945,007,-. Willingness to pay IDR. 26,950,-. Total Travel Cost IDR. 62,295,000,-. Total willingness to pay IDR. 20,765,000,-. Total travel cost IDR. 27,534,390,000,-. From the calculations above, it is necessary to develop Ecogreen tourism on Bakut Island in Barito Kuala Regency for the convenience of tourists enjoying the natural beauty of the mangrove ecosystem while also seeing proboscis monkeys. As an educational tourism destination, Bakut Island is considered to be in line with the spirit of “back to nature” behavior, which will be Future trends that need to be improved again both in terms of service, cleanliness, and comfort of eco-green tourism as well as the involvement of local communities from an economic and security perspective in protecting Bakut Island.

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  • Yunita Sopiana & Eny Fahriati, 2023. "Travel Cost Method Efforts to Increase Eco-green Tourism in Bakut Island, Indonesia (Case Study: Provinces in South Kalimantan)," Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research, in: Myrza Rahmanita & Rina Suprina & Willy Arafah (ed.), 4th International Conference on Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination (TGDIC 2023), pages 355-363, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6463-296-5_49
    DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-296-5_49
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