Factors involved in the number of tourist visits in the Muara Badak, Indonesia
Open Access
- 29 June 2020
- journal article
- Published by Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades desde America Latina in Religación
- Vol. 5 (24), 142-151
- https://doi.org/10.46652/rgn.v5i24.623
Abstract
The natural tourism sector which still exists today is the beach. Beach attractions have brought economic, social, and cultural activities in an attractive environment. This study discusses at factors such as: tourist revenue, cost of travel, cost of travel to other attractions, travel time, and facilities, which influence the number of tourist visits in the Muara Badak district, in Indonesia. The study approach was designed by a survey and we conducted interviews with 99 questionnaires (domestic and foreign tourists). The use of the OLS model is used to simplify data analysis techniques. Empirical findings presented that tourist income and facilities significantly influence the existence of tourist visits. This is evidenced by the significance of the two variables are 0.007 and 0.035 (pKeywords
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