<![CDATA[Abstract: Tourism is a vital sector that supports regional economic development. Lombok, particularly East Lombok Regency, has experienced an increase in tourist visits annually, although there was a significant decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tetebatu Tourism Village possesses substantial tourism potential, but the dissemination of information remains limited, resulting in underutilization of digital platforms such as social media. This study aims to examine the influence of electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) as a digital marketing medium on tourist visits through the mediating variable of visit interest to Tetebatu Tourism Village. This research employs a quantitative associative method with a sample of 350 respondents selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach. The results show that e-WOM has a significant influence on tourists’ visit interest, indicated by a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. However, e-WOM does not directly influence tourist visits (significance 0.140 > 0.05). Nevertheless, e-WOM significantly influences tourist visits through the mediating effect of visit interest (significance 0.008 < 0.05). In conclusion, e-WOM as a digital marketing tool effectively increases visit interest, which in turn contributes to greater tourist visits to Tetebatu Tourism Village Keywords: e-WOM, Interest, Visits, Tourist Abstrak: Pariwisata merupakan sektor penting dalam mendukung pembangunan ekonomi daerah. Lombok, khususnya Kabupaten Lombok Timur, menunjukkan peningkatan jumlah wisatawan setiap tahun, meskipun sempat menurun pada 2020 akibat pandemi COVID-19. Desa Wisata Tetebatu memiliki potensi besar dalam sektor wisata, namun penyebaran informasi masih minim, sehingga belum dimanfaatkan secara optimal melalui media sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) sebagai media pemasaran digital terhadap kunjungan wisatawan melalui minat berkunjung ke Desa Wisata Tetebatu. Metode penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif asosiatif dengan jumlah sampel 350 responden, menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) berbasis Partial Least Square (PLS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa e-WOM berpengaruh signifikan terhadap minat wisatawan dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05. Namun, e-WOM tidak berpengaruh langsung terhadap kunjungan wisatawan (signifikansi 0,140 > 0,05). Sementara itu, terdapat pengaruh signifikan e-WOM terhadap kunjungan wisatawan melalui minat berkunjung (signifikansi 0,008 < 0,05). Dengan demikian, e-WOM efektif digunakan untuk meningkatkan minat yang berdampak pada peningkatan kunjungan ke Desa Wisata Tetebatu. Kata kunci: e-WOM, Minat, Kunjungan, Wisatawan]]>
