E-Journal of Tourism
Volume 7 Number 1 (March 2020)

Digital Surveillance of Health and Safety Hazards at Tourist Attractions in Bali: First Preliminary Evidence

I Md Ady Wirawan (Udayana University)
Wayan Citra Wulan Sucipta Putri (Udayana University)
Ngurah Agus Sanjaya ER (Udayana University)
Made Agus Hendrayana (Udayana University)
Ni Made Dian Kurniasari (Udayana University)
Ketut Hari Mulyawan (Udayana University)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Apr 2020

Abstract

This study examined the feasibility of conducting digital surveillance of health and safety hazards through a system that can be accessed by travelers using their mobile phones. A progressive mobile website and a mobile application were developed employing a research database which consists of hazards, risks and health facilities that have been geo-tagged and mapped based on their respective geographical positions in 197 tourist attractions in Bali. The system was launched in 80 strategic tourist attractions in Bali at the end of August 2019. Trends in some specific diseases, hazards, and risks were observed monthly using a keyword analysis. Serial data for the first four months were analyzed and presented descriptively. The result shows that in total there were 19,869 visits to the website, or an average of 163 visits per day. There has been a nearly three-fold increase in total website traffic from 85.2 in September to 245.8 in December 2019. Safety hazard is the most frequently visited pages by tourists and there were 45 valid keywords found in the website panelboard. This study is the first to examine the possibility of developing a digital surveillance system using mobile phones directly involving travelers at destinations.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eot

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities

Description

E-Journal of Tourism promotes and enhances research developments in the field of tourism. The journal provides an international platform for debate and dissemination of research findings whilst also facilitating the discussion of new research areas and techniques. E-Journal of Tourism continues to ...