Journal of Tourism Sustainability
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Volume 2 Number 2 (2022)

How to Sustain Visitors’ Interest during The Crisis: The Case Study of Pangandaran Beach

Ribka Nauli Sitorus (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)
Tomy Andrianto (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)
Dinarsiah Chendraningrum (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Aug 2022

Abstract

Pangandaran, one of Indonesia's well-known tourist destinations, has never been vacant when allowed to visit, even during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This study aims to understand the factors that that sustain visitors' interest in Pangandaran during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Qualitative description was used in this study by conducting semi-structured interviews with eleven visitors visiting Pangandaran during a pandemic. This study found five main factors that sustained visitors' interest in visiting Pangandaran during the Pandemic. First is the internal factor in traveling to the beach, longing for the atmosphere and nature of Pangandaran. Second is the distance, and the third is the popularity of Pangandaran. Four factors are the destination's affordable facilities, such as hotels and Restaurants. Last is the strategic location of the west and east coast meet at the same destination. Those five factors accumulated a strong power that sustains visitor's interest in visiting Pangandaran even in crises such as Pandemic Covid-19.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JTOSPOLBAN

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Tourism Sustainability (JTOS) E-ISSN 2798-8333 is a double blind review journal published by Politeknik Negeri Bandung. It focuses on fostering and stimulating discourses in the tourism research among academics and professionals. JTOS welcomes articles in all areas of tourism research ...