Economic Valuation of the Silokek Geopark Tourism Object in Sijunjung Regency
- DOI
- 10.2991/aebmr.k.211117.049How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Silokek; Travel Cost; Economic Valuation
- Abstract
Silokek is one of the villages located in Sijunjung Regency West Sumatra Province which has a geopark natural tourist attraction. Not only known for its natural attractions, but Silokek also has a traditional village with rows of traditional houses rich in cultural values. This research was conducted to determine the economic value of Silokek geopark tourism and also to analyze several factors suspected of influencing the level of tourist visits to Silokek. In estimating the economic potential in tourism activities in Silokek with the travel cost method (TCM). Data was collected by distributing questionnaires to visitors from September to December 2020 as many as 100 visitors. The results of this study indicate that the travel costs that must be incurred by visitors, income, travel distance, geopark tourist attractions, and service information before visiting have a significant effect on the number of visitors. The economic potential of Silokek geopark tourism reaches Rp. 715.932.986,00 per year with Rp. 358.750,00 per individual per year of consumer surplus. It is hoped that the local government can provide focus and attention to increase the number of visitors to the Silokek geopark tourist attraction because people depend on their lives and income from tourism activities at this time.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
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TY - CONF AU - Ali Anis AU - Zul Azhar AU - Hari Setia Putra AU - Jemi Juneldi PY - 2021 DA - 2021/11/23 TI - Economic Valuation of the Silokek Geopark Tourism Object in Sijunjung Regency BT - Proceedings of the Seventh Padang International Conference On Economics Education, Economics, Business and Management, Accounting and Entrepreneurship (PICEEBA 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 149 EP - 155 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.211117.049 DO - 10.2991/aebmr.k.211117.049 ID - Anis2021 ER -