PERCEPTION OF EUROPEAN TOURIST TOWARD BALI AS TOURISM DESTINATION

Authors

  • I Gusti Bagus Rai Utama

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https://doi.org/10.9744/jmk.20.1.1-6

Keywords:

Image, history, culture, scenery, tourist, European.

Abstract

This research aimed to determine main attractor factors of Bali tourism and pre­do­minantly factors that determine the European travel to Bali. It was designed by using research sur­vey that in­volving 167 European tourist selected purposively. Con­fir­ma­to­ry factor analysis techniques were used to analyse a wide range of variables Balinese charm. The re­sults showed the main attractor factors of Bali tourism are (1) Immigration, security of destin­ation, and travel agencies, (2) The prices, the accommodation, food and transportation, (3) The history, cul­ture, and na­tural beauty. While the most dominant factor in de­ter­mi­ning European tourists travelled to Bali were immi­gra­tion, security of destination, and travel agencies. The findings also indicated that the images of Bali tourism are the destination's history, culture, and na­ture. These three variables were in accordance with ex­pectations of Euro­pean tourists who have been known as travellers who like the interested on history, culture, and the beauty of the scenery.

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2018-04-03

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Utama, I. G. B. R. (2018). PERCEPTION OF EUROPEAN TOURIST TOWARD BALI AS TOURISM DESTINATION. Jurnal Manajemen Dan Kewirausahaan, 20(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.9744/jmk.20.1.1-6

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2018): MARCH 2018

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