| Summary: | N ature Sempu Island Reserve is located in southern part of Java Island
precisely in Malang. Sempu Island Nature Reserve is a protected area with limited
utilization, nevertheless Sempu Island becomes one of the tourists� destinations
for recreation nowadays. A research upon the factors affecting tourists� visits is
required for suppressing tourists� visits in Sempu Island Nature Reserve. This
research aimed to find out where is the location which becomes tourists�
destination, the characters of tourists, and what does factors affecting tourists�
visit to Sempu Island Nature Reserve.
affect
This research was held in November 2013 using survey as the method of
research and questionnaire as the instrument of research. The sampling was done
randomly and used accidental sampling technique. There were 94 respondents as
the samples. The result of the research was analyzed descriptively and was
supported with diagram of area map and documentation pictures. The analysis
employed to find out factors which tourists� visit was done using analysis
factor with the assistance of software SPSS 16.0 for Windows.
Tourists� The research�s results showed that 1) destination in Sempu
Island Nature Reserve mainly was an area of coast with Segara Anakan Lake as
the main attraction. 2) The visitors of Sempu Island were dominated by young
people. Some activities done by visitors in Sempu Island gave negative impacts to
the preservation of area due to people�s low awareness towards the importance of
preserving the ecosystem. 3) There are four factors which affect tourists� visit to
Sempu Island Nature Reserve: the natural attraction scenery and information
availability (26,067%), the accessibility of the area (12,822%), the availability of
facility (9,406%), and the availability of public transportation (8,321%).
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