Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies
Abstract
As halal tourism demand show significant growth due to increase awareness of muslim tourists on consuming halal products and services during their travels, muslim millennials travelers becomes the most targeted market from destinations in the world, especially as they represent 25% of total tourism visitor arrivals. Therefore, this paper intends to reveal the perception of millennials on halal tourism and after that , the results to be projected in the development strategy of halal tourism in West Sumatera. It is an exploratory descriptive research in which primary data are collected through the distribution of questionnaire to 185 millennials in Jakarta. The results show that faith based needs especially the provision of halal food as well the opportunity to perform salaath and the availability of praying facilities along with water usage friendly washrooms are the most important services on their leisure travels. Muslim friendly accommodation, tourism attraction and shopping are the important facilities required, while the millennials search travel information and share their experience in social media. The most favorite tourism activities in halal tourism are adventure and family based tourism. To be successful in offering its halal tourism to millennials, West Sumatera should create its halal tourism products and services in accordance to the millennials tourists expectation.
Bahasa Abstract
Karena permintaan pariwisata halal menunjukkan pertumbuhan yang signifikan karena meningkatnya kesadaran wisatawan muslim dalam mengonsumsi produk dan layanan halal selama perjalanannya, wisatawan milenial muslim menjadi pasar yang paling dibidik dari berbagai destinasi di dunia, terutama karena mewakili 25% dari total kedatangan pengunjung pariwisata. Oleh karena itu, tulisan ini bermaksud untuk mengungkap persepsi generasi milenial terhadap wisata halal dan selanjutnya hasilnya diproyeksikan dalam strategi pengembangan wisata halal di Sumatera Barat. Merupakan penelitian deskriptif eksploratif dimana data primer dikumpulkan melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada 185 milenial di Jakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kebutuhan berbasis agama khususnya penyediaan makanan halal serta kesempatan untuk shalat dan ketersediaan sarana shalat serta toilet yang ramah penggunaan air merupakan layanan terpenting dalam perjalanan liburan mereka. Akomodasi ramah muslim, atraksi wisata dan belanja menjadi fasilitas penting yang dibutuhkan, sementara kaum milenial mencari informasi perjalanan dan berbagi pengalamannya di media sosial. Kegiatan pariwisata yang paling favorit dalam wisata halal adalah petualangan dan wisata berbasis keluarga. Agar sukses menawarkan wisata halal kepada milenial, Sumatera Barat harus menciptakan produk dan layanan wisata halal yang sesuai dengan ekspektasi wisatawan milenial. Kata kunci: wisata halal, kebutuhan wisatawan milenial muslim, wisata ramah muslim.
Recommended Citation
Pranita, Diaz and Kesa, Deni Danial
(2020)
"The Perspective of Millenial Tourists on Halal Tourism and itsReflection to Halal Tourism Development in West Sumatera,"
Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies: Vol. 5:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
DOI: 10.7454/jitps.v5i2.1103
Available at:
https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/jitps/vol5/iss2/5