Study of Marine Ecotourism Potential of Cingkuak Island West Sumatera Province
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2016-03-31
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Cingkuak Island is one of small islands in West Sumatera Province. Cingkuak Island has been selected as an area of
marine tourism development by the local government of Pesisir Selatan Regency since 2002. The aim of the study was to
assess the potential of Cingkuak Island as marine tourism destination, and analyzed its potential for marine ecotourism
development. The method used in the research included survey method, data collection (primary and secondary). Purposive
sampling method was used for interview and questionnaire, particularly for tourists has been used accidental sampling
method. The result of the study showed that Cingkuak Island has a big potential for marine tourism destination and
possesses a big chance to be developed into a marine ecotourism area. It has been measured by the suitability values of
marine ecotourism development. The values are resulted through tourism supporting criteria, total scores of WTA and WTP,
economic potential values, and SWOT analysis
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Potential, Marine Ecotourism, Cingkuak Island