VALUASI EKONOMI OBJEK WISATA PANTAI SARI RINGGUNG KABUPATEN PESAWARAN, PROVINSI LAMPUNG PENDEKATAN TRAVEL COST METHOD
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to know and analysis the effect of
independent variabel which affects the number of visists to Sari Ringgung Beach
attraction in Pesawaran district by using the approach of traveling cost method
and estimating the economic value from Sari Ringgung beach attraction is using
the approach of individual traveling cost method. This study was conducted in
Pesawaran district, Lampung Province. This researh was 270 respondents. The
analysis tool that used in this study is multiple linear regression in SPSS.
The factors that influence the frequency of visits to Sari Ringgung Beach
attraction in Pesawaran district are travel cost, distance, dummy facility, income,
age, education, and gender. The factors that have positive impacts are distance,
dummy facility, income and gender while the negative impacts are travel cost
anda education. The factor that wasn’t significant for the frequency of visits was
age. The economic value of Sari Ringgung beach attractions base on the
individual travel cost method was Rp2.517.909.138,00 with consumer surplus for
each individual of each visists was Rp19.926,00.