Open AccessImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Marine Tourism Derawan Island, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan Province
Author(s) -
Omega Raya Simarangkir,
F Tawang,
I. Irwan,
Pertiwi Utami,
Neingmraching Chowdhury Nani,
Ricky,
Taryono Kodiran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/934/1/012040
Subject(s) - tourism , pandemic , geography , covid-19 , destinations , socioeconomics , tourist destinations , economic growth , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , medicine , economics , archaeology , pathology
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on various aspects of life today. The tourism sector is one of the sectors affected by COVID-19, especially by the policy of social restrictions and foreign tourist visits. Derawan Island is one of the leading tourist destinations in East Kalimantan which has been affected by the COVID-19 infectious disease. The purpose of this research is to find out the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marine tourism on Derawan Island. The research was conducted in December 2020 – March 2021, using survey methods based on primary and secondary data. COVID-19 causes changes in habits, visit patterns, and the number of visits to Derawan Island marine tourism. The number of tourist visits decreased by 58% from the previous year, even as of December 2020, diving tourism actors are the parties most affected by COVID-19 due to the absence of diving tourists since the reopening of the leading tourist destination Derawan Island. The decline in tourist arrivals causes a decrease in income in the tourism sector, especially the income of tourism actors on Derawan Island.