F. Rahmafitria, A.R. Pratama, Kaswanto, L. Miller
Tourism accessibility is one of the critical components in achieving sustainability in protected areas. The increasing tourism trend in protected areas implies the requisiteness of building a tourism accessibility conception that can guarantee the areas' sustainability. Tourism accessibility in protected areas has to be understood comprehensively, physically and non-physically, as perceived limitless ease can affect tourist behaviors. This paper analyzes the components of accessibility using a perception approach. The research was undertaken in Taman National Komodo in 2019 by distributing questionnaires to 534 respondents. Results indicated that tourists' perceived accessibility comprised five dimensions, i.e., destination, psychological, individual, physical, economic, and conservation. Out of the five dimensions, the conservation dimension, which was the knowledge about natural vulnerability in protected areas, could reduce perceived accessibility. Other dimensions increased perceived accessibility and impacted tourists' ignorance behavior. It pointed out the salience of tourism planning for protected areas. This research is expected to provide input for sustainable tourism policy management in protected areas. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia; IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia; USDA Forest Service, International Program, Washington, DC, United States
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