Visitor’s Preference towards Panatapan as a Touristic Space of Lake Toba: A Preliminary Study in Nagori Sibaganding, Simalungun District

M. Ade Kurnia Harahap, Sirodjuzilam, R Hamdani Harahap, Beni O. Y. Manurung

2018

Abstract

Tourism is one of the factors that support the development of a region. In Lake Toba area there are tourist destinations that take advantage of the open space tourist sites known by local people with Panatapan. This study aims to find out the characteristics of visitors who come as well as tourist services that they need in panatapan area. This research was conducted in several spot panatapan as scenic tourist room in Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra with the number of respondents that have been determined. Sources of data used are primary and secondary data obtained through questionnaires and documentation. While the data analysis used is survey and comparation, and data analysis. The results are expected to show the characteristics of visitors who come to panatapan Lake Toba. In addition, the research results are also expected to provide an overview for panatapan managers and Lake Toba to develop a favorite tour by most visitors so that the results of this study can contribute to the progress and development panatapan as tourist space in Lake Toba.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Harahap M., Sirodjuzilam., Hamdani Harahap R. and O. Y. Manurung B. (2018). Visitor’s Preference towards Panatapan as a Touristic Space of Lake Toba: A Preliminary Study in Nagori Sibaganding, Simalungun District. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD, ISBN 978-989-758-543-2, pages 252-260. DOI: 10.5220/0009901000002480

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icnrsd18,
author={M. Ade Kurnia Harahap and Sirodjuzilam and R Hamdani Harahap and Beni O. Y. Manurung},
title={Visitor’s Preference towards Panatapan as a Touristic Space of Lake Toba: A Preliminary Study in Nagori Sibaganding, Simalungun District},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,},
year={2018},
pages={252-260},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009901000002480},
isbn={978-989-758-543-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,
TI - Visitor’s Preference towards Panatapan as a Touristic Space of Lake Toba: A Preliminary Study in Nagori Sibaganding, Simalungun District
SN - 978-989-758-543-2
AU - Harahap M.
AU - Sirodjuzilam.
AU - Hamdani Harahap R.
AU - O. Y. Manurung B.
PY - 2018
SP - 252
EP - 260
DO - 10.5220/0009901000002480