PROSPECTIVE AREA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTROTOURISM IN BANGKA REGENCY BANGKA BELITUNG ISLANDS PROVINCE

• Main Author: Zainuddin, Febri
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Astronomi
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/57547
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Tourists want a travel experience that is related to lifestyle changes, an interest in science, and an appreciation of cultural values. One of the tours that can provide this experience is astrotourism. Not all locations can be used as prospective locations for astrotourism development. This research was conducted in Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province. The study used a quantitative approach with purposive sampling. Data collection techniques used observations, documentation studies, and interviews to determine the climate comfort index for astrotourism activities and potential astrotourism locations. Natural parameters in the form of meteorological climatological conditions and elevation. While the nonnatural parameters are the brightness of the night sky and anthropogenic factors in the form of road vehicle accessibility, the availability of tourist facilities such as culinary centers and Toilet Washing Facilities (TWF), tourism support facilities such as security posts and health posts, the possibility of the availability of tour guides, proximity to tourist attractions. other tourist attractions, and the presence of inns/hotels in the vicinity of astrotourism sites. Documentation study to collect meteorological climatological data from the Indonesian Meteorology and Climatology Agency. Elevation data was measured using the Global Positioning System (GPS). For data, the brightness of the night sky is measured using a Sky Quality Meter (SQM) and anthropogenic parameters are the results of observations in the field. The results showed that the climatological and meteorological conditions of Bangka Island could be categorized as Good and Comfortable for astrotourism activities and astrotourism potential locations with the highest weighting points for elevation parameters, sky brightness, and anthropogenic factors, namely Bukit Tujuh Sempan Village, Pemali District with a weighting value of 61 points so that Bukit Tujuh becomes a prospective tourist destination for the development of astrotourism in Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province. Astrotourism in Bukit Tujuh, Bangka Regency is expected to be able to increase the added value of the travel experience and spur economic growth in the community in the future.