Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Provinsi Aceh memiliki potensi kebudayaan dan pariwisata yang terdiri dari 739 objek wisata (redaksi Rostanti pada tahun 2023 dikutip dari Disbudpar Aceh). Salah satu ekowisata yang ada di Aceh adalah Taman Safari Gurun Putih Lestari (TSGPL). Taman safari tersebut berada di Kota Jantho, Kabupaten Aceh Besar dengan jarak tempuh berkisar 50 km dari pusat Ibu Kota Provinsi Aceh yaitu Kota Banda Aceh. Taman safari ini merupakan obyek wisata nasional yang merupakan Lembaga Konservasi Ex-situ & Pusat Penangkaran Satwa Langka yang mempunyai fungsi Konservasi, Pendidikan, Penelitian, dan Rekreasi. Permasalahan yang sering dialami wisatawan yaitu sulit mengukur perkiraan biaya yang dilakukan di saat mengunjungi suatu daerah dengan ekspektasi jumlah uang yang dikeluarkan sangatlah banyak. untuk mengetahui karakteristik pengunjung, persepsi pengunjung, besar biaya rata-rata pengunjung setiap melakukan kunjungan ke TSGPL, serta besar nilai ekonomi TSGPL per tahun dengan menggunakan pendekatan Travel Cost Method (TCM).
Dari hasil penelitian responden diperoleh sebanyak 60 orang terdiri dari 47% laki-laki dan 53% perempuan, usia dominan responden rentang 36-45 tahun sebanyak 37%, daerah asal responden dominan berasal dari Kota Banda Aceh sebanyak 55%, untuk pendidikan dominan di jenjang S1 sebanyak 57%, pekerjaan responden dominan ditemui berprofesi sebagai guru sebanyak 22%, untuk pendapatan rata-rata sekitar Rp2.100.000,00-Rp3.500.000,00 sebanyak 53%,dengan status dominan responden sudah menikah sebanyak 77%, untuk tipe kunjungan didominasi bersama rombongan keluarga sebanyak 83%, dan motivasi responden untuk berkunjung 100% untuk melakukan rekreasi, dan menjadikan TSGPL sebagai tujuan utama sebanyak 88%.
Persepsi pengunjung terhadap kualitas ekologi dengan nilai 87% pengunjung menyatakan sangat nyaman dan 88% sangat asri, sedangkan untuk sarana dan prasarana 78% merasa fasilitas lengkap, 56% pusat informasi cukup baik/lengkap, 73% merasa bahwa akses cukup baik/mudah, dan 80% merasa pelayanan petugas TSGPL baik.Untuk Estimasi rata-rata biaya yang dikeluarkan per pengunjung TGSPL adalah sebesar Rp246.066,7/pengunjung, sedangkan estimasi besar nilai ekonomi Objek Wisata Taman Safari Gurun Putih Lestari adalah senilai Rp5.504.512.079,00/tahun, dengan jumlah pengunjung sebanyak 22.370 orang/tahun.

Aceh Province has cultural and tourism potential consisting of 739 tourist attractions (Rostanti editorial in 2023 quoted from the Aceh Disbudpar). One of the ecotourism areas in Aceh is the Lestari White Desert Safari Park (TSGPL). The safari park is located in Jantho City, Aceh Besar Regency with a distance of around 50 km from the center of the capital of Aceh Province, namely Banda Aceh City. This safari park is a national tourist attraction which is an Ex-situ Conservation Institute & Endangered Animal Breeding Center which has the functions of Conservation, Education, Research and Recreation. The problem that tourists often experience is that it is difficult to estimate the costs incurred when visiting an area with the expectation that the amount of money spent will be very large. to find out visitor characteristics, visitor perceptions, the average cost of visitors per visit to TSGPL, as well as the economic value of TSGPL per year using the Travel Cost Method (TCM) approach. From the research results, it was found that there were 60 respondents consisting of 47% men and 53% women, the dominant age range of respondents was 36-45 years as much as 37%, the dominant area of origin of the respondents came from Banda Aceh City as much as 55%, for education the dominant level was S1 as much as 57%, the dominant occupation of respondents was found to be a teacher as much as 22%, for an average income of around Rp. 2,100,000.00-Rp. 3,500,000.00 as much as 53%, with the dominant status of respondents being married as much as 77%, for the type of visit dominated by family groups as much as 83%, and 100% of respondents' motivation to visit was for recreation, and 88% made TSGPL their main destination. Visitors' perceptions of ecological quality with a value of 87% of visitors stated that it was very comfortable and 88% very beautiful, while for facilities and infrastructure 78% felt that the facilities were complete, 56% of the information center was quite good/complete, 73% felt that access was quite good/easy, and 80% felt that the service of TSGPL officers was good. The estimated average cost incurred per TGSPL visitor was IDR 246,066.7/visitor, while the estimated economic value of the Lestari White Desert Safari Park tourist attraction was IDR 5,504,512,079.00. / year, with a total of 22,370 visitors / year.