Cruise Ship: the Backbone of Future Tourism Industry in Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/ictgtd-16.2017.25How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cruise ship, cruise industry, future tourism, tourism industry, cruise ship tourism

Abstract

Indonesia considers the cruise ship industry as a potential source of economic growth. The paper discusses the cruise ship as the backbone of future tourism industry in Indonesia. The aim of the study is to provide some evidences of the discussion. The results of the study aim to help the stakeholders to realize the rising of cruise industry in East Asia and help the policy maker to develop infrastructures. The study is based on a literature review, data and analysis are based on a selection of information taken from different official worldwide reports, press releases, and previous studies. The results of the analysis show that the number of cruise ship call is still low and the fact that Indonesia accounts for only 5% of total passenger and crew visit days throughout Southeast Asia become an issue. Furthermore the results show that the government should develop seaports that are supported by large airports and located in populous areas, these ports should be managed well to accommodate cruise ships, ferries, and roll-on/roll-off ships traf c. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that further research is conducted to focus on kind of activities to attract the cruise traffic in Indonesia.

Copyright

© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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