The tourism sector is one of the 5 (five) priority sectors for national
development. So that information / data related to the characteristics of
up-to-date tourism service businesses is indispensable to identify and evaluate
the success of development in this sector.
The tourism service business is constantly changing from time to time,
so it is necessary to update the data regularly to obtain up-to-date
information about the existence and characteristics of the tourism service
business.
The updating of tourism service provider data was carried out by the
Central Bureau of Statistics, from January to March during the “Updating the
Directory of Tourism Service Providers”. The purpose of this activity is to
maintain the availability of information on the existence of tourism service
provider businesses that are still active, which is useful as a sample frame
for various surveys as well as for other purposes related to Tourism Statistics.
Updating the Directory of Tourism Service Providers is carried out by
quoting administrative data available in various agencies / institutions such
as the Tourism Office, DPMPTSP, as well as based on information from the
website. Furthermore, the matching between the data obtained from various
sources is carried out with the tourism service business directory at BPS, then
field checks are carried out to ensure that there are new businesses or
businesses that are closed.
The scope of tourism service providers includes: tourist attractions,
tourism areas, tourism transportation services, tour travel services, food and
beverage services, accommodation providers, entertainment and recreation
activities, tourism information services, tourism consulting services, tour
guides and tour interpreters, tours. tirta, as well as fitness activities.
However, due to the wide scope of tourism service business activities and the
limited time for updating activities, the current focus of activities is on
accommodation providers and food and beverage providers.
This year's update activity has identified relatively many new
businesses, both "accommodation providers" and "food and
beverage providers" in the City of Salatiga. It is likely that the tourism
service business will continue to grow because the city of Salatiga is located
at the Joglosemar (Jogja - Solo - Semarang) intersection which is busy being
crossed by tourists.
