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Corresponding author: Irpan M.
Email: irpanleska@gmail.com
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Vol. 03, No. 4 (2021) 453-462, doi: 10.24874/PES03.04.009
Proceedings on Engineering
Sciences
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UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IN
PROMOTION OF RIVERBANK TOUR
DESTINATION AT MARABAHAN BARITO KUALA
IN ERA 4.0
M.Irpan
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Gunawan Wibisono
Iib Kurnianti
Rika Apriany Sukmana
Syahrial Shaddiq
Keywords:
Digital Communication, Tourism
Destinations
A B S T R A C T
Barito Kuala Regency is mostly surrounded by rivers that many potentials for
community economic development such as transportation, trading/purchasing
places, places of goods release, production/nurseries, and also as a tourist
destination. The development of tourist destinations along the Barito River in
Marabahan is a special attraction with the headline "Susur Sungai Barito,
Marabahan". the route begins from the Agun Al Anwar Mosque, Marabahan
floating karamba behind the Rumpiang-Timbunan Batubara bridge on the Ulek
Marabahan barge, as well as flat cracker tours. Potential tourism destination
assets can be packaged by using digital marketing communications in the era
of 4.0 along the Marabahan river. This research methodology uses a qualitative
descriptive method, by providing an overview of the attractiveness of tourist
destinations along the Marabahan river, research data can be obtained through
observation, interviews, documentation related to program advantages of
tourist destinations along the Marabahan river. The research results are
expected to make a positive contribution to the government in developing
centers of excellence for tourist destinations along the Marabahan river that
can support the economy of the local community.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Law No. 10 of 2009 describes A tourist objects and
attractions to everything as tourist-target. The tourist
objects and attractions referred to: (1). Tourist attraction
is uniqueness, beauty, a diversity of natural, cultural, and
man-made wealth as the target or purpose of tourist visits.
(2). A tourism destination hereinafter a destination to a
geographic area located in one or more administrative
areas including tourist attractions, public facilities,
tourism facilities, accessibility, and communities that are
interrelated and complementary.