Abstract
Perception arises from the experience
experienced by individuals towards an object and can be done in any way, not
facing a tourist attraction. One of the tours offered in Bojonegoro Regency is
Ngringinrejo Starfruit Agrotourism. The number of visits to the Starfruit
Garden Agrotourism has as many as 1,726 visits, which is the least number of
visits than other tourism objects in Bojonegoro Regency. This study aims to
analyze 1) the effect of residence and perceptions on accessibility,
attractions, and facilities; 2) The effect of education level and perception on
accessibility, attractions, and facilities. level of education.
This research was conducted in Starfruit
Garden Agrotourism Ngringinrejo Village, Kalitidu District, Bojonegoro Regency,
East Java Province. This type of research uses a quantitative descriptive
method. The population in this study were tourists who visited the Ngringinrejo
Starfruit Agrotourism in 2022 as many as 242 people. The sample in this study
was 40 respondents who were determined using the Accidental Sampling method.
The type of data used is primary data, namely questionnaire data processed with
SPSS and secondary data, namely data on the number of tourist visits in several
tourist objects in Bojonegoro Regency in 2021-2022. Data collection techniques
are: Observation, Questionnaire, Interview and Documentation. The data analysis
technique uses the Chi Square method and uses the contingency coefficient
formula C and Cmax.
The results of the study show that 1) there
is no significant effect between tourist residences and their perceptions of
accessibility, attractions, and facilities, because the influence between
variables is very small, and 2) there is no significant effect between the
level of education of tourists and their perceptions of accessibility,
attractions. , and facilities, because the influence between variables is very
small.
Keywords : Perception, Residence, Education Level, Starfruit
Garden Agrotourism.