The pattern of visiting restaurants in Glagah Beach, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta

Abstract

Nowadays, culinary tourism is not just a transient phenomenon but also has become an attraction and the main destination for travelling. Therefore, restaurants are believed to be able to become the main element that functions as an adhesive in a tourist attraction. In this study, the restaurant is the focus of the research, namely Seafood restaurants located in Glagah Beach Tourism Object, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta. This study aims to analyze the attractiveness of restaurants and patterns of visiting seafood restaurants in Glagah Beach Tourism Objects. The variables used in this study include the uniqueness of restaurants, consumer characteristics, and tourist characteristics. The results showed that the attraction of seafood restaurants was more significant than the other of Glagah Beach attraction. The pattern of visiting restaurants formed at seafood restaurants is the result of weekday and weekend visits from local visitors, sub-regional visitors, and regional visitors.