WISATA HALAL: POTENSI EKONOMI BARU INDUSTRI PARIWISATA DI KABUPATEN CIREBON

Abstract

The tourism industry is a collection of interrelated tourism businesses to meet the demand of foreign tourists and domestic tourists, an increase in the number of tourists is an economic potential of a region. One tourism industry is halal tourism. Halal tourism is a journey that is done with the intention of being grateful for what God has created, so that in its implementation the Islamic Shari'a is implemented with the aim of increasing faith. Cirebon Regency PAD in 2017 amounted to 779,337.85 million rupiah. Tourism sector in Cirebon Regency in 2017 has an effect of 2.3%. In 2017 tourist arrivals increased from the previous year, which was 713,591 people. Economic potential for halal tourism in Cirebon Regency can be seen from pilgrimage, culinary, culture that can continue to be developed into a lucrative economic potential especially with the support of the government and other elements such as academics and practitioner.