Mangrove Ecotourism Information System Based on Digital Book and Online Reservations

Abstract

Bali's tourism sector has faced serious challenges since the pandemic, with Bali's economic growth rate of -12.28% in the third quarter of 2020. Kampoeng Kepiting Mangrove Ecotourism located in Tuban, Kuta Badung district, Bali province is one of the tourism sectors which suffered a heavy impact. Before the pandemic, ecotourism visitors increased however during the pandemic, the number of visits decreased significantly. This study aims to develop a mangrove ecotourism information system, based on digital books and online reservations. The ecotourism digital book outlines the catalog of tour packages offered along with information on the mangrove tour packages for conservation and education. Based on the information from a digital book, potential visitors can use an online reservation application to make a reservation for tour packages and do payment by bank transfer. Once the payment process is done, visitors get digital vouchers to use the tour packages they have been reserved. The E-Voucher was used to visit the ecotourism of Kampoeng Kepiting. The development of a mangrove information system is expected to support the promotion of ecotourism in the recovery of ecotourism during the COVID-19 pandemic.