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English For Tourism: By: Meli Fatmawati Rahma Pedelokta Rhmatika Tri Melani
English For Tourism: By: Meli Fatmawati Rahma Pedelokta Rhmatika Tri Melani
By :
MELI FATMAWATI
RAHMA PEDELOKTA
RHMATIKA
TRI MELANI
The city of Yogyakarta as one of the tourist destinations develop the tourism industry.
Tourism has grown and become important part in the economy of Yogyakarta City. City
Tourism Yogyakarta has been supported by various facilities for your satisfaction and
satisfaction tourist convenience. Many hotels, restaurants, malls, souvenir shops, and various
other facilities were built to support this sector. Basic facilities tourism, one of which is
transportation, especially local transportation which makes it easier for tourists to move from the
inn to the tourist attraction. One of the local means of transportation in the city of Yogyakarta is
the carriage. Andong is a traditional four-wheeled carriage that is pulled by one or more horses
and controlled by a coachman, who used to move or carry goods or people. Andong equipped
with a seat, wearing a roof, and on the side there is a cover that can be opened (H. Basuki et al,
1997-1998: 11). Diameter the front wheel is smaller than the rear. Andong is there some operate
during the day and some are at night. on the carriage which operate into the evening are usually
equipped with lanterns to lighting. Andong can accommodate six to eight passengers or about
three thousand (3,000) kilograms of goods with a cruising range of ten to fifteen (10-15)
kilometers (Djoko Setijowarno and Russ Bona Frazila, 2003:
Along with the advancement of increasingly modern transportation, namely by
increasing the number of public transportation that is faster and more efficient, then the existence
of the andong as a means of public transportation has been shifted, but thi does not make the
carriage into something that is not needed at all.
Yogyakarta City Government with its policies regarding tourism imag The culture-based
city of Yogyakarta has given hope to the owner andong because carriage is considered to have a
role in tourism. Andong with its uniqueness and traditional values are considered capable of
being an attraction tour. The existence of a carriage in relation to tourism involves: various
parties, including carriage drivers, tourists, city governments, and related institutions. So far it is
not known how its use as a supporter of tourism in terms of carriage drivers, tourists as
passengers, as well as from related institutions. Based on these problems, the author tries to
answer problems through a research entitled “Utilization of Andong as a Tourism Support in the
City of Yogyakarta”.
B. Problem Identification
Based on the background of the problem above, the problem can be identified as follows:
1. How is the development of tourism in the city of Yogyakarta?
2. What is the role of tourism in improving the economy the people of Yogyakarta City?
3. How is the image of Yogyakarta tourism seen from the point of view? traveler?
4. How does tourism affect land use and spatial planning Yogyakarta City?
5. The extent to which transportation services make it easier for tourists to reach
tourist attraction?
6. How many carriages are operating in Yogyakarta City?
7. How is the distribution of the andong in the city of Yogyakarta?
8. How many carriage trips in transporting passengers per day?
9. What is the fare for the carriage driver to charge traveler?
10. How much does the carriage driver earn per day?
11. What is the role of government and related institutions in supporting whereabouts andong?
12. How is the andong involved in tourism events?
13. How is the future existence of the andong related to carriage driver regeneration?
14. What is the motivation of tourists to use the carriage?
15. What do tourists think about the carriage
C. Problem Limitation
Based on the identification of the problem above and because of the limitations of the researcher
then this research is limited to:
1. Characteristics of the carriage.
2. The motivation of tourists to use the carriage.
3. Tourists' opinions about the carriage.
D. Problem Formulation
Based on the identification of the problem and problem boundaries above, then the formulation
of the problem in this study are:
1. How many carriages are operating in Yogyakarta City?
2. How is the distribution of carriages in Yogyakarta City?
3. How many carriage trips in transporting passengers per day?
4. What is the fare for the carriage driver to charge traveler?
5. How much does the carriage driver earn per day?
6. What is the role of government and related institutions in supporting whereabouts andong?
7. How is the andong involved in tourism events?
8. How is the future existence of the andong related to carriage driver regeneration?
9. What is the motivation of tourists to use the carriage?
10. What do tourists think about the carriage?
E. Research Objectives
This research aims to:
1. Knowing the characteristics of the carriage.
2. Knowing the motivation of tourists to use the carriage.
3. Knowing the opinion of tourists about the carriage.
F. Research Benefits
This research is expected to provide the following benefits:
1. Theoretical benefits:
The results of this study are expected to be used as reading material in other studies that have
the same research object.
2. Practical benefits:
a. For the government: can be input in improving quality carriage coachman human resources.
b. For the community: fostering a love for cultural heritage in the form of a carriage.