International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)
  Year: 2024 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 46-54
Mapping the Perspectives of Urban Tourism Attractions: A Sentiment Analysis on Gastronomic Tourism in Bandung City Download PDF
Hilman A. Halim and Tomi Setiawan

Abstract:
Gastronomy tourism encompasses the entire food experience in a region. More than just tasting food and drink, gastronomy tourism invites tourists to delve into the unique culture and traditions associated with the food. This includes the way people eat, how the food is prepared, the ingredients used, as well as the historical aspects and cultural values attached to the dishes. This research aims to discuss the sentiment analysis of Google Review users towards gastronomic tourism in Bandung City. This research starts from determining the formulation of existing problems, then identifying these problems, then conducting a literature study. Furthermore, collecting data from Google Review. From the data obtained previously, a process of selecting appropriate and relevant data is carried out so that it can be used further. The results of this study indicate that gastronomic tourism in Bandung City is generally pleasant for tourists who come to visit it, even so it still has several shortcomings that give a sense of dissatisfaction to tourists due to several existing shortcomings such as facilities, location access, parking, security and congestion. However, this does not make tourists feel disappointed. Tourists want improvements to tourist attractions in the Bandung City in order to reduce existing inconveniences, and the Bandung City is considered to provide joy or Joy and a city full of surprises. Recommendations for further research, can be done on other aspects of tourism such as wellbeing tourism (happy tourism) in the Bandung City, branding of tourist destinations and the special uniqueness of urban tourism in Bandung City as a deepening of this research.