Abstract:
The aim of the study was to discover the potential level of Cingkuak
Island as destination for marine ecotourism, and analyzing its potential level for
marine ecotourism development. The method used was survey method, data was
consisting of primary and secondary data. Interviewing sampling method was
used purposively, particularly for tourist sample were used as accidental sampling.
The result showed that Cingkuak Island has a big potential in marine tourism and
posseses a big chance to develop in marine ecotourism sector. It was showed by
the suitability value of marine ecotourism development. The value was resulted
through tourism supporter criteria, total scores of WTA and WTP, scores of
economic potential, and SWOT analysis.
