POTENSI OBJEK WISATA RELIGI DI BUKIT DOA KOTA TOMOHON

Abstract

The potential of a tourist attraction can be influential in determining and reasoning a person determines his motivation and purpose for traveling. Tourism can be one of the potential areas that will certainly be a characteristic of an area. Tourist attractions are a reason or why tourists choose this place to be used as a tourist destination because tourism today has become a basic need for modern people's lives. There are many reasons why tourists choose their place to be a tourist destination, based on their hobbies, new tours, level of popularity, beauty, healing reasons and for personal satisfaction. Especially for religious tourism, a tourist must of course really have a clear will and motivation so that they can feel the purpose of the tour. The purpose of this study is to find out and describe the Potential of religious tourism objects in the Prayer Hill of Tomohon City.

The motivation and reason for tourists to visit religious tourism in The Prayer Hill of Tomohon City such as to take pictures and refresh, as well as those who come are indeed with the aim of praying and worshiping. The governance system, strategy, as well as the proper structuring and positioning of the site from the Management of The Prayer Hill of Tomohon City are very influential in terms of supporting the effectiveness of increasing and refreshing the Faith of every tourist who does religious tourism in this place, the advantages and uniqueness and something iconic of religious tourism in The Prayer Hill of City make this place more preferred and favorite as the main destination for religious tourism compared to other religious tourism attractions.

 Keywords: potential, tourism objects, religious tourism