Comparative Analysis of Tourism in Karo Regency Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Regional Original Revenue of Karo Regency

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how far the differences that arise to the tourism sector in Karo Regency, knowing the output produced by business actors in the tourism sector as well as the Karo Regency government can determine effective preventive measures to control the impact of Covid-19 as well as possible. And also the Government as well as the Karo Regency Community can utilize various natural potentials that can be used to expand and enrich the Tourism Sector. In the research I conducted, the type of data used is secondary data obtained from related institutions/agencies such as the Karo Regency Regional Revenue Agency, the Culture, Youth and Sports and Tourism Office of Karo Regency for the period 2017 to 2022. This study uses paired sample data in determining the results of comparative analysis. The results of the research that has been carried out show that the Hospitality Tax variable has a significant positive effect before and at the moment of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Regional Original Revenue variable, the Number of Tourist Visits variable has a significant positive effect before and at the moment of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Regional Original Revenue variable, and the Recreation Levy variable has a significant positive effect before the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Regional Original Revenue variable and also the Recreation Levy variable has no significant effect at the moment of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Regional Original Revenue variable.