Tourists’ Perception of Halal Food on Health in Berastagi

Caca Pratiwi, Yatty Destani Sandy, Muhammad Edwin Fransiari, Latifah Rahma Nurfazriah

2023

Abstract

Local tourists visiting Berastagi, North Sumatra are dominated by Muslim from around Medan. Most foreign tourists are from Malaysia, most of whom are also Muslim. During the holidays, tourists tend to seek out healthy food, and for a Muslim, the food consumed must be guaranteed halal. This study aimed to determine the perception of halal food on health by tourists in Berastagi. The study used primary data collected from 100 respondents who were surveyed directly through questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze. A total of 100 tourists participated in the study, originating from cities around North Sumatra. A total of 50 and 42 participants agreed and totally agreed, respectively, that halal food is hygienic, safe, and of good quality. A total of 40 and 53 participants agreed dan totally agreed, respectively, that not-halal food has a bad effect on health. Finally, 53 and 39 participants agreed and totally agreed, respectively, that halal food ensured that the ingredients in their food did not pose a health risk. Conclusion: Overall, 92 % of tourists agreed that halal food is hygienic and has a good impact on health. Halal food should be labelled by the government in restaurants, cafés, or food products.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pratiwi C., Sandy Y., Fransiari M. and Nurfazriah L. (2023). Tourists’ Perception of Halal Food on Health in Berastagi. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH; ISBN 978-989-758-727-6, SciTePress, pages 98-103. DOI: 10.5220/0012901300004564

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsdh23,
author={Caca Pratiwi and Yatty Sandy and Muhammad Fransiari and Latifah Nurfazriah},
title={Tourists’ Perception of Halal Food on Health in Berastagi},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH},
year={2023},
pages={98-103},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012901300004564},
isbn={978-989-758-727-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH
TI - Tourists’ Perception of Halal Food on Health in Berastagi
SN - 978-989-758-727-6
AU - Pratiwi C.
AU - Sandy Y.
AU - Fransiari M.
AU - Nurfazriah L.
PY - 2023
SP - 98
EP - 103
DO - 10.5220/0012901300004564
PB - SciTePress