Fostering the Shopping Malls Accessibility to Encourage the
Sustainable Tourism
Nurul Sukma Lestari and Rachel Dyah Wiastuti
Hotel Management Department, Faculty of Economics & Communication, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta,
Indonesia 11480
Keywords: Accessibility, Accessible, Accessible Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Shopping Mall
Abstract: Shopping has emerged as one of the biggest expenditures in the tourism industry. Shopping malls represent
the main shopping site for an urban destination such as Jakarta. Moreover, the destination should continuously
provide not only a diverse place to shop, but also a convenience and accessible place for all to sustain the
tourism value. The aim of this study is to determine the shopping malls accessibility based on UNWTO
Accessible Tourism concept as a part of sustainable tourism. Data were gathered from direct field observation
and interview from January to June 2018. Jakarta Tourism Board official website was employed as references
to aside eight Jakarta shopping malls as research objects. The findings refine the shopping malls accessibility
based on six categories; parking area, signage, elevators, public telephones, public toilets and pricing. The
results reveal good compliance for pricing in term of no rising fee for the visitor with special requirements.
However, the public telephone is hardly found and a limited number of public toilets for children and disabled
are available. Therefore, this study contributes to providing added value information for tourism destination
to advance the shopping experience for tourist and visitor by constructing the shopping malls for everyone.
1 INTRODUCTION
Tourism is comprised of a wide range of activity such
as shopping (Choi, et al., 2016), that can be the main
activity in Urban Tourism. Shopping is considered as
one of the biggest tourism destination revenue
(Albayrak, et al., 2016). Some tourist even points out
shopping as their motivation to visit the destination
(Murphy, et al., 2010). To cater to the shopping
activity, shopping malls than comes as the priority
venue (LeHew & Wesley, 2007). The shopping mall
is public buildings that provide various goods and
services for everyone (Bashiti & Rahim, 2015).
Shopping malls and retailers have partnerships that
are beneficial for all parties (UNWTO, 2018), where
cities utilize shopping and retail experiences to
increase regional income, while shopping malls and
retailers also benefit from buying and selling
transaction (UNWTO, 2014). All tourism product and
facilities must fulfill the accessibility concept to be
enjoyed by all travelers in terms of age, gender and
the ability of each person (Wiastuti, et al., 2018),
including a shopping mall. In this term, the shopping
mall must comply with the concept of accessible
tourism that allows people with disabilities or not to
do tourist activities independently and with equity
and dignity (UNWTO, 2016).
People with special needs or people with
disability are a huge potential to become travelers and
will spend money on tourism (Souca, 2010). Data
also shows the growth of people with special needs is
higher than population growth worldwide (World
Tourism Organization and Fundación ACS, 2015).
Thus, able to cater to all people with special need with
all possible resources are also considered to maintain
tourism sustainability (D’Hond & Stevens, 2010).
Sustainable tourism is a tourism that not only thinks
about present value but also future value with less
negative impact for surroundings (Stoneking, 2018).
Meanwhile, though the shopping mall supports the
tourism destination and able to enhance the city
branding, shopping mall core aspect is a business
purpose.
Thus, providing accessibility can be a challenge
yet broaden more business opportunity in the future
(Chikuta, et al., 2019). Shopping mall eventually
should be able to be accessed by everyone despite any
limitation. The purpose of this study is to determine
the shopping malls accessibility based on UNWTO
Lestari, N. and Wiastuti, R.
Fostering the Shopping Malls Accessibility to Encourage the Sustainable Tourism.
DOI: 10.5220/0008434406130621
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Accessible Tourism concept as a part of sustainable
tourism.
2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Tourism for All
Tourism for All means as a form of tourism that that
enables people with access requirements, including
mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive dimensions of
access, to function independently and with equity and
dignity through the delivery of universally designed
tourism products, services and environments
(UNWTO, 2016).Tourism plan designs and
developed leisure that can be enjoyed by everyone no
matter their physical, social or cultural conditions
(Alles & Teresa, 2007). Tourism for all is including
people with physical impairment including visual and
hearing, elderly people, temporary impairment,
travellers carrying luggage, pregnancy women, and
traveller with children especially using stroller
(ENAT, 2014). All people have the same right to be
able to enjoy all the services available in the tourism
business (Özogul & Baran, 2016)
2.2 Accessibility
The meaning of accessibility can be interpreted as
providing flexibility so that it can accommodate all
the needs and interests of each user (Valdes, 1998).
Accessibility in the United Nations is to ensure that
persons with disabilities can continue their activities
freely with their basic rights and participate equally
with others (UN, 2015).
2.3 Accessible Tourism
Accessible tourism means tourism can be accessed by
all who are disabled, an old person or temporarily
disabled or who value tourism facilities with easy
road access, and clear instructions (Souca, 2010).
Accessible tourism is a cooperation between all
parties that involved, and make sure that all people
with low mobility, visual impairments and hearing
impairments can continue their activities on their own
freely, equally and dignify through universal design
for tourism (Michopoulou, et al., 2015).
In stating accessible tourism must be based on
eight principles, namely (Michopoulou, et al., 2015):
(a) Respect for inherent dignity, individual
autonomy including the freedom to make one’s
own choices, and independence of persons; (b)
Non-discrimination; (c) Full and effective
participation and inclusion in society; (d) Respect
for difference and acceptance of persons with
disabilities as part of human diversity and
humanity; (e) Equality of opportunity; (f)
accessibility; (g) Equality between men and
women; and (h) Respect for the evolving
capacities of children with disabilities and respect
for the right of children with disabilities to
preserve their identities.
Common requirements accessibility for tourism
facilities and site are (World Tourism Organization
and Fundación ACS, 2015) : (a) Parking area: special
parking areas and specially designated set-down and
pick-up points should be available for the vehicles of
persons with reduced mobility bearing proper
identification as near to the entrance/ exit of the
building or sites as possible, and individual parking
spaces should be sufficiently large to enable
passengers with disabilities to move comfortably
between cars and wheelchairs and be situated so that
persons using wheelchairs, crutches or braces are not
compelled to move behind cars; (b) Signing: all
information should be clearly indicated and have an
accessible customer-service area reserved for use by
persons with reduced mobility and as near as possible
to the entrance, Announcements should be both visual
and acoustic, Accessible services and facilities should
be clearly indicated easily understood symbols; (c)
Elevator: In multi-storey structures an adequate
number of elevators should be large enough for a
person using a wheelchair to enter and turn easily, and
accommodate people with vision impairment; (d)
Public Telephones: Public telephones should be
designed and laid out for public use in such a way that
they can be used by everyone regardless of height,
mobility problems, or sensory problems; (e) Public
Toilets: Accessible toilet stalls and washbasins
should be installed at the same location as the
standard toilets; (f) Pricing: the price shall not give
rise to an increase in rates for customers with
disabilities.
2.4 Sustainable tourism
The definition of sustainable tourism by UNESCO is
tourism that respects and maintain the authenticity of
local culture, the environment of the local community
and travellers (Fien, et al., 2010). Sustainable tourism
participates in increasing regional income, create
economic development for the local environment and
open many job opportunities for the local community
(Halter & Randle, 2012). UNWTO set 17 Sustainable
Development Goals that linked to tourism (World
Tourism Organization and United Nations
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Development Programme, 2017). Sustainable
tourism is about refocusing things to maintain a
balance between boundaries and usages, so they can
adapt if there is a continuous change and keep on
planning and monitoring (Sustaining Tourism, 2014).
3 METHOD
This paper is categorized as descriptive research with
a qualitative approach to gather actual information of
the object (Soewadji, 2012). The object of this
research is shopping malls in Jakarta, that were
selected based on one measurement which is
shopping malls that were referred in the official
website of Jakarta Tourism and Cultural Board. As of
January 10
th
, 2018, there are eight shopping malls in
Jakarta. This data was slightly different from the data
retrieved in January 2019 that refereed 16 shopping
malls, with additional new malls and previous malls
remain the same. Table 1 refine the eight-shopping
mall as this research objects, which are later
abbreviated in the result and discussion section of this
paper.
Table 1: Research objects.
No
Shopping Malls
Abb
.
Location
1
Pasaraya Blok M
PR
South Jakarta
2
Ciputra Mall
CM
West Jakarta
3
Central Park Mall
CP
West Jakarta
4
Pacific Place Mall
PP
South Jakarta
5
Plaza Senayan Mall
PS
South Jakarta
6
Senayan City Mall
SC
South Jakarta
7
Plaza Indonesia Mall
PI
Central Jakarta
8
Grand Indonesia Mall
GI
Central Jakarta
Data were accumulated from observation and
interview within six months from January to June
2018. The observation was conducted as direct field
observation for all shopping malls listed in Table 1. It
required 18 to 25 hours or equivalent to two to three
days to accomplish observe one shopping mall
depends on the mall’s scale and size. The bigger the
malls the longer time required to be observed.
Observation guide and check list were developed as
an observation tool. The content of the guide and
check list can be classified into six parts; parking
area, signing, elevator, public telephones, public
toilet, and pricing.
In addition, documentation was carried out in the
same period with observations in the form of
photographs of the actual implementation or situation
and collected all related printed material from each
mall. Meanwhile, a structured interview was
conducted with shopping malls employee. One
shopping mall equal with minimum one employee in
the customer service department. Interview results
were recorded in the interview note. The result of the
observation, documentation and interview were then
collected and analyzed for further findings and
discussion.
4 RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Result
The result is explained in six sections refer to
common requirements accessibility; parking area,
signing, elevator, public telephones, public toilet and
pricing. Each shopping malls name will be
abbreviated refer to Table 1.
4.1.1 Parking Area
PR, CM, CP, PP, PS, SC and GI provide integrated
parking area for cars, motorcycle and bicycle under
mall’s management. In fact, disability and women
park are available in all malls with its location near
the entrance. In addition, all parking area is monitored
and secured by the mall's employee to ensure the
safety and any possible inquiry occurred. Car call
service is also available in most of the information
desk.
PR car parking area however divided into two
areas refer to the building structure that divided into
two building; Pasaraya Building A (West) and
Pasaraya Building B (East). Bicycle park located in
the East area. While East building complies the
accessibility, West building more likely show many
accessibility problems, especially in a vertical
movement that required a ramp for different surface
level.
CM parking area for motorcycle and bicycle are
in the same location. Though bicycle park will be free
of charge, the motorcycle still on an hourly basis. CM
is adjacent with Hotel Ciputra, thus share the same
parking area with no separation slot for the mall's
visitor or for hotel guest. However, during the hotel
event such as a wedding, there is a separation area
specified for hotel guest coming for the wedding
venue. In this case, the parking employee will secure
the area.
Similar to CM, CP is also adjacent to Pullman
Central Park Hotel. However, although both are
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located next to another and have the same designated
building for parking, the parking slot for hotel guest
and the mall's visitor are different. This is applied the
same to GI that adjacent to BCA Office Tower.
Signage is available to locate which parking is for the
mall's visitor and which one is not. Moreover, PP that
adjacent with Ritz Carlton Pacific Palace Hotel and
Residence also equipped with separated parking area.
CP is the only mall that provides bicycle park in
the main entrance area in just a few steps away from
main lobby Arjuna. CP also provide valet service that
locates in three points at Lumina Lobby, Laguna
Lobby and Lower Ground Mezzanine Floor and close
by from disable parking space.
PP parking area for motorcycle is located outside
the mall area and adjacent to other building within
walking distance from the nearest mall entrance. PS
provides only one point for valet service in Dining
Alley entrance. SC parking area for motorcycle 500cc
and above are located near the main entrance with
designated parking area. Signage for the eligible
motor category is written. Meanwhile, other
motorcycle category should be a park in other areas.
GI parking area for a car considers as the one that
pops up with the latest technology and service. Visitor
can choose to park their vehicle in the traditional
mode or in the new mode. Traditional mode means
visitor come to GI, enter the parking area, search for
the vacant park, and pay for the parking fee upon exit
from the mall. New mode means an online parking
reservation system called SMARK Parking. This way
assures visitor to get park slot confirmation even
before arriving without the need to go here and there
finding the slot.
To be able to use the new mode, the visitor must
download the SMARK Parking application in their
mobile. It can be downloaded from Google Play and
Apple Store. Afterword, the visitor must create an
account, log in and top up the credit balance. The apps
feature is friendly use. First is to check the parking
availability. Apps will show how many vacant park
slot availabilities in GI. Second is to do the
reservation. The visitor will be shown the booking
fee, the vehicle car number and input the promo code
if any. Once the booking is complete, the QR code
will be pop up. Upon arrival in the mall, a visitor
needs to enter the parking area and find the designated
SMARK Parking highlighted in blue color. Simply
scan the QR code in the park portal and visitor free to
park anywhere in the designated area. This new mode
indeed beneficial for a visitor, it is less real-time
update, time saving, cashless, and convenience
(Smark Indo Maxima, 2019). Meanwhile, a bicycle
park in GI locates in East Mall basement and West
Mall basement. Motorcycle park is only available at
West Mall basement.
Only PI that provided motorcycle park and
bicycle park outside of the mall and managed by other
parties apart from the mall's management. In other
words, PI does not provide both motorcycle and
bicycle park for the visitor. CM and PS are the only
malls that have parking in both landscape and
basement or building. Thus, bus parking area won’t
be a problem for both malls. Meanwhile, other malls
such as PR, CP, PP, SC, PI, GI equipped with only
basement or building parking space. This condition
becomes a constraint for a group visitor coming with
a big bus. Most of the time, all group visitor who
came by bus will be dropped in the main entrance.
4.1.2 Signing
PR, CM. CP, PP, PS, SC, PI, and GI equipped with
shopping mall brand name signage. The brand name
signage can be read from a distance with proper
identification. Information signage is written clearly,
can be seen clearly, in pictogram and words, mostly
in English. Information facilities can be classified
into two modes; one is information point without the
mall’s employee or called as self- service information
and the other one is information desk that secure by
the employee or normally called as a customer service
counter. All shopping malls provide customer
information desk located near the entrance. The
number of information desk may vary depends on
each mall. CM for example, has four main entrance;
South Lobby, West Lobby, East Lobby and North
Lobby, but only two information desks provided at
North Lobby and East Lobby. Thus, another entrance
remains no information desk. CP has three main
entrance; Lumina Lobby, Laguna Lobby and Sogo
Lobby, with another entrance that links to other parts
of Central Park Residence and Pullman Hotel.
Though, CP provides several information desks
located in Lower Ground Floor, Ground Floor,
Mezzanine Floor and L2 Floor. PS and PI called the
information desk as concierge desk. PS concierge is
right in front of the entrance of Level 1 only. While,
PI concierge locate in several points. Though the
information desk can only be found in several main
entrances at all shopping malls, other mall’s
employee such as security staff is available to assist
visitor for any inquiry occurred. By then, direct and
fast respond will be obtained as visitor problem
solving.
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Not only all shopping malls have an information
desk, but also an information point. This information
point is varied in its form and mode. PI, GI and PS for
example, provide information point in the form of
touch screen Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
without audio and illuminated board located on every
floor near with escalator. SC has IPTV in front of
every elevator and illuminated board at every floor
near the escalator. CP, PR and PP have illuminated
board for visual content scattered in every floor. CP
has a phone booth information point located in every
floor thus visitor should be able to communicate
directly with the mall's employee. However, upon
observation the phone booth on several floors is not
working properly.
Signage to detect the toilet is available for all
shopping malls. It comes in the form of the pictogram
of male and female body shape. Only SC has the
signage in the form of a male and female bag. Other
than pictogram, toilet signage is equipped with the
written word in English, either for male or female.
Yet, PR has it in Bahasa Indonesia. Signage to detect
the emergency is also available, such as exit signage,
assembly point signage, emergency stairs signage,
and entry signage. It is written in English, located in
a visible place. Signage to detect the instruction such
as push and pull for the door is available for all
shopping malls.
Meanwhile, directory signage is scattered in
several mall's areas, either indoor or outdoor. This
directory mainly to locate the entrance, exit, toilet,
praying room, parking, information desk, information
point, ATM center, elevator, and escalator. Mostly
are equipped with pictogram and written in English.
All shopping malls use an acoustic announcement
in Bahasa Indonesia only. The announcement was
given refer to several timings within mall operational
hours. During the mall's opening hours, there is an
announcement to welcome all the visitor. During the
mall's operational hours, there is an announcement
about the latest event, the new tenant, the promotion
and sometime the missing child. During the mall's
closing hours, there is an announcement about the
remaining time left until the closing time. Thus, the
visitor has adequate time to estimate their time in the
mall.
4.1.3 Elevator
PR, CM, CP, PP, PS, SC, GI and PI provided elevator
as a facility of the malls. PR has four elevators in two
different locations. Two elevators located near the
parking park and two elevators located in the middle
of the mall with a big window design. Elevator
located near parking area with small size that can
accommodate baby stroller but not a wheelchair. The
position of the elevator is impossible for people with
a wheel chair to reach the elevator from the parking
area, because there is a horizontal movement obstacle
from the parking area to elevator location.
CM has four elevators, two located in the back
area of the mall and two elevators located in the
middle of the mall. Two elevators in the back area
started from lower ground level comply with steps to
reach the location. While, two elevators in the middle
started from the ground floor. The elevator is
designed with big window glasses with braille button.
CP has many elevators scattered in a different
location; main mall area and Tribeca Park area, equip
braille button with the large size for wheelchair and
baby stroller to enter and move freely. PS, GI, SC and
PI provide various elevator point equipped with a
button in braille mode. The elevators are wide enough
for a wheelchair and the stroller.
4.1.4 Public Telephone
There are no public telephones provided in all
shopping mall. A public telephone is only available
in CP in the form of an internal phone booth on each
floor. It called as internal due to its network that can
only be used to communicate to the customer service.
In another word, it cannot be used to make a phone
call to a mobile phone number or landline number.
The position of the phone booth is visible and easy to
locate, but unfortunately the mode is un adjustable
that might not suitable for all height of visitor, such
as children and person with a wheelchair.
4.1.5 Public Toilet
PR, CM, CP, PP, PS, SC, PI and GI equipped with a
public toilet. The eight-shopping mall's public toilets
are equipped with wash-basin, soap dispenser and
hand-dryer machine or a paper napkin.
PR has a public toilet in every floor located in the
back area of the mall. There is no disabled toilet. The
toilet has a narrow room consisting of a toilet, a trash
can and a tissue holder which is more often empty.
The room does not allow for wheelchairs to go inside.
For nursery room there is one located on the fifth floor
near the playground with the inadequate condition.
The floor is dirty, no tissue is available, the base for
the baby cot is dirty, the baby's room in general can
be said to be neglected. There are no children toilet
also.
CM public toilets are located on all floors, but not
all toilets are available for disability. The female and
male toilet is separated. CM has one nursery room on
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the first floor sponsored by Pigeon Company. The
room condition is well maintained, clean and neat.
The nursery room is furnished with a wash basin,
soap, hand dryer, baby box, water dispenser with
cold- hot water, sofa, chair, baby diapers table.
Various baby product is provided by Pigeon. In case
of emergency, telephone console is available,
connected to the information desk. Not only the
facilities, but also information related to the baby
such as breastfeeding and how to bathe a new-born
are accommodated. However, CM does not provide
children toilets.
CP public toilets are available only one on each
floor with only three cubicles in each toilet. The
female and male toilet is separated. Inside the toilet is
equipped with trash bins, tissue box that is fully
loaded, toilets, and a trash bin for sanitary disposal
There is no children toilet. Disabled toilets are
available adjacent to public toilets. But the toilet for a
disability which is on the ground floor is located at
the narrow alley, making it difficult for wheelchairs.
CP have one nursery room on every floor, sponsored
also by Pigeon Company. The nursery room is
furnished with a wash basin, trash bin for diapers, a
table with mattresses for changing baby diapers, and
a breast milk campaign on the wall.
PP public toilets are available two to three on each
floor. Each toilet has a different theme, equipped with
an automatic deodorizer, a wash basin that uses
automatic taps, foamy soap, and the latest hand dryer.
Inside the cubicle is an available toilet with flusher,
trash can and tissue box. As for male toilets, the urinal
has a sensor so that it can flush directly. PP provide
special design for children toilet; equipped with lower
height toilet and additional toilet seat portable for a
toddler. Toilets for disabled people are located
adjacent to public toilets. The room is wide enough,
to allow the wheelchair to move freely; equip with
wash basin and toilet bowl. Near the toilet bowl, a
hand rail made of iron is installed that can be used to
as a holding rail for any disable persons who come
without accompany. Nursery Room is located on
Level 3, available for public from and sponsored also
by Pigeon Company.
PS has four public toilets, three disabled toilets,
and two nursery rooms, on the first floor. On the
second floor there are two public toilets and two
nursery rooms. While on the third floor there is one
public toilet and one nursery room. P4 and P5 floors
have only one public toilet each. The dining alley area
has two public toilets. Specifically, the nursery room
on the third floor equips with a toilet bowl.
PI public toilets are available on each floor.
However, disable toilet can only be found on several
floors such as LB floor, second floor, and third floor.
Meanwhile, children toilet is provided on the first
floor and second floor. The last is nursery room;
available only on the first floor and second floor,
sponsored by Pigeon and equipped with some baby
amenities. In addition, GI provides not only public
toilet, children toilet, disabled toilet and nursery
room, but also drivers' room along with above public
hygiene mentioned. This is surprisingly different as
most shopping malls provide only simple drivers'
waiting area instead of comfortable and adequate
drivers' room. Pigeon collaborate with GI in
providing and setting up the nursery room.
4.1.6 Pricing
There is no additional charge for people with special
requirements to enter the shopping mall and to use all
the facilities. To cater to the family visitor with
children and people with walking difficulty, shopping
malls provide rental service for baby stroller and
wheelchair. It can be on a rental fee basis or
complimentary basis depends on the mall's
regulation. Though the amount of the baby stroller
and wheelchair is limited, the mall's management
requires no advanced reservation for this service.
PR does not provide wheelchairs or baby strollers
rental service. CM charge nothing for a visitor who
wants to rent wheelchairs or baby strollers. However,
the rental deposit is a must and cost approximately
IDR 150.000 to IDR 300.000 for one-time use, that
will be returned afterwards. CP charge nothing as
well for both rental service without the need for a
deposit. Visitor requires only to hand the valid ID
card upon rental that will be returned afterwards. PP,
PS, SC, PI and GI provides complimentary use for
baby strollers and wheelchair rental located in a
Concierge desk. Most of the baby stroller and
wheelchair can be obtained at one information desk
in each mall. Only GI that provides the service at two
information desk point since the mall’s structure is
divided into two building; east and west, thus each
building equipped with one rental service.
The price for baby room, nursery room, disable
toilet for all shopping malls is on a complimentary
basis. Though visitor may find some baby product
inside the baby room such as diapers, baby shop,
cotton bud, it is all provided for free with no
additional cost. No reservation required, simply go
show and use the facilities. It was unlocked, thus any
visitor able to enter freely.
The price for parking is varied depends on the
vehicle types and the service types. Car parking fee is
ranging from IDR 4.000 to 5.000 on an hourly basis.
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Motorcycle parking fee is ranging from IDR 1.000 to
2.000 on an hourly basis. Bus parking fee is ranging
from IDR 6.000 to 7.000 on an hourly basis. This
price is valid for whatever the car types, the
motorcycle types of the bus types. Although visitor
uses priority parking space such as female parking
area or disables parking area, the fee remains the
same. There is no additional fee adheres by the mall's
regulation to be able to use the female park and
disable park. The only difference if the only visitor
wants to use valet service or an online parking
reservation. Then additional fee will occur, ranging
from IDR 20.000 to 40.000 exclude the parking cost.
4.2 Discussion
Due to common requirements accessibility for
parking area, shopping malls indeed meet the
accessibility requirement in term of providing
designated drop off and pick up point and providing
a designated area for people with reduced mobility.
This is shown by the existence of a disable parking
slot and ladies parking slot; both are located near the
entrance. Not only providing with the facilities, but
most shopping mall suit the facilities with the
employee particularly responsible for it. The
employee secures the slot to ensure the right person
on the right slot. The parking space is wide enough
for people with a wheelchair to move around and
move forward.
Findings show that shopping malls provide a
parking area for various type of vehicles.
Unfortunately, not all vehicles park is integrated and
managed by the mall's management. For example, PI
does not provide motorcycle park, while PP and SC
do provide but locate outside the mall and join as a
parking space with other office building nearby. This
finding also related to market that diverse for every
mall. PI and PP are classified as high-end mall
compare to other six malls, thus visitor comes with
motorcycle does not become as the main
consideration. Motorcycle park is only crucial to cater
to the mall's employee or tenant's employee. On the
contrary, PR, CM and CP provide adequate
motorcycle park integrated with another parking and
managed by the mall's management. This show that
the mall's segmentation is not high- end market, thus
motorcycle park is provided either for a visitor or for
mall's or tenant's employee. The other concern is the
bicycle park available only in several malls. Another
facility related to parking space is the parking slot
information. SC and CP for example, provide a real-
time number of vacant parking slot before entering
the parking area, thus visitor can know the availability
in various space. While PR and CM do not have this
kind of technology so that visitor should self-
estimated the vacant slot.
Due to common requirements accessibility for
signing, shopping malls indeed meet the accessibility
requirement in term of providing clearly indicated
information and customer service area near the
entrance. This is shown by the existence of signage
for directory, emergency and precaution, and the
existence of customer service desk or information
desk or concierge desk. All information desk is
located a step away from the main entrance.
Moreover, the announcement is also presented in two
modes; visual and acoustic. The only downside is the
language barrier and the repetition for the
announcement, some are delivered in English, some
in Bahasa Indonesia, and some only be repeated once
or twice. Apart from the language barrier, most
signage equips with a symbol. However, some non-
universal symbol still can be found and minimum
braille symbol all around the places.
Due to common requirements accessibility for
elevator it does meet the accessibility requirement in
term of providing an elevator in multi-story structures
where an adequate number of elevators should be
large enough for a person using a wheelchair to enter
and turn easily and accommodate people with vision
impairment. This is shown by the existence of an
elevator in every mall. Before entering the elevator
there is a warning sign that mentions the elevator is a
priority for disable, older customer and person with a
baby stroller.
Findings show that shopping malls provide an
elevator with a different type of size, model and
accessibility appliance. Unfortunately, only a few
elevators have large compartment area so that
wheelchair can enter and turn easily in and out, as
well as braille that can be found only either outside or
inside the elevator area. However, CP, PP, PS, SC,
and PI are a good example in providing an elevator
that can cover the wheelchair and equip with braille
inside and outside the elevator area. Meanwhile, PR
and CM have narrow elevator area with no braille at
all. In addition, there is a barrier in term of horizontal
movement to reach the elevator from the waiting area
in front of the elevator.
Due to common requirements accessibility for
public telephones it does not meet the accessibility
requirement in term of providing a public phone
designed and laid out for public use in such a way that
can be used by everyone regardless of height,
mobility problems, or sensory problems. Finding
shows all shopping malls do not have a public phone.
Only CP has a phone booth for the visitor, located on
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each floor with un-adjustable height. A public phone
is important for the visitor who any inquiry,
emergency or even mobile phone obstacle, thus
visitor can get fast respond in any possible
circumstances without the need to go to the nearest
information desk.
Due to common requirements accessibility for
public toilets it does meet the accessibility
requirement in term of providing accessible toilet
stalls and washbasins at the same location as the
standard toilet. This is shown by the existence of
disable toilet located on the same floor with a
standard toilet, nursery room and children toilet.
Findings show that shopping malls provide public
toilet facilities vary in its number, size and design.
Some shopping mall provides disable toilet on each
floor, but some do not comply with the same. This is
similar to the nursery room and children toilet. Most
shopping malls collaborate with other company such
as Pigeon company in providing baby amenities
inside the nursery room. This collaboration brings
benefit for both Pigeon and shopping mall that
eventually lead to visitor satisfaction and promotion.
However, the toilet for standard male and female are
provided in all shopping malls on each floor. CP, PP,
PS, SC, GI and PI reveal good compliance in cater to
the disabled toilet in the same location with a standard
toilet. On the contrary, CM provides only one floor
for disabling toilet.
Due to common requirements accessibility for
pricing, no rising fees for using the special
requirement. Everyone is welcome to enter and to
visit the shopping malls despite their disability. In
addition, priority parking space for disable and
female are also free of charge. The only additional fee
if the only visitor decides to use valet service and
online parking reservation system, which are on an
optional basis. All public hygiene facilities are given
for free, either for male, female, children, disable and
nursery room.
5 CONCLUSIONS
Eight shopping malls in Jakarta as this research object
found to be good compliance of common
requirements accessibility refer to UNWTO
accessible tourism standards. There are rooms to be
improved and rooms that are well implemented
according to six accessible tourism categories;
parking area, signage, elevators, public telephones,
public toilets and pricing. Rooms to be improved are
public telephone and public hygiene facilities. While
parking area, signage, elevators, and pricing are
considered as implemented. However, there are some
accessible standards shopping malls must adhere such
as the existence of braille, obstacle in horizontal
movement with compliance in the visual
announcement. In conclusion, to encourage shopping
tourism sustainability, shopping venue such as
shopping mall are required to foster its accessibility
standards by providing the mall that can be accessed
by everyone. The more shopping mall is accessible
for all, the more visitor is willing to come and do
revisit intention. Shopping mall must not only
provide complete and adequate accessible facilities,
but most importantly to keep in continuously
improvement to meet the visitor demand, followed by
well trained staff to cater all the visitor inquiry.
Moreover, the destination should continuously
provide not only a diverse place to shop, but also a
convenience and accessible place for all to sustain the
tourism value.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research was supported by BINUS Research
Grant 2018. Furthermore, authors would like to send
the appreciation for everyone we have met and
interviewed along the way.
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