Geographic information system design of tourism in Bengkayang regency

Bengkayang Regency is a place that has a uniqueness that is rarely found in another area because Bengkayang has a coastline, islands, and forests that are still sustainable and protected. Bengkayang also has many unique cultures and traditions. Although it has a uniqueness, which is rare in Bengkayang Regency, only a few people understand about the various potentials that exist in Bengkayang Regency. That is because the regional government still has problems in developing Bengkayang Regency tourism. After all, there are no media that can be a means of information as well as promotion for tourists. Therefore, the authors build a web-based geographic information system using the PHP programming language and MySQL database called PARAYANG. This system is equipped with a Travel Destination Map feature to provide tourists with an overview of the distribution of the location points of each tourist destination in Bengkayang Regency. PARAYANG is intended for tourists because it can convey complete and interactive information about attractions and available events around Bengkayang Regency. The output from the development of this system is that the application can facilitate tourists in getting information about tourism and events in Bengkayang Regency. Besides, the existing tourist map feature in the method can provide information about the distribution of tourist destination locations in Bengkayang Regency so that it can assist tourists in determining the desired tourist destination.