Comparison of MARCOS and TOPSIS Methods in Determining Bali Tour Packages

Abstract

Tour packages, or what can be called package tours or inclusive tours, are forms of travel that have one or more destinations and are supported by various travel facilities. Tour packages can usually be purchased through travel agents or on the spot at tourist destinations, for example, directly at tourist villages that have tour package offers. The tour packages offered vary with different prices and specifications. The various choices of tour packages offered sometimes make tourists confused about choosing the right tour package. This is because the prices are not in accordance with the tourist budget, and the schedule is not flexible. Tourists are required to be precise in making decisions so that the selected tour package is as desired. For this reason, it is necessary to have a system that helps in providing alternative choices of tour packages. A decision support system (DSS) is one of the tools that can be used in decision-making for decision-makers. From several decision-making methods in this study, a comparison of two methods, namely TOPSIS and MARCOS, was carried out to determine tour packages according to tourist criteria. These two methods were chosen because they have similarities in the calculation concept, which is related to the ideal solution and the anti-ideal solution. Comparisons are made using the total budget and total time parameters. The test was carried out using 10 trial data entered by tourists and then the tourist objects themselves, namely samples of natural, culinary, and shopping attractions in Badung Regency. The test results show that the MARCOS method is better than the TOPSIS method because it produces 7 test data with a better total budget and total time.

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“…In addition, the needs analysis stage aims to identify the information and data necessary for tour package components. The components of the tour package consist of information regarding access, facilities, amenities, transportation, accommodation, tourist attractions, and restaurants (Nurhaliza & Husufa, 2022;Rahman, Benjamin, & Bakar, 2013;Sarja et al, 2022;Zahrin et al, 2022). The observations on the needs of tour packages in Selayar Islands Regency indicated a variety of tour components that can be chosen to formulate different tour package themes.…”