P -ISSN: 1907 – 9419 Jurnal Kepariwisataan Indonesia 15 (1) (2021) E-ISSN: 2685 - 9076 Juni 2021 THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SOUVENIR INDUSTRY IN MARINE TOURISM AREAS IN INDONESIA Indah Pambudi Arumsari1, Rolisda Yosintha2 1,2Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Tidar University Jl. Kapten Suparman No.39, Tuguran, Potrobangsan, Kec. Magelang Utara, Kota Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56116
[email protected] Accepted: 15 Juni 2020. Approved: 24 Mei 2021. Published: 28 Juni 2021 Abstract Covid-19 is a lethal virus that is being faced by the world. Many sectors are affected by the virus, including the marine tourism industry and all people who work in this industry. This study aimed to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on souvenir traders in the marine tourism area in Indonesia. The researchers used a qualitative method to collect the data and descriptive analysis to analyze the data. The findings show that Covid-19 has detrimentally affected souvenir traders in marine tourism areas in Indonesia as they lost nearly 100% of their income from tourist visits. To overcome this income deficit, most of them choose to switch professions to become farmers, fishermen, seaweed farmers, and antiseptic gel makers. Keywords: covid-19, marine tourism, souvenir industry © 2021 Direktorat Kajian Strategis INTRODUCTION touches the eyes, nose, or mouth will be the way of the virus entering a person's The world is now suffering from body. WHO also says that the common the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms of Covid-19 are such as fever, (Covid-19). This disease is a type of dry cough, and fatigue.