ABSTRACT
Tourism in Indonesia has now begun to enter the new normal era where people are starting to travel again amid the risk of COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to identify the risk perception of Jakarta Metropolitan Area residents toward COVID-19, identify their travel behavior, and analyze differences in their travel behavior responses based on the level of risk perception. This research uses descriptive analysis and the results of this study indicate that most respondents have a high-risk perception of the risk of COVID-19 in their travels. Based on the results of the analysis, there are significant differences in tourist behavior among the three risk perception groups. It was found that the difference in behavioral responses were based on the level of risk perception, respondents who demonstrate high-risk perception tend to show more COVID-19 risk-averse behaviors in their travel behavior than respondents who have lower risk perception.
