International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science (IJRES)

ISSN (Online): 2320-9364, ISSN (Print): 2320-9356

www.ijres.org Volume 10 Issue 6 ǁ 2022 ǁ PP. 401-405

Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System

April Rose A. Zaragosa
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College of Information and Computing Studies, Northern Iloilo State University, Estancia Campus, Estancia,
Iloilo, Philippines

Abstract
The Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System study was created to assist Tourism Officers as
administrators in activating tourist spot registration including all its information. The researcher uses the Rapid
Application Development (RAD) paradigm, which allows for the rapid creation of usable systems. Mean was
also utilized by the researcher to measure the level of functional suitability in terms of functional completeness,
accuracy, and appropriateness. In terms of learnability and operability, the usability level. Efficiency of
performance in terms of time management and resource utilization. The results were deemed Very Good.
Keywords:Tourism Management, Information System, RAD Model, Web-based, Tourism
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Date of Submission: 26-05-2022 Date of acceptance: 08-06-2022
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I. INTRODUCTION
Tourism is a cross-industry activity. Economic, social, cultural, and environmental influences are all
necessary. It is frequently referred to be multi-faceted in this regard[1].Tourism is a large, diffuse global
industry. Tourism is both a category of human behavior, and the multitrillion-dollar industry that caters to it [2].
In recent years, the tourist demand for rural areas has increased. One of the most significant and fastest
growing industries is tourism. There is little doubt that tourism demand will continue to rise steadily in the years
ahead, owing to a number of independent factors such as rising living standards, new trends in the annual
organization of working time, allowing for more diverse holiday patterns, and longer life expectancy and higher
incomes for the elderly [3]. In this case, promotion is very important.
Tourism is a significant economic industry that practically all major cities encourage. Local tourist
strategies are divided into two categories. To begin, cities endeavour to promote attractive images to tourists and
the organizations that make up the tourist sector. Images are now constructed and projected by a well-organized
team of specialists [4]. With this, the researcher designed and developed a Tourism Management Information: A
Web-based System. Determine the level of functional suitability of the developed system in terms of functional
completeness, functional correctness and functional appropriateness as perceived by the target users. Determine
the level of usability of the developed System in terms of Learnability and operability as perceived by the target
users. Evaluate the level of performance efficiency of the developed system in terms of time behaviour and
resource utilization as perceived by expert evaluators.
Here are some of the related works that can help with the development of the system. eTourism: ICT
and its role for tourism management, This study intends to offer cutting-edge information and communication
technology (ICT) infrastructure tailored to the tourism industry.[5]. Another is the Systems Approach to
Tourism: A Methodology for Defining Complex Tourism System The phenomena of tourism, which has the
characteristics of both global and local organizations, will be given as an open complex system with all of its
constituents, as well as an appropriate approach to explain the relationships between them, in this study. The
current technique is a great instrument for exploring systems solutions and also functions as a strategic decision-
making assessment due to its transparency.[6]. Next is the developing and Implementing Web-based Online
Destination Information Management System for Tourism. In this study, it is regarded the greatest strategy to
encourage and grow the number of tourists in any country by providing accurate and useful information on
tourism destinations.[7]. Lastly, Web Based Tourism Information System in Bintan Island, This research shows
that using the internet or a website to advertise tourism destinations is becoming more popular.[8].

1.1 Conceptual Framework

This study proposes the creation of a Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System.
In this study: input phase; process phase; and output phase are compromised. Input phase refers to the
Tourist spot information. Process Phase includes the Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System
that will shows tourist about the different tourist spot information. The Output phase is the system’s evaluation
regarding to its functional suitability, usability, performanceefficiency.

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Input Process Output

Tourism Management Level of Functionalsuitability

Tourist spotinformation Information: A Web-based Level ofUsability
System Level of Performanceefficiency

Figure 1.The Conceptual Framework of the Study.

II. METHODOLOGY
This chapter provides an overview of the research, including the design, respondent selection, research
instrument, data collection technique, and statistical treatment.

2.1 Research Design

The techniques for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data in research investigations are
referred to as research designs. It's the overarching strategy for connecting conceptual research concerns to
relevant empirical research. In other words, the study design specifies how the required data will be collected
and analyzed, as well as how all of this will be used to answer the research question [9].The plan or blueprint for
selecting how to collect and interpret data is known as research design. The research design determines which
methodologies are utilized and how they are employed [10].Developmental and descriptive research designs
were used in this study. Techniques utilized in lifespan development research include developmental research
designs [10]. The systematic study of creating, producing, and assessing instructional programs, processes, and
products that must meet criteria of internal consistency and effectiveness has been classified as developmental
research, as opposed to simple instructional development [11].
Descriptive research entails gathering information to test hypotheses or answer questions about the
existing state of the study's subject. A descriptive research determines and documents the current state of affairs.
Descriptive study is scientific research that methodically deals with a certain area or population and
characterizes an occurrence, phenomenon, or fact [12].
Descriptive research entails a direct examination, analysis, and description of a specific phenomenon
that is as devoid of unjustified assumptions as possible, with the goal of providing the most intuitive
presentation possible. The phenomenon of interest in the real world is documented through descriptive
investigations [13]. Descriptive research will be utilized to collect feedback on the system development via
survey questionnaires.

2.2 Software Development Life Cycle

The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a software industry method for designing,
developing, and testing high-quality software [14]. The production process of a software system is usually called
the life cycle of the system. To describe software life cycles, a model have identified [15]. The study
employed the Rapid Application Development Model (RAD), which allows non-experts to benefit from high-
performance computing while skilled programmers may fully use the technology. This allows for quick
development, retargeting, and reuse of existing software, as well as hardware-specific optimization. The Rapid
Application Development (RAD) system stresses the designed rapid development cycle and high-quality outputs
from other methodologies such as waterfall, agile, scrum, and others [16].

Figure 2. The Rapid Application Development Model

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2.3 Entity-Relationship Diagram

The entity relationship diagram (ERD) is a graphical representation of the represented problem domain.
The ERD aids the database designer in determining what data and rules will be represented and used in the
database. The ERD is an implementation-independent representation of a problem domain that helps end-users
and analysts communicate more effectively [17].
There are two entities in the diagram which are the Tourist Spot Information and Registered Tourist
Spot. One or many relationship in the Tourist Spot Information entity with the attributes of ID which serves as
the primary key, Tourist Type, Tourist Name and Address to One and only one Registered Tourist Spot in every
tourist spot information.

Figure 3.The Entity Relationship Diagram of the Developed System.

2.4 Process Model

A data flow diagram in context was employed in this study.
Data Flow Diagram (DFD) is widely used for structured software analysis and design. The Data Flow
Diagram (DFD) is a structured analysis and design method. It is a visual tool to depict logic models and
expresses data transformation in a system. DFD includes a mechanism to model the data flow. It supports
decomposition to illustrate details of the data flows and functions [18]DFDs are graphical diagrams used to
specify, develop, and visualize a system's model. In a graphical view, DFD is used to define the requirements
[19].

Figure 4. The Context Data Flow Diagram depicting the Process Model of the Developed System.

2.5 Testing and Evaluation

Due to the finalization of the developed system, the researcher requested the testers to evaluate the
system in terms of it level of functional suitability, level of usability, and level of performance efficiency. A
survey questionnaire was given to the interface design as well as to test the system’s usability, functionality and
performance efficiency. A 5-point Likert scale comprising of 1 as Poor and 5 as Very Good was used on the
developed system prototype. To statistically compute whether the developed system passed the evaluation
criteria, the Mean statistics was applied. The Mean is computed as:

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Where is the mean

is the summation of individual raw scores

n is the number of populations

The obtained mean score was interpreted using the following verbal description:

Mean Score Description

4.21 – 5.00 Very Good
3.41 – 4.20 Good
2.61 – 3.40 Average
1.81 – 2.60 Fair
1.0– 1.80 Poor

III. PRESENTATION OF DATA AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

This chapter covers the presentation, analysis, and interpretation required to meet the previously defined
objectives.
3.1 Level of functional suitability of Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System among the
identified user groups in terms of Functional Completeness, Functional Correctness and Functional
Appropriateness.
The result showed that the Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System had a high level
of Functionality Suitability in terms of Functional completeness which had a mean of 4.70 which was verbally
interpreted as “very good”, The Functional Correctness has the mean value of 4.75 and verbally interpreted as
“very good” while the Functional Appropriateness has a mean value of 4.61 which was verbally interpreted as
“very good”.

Table 1:The level of functional suitability of the developed system in terms of functional completeness,
functional correctness and functional appropriateness.
Implementation Mean Verbal Interpretation
Indicators
a. Functional completeness 4.70 Very Good
b. Functional correctness 4.75 Very Good
c. Functional 4.61 Very Good
appropriateness
Legend: 1.00 (Poor); 1.81 – 2.60 (Fair);2.61 – 3.40 (Average); 3.41 – 4.20 (Good);4.21 – 5.00 (Very Good)

3.2 The Level of Usability of theTourism Management Information: A Web-based System among the
identified user groups in terms of Learnability and Operability.
The result showed that the Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System had a high level of
Usability in terms of Learnability which had a mean 4.59 of which was verbally interpreted as “very good”,
The Operability has the mean value of 4.55 and verbally interpreted as “very good”.

Table 2: The level of Usability of the developed system in terms of Learnability and Operability.
Implementation Mean Verbal Interpretation
Indicators
a. Learnability 4.59 Very Good
b. Operability 4.55 Very Good
Legend: 1.00 (Poor); 1.81 – 2.60 (Fair);2.61 – 3.40 (Average); 3.41 – 4.20 (Good); 4.21 – 5.00 (Very Good)

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3.3 Level of Performance Efficiency of the developed Tourism Management Information: A Web-based
System in terms of Time Behavior and Resource Utilization provided to end users.
The result showed that the Performance Efficiency in terms of Time Behavior which had a mean of
4.70 which was verbally interpreted as “very good”, The Resource Utilization has the mean value of 4.77 and
verbally interpreted as “very good”.

Table 2: Level of Performance Efficiency of the developed system in terms of time behavior and resource
utilization to its end users.
Implementation Mean Verbal Interpretation
Indicators
a. Time Behavior 4.70 Very Good
b. Resource Utilization 4.77 Very Good
Legend: 1.00 (Poor); 1.81 – 2.60 (Fair); 2.61 – 3.40 (Average); 3.41 – 4.20 (Good); 4.21 – 5.00 (Very Good)

IV. CONCLUSION
The following conclusions were derived from the study's findings:
In terms of functional suitability, the developed system performed Very Good. When employed under specific
conditions, the degree to which a system offers functionalities that meets the stated and implicit needs.
The Tourism Management Information: A Web-based System's designed features were Very Good. The
findings showed the degree to which a system can be used effectively and efficiently by a certain user to achieve
specific goals.
In terms of time behavior and resource use, the level of performance of the Tourism Management Information:
A Web-based System was Very Good. This simply meant the extent to which the reaction in processing time in
completing its function meets their anticipated expectations. It demonstrates that the system is simple to use and
completely functional.

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