Comparative study on heritage tourism destination profiles: A case of Solo and Makassar

Heritage tourism defined as travel history to enjoy an authentic experience travelled in places that represent the history of the past. This study was designed to profile the heritage tourism destinations, and make comparisons between historical tourism destination in two cities in Indonesia; Solo and Makassar. The method used in this research is descriptive evaluative data obtained from the evaluation of expert judgment. To facilitate data analysis quantified the Likert scale. The results obtained show that Solo had a heritage tourism performance better compared than Makassar, but in terms of storytelling Makassar has a better value. The comparison shows that Solo has a concern with the development of tourism more aggressive compared to Makassar.