Developing East Java Tourism Articles for Tugu Jatim

Tourism is the largest industry in the era of globalization. Tourism has boosted the economy and created jobs. East Java is one of the provinces with the most tourist trips by 2022. However, there are still many tours in East Java that have not been explored. This research aims to promote East Java tourism, especially beach tourism. In creating the product, researchers used the Design and Development Research model by Richey & Klein by adapting five stages, namely analysis, design, development, expert validation, and evaluation. The study development resulted in eight articles consisting of 8.574 words. Each article contains information on history, location, routes, attractions, facilities, operating hours, entrance fees, rules, tips before visiting, and visitor reviews. The articles were validated by two expert validators: language and grammar and article content validators. All articles developed are published on the Tugu Jatim website. The results of the survey show that most respondents (63%) agree that they got new information they are interested in visiting tourism (53%) after reading the article. This makes readers know many things about this beach's tourist destination and attracts visitors. Thus, this informative article can be used to promote a tourist destination.