Tourism has an essential role in economic development, particularly for archipelagic regions. A good understanding of the use-value of recreation is crucial to tourism development. This study aims to estimate the tourism recreation value of Giliyang Island by adopting the individual travel cost method. The result of this study illustrate that the consumer surplus value is IDR 331,289 per individually per visit and the tourism recreation value of Giliyang Island is IDR 1,625,301,381. These results provide information for formulating sustainable and environmentally-conscious tourism policies, management, and development of Giliyang Island.

Keywords : Value of Recreation, Islands Tourism, Travel Cost Method.