Recommendations for Choosing a Place to Stay in the Greater Malang Area Using SAW and TOPSIS

Developments in an area must increase the number of people visiting the area For example, the Malang area is now growing quite rapidly by becoming a center for tourism, education and business destinations in the southern area of East Java. An important need to support visitors during their visit is a place to stay. The Malang area provides many different types and categories of places to stay, one of which is a sharia accommodation. With so many choices, visitors feel confused about which place to stay according to their needs and desires. To make it easier for visitors to determine where to stay, the authors conducted research by applying the SAW and TOPSIS methods, using the main criteria, namely facilities, price, location, and distance from the city center to provide recommendations for the best place to stay according to the needs and desires of visitors. From the results of the calculation of the highest preference values SAW and TOPSIS then used as a recommendation for choosing a place to stay for visitors.