Community Participation in Tourism Development

Insights into Regional Development

This study aims to describe the community participation in regional tourism development from the perspective of Arnstein's theory through ladder of participation in Pitu Beach as the top Tourist Destination of North Halmahera Regency, Indonesia. The primary data used in this study were obtained from the representatives of local government (district-subdistrict-village), youth organization, local entrepreneur community and stakeholders who involved in regional tourism development of North Halmahera. While the secondary data were obtained from the Public Works Office of North Halmahera Regency. The results show that community participation in regional tourism development showed the existence of the control society in tourism planning, implementing and evaluating the development program. Thus it could be proofed that community-based tourism approach had been successfully implemented in the context of North Halmahera, Indonesia.

South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics, 2020

This research aims to determine the role played by local communities in developing tourism on the island of Siau and also to find out how the government moves local people in the tourism sector. The research method used is qualitative research with descriptive methods. The data collection technique used interviews with several informants to the local community, members of the Sitaro Nature Lovers Community (KOMPAS), the Chairperson of the DPC Sitaro Indonesian Tourism Association and to the government, namely the Head of the Tourism and Culture Office of Siau Regency, Tagulandang Biaro (Sitaro). From the results of the research, there is participation by local communities in tourism on Siau Island in the form of selling food near tourist objects, maintaining tourist objects and maintaining cleanliness. The local community is also involved in the development of tourism on Siau Island. The government's role in mobilizing local communities to help in the tourism sector is still not optimal because there are still tourist objects that have not been optimally managed.

2021

Riau Islands is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has exotic and potential tourist attractions. Batam and Bintan are one of the tourist magnetism in Riau Islands. This study aims to examine the participation of local people in tourism growth. Researchers collected primer data through interviews with representative of local government, stakeholders in tourism industry and communities. The result show that local government has programs for tourism expansion such as empowerment of local communities, conduct cultural activities, build facilities and infrastructures. Even though local government has created tourism establishment programs but local community participation is also an important factor for sustainability of tourism development.

E-Journal of Tourism

Parangtritis tourist area is a famous tourist destination in the south of Yogyakarta. The tourist area which consists of a variety of tourist objects such as beaches, sanddune, culinary, religious and cultural tourism has a positive impact on the growth of tourist visits in ??Parangtritis tourist area. This study aims to examine the participation of local people in their contribution to the development of sustainable tourism areas. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative by conducting primary and secondary data collection. Primary data was collected through interviews with local communities which involved in to the service industry, cultural arts groups and local government of Bantul Regency. The results of the study are (1) the local community has contributed to the development of the Parangtritis tourist area through local cultural activities, tourist attractions and providing of facilities regarding the needs of visitors. (2) the local government of Bantul Regenc...

Journal of Public Policy and Administration

Local communities are an inseparable part of tourism destinations. The integration of local communities in the planning and development of tourism destinations is intended to ensure that local communities have the space and opportunity to participate in the tourism planning process. The integration framework starts with a basic understanding of tourism destinations. Community-based tourism is tourism development with a high level of local community involvement and can be accounted for from social and environmental aspects. Usually, the community's main source of income remains as before, for example from agriculture, plantations, or fishing. It is hoped that the income from the tourism sector can be an added value in gaining the economy amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The main objective of this research is to examine and identify the potential for developing community-based creative tourism in Bintan. The process of data analysis includes understanding and compiling primary and secondary data that have been obtained methodically. The findings of the analysis and interpretation of this research data are used to develop the concept of community-based creative tourism in Bintan based on the city's potential to create creative zones centered on seven creative industries. in Bintan with the idea of sustainability and community empowerment to attract visitors, especially tourists from Singapore, due to Bintan's proximity and strategic position to Singapore. Of course, this is an opportunity that must be exploited in terms of attracting international visitors to Singapore as well as domestic tourists. At the same time, it is projected to increase tourist visits to Indonesia, especially to Bintan.

The case study of the Pelangi Bali Hotel (Pelangi hotel) development was focusing on the involvement of project stakeholders, including district governments, the private sector, village staff, and local people, specifically from the village of Seminyak, in the district of Badung, in Bali. This section also explores the role of the Seminyak Village inhabitants (including people and youth representatives, members of village councils, village staff and local community) and their part in the Pelangi hotel development process, particularly in decision making during the project proposal, designing and building construction, and other pre-operational management stages. Discussions will demonstrate the role of the Pelangi hotel owner and his successful use of a local and regional workforce including Balinese, Indonesian Chinese and Javanese in completing the hotel development. However, despite constraints contained in the agreed building permit, the Pelangi hotel was constructed over the le...

THE Journal : Tourism and Hospitality Essentials Journal

This study aims to understand the perceptions of local communities to participate in tourism development. The method used in the research is a quantitative approach. Questionnaires were distributed to local communities in major destinations in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. There were 200 data set analyzed by factor analysis. The result showed that from 28 indicators of community participation, eight groups of factors formed. The groups are 1) place attachments; 2) perception of negative consequences; 3) Community Involvement; 4) Infrastructure Development; 5) Place Satisfaction; 6) Economic Benefit; 7) Government Support; 8) Community Collaboration. This result also shows that place attachment, perception of negative consequences, place satisfaction, and community collaboration have higher factor loading compares to other groups. The finding implies that in gaining community participation, these factors could be considered as the essence of communication message in raising public a...

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies, 2019

The purpose of this study is to describe community involvement in the development of Kragilan Top Selfie Pinusan tourist destinations (TSPK) and explain the role of Tourism Awareness Groups (Pokdarwis) in developing TSPK tourist destinations. This study uses the concept of Community-Based Tourism (CBT) as an analytical framework. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method. Data collection techniques were carried out by observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews with parties related to TSPK tourist destinations. The results of the study indicate that community participation in the process of developing the TSPK was encouraged by the local community namely Pokdarwis (tourism-aware group). Pokdarwis, in this case, plays a role in the division of labor; financial management; and managing cleanliness. Pokdarwis conducts division of labor to encourage community participation. The forms of community participation in TSPK include workforce and the contribution o...

Business and Finance Journal

This research was conducted to utilize a model of community participation in the development Cupak Village as a Tourist Destination in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia. The approach used in this research is a qualitative approach, which describes the participation of the community in the development of a tourist village. The informants in this study were village officials, pokdarwis administrators, local youth organizations, community representatives and visitors. Information was taken through structured interviews. The study results show that developing a tourism village requires participation from various parties, including the community as the major actor, the local government, and stakeholders in charge of providing guidance. Likewise, the university's role took a significant place by providing Assistance in managing the tourism village while the role of SMEs is to provide special products that can be offered to visitors. The implication oif this study. This research aims to pr...

The Journal of social sciences and humanities, 2021

Local people's participations and involvements are the key path to sustainable tourism development when they are treated as the basic inputs and products in the decision-making processes of tourism activities. Though several studies attempted to study local people's participations in tourism development, they overlooked the challenges that hinder local people's participations in the stated sector. Thus, this study investigated the participations and involvements of local people in the tourism sector with particular emphasis on practices, and challenges in major tourist destinations of the Amhara region. In order to achieve the objective of the study, critical ethnographic design with qualitative research approach was employed. Based on this, four tourist destinations namely, Gondar city, Lalibela and its surroundings, Simien Mountains National Park, and Tana Monasteries and Tis Abay falls were included using purposive sampling technique. In-depth interview, key informant interview, and focus group discussions (FGDs) were used to collect the data. Finally, the collected data were analyzed thematically. The findings indicate that many challenges destruct the participations of local communities in tourism activities such as institutional barriers, political affiliations, the reluctance of local officials in disseminating tourist information, lack of strong coordination among stakeholders, power disparities, political unrest (state of emergency declared for a year in the year 2017), and mistrust of authorities on the participations of local people. It can be, as a result, deduced that the local communities are mostly excluded from the decision-making processes of tourism development. Thus, the paper tries to show possible implications if there will be no involvements of local people in development inducing tourism sector