In spite of being a significant stakeholder in the sustainable and responsible tourism development and management process, worldwide only a few studies exclusively tried to find out tourists' attitudes towards them. Moreover, they are principally missing in case of developing and least developed countries...

This research analyzes the characteristics of the local community on Karimunjawa Island with a poverty rate of 32% of the total population. It is a qualitative research supported by a quantitative approach. The data are collected through in-depth interview and survey. The results of research show that...

This research is conducted to formulate the program of Brand-Based Organization at Jungleland Adventure Theme Park. Research is carried out by identifying the visitor perceptions regarding the implementation of brand identity and professionalism implemented by Jungleland's human resources. This research...

Mt. Merapi area is one of the main tourism destination in Yogyakarta Province which has several tourism villages, such as Pentingsari, Pulesari, Petung, Kinahrejo, Kelor, Gabugan, Garongan, Trumpon, and Tunggul Arum. But, all of these tourism villages still runs itself so they compete each other and...

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the level of participation of local communities in Community-Based Tourism (CBT) in Kintamani Destination, and their impact to the economy. The local communities are involved in tourism activities. Management of tourist destinations in Kintamani...

The Penang National Park (PNP), the smallest national park in the world, was formerly known as Pantai Acheh Forest Reserve. Penang National Park processes some unique characteristics. Among them, its diversity of ecological habitats, the rich fauna and the number of unique flora found. The Penang National...

Purpose - The main purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of personal values on potential visitor and visitor perception of Palabuhan Ratu destination image Methodology - An extensive literature review was carried out to identify factors that influence destination image and to identify...

nowadays, Islamic tourism has grown rapidly due to the variance of attractions offered, such as Muslim-friendly hospitality, 'halal' food restaurants and the unique architecture of the mosques that known as 'mosque tourism', which also affects the growth

Cultural tourism is one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. For developing countries rich in cultural and natural heritage, cultural tourism is one of the main contributors to local economic development often providing the motivation to conserve a local community's cultural heritage....

Rural tourism is one of the sectors having potency and opportunity to develop as the optimization of rural resources in the fighting against poverty. One of the approaches which can be used to develop rural tourism activities is Community-based Ecotourism (CBE) concept in the form of tourism village....

In accordance with the Bandung Regency Government's policy to initiate tourism as a way in elevating the living standard of the people, there are some villages declared as tourism village by the government. One of the villages is Lamajang Village, which has various potential for tourism. One of the attractions...

This study was conducted to determine and analyze (1) the application of marketing public relations, (2) word of mouth communication on attraction Taman Safari Indonesia, (3) the influence of marketing public relations to word of mouth communication. The method used is quantitative with the type of explanatory...

Utilization of cultural resources at a tourism destination will create an appropriate alternative solution for areas who have high value of historical and cultural. Many studies support that the development of culture-based tourism destination would strengthen the culture. The linkage of cultural and...

Creative tourism as a new concept in tourism offers innovative way for tourist to spend their holiday. Most study nowadays focused on the creative tourism in a cultural / heritage typology of tourism with the lacking of study in another tourism typology. It is interesting to know that creative tourism...

The development of cultural tourism in Ubud has contributed to the rise of its image as a culinary destination. Surprisingly the ascent of this new image was mainly reinforced by women's role in practicing local culinary entrepreneurship. Even it is acknowledged that culture is a dynamic entity, Balinese...

Defined Bandung as the Creative Cities Network by the UNESCO (UN) in 2015 in the field of design. Showing the creation of identity of the city as a creative city requires a very large role of all stakeholders, as well as in the context of making a creative city as a tourism destination, which can be...

The study aims to analyze the activities of European repeater who visiting destinations of Ubud. The research method was designed as qualitative, which applies the action theory in the search for the meaning behind the European repeater activities in Ubud. The data were collected by conducting a survey,...

This study measures the implementation process for the implementation of sustainable tourism, which generally aims to maintain ecological tourism destinations in a long time, getting feasibility economically, ethically and socially equitable for local communities. The Ministry of Tourism in Act No. 10...

Badung is one tourism destination in the island of Bali. The number of tourists visiting the Badung regency in 2013 is more than 1 million tourists. Badung regency has a very diverse tourist attractions ranging from natural resources and man-made resources. Currently it has many emerging water park in...

The research examines on three questions. The first question is to figure out how practices on responding to hazards, disasters, and disaster risks are applied in the field and to what extent human resources and facilities supports the policies, regulations and plans for hazards, disasters and disasters...

Santirah River as one of the main attraction in Selasari rural tourism had been famous by the viral marketing through the internet and social media in 2015. The local government of the Village claim that they have another amazing tourist attraction and already settled all of the 4A's (attraction, accessibility,...

This study analyzes the extent to which the efforts of two tourist kampongs' in Indonesia to survive developing their potential after a government grant is no longer disbursed, and find out why the tourist kampongs' that get grants from the government are creating a new culture that is totally not rooted...

For small island economies such as Bali in Indonesia, tourism has been the fastest growing and most important industry accounting for 80% of their external receipts. These island economies have comparative advantages in tourism because of their small market sizes, rich and unique cultural heritage, marine...

Tourism sector has played an important role in economic development in Kretek district of Bantul regency. Tourism is main life style of Kretek People. Result of current research indicated that Kretek district has many superior destinations that have not been worked maximally. Its tourism product was...

This study tried to explore cause of Cibaduyut image decay as Bandung tourist destination for shoe shopping from both functional and emotional components and to clarified whether image or other factor that give more influences on visiting decision. Qualitative approach was employed by interviewing 20...

The coastal area of Sanur, or better known as Sanur Beach, is one of the oldest tourist destinations and famous beach in Bali. In the period of nearly a century, tourism in Sanur are able to exist and positioning itself as one of the best tourist destinations in Bali, without having to leave their cultural...

Kampung Betawi village one tourist attraction in South Jakarta. The village Betawi setu Babakan still maintains and preserves Betawi culture. Types of cuisine are also vary and distinctive. The purpose of this study is to analyze community empowerment, identify the ecological and socio-economic conditions,...

Senduro District is one of the potential destinations for tourism in Indonesia, located in Lumajang Regency, East Java. As a destination that stores various potential attractions, especially for nature tourism, this district requires a master plan to guide the development, marketing, and various other...

The rural tourism concept with a unique product characteristics, distinctive and environmental friendly seems to be a new solution for the tourism development in the world. In response for the displacement of tourist interest, in Indonesia grow new tourism options such as rural tour in various provinces...

Currently, tourism industry is increasingly becoming a vital catalyst for several Associations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for its economic development and contribution towards the countries' growth. Malaysian tourism industry is no exception to this and considered as the major source and the...