Crimines and Corruption Culture Related to Tourism Business Investment

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211203.094How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Crime and corruption; Tourism destinations; Reputation; Age of Transparency

Abstract

It is an indisputable fact that Indonesia is a rich country. However, there is rampant poverty that prevails due to the widespread culture of corruption in this country. Especially in Tourism Investment, while the State of Indonesia is a State of Law (rechtsstaat); a classic question arises why there are still poor citizens even though its tourism is excellent: there are seas, mountains, lakes, etcetera. Waterfalls but not well developed because of money. The incoming levies are only corrupted or for personal enrichment, ranging from airport transportation that charges very high prices and vehicle rentals beyond reasonable limits. If visiting tourist destinations, the entrance fee is not transparent, especially tourism objects managed privately or not by the government, parking attendants who charge high fees, expensive food up to souvenir shops that force to buy goods. Hotel/accommodate rates that raise high prices on certain days are almost no resident’s hospitality unless we want to spend much money for them. It is a pity that the beauty of nature and Indonesian culture is partly corrupt in tourism investment in Indonesia. Indonesia has tremendous potential to be developed into a good tourism business, and it appears that there is a corruption crime in the tourism sector. Corruption is the biggest challenge to the Pancasila ideology and Indonesian independence. How it is not so, the culture of corruption has existed since Indonesia was under Dutch colonial rule, so it is challenging to eradicate this habit. Closely, almost every year, there are always examples raised in various media. Corruption is an act that violates criminal law in Indonesia. A group of people or individuals usually commits corruption in the form of abuse of power, opportunities, and/or means to enrich themselves and their groups. Either directly or indirectly. Acts that violate the law can be categorized as corruption among them: giving/receiving bribes, offering gratuities to employees/authorities, embezzlement or abuse of power, extortion by officials and employees Reputation and brand image are highly relevant for the tourism sector; particularly when it comes to health and safety. The proliferation of the internet and social media has created a new reality for companies who have a vested interest in containing the publicity of crime and corruption incidents. The line between reputation management and unethical/corruption practice is relatively thin. Arguably, the “age of transparency” has arrived, and victims and non-profit organizations now have the means to expose malignant practices and exercise pressure on tourism companies. Nevertheless, there is another side to the coin. The availability of online published statistical data and information on tourism-related crime rates has been criticized as limited and somewhat inaccurate (i.e., biased) due to methodological and legal classification/definition issues. Combined with victims’ comparatively limited online presence, this may lead to the web’s underrepresentation of “yellow tourism phenomena”. In this respect, the financial leverage and digital expertise of tourism/cruise corporations have been characterized as the source of an imbalance of “online visibility” power and “platform bias”.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ricky Purwanto
AU  - Faizal Santiago
AU  - Alfon Octavianus Sitepu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/03
TI  - Crimines and Corruption Culture Related to Tourism Business Investment
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Business Law and Local Wisdom in Tourism (ICBLT 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 427
EP  - 431
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211203.094
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211203.094
ID  - Purwanto2021
ER  -