Abstract
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.
Highlights
The tourism sector influenced economic development in Indonesia
This study aimed 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
This study described the level of participation at each stage of development from the tourism planning, tourism implementation and enjoyment stages up to the evaluation stages
Summary
The development of tourism sector in relation to regional economic growth could be seen from the increased income, employment and business opportunities (Dritasto & Anggraeni, 2013; Latiff & Imm, 2015; Subanti et al, 2017; Sarmidi & Salleh, 2011; Kasimu et al, 2012; Li et al, 2013). In the Structucal Path Analysis (SPA) approach, the impact of changes in tourist spending affected the household income in Indonesia (Saptutyningsih, 2003). This suggested that the development of tourism sector in Indonesia, at the province and district. It could affect the household income level, increased employment and business opportunities through community-based tourism
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