EXPLORING LOCAL COMMUNITY PERCEPTION TO THE ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT ATTRACTION AT TUMPA MOUNT FOREST PARK, MANADO, INDONESIA

Jufrina Mandulangi,Benny Irwan Towoliu

doi:10.31940/ijaste.v3i2.1553

Jufrina Mandulangi, Benny Irwan Towoliu

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https://doi.org/10.31940/ijaste.v3i2.1553

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Abstract

Tourism development is inseparable from the role of local communities, government, and the private sector. But in practice sometimes only the government and the private sector dominate the development of tourism. Local people who are part and even the owner of a natural and social-cultural tourism attraction are not involved in planning the development of a tourist area and tend to be marginalized. This study aims to explore the perception of local communities towards the development of the Tumpa Mount People's Forest Park as an Ecotourism Attraction. Descriptive qualitative research methods are used to describe or use the details obtained from the respondent’s explanations supported by data that are quantitative. The respondent sampling technique is purposive. The results show that the community supports the establishment of this area is to become eco-tourism attraction.

Highlights

The concept of pro-poor-tourism shows - tourism development must provide benefits for increasing the income of local residents
Ecotourism must empower local residents develop small business, improve infrastructure, security, communication, health and more, and make sure that tourism does not lead to environmental degradation, teach local population to respect native culture, improve conditions, prevent and encourage community participation in planning and decision making process, (Ashley, et al 2001)
The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of the community around the area of the development of Tumpa Mount as an ecotourism attraction

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The concept of pro-poor-tourism shows - tourism development must provide benefits for increasing the income of local residents. Tourism must at least be able to open full or part-time employment opportunities, provide benefits to people's lives in the form of supporting facilities and infrastructure, as well as opportunities for the community in the decision-making process to improve life by ensuring better access to tourists and tourism operators, ( Hermantoro, 2010). This means that the local community is empowered in a tourist attraction. The development of a tourist area is a strategy used to advance, improve, and improve the condition of tourism of an object and tourist attraction so that tourists can visit and be able to provide benefits to the community around the object and attraction of tourism and for the government, (Paturusi, 2008)

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