Abstract
Development in tourism supposed to be development of tourism destinations. There are three main components of tourism destinations that play an important role in the development, which are: tourists, local people (hosts), and the destination itself. This study was designed to record the components of the tourism ecosystem in the Walahar Tourism Destination, Karawang Regency. Walahar is known as a culinary destination in Karawang Regency. This research is expected to produce a model for developing sustainable culinary tourism destinations. The research was compiled with a preliminary stage compiling a profile of all tourism potentials, attractions, and gastronomic tourism products, and the level of readiness of the local community, in the study area. The expected research result is the inventory of the ecosystem components involved in the Walahar culinary destination. The identification of the tourism subsystem in Walahar Village shows that only one of the twelve subsystems qualifies as a tourism destination. Therefore the development of Walahar as a tourism destination requires government’s effort. The development of Walahar as a destination also seems to be a solution to improve the quality of the environment by improving sanitation and environmental hygiene.
Highlights
Development in tourism supposed to be development of tourism destinations
three main components of tourism destinations that play an important role in the development
the destination itself. This study was designed to record the components of the tourism ecosystem in the Walahar Tourism Destination
Summary
Undang-Undang No 10 Tahun 2009 mengamanatkan bahwa kepariwisataan merupakan bagian integral dari pembangunan nasional yang dilakukan secara sistematis, terencana, terpadu, berkelanjutan, dan bertanggung jawab. Pembangunan kepariwisataan juga harus tetap memberikan perlindungan terhadap nilai-nilai agama, budaya yang hidup dalam masyarakat, kelestarian dan mutu lingkungan hidup, serta kepentingan nasional. Untuk itu maka pembangunan kepariwisataan diarahkan untuk mendorong pemerataan kesempatan berusaha dan perolehan manfaat bagi masyarakat serta mampu menghadapi tantangan perubahan kehidupan lokal, nasional, dan global. Terdapat tiga komponen pokok destinasi pariwisata yang berperan penting dalam pembangunan tersebut, yaitu wisatawan (guest), masyarakat lokal (host), dan destinasi itu sendiri. Karawang dikenal disamping sebagai sumber beras nasional, ternyata juga merupakan pemasok 90% air baku bagi masyarakat DKI Jakarta. Keragaman potensi ini perlu dikembangkan secara lebih sistematis untuk menjadikan Karawang sebagai destinasi pariwisata. Penelitian ini didesain untuk menguji konsep ekosistem untuk diterapkan dalam pengembangan destinasi pariwisata
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