Abstract
Abstract This research located at Yayasan Sari Hati, Ubud that focus on voluntourism experience for the voluntourist and the local community. Voluntourism is a type of alternative tourism that can bring an unique and different experience not only for the voluntourist but also for the local community. Voluntourism experience considered as a cathartic experience that can make a positive difference for the voluntourist. The aim of this paper is to know the voluntourism experience that gained by the voluntourist and the local community also how that experience can make a difference for the voluntourist itself. Through participant observation, researcher participate actively in the voluntourism activity at Yayasan Sari Hati. Data also collected by literature review and indepth interview with two voluntourists and four local communities for then analyzed by qualitative technique. This paper reviews voluntourism experience for the voluntourist and the local community also the experience that make difference for the voluntourist. This paper concluded that voluntourism experience is a form of cathartic experience through tourism which is not only can bring a valuable knowledge for the voluntourist but also can change their personality and lifestyle.
Highlights
Perkembangan industri pariwisata saat ini lebih mengarah pada pariwisata alternatif (Setyorini, 2004; Sirasoonthorn dan Coren, 2010)
I feel the power of having no expectation and I know what can come from that, so I intend to hold an open mind with this experience as well.” (Amanda, Voluntourist, 11 Juni 2014) Pikiran yang terbuka menjadi satu hal yang perlu diperhatikan dari apa yang dikatakan oleh Amanda, karena hal ini akan mampu membuat seorang wisatawan dapat menerima segala pengalaman unik yang didapatkannya selama melakukan kegiatan wisata tersebut
Terdapat pula beberapa isu yang perlu dikaji lebih mendalam pada penelitian voluntourism selanjutnya diantaranya seberapa lama pengalaman voluntourism tersebut dapat bertahan dan mempengaruhi gaya hidup individu yang bersangkutan, adakah implikasi yang ditimbulkan dari kegiatan voluntourism bagi masyarakat lokal setempat dan bagaimana peranan voluntourism dalam mewujudkan pariwisata berkelanjutan di Bali
Summary
Perkembangan industri pariwisata saat ini lebih mengarah pada pariwisata alternatif (Setyorini, 2004; Sirasoonthorn dan Coren, 2010). Oleh karena itu penelitian ini penting untuk dilakukan agar dapat diketahui pengalaman voluntourism yang didapatkan oleh voluntourist dan masyarakat lokal di Yayasan Sari Hati serta bagaimana perubahan yang dialami oleh voluntourist setelah mendapat pengalaman voluntourism tersebut.
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