Abstract
The aim of this research is to vindicate the development of sustainable leisure in Kuningan and responding the statement of the Indonesian minister of tourism by vindicating sustainable leisure in Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia. This statement was so important for realizing the development of sustainable tourism. This study found four potential sustainable tourism based on sustainable leisure in Kuningan District: Linggarjati Natural Park is the most potential to be a sustainable leisure park; Archaeological Park Cipari is more potential to be a sustainable leisure park; Waterfall Ciputri is potential to be a sustainable leisure waterfall; and Lake Remis is also potential to be a sustainable leisure lake. This research found that social carrying capacity and social consensus become a big issue in improving appraisal and performance of sustainable leisure in Kuningan. At the same time, it could responding tourists' need and their expectation. However, developing and building an attraction designed to be a comprehensive spatial pattern, although the development of these facilities is not built all at once. However, with comprehensive planning, all the facilities will be built according to the design that was created from the beginning.
Highlights
The tourism sector is a provider of employment opportunities that a dominant 10% of employment in Indonesia with 7.3 million direct labor and indirect 5 million people (Santosa, 2004)
This study found four potential sustainable tourism based on sustainable leisure in Kuningan District: Linggarjati Natural Park is the most potential to be a sustainable leisure park; Archaeological Park Cipari is more potential to be a sustainable leisure park; Waterfall Ciputri is potential to be a sustainable leisure waterfall; and Lake Remis is potential to be a sustainable leisure lake
This research found that social carrying capacity and social consensus become a big issue in improving appraisal and performance of sustainable leisure in Kuningan
Summary
The tourism sector is a provider of employment opportunities that a dominant 10% of employment in Indonesia with 7.3 million direct labor and indirect 5 million people (Santosa, 2004). The data show that currently the growth of the tourism industry in Indonesia 1st semester 2014 has been reported to be 6.8 %, and its meaning that it has exceeded the national economic growth reaches 5.7 % (Asdhiana, 2014). Kuningan is crossing the road that connects the city of Cirebon with Priangan East region and as an alternative to the center lane road that connects Bandung-Java with Central Java. It has varied landscape ranging from the lowlands to the highlands to the highest peak in West Java Ciremai the top of the mountain (3,076 m)
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