Wae Rebo Tourism Village Development Based on Local Wisdom and Community Products through a Technological Innovation Approach in Creating Economic Resilience

Abstract

Wae Rebo Village is one of the tourism objects located in Manggarai Regency, NTT; the local tourist attraction is the community’s effort to maintain traditional houses commonly called Mbaru Niang. The purpose of the study was to develop a model for the development of the Wae Rebo tourist village with a technological approach. The concepts used are tourism development, local wisdom, Sustainability Tourism and People’s Economy. The research method uses a qualitative approach by observing the research object, namely, the potential for tourist attractions and the condition of social and cultural communities as well as conducting interviews with traditional leaders. The results of the research on the attractiveness of Wae Rebo are traditional houses, namely, Mbaru Niang and nature tourism. The development of Wae Rebo maintains local wisdom by maintaining cultural heritage and the sustainability of social capital is the hallmark of the Wae Rebo tourist village in maintaining the community’s economy. However, a technological infrastructure approach is needed for marketing local products in the form of coffee and woven fabrics, as well as the role of the government as a companion, especially in improving human resource capabilities because tourism villages are included in the category of developing tourist villages, so that their sustainability can be maintained towards an independent tourist village.