scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF OPENING UP A TRADITIONAL CULTURE TO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-29
Author(s):  
Caecilia Caecilia ◽  
Utami Umarjadi ◽  
Nila K. Hidayat

The Baduy Tribe is a cultured and friendly indigenous people living harmoniously in the middle of natural environment and far from the civilization. This study aims to determine the level of acceptance of opening up the Inner Baduy as a tourism destination and also to identify the impacts on the opening up the Inner Baduy to tourism development. This study use both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The result revealed that there are three elements are used to justify the level of acceptance of the Baduy people; two showed rejections (needs and desires and opinions on opening up the Inner Baduy). This is strengthened by the result of the interviews that tribe rules and regulations do not allow the Inner Baduy to be opened up. Another finding is proven by the disadvantages that impact the host community if the Inner Baduy is opened up to tourism market. It could cause culture acculturation, a deterioration of morality, environmental damages, and also the decreased quality of local people’s language. For the regional development, the opening up of the Inner Baduy can bring advantages such as improvements of infrastructures and economic benefits. The Inner Baduy is unofficially opened for visits from the tourists but the policy to open it up to mass market depends entirely on the decision of the host community.

Author(s):  
Aleff Omar Shah Nordin ◽  
Fathilah Ismail ◽  
Nurain Yasmin Mohd Jamal

The purpose of this research was to identify the perceptions of the local community toward tourism development impacts on Perhentian Island. Specifically, the research examined the local community’s perceptions of socio-cultural impacts, economic impacts, and environmental impacts of tourism development. The research also examined the relationship between the impacts of tourism development on the local community’s quality of life (QOL). This research was conducted using a quantitative approach by obtaining responses from 272 local community respondents on Perhentian Island. A household survey based on purposive sampling techniques was conducted to select a suitable sample. The findings of the study revealed that the positive impacts of tourism development outweighed the negative impact. Based on local community perceptions, they believed that tourism development improved their quality of life. This study also finds the impact of social-cultural benefit, economic benefits, economic cost, and environmental benefits have a significant relationship with quality of life. However, there is a negative relationship between the impact of social-cultural cost and environment cost on the quality of life. The findings of this study are important for planners and developers in planning strategic and sustainable tourism development on tourism destinations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Adhica Perkasa ◽  
Izziah Izziah ◽  
Sugiarto Sugiarto

Based on data from Disbudpar (2017), the low quality of human resources and the lack of indigenous knowledge on tourism management are the main obstacles for indigenous people in the Lhoknga beach tourism area to be directly involved in the tourism sector. Even though the data shows the behavior of tourists who damage the environment by littering, the behavior of indigenous people who live in the tourist area of Lhoknga beach, not all of them show a caring attitude towards the natural environment. Regarding the issue of infrastructure in the Lhoknga coastal tourism area such as clean water, electricity and tourism transportation in the region is still an obstacle where with the increasing number of tourists each year, improvement of infrastructure is also very important to be done to provide better services to tourists (Disbudpar Aceh Besar, 2017 ). Therefore, research is needed to describe the issues in the Lhoknga beach tourism area in the form of tourism development with a focus on the attitudes and desires of local communities towards tourism development. The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of Lhoknga tourism development on Gampong Mon Ikeun. This research method plan will use qualitative methods to explain its development. The research location was conducted at Gampong Mon IKeun, Lhoknga beach tourism area. It is hoped that later this research will have a positive impact on Gampong Mon Ikeun on the development of the Lhoknga tourism area.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12745
Author(s):  
Piera Buonincontri ◽  
Roberto Micera ◽  
María Murillo-Romero ◽  
Tommasina Pianese

Underground sites have become an attractive tourist destination for an increasing number of visitors. This flow of visitors has made sustainability a major issue, that is, the way in which tourism development ensures economic benefits for host communities and respects local identity without compromising the environmental resources. Many studies have explored sustainable tourism in the Underground Built Heritage (UBH), but privilege the analysis of a single perspective, that is, economic sustainability, e.g., potentialities of cultural routes, or environmental sustainability, such as the impact of visitors on the cave climate. However, some attention has been paid to the social implications of tourism in the UBH, that is, the impacts of tourism development on improving the quality of life of the local community and the enhancement of their sense of community while respecting cultural authenticity. Our aim is to reconcile these perspectives and obtain, through a semi-systematic review, a clear picture of the sustainability of tourism in UBH sites. The aggregation of existing knowledge around the three pillars of sustainability has highlighted the importance of community involvement and collaboration among UBH stakeholders to ensure a balance between the protection and valorisation of UBH, which can also be achieved through networking strategies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3854
Author(s):  
Luis Alfonso Escudero Gómez

Historic centers have become first-line tourist destinations. In order to achieve sustainable development, it is essential to get to know the opinions of the host community on the impact of tourism, the positives, as well as the negatives. This paper aims to understand the residents’ opinions and perceptions of destinations as the historic cities. This research looks into the residents’ opinions on the impact of tourism in the historic city of Toledo, Spain. The results of a quantitative survey among 442 residents in the city of Toledo are presented. The study is a revision of the literature and analysis and explanation of an empiric study’s results. Descriptive statistics have been used, as well as factor analysis and non-parametric tests to analyze data. The main results point out that residents have a positive vision of tourism development, rather than negative. The economic importance of tourism and its ability to create jobs stand out. However, they also think that the historic center is being turned into a museum for tourists. Analyzing their opinions according to certain demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, some major differences come up, such as that the inhabitants of residential areas have a more positive opinion than those who live in the historic center. Understanding the perspective of the residents can help the managers and planners of the tourism in the city to play down the potential negative impact of tourism and to achieve support from the host community in regards to tourism.


2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Seyedehelham Sadatiseyedmahalleh ◽  
Suraiyati Rahman ◽  
Badaruddin Mohamed

<p>Small islands are seen as iconic destinations for ecotourism due to their rich natural biodiversity and spectacular surroundings. Malaysia has a substantial number of islands, numbering approximately 878 islands. Pangkor Island is a popular destination among domestic and international tourists alike. However, the tourism industry can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, tourism development can improve quality of life and economic prospects of local communities; and on the other hand, it may inflict to destruction on the island’s sensitive ecosystem. Natural environment is the core attraction for Pangkor Island. However, the extensive development undertaken to match the high intensity of tourist arrivals can lead to deleterious effect on the natural environment and diminish the overall quality of the tourists’ experience. This paper attempts to explore the dichotomy between ecotourism concept and tourism development in Pangkor by exploring protection strategies and ecotourism management approaches in relation to Pangkor Island. The findings described in this paper are based on an evaluation of the existing planning strategies concerning tourism development, environmental conservation, observation and interviews with visitors in Pangkor Island. Lack of environmental practice among tour operators has led to significant threat to the island’s ecosystem. Consequently, Pangkor Island require imperative attention in ensuring the sustainability of the ecosystem. Planning and development strategies for managing Pangkor and adjacent smaller islands need to be taken into consideration by acknowledging baseline conditions and present day realities.</p>


Author(s):  
Edy Sahputra Sitepu ◽  
Rismawati Rismawati ◽  
Dewi Comala ◽  
Edi Putra Berutu ◽  
Jamardua Haro ◽  
...  

Medan City is currently designated as one of the 20 national tourism destinations that implement Sustainable Tourism Development (STD) in Indonesia. The commitment to implement STD nationally is marked by the signing of the text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of 20 Regional Heads who are committed to implementing STD together with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism. Furthermore, under the supervision of the Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Tourism, 20 existing Regencies / Cities made various improvements in each region so that they were finally eligible for STD certification from the STD international certification body. Medan City itself, through the Medan City Tourism Office, related to the implementation of the STD, has established a number of leading tourism destinations. It is hoped that in the future, Medan City will have tourist destinations that have received STD certification. This research was conducted to formulate a model of implementing sustainable tourism development in Medan with a total sample of 220 people spread over 11 leading tourist destinations in the city of Medan, samples were taken with a purposive random sampling technique. The research variables used include; sustainable management, socio-cultural benefits, economic benefits for the surrounding community, environmental benefits and the application of sustainable tourism. Data analysis was carried out with a structural model of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with the help of Amos 22 software. The results showed that the management aspects, economic aspects, socio-cultural aspects of environmental aspects, and the impact of tourism, directly and indirectly, have a positive effect on the implementation of sustainable tourism in the city of Medan.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Liang ◽  
Mingxing Chen ◽  
Dadao Lu ◽  
Zijin Ding ◽  
Zhi Zheng

The rise of China has had a profound impact on the world and regional political and economic pattern since the reform and opening-up. This paper studies the impact of China’s development on the evolution of the surrounding geo-pattern from the perspective of geoeconomics. Based on the sensitivity and vulnerability of asymmetric interdependence, trade and investment indicators are selected to construct a quantitative model to measure the relative economic dependence between China and neighboring countries. This paper analyzes the degree, types and trends of relative economic dependence and the relationship between economic interdependence and political relations, and investigates the surrounding geoeconomic cooperation. The results are shown as follows: (1) Since 2010, all neighboring countries have had relative economic dependence on China. China’s geoeconomic position in the surrounding area has radically transformed. (2) Since the reform and opening-up, the relative economic dependence of neighboring countries on China has been rising, from negative to positive and from low to high. After 2003, the types of relative economic dependence have gradually shifted from dual low and trade-compensative dependence to dual high and trade-oriented dependence. (3) Trade was the dominant factor in the relative economic dependence of most neighboring countries on China, and it was also the main factor contributing to China’s economic advantages over great powers in the neighborhood. The majority of neighboring countries’ investment dependence on China increased faster than their trade dependence, and the growth of their relative economic dependence will gradually turn to investment in the future. (4) The improvement of political relations between China and neighboring countries provides a foundation for the development of economic relations, and economic relations have the “inertia” of resisting political risks. The deepening of economic ties is conducive to friendly and stable political relations. (5) China’s peripheral geoeconomic strategy focuses on cooperation rather than competition. One of the goals of geoeconomics is the pursuit of joint economic benefits.


2006 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 25-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Hsiu Kuo ◽  
Shih-Ju Chan

This paper investigates whether the introduction of trading by qualified foreign institutional investors (QFIIs) has impacted the lead and volatility behavior of the futures market when the macroeconomic effects and some major economic events are controlled. First, we detect that some market inefficiency exists in Taiwan index futures market. Second, the evidence shows a strengthening in the lead of index futures over index spot markets following the introduction of trading by QFIIs. Third, we find evidence of an increase in the level of futures market volatility, implying that the quantity of information flowing into the futures market increases following the onset of trading by QFIIs. Finally, the asymmetries do not reduce after the opening up of the futures market to QFIIs. This finding is inconsistent with the view that the introduction of informed foreign investors may improve the reliability and quality of information and mitigate the effect of noise traders on market volatility.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Visvanathan Kandeepan ◽  
Tharani Seevaratnam ◽  
Renuka Somasuntharam

Purpose: The impact of tourism development on the quality of life (Veenhoven. R., 2007) of the people in the Jaffna municipal area is studied.Design/Methodology/Approach: Closed-ended questionnaire/ Likert scale- for measuring the impact of the Tourism development as above. A questionnaire was distributed in the Jaffna municipal area. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed in this study. Findings: Descriptive analysis showed that there is a positive relationship between tourism development and quality of life. Correlation analysis ascertained it. Correlation analysis established that a significant positive correlation is present between the two, which was very strong. The correlation of tourism development was significant with the three sub-variables, namely, households’ income, entrepreneurial & employment opportunities, and culture. Regression analysis confirmed that tourism development had a significantly positive relationship and predicted the model satisfactorily to explain the impact of tourism development on the quality of life of people of the Jaffna municipal area.Practical implication:There is a great potential to enhance the quality of life through tourism development.Originality/ value: Improving the Quality of Life of the people through Tourism Development is explored. The specific findings are valuable in policy-making and planning tourism development projects.


Author(s):  
Edy Sahputra Sitepu ◽  
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John Sihar Manurung ◽  
Rismawati Rismawati ◽  
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...  

This research is applied research, which seeks to encourage research to develop and manage destinations with the concept of sustainable tourism development (STD). STD is a concept that integrates the four pillars of tourism destination governance. This concept has been stated in the Regulation of the Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia Number 14 of 2016. The STD concept consists of four variables, among others; a) the implementation of effective management that is integrated and sustainable, b) strengthening the impact and economic benefits for local communities, c) strengthening and preserving socio-cultural, and d) paying attention to environmental sustainability around tourist destinations. This research aims to apply the STD concept for the development of tourism village potential. Specifically, this research is intended to encourage tourism village potentials in Sei Bingai and Tanjung Pura Districts, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province. So that in the end, it is hoped that Langkat Regency can have a well-managed tourist village based on the STD concept. The results showed that, based on the results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) using AMOS 22 software, it was found that the existing variables were indeed relevant for analyzing the application of sustainable tourism development. Furthermore, based on the scoring carried out in the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) activities with key stakeholders, a ranking is carried out. Of the four existing aspects, the environmental aspect is in the good category (based on the excellent, good, average, and poor categories), while the sustainable integrated management variable, the variable economic benefits for the surrounding community, and the environmental conservation variable are in the good category. The results of the FGD also concluded that the majority of key stakeholders agreed that in Rumah Galuh Village and Pematang Serai Village, Langkat Regency would continue to be developed into a tourist village with a sustainable tourism development model.


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