scholarly journals Island Tourism-Based Sustainable Development at a Crossroads: Facing the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10081
Author(s):  
Eugenio Figueroa B. ◽  
Elena S. Rotarou
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
Uncertain Future

Tourism is often seen as the ‘golden ticket’ for the development of many islands. The current COVID-19 pandemic, however, has ground global tourism to a halt. In particular, islands that depend heavily on tourist inflows—including mass-tourism islands, and small island developing states (SIDS)—have seen their revenues diminish significantly, and poverty rates increasing. Some alternative-tourism islands have fared better, as they have focused on providing personalized, nature-based experiences to mostly domestic tourists. This article focuses on the experiences of mass-tourism islands, SIDS, and alternative-tourism islands during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers possible post-pandemic scenarios, as well as recommendations for sustainable island tourism development. Although the pandemic has largely had a negative impact on the tourism sector, this is a unique opportunity for many islands to review the paradigm of tourism development. In this newly emerging world, and under a still very uncertain future scenario, the quadriptych of sustainability is more important than ever. Responsible governance and management of islands’ natural resources and their tourism activities, addressing climate change impacts, the diversification of islands’ economies, and the promotion of innovative and personalized tourist experiences are all necessary steps towards increasing islands’ resilience in case of future economic downturn or health- and environment-related crises.

THE SECREET GARDEN VILLAGE IS APPLYING “TRI HITA KARANA COCEPT” TO MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 485
Author(s):  
Rai Sukmawati
Keyword(s):  
Direct Observation ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Social Benefit ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The World ◽  
The Secret Garden

In accordance with future tourism, there will be a movement from mass tourism to quality tourism. As a sequence, all sectors which take part in tourism development should develop quality tourism. (Suja, Ketut. 2015:1). A quality tourism means a tourism sector which is applying Tri Hita Karana (THK). THK is as a weapon to maintain sustainable tourism. By applying the THK the world Bali could be saved from destroy, to save nature, the ecology of Bali, economy and social benefit. (Ardika, I Gede. 2015,X1). This research is aimed to know the activities of The Secret Garden Village, if he applies the THK concept to maintain sustainable tourism ?. Data of this research was collected by using direct observation, depth interview and documentation. The data is obtained from informants who know well about the object of research such as : Mr. Billy Hartono Salim, the owner of Secret Garden Village, Mr. Putu Gede Arista DityaPradana, the operation Manager of Black Eye Coffee, Mr. Andra Martin, the Architech of building design. After that, the data was analyzed descriptively. The result of the research showed that the activities of all staff of Secret Garden Village was applying “Tri Hita Karana” (THK) concept to maintain sustainable tourism. 

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector in Bulgaria: state, measures to deal with the effects of pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 01014
Author(s):  
Violetka Zheleva ◽  
Emil Mutafov
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Physical Limitations ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Overnight Stays

Nowadays the tourism sector is facing challenges from different type. The physical limitations in travel, overnight stays and public health affected all forms of tourism. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, industries worldwide have been in a state of stagnation, collapse and insecurity which can be seen mostly in tourism sector. According to global expectations physical and mental health care are top priority, so forms of alternative tourism will be the focus of the tourism sector in near future. Current research is relying on hypothesis that alternative forms of tourism are more preferable than the mass tourism, since it is less widespread and consumers would find this form safer from a health point of view. Results will provide detailed overview of tourism sector in Bulgaria and its distribution.

scholarly journals INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IMPACT ON THE NATION’S ECONOMIC POLICY UNDER COVID-19 EPIDEMICS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Proboyiv
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
Tourism Impact ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Global Tourism

In the developed countries, tourism is an important source of income and wellbeing improvement. In Ukraine, with all its incredibly rich historic heritage and priceless recreation and spa resorts resources, tourism is developing mostly as an outbound one. Under hard modern political-economic situation of Ukraine, with all its financial problems, issues of the situation on the international tourism market and its future changes under COVID-19 epidemics, the place of tourism in the national economic policy are critically urgent and are partially examined in the article. The objective of the research is to reveal the issues of nature, importance, modern state and prospects of international tourism development in the economic policy of Ukraine under COVID-19 epidemics. Currently, tourism industry is a one of the forms of international service trade, which is rapidly developing. In the past 20 years, the average growth rate of newly arriving foreign tourists in the world constituted 5,1%, while currency incomes accounted for about 14%. In 2019, by the UNWTO data, international tourist arrivals reached 1,5 billion which is the tenth year of positive dynamics in a row for the global tourism. The expert’s forecasts for 2020 about the rates and dynamics of international tourism development were rather optimistic and expected its rapid growth for the next years. However, COVID-19 epidemics modified the existing forecasts and plans and radically changed forever the industry’s development. By the latest UNWTO data, global tourism has live through the worst year ever in 2020, the number of international tourists declined by 74%. Tourist destinations in the whole world earned 1 billion less in 2020 that a year before because of the unprecedented drop of demand and restriction imposed on travels. By the experts assessment, export incomes of the international tourism amount to about 1,3 trillion dollars. The international tourism crisis caused by COVID-19 epidemics put at risk 100-120 million jobs in tourism and supporting industries, most of which are small and medium sized businesses. It is even harder to evaluate money lost by state budgets in the forms of uncollected taxes and other payments. The COVID-19 epidemics impact on the international tourism in Ukraine is not as dramatic as in some tourism-focused countries because Ukrainian economy is in a comparatively better state, since the share of domestic and outbound tourism is much higher that the inbound one. Governments of the most countries immediately responded to the acute need of minimizing the economic consequences of COVID-19 epidemics. Among the suggested scenarios of preventing the negative impact of the epidemics on the economic situation, countries used following two approaches: first – aimed at providing affordable credit lines for businesses, the second one has to work out after postponing payments of debt and tax obligations.

scholarly journals Community-based tourism: From a local to a global push

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Giampiccoli ◽  
Melville Saayman
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Actual System ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Managerial Implication ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Value Add ◽  
New Policies

Orientation: World inequality is growing and tourism contributes to it; an alternative option is, therefore, needed towards a more just and redistributive approach to this industry.Purpose: The aim is to propose that there is a need to advance the tourism sector to be more in line with community-based tourism (CBT) principles and practices.Motivation of the study: The current tourism system exists within the more general neoliberal milieu. Alternative tourism forms are also often co-opted and circumscribed by a neoliberal framework. The issue is to a find a possible solution to advance a tourism development approach that enhances a decrease in inequalities.Research design, approach and method: The article is a review paper.Main findings: The results propose that the actual system of the tourism sector is in line with neoliberal milieu and does not militate against various inequalities (it, in fact, supports them). Therefore, a tourism development approach more based on CBT principles and practices is advocated. Practical/managerial implication: A shift in the tourism development approach is proposed, reflecting the need to establish new policies and management structures that are fundamentally based on CBT principles and practices.Contribution/value add: The article contributes to the literature related to the role of tourism in development, specifically debating matters related to the relationship between tourism, neoliberalism and alternative tourism. In addition, the article also deals with the debate on CBT.

scholarly journals Foto Selfie sebagai Daya Tarik Minat Khusus di Anjungan Tukad Melangit (ATM) Kabupaten Bangli

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
I Wayan Wiwin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
The World ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Tourism Services

A special interest tourism has become the current tourism trend, where special interest tourism is a kind of alternative tourism to avoid the development of mass tourism which tend to have negative impact so far. The special interest tourism that became a new phenomenon in the world of tourism became one of the demands for the providers of tourist services. The motivation of tourists in finding something new and having a quality tourist experience leads to increasea demand for special interest tourists. Especially for the providers of tourism services in Bali are required to provide a new innovations, interesting and different from usual. One of the special interest tourism potential that is currently being uploaded in social media is selfie photo tour at Tukad Melangit Pavilion (ATM) located in Antugan Hamlet, Jehem Village, Tembuku Subdistrict, Bangli Regency. But the potential of tourism has not been explored to the maximum so it is necessary to make the development program development efforts to increase the number of tourist visits.<br />

Alternative Suggestion for the Sustainability of Tourism During Coronavirus Breakout

2021 ◽  
pp. 806-822
Author(s):  
Remenyik Bulcsu ◽  
Cem Yesilyurt ◽  
Ali Bagdadi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Demand Elasticity ◽  
New Destinations ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
The People ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Enterprises ◽  
Alternative Suggestion

It was once again seen during the COVID-19 epidemic how demand elasticity is in the tourism sector and how fragile the sector is. One of the most affected sectors by the pandemic was the tourism sector. Due to the restrictions imposed by governments and the measures taken to protect the health of the people, the tourism sector has suffered severely, and many tourism businesses have suffered financial damage in this long process and have had to go bankrupt by not being able to maintain their business. The situation has revealed the importance of sustainability and showed the necessity of ensuring the continuity of business life for tourism enterprises. It has also revealed the importance of sustainability for the tourism sector, which adheres to mass tourism and does not care about other alternative tourism types. In this context, how ready is the tourism sector for crises? Could these crises be responded to with new destinations and new tourism products? Thus, it seems important to consider sustainable tourism and alternative tourism types.

scholarly journals Fishermen’s Behavior of Multi Ethnic Community in Adapting Climate Change in Small Island

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ihsannudin, Dwi Ratna Hidayati, Aminah H.M Ariyania, Subejo, Suadi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Fishing Ground ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Appropriate Behavior ◽  
Economics Of Scale ◽  
Autonomous Adaptation ◽  
Change Impact ◽  
Planned Adaptation

In a development perspective, small islands have limited economic access and opportunities, especially related to the economics of scale. Furthermore, the common problem such as climate change impact requires appropriate behavior of local inhabitant in order to survive in gaining to the economic access. Multi-ethnic society has different socio-cultural background that implies special characteristics and strategies to overcome climate change impacts. This study was conducted in Masalembu Island which consist of Madurese, Mandar, Bugis and Javanese ethnic. The aims of this study are to describe negative impact of climate change to the fisherman and to describe fisherman’s behavior for adapting climate changes. Theanalysis method is mixed method between the descriptive quantitative and qualitative analysis. The results show climate change causes fluctuating fish production, extending fishing ground to be more off-shore, uncertainty schedule for fishing and invasion from outer fisherman. Meanwhile, fishermen's behavior in overcoming the impacts of climate change consist of active response by Group of Fishermen, apply autonomous adaptation and apply adaptation behavior technologically, sociologically and regulatory. Based on these results, it is necessary to improve planned adaptation trough aquaculture, applying modern but friendlytechnology fishing gear and enhancing participation as well as cooperation among fisherman without ethnic consideration.

scholarly journals Hidden in Plain Sight: Tourism Planning, Afro-Colombian Society and Community in Barú, Colombia

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Evan Ward
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Tourism Planning ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Andean Highlands

This article builds upon the scholarship of Alina Helg and other historians working on questions of racial identity in Colombia, and the Caribbean section of that country more specifically. Colombia is unique in that its identity is indigenous, African, as well as European. Its Afro-Colombian elements are often overlooked by virtue of the mestizo identity that has dominated settlement of its Andean highlands around the capital, Bogota. Using technical and social reports from tourism development on Barù Island, near Cartagena, this article explores the Afro-Colombian communities that established themselves on the island in the wake of emancipation in the mid-19th century, as well as the efforts of these communities to protect their rights. I also examine recent Constitutional Court decisions supporting the rights of Afro-Colombian communities like those on Barù against the developmental ambitions of governmental and private tourism developers who were intent on transforming the island into a mass tourism destination. The article concludes that recent legal shifts towards protecting Afro-Colombian rights secured a recent victory in favor of the islanders vis-à-vis designs of the state to impose its vision of global tourism development there.

scholarly journals Diversifikasi Produk Wisata Sebagai Strategi Pengembangan Daya Saing Wisata Kota Batu

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Myrna Sukmaratri ◽  
Maya Damayanti
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
National Level ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
New City ◽  
Tourism Potential

Although it is a new city, the economic growth of Batu City quite rapidly, especially in the tourism sector. The variety of tourism potential bring tourism sector of Batu City become competitive in provincial even national level. However, along the friction of tour base, there are indication relate of tourist saturation in Batu City. It was shown from decrease in number of tourists in the year 2009-2012 with an average of 13% annually. In addition, the rapid development of tourism in Batu City suspected caused some negative impact on the environment. Therefore, efforts to build the tourism sector in Batu City forward has been duly implementing the concept of sustainable tourism, which one of them is by diversification of tourism products. Diversification of tourism products divided into two, namely destinations and attractions. To diversify destinations Batu City is directed to build the tourist market in corridor Diponegoro and Gajah Mada street around Alun-alun Batu City. Meanwhile, the diversification of tourism products for the natural attractions is directed into the development of alternative tourism with travel packages. In artificial attractions, besides the addition of themed rides, managers can diversify tourist attraction by adding a cultural event such as dances at certain hours. Besides that, diversification of tourism products can be done with the addition and improvement of tourism facilities as well as increased accessibility. It can be directed by a central parking and tour transportation as well as the construction of new access by railway from Abdurrahman Saleh Airport to Batu City passing through Malang City.

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