Pengembangan Wisata Spiritual di Desa Pekraman Gelgel Klungkung

Partners and target audiences of PPDM Spiritual Tourism Development in Pekraman Gelgel Village, Klungkung are the Bendesa Adat and community groups 'krama' Pekraman Gelgel Village. Pekraman Gelgel Village was chosen as the target of service because it has the potential to be developed into a model for a spiritual tourism village, received support from the Klungkung Regency government, and submitted an application to be a village under the Postgraduate Program of Warmadewa University. The aim of PPDM is to empower the community in preparing, designing and developing various potentials of their cultural heritage in order to realize Gelgel Pekraman Village as a Spiritual tourism. PPDM is designed for 3 years, the first year program is the preparation of a master plan, online spiritual tourism information, and collaborative tourism management regulatory policies. The solutions offered to overcome these problems are: (1) Assistance in the preparation of infrastructure development plans (masterplan) related to the temple cultural heritage in Pekraman Gelgel Village as a Spiritual DTW, (2) Assistance in preparing information on temple cultural heritage which is packaged into content. tourist information on the website, (3) Assistance in the formulation of policies and rules that integrate the management of temple cultural heritage in Pekraman Gelgel Village as a collaborative Spiritual Tourism. The outputs produced are articles in national journals with ISSN, activity videos, publications in print/online media, increased competitiveness, increased application of science and technology, and improved values in society.

STRATEGI PENGELOLAAN LINGKUNGAN DI DANAU BUYAN KABUPATEN BULELENG

This research aimed to determine the potential of ecotourism that can be developed and to analyze visitor perceptions and to formulate environmental management strategies for development of ecotourism in TWA Danau Buyan. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative with the techniques, namely observation, interviews and questionnaires. The result of this indicate that the potential tourist attractions in TWA Lake Buyan area already exist including jungle tracking, camping, cannoing, selfie spot, outbond locations that have paid attention to environmental issues by involving the community. The perceptions of visitors were based on the function of the area, management policies, tourism activities, facilities and infrastructure, and on the willingness to stay generally quite good. Based on the IE table, the management strategy matrix was ??in quadrant V (Five) or in the hold and maintain and survival phase. These strategies included: a) Developing the unique potential in TWA Lake Buyan both natural resource potentials such as biodiversity (flora and fauna), landscape beauty, and community socio-cultural potential that could be developed and packaged into ecotourism package, b) Increasing support from the local government and participation of local communities to optimize the quality improvement of ODTW TWA Danau Buyan, both facilities and infrastructure tourism, public facilities, human resources, and increasing the promotion of cultural and spiritual tourism to foreign tourist, c) Increasing supervision in field, increasing guidance and counseling on the benefits of tourist attraction to the community, as well as inviting the public and tourists to actively participated in preserving the forest and existing tourism objects (environmentally friendly tourism awareness activities), d) Build cooperation and synergy with competent stakeholders, including the Tourism Office, the KSDA unit, the Agriculture Office, Academics, Non-Governmental Organization, local community organizations, and open for opportunities to do collaboration with the surrounding community. Keywords: Strategy Management, Ecotourism, Nature Tourism Park, Buyan Lake

A CONCEPTUAL PAPER OF SPIRITUAL TOURISM MODEL (ISToM)

Spiritual tourism also known as one type of special interest tourism activity based on the expectations related with spirituality is now continuously developing and is being demanded by tourists. This demand is in line with the improvement of tourist information technology. Spiritual tourism will continuously develop due to the changes in the needs of the market. Initially, spiritual activities are directly connected with religion, and they have now shifted to the idea to something that is related with spiritual activities which include, creating comfort, pleasure and quality experience. Despite of the rapid development, it can be seen in the academic writing research, in which, there are still several researchers who argued religious and spiritual tourism as the same type of tourism. The phenomenon of religious spiritual tourism is more complex in the modern era and has been recognised as a separate tourism. Internationalising religious spiritual tourism in the context of people, places, and events has become a challenge. Religious spiritual tourism requires a new mode as a form of quality tourism development so that it will organise sociocultural life with varieties of unique customs and become a tool to increase regional income, creating job opportunities and indirectly improve Malaysians’ quality of life. Thus, there is an urge to integrate the religious aspect into spiritual tourism. Hence, this research aims to develop an Islamic Spiritual Tourism Model (ISToM) based on Maqasid As Shariah. It is hoped that the findings will contribute to the existing knowledge about values and provide implications for developing spiritual tourism sustainably.

Implementation of Brand Positioning in an Effort to Become a Religious Tourist Destination

Islamic Center Masjid Raya Hubbul Wathan is the largest mosque and a religious tourism center in West Nusa Tenggara. This study examines the brand positioning strategy implemented by this mosque, which functions as both a grand mosque and a spiritual tourism center. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data were collected by interview, observation, and documentation and tested by sources and techniques triangulation. The results show that this mosque, as the grand mosque, has numerous qualified national and international imams, magnificent and comprehensive congregational prayer facilities, and varied and high-quality Islamic studies as its differentiation. While in the category of religious tourism center, this mosque has the unique building architecture and Menara 99 icon as its main advantages. The results of this study can be a reference in the development of tourism mosques that are nowadays increasing in Indonesia.

Prioritizing motivators influencing intentions to visit spiritual destinations in India: an application of analytical hierarchical process (AHP) approach

PurposeSpiritual tourism is becoming a significant growth area of the Indian travel market, with more Indians opting to go on pilgrimage to popular religious cities. There are many spiritual destinations where some of this life's essences can be sought to enjoy harmony and peace. The study aims to prioritize motivators driving the intentions of the tourists to visit the spiritual destination.Design/methodology/approachThe current study applied the analytical hierarchical process, a multi-criteria decision-making technique, on the sample of visitors from all the six spiritual destinations to rank the motivational factors that drive the intentions of the tourist to visit a spiritual destination.FindingsThe study's results postulated that spiritual fulfillment motives and destination atmosphere are the top prioritized motivations, while destination attributes and secular motives emerged as the least prioritized.Practical implicationsThe research study provides valuable insights to the spiritual tourism industry stakeholders to target the tourists' highly prioritized motivations to augment the visits to a particular spiritual destination.Originality/valuePrevious research has explored the motivations and modeled their relationships with tourists' satisfaction and intentions. But, the present study has applied a multi-criteria decision-making technique to add value to the existing knowledge base.

ECO SENSITIVE ZONE: A COMMUNITYS PERSPECTIVE ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN GANGOTRI REGION OF UTTARAKHAND

The unique ecosystem of the Himalayas with its pristine natural beauty has long been home to endless charms and fascinations attracting tourist from across the world. With resources to support sprawling tourism industry the Himalayas have become one of the most visited tourist regions both in terms of Leisure as well as spiritual tourism. Over the years the booming tourism industry has its share in degrading the fragile mountain ecosystem. Recognizing the potential of tourism to foster socio economic growth and to maintain the local environment, the concept of sustainable tourism has come into place. Being ecologically rich and vulnerable at the same time the development of tourism industry in the Himalayan region must thrive within the ambit of natures limitations. Declaring several ecological rich and vulnerable areas in Uttarakhand to be Eco sensitive zones has redefined not only the type, intensity, exclusivity and inclusivity of tourism activities but also redefined the overall role of tourism in ensuring long term sustainability and viability in such areas. A compendium of communitys perspective on challenges and opportunities in Gangotri Eco sensitive zone in Himalayan state of Uttarakhand India has been presented in the paper. The potential impact on local people, economy and tourism industry itself, post designating popular tourist destination Bhagirathi Valley in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand as Eco sensitive zone has been highlighted. Perception of people on various dimensions of sustainable tourism which can potentially thrive within the Eco sensitive zone balancing both the mountain ecosystem as well as local economy have also be assessed highlighting the need of sustainable tourism practices in such fragile mountainous regions.

Eco-spiritual tourism as alternative tourism in Taro Village: Opportunity and challenge

This study aims to analyze the opportunities and challenges faced by Taro Village in developing eco-spiritual tourism. The data in this study were collected through observation, interviews with key informants determined based on purposive sampling and documentation. The data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis to obtain a complete picture of the opportunities and challenges faced by Taro Village as a village that develops eco-spiritual tourism. There are various opportunities that have been empowered such as high visits to several objects, support from the government and local communities as religious communities who uphold the sacred value of nature, and the attention of educational institutions realized through training to improve human resources. However, Taro Village still faces various challenges in its development such as the community does not have the same understanding of the vision of the Eco-spiritual village, community involvement has not been maximized because the majority of the community are farmers and consider tourism as a side job, weather with quite high rainfall often hampers tourist activities, which are mostly conducted in the open space, such as activities in traditional villages, in particular "metekap", "melukat", and firefly attractions. From these opportunities and challenges, it can be suggested that Taro Village should identify and evaluate opportunities and challenges on a regular basis, determine the target market with certain demographic characteristics, learning from competitors to improve product quality to compete, Preserving the quality of nature and the readiness of human resources in sustainable tourism in Taro Village.

Potensi Goa Maria Sendang Jatiningsih Sebagai Objek Wisata Rohani Di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

This research aims to give knowledge about Jatiningsih Sendang Maria Cave as a potential spiritual tourism object, a place of pilgrimage and increasing knowledge of the Christian community about Jatiningsih Sendang Maria Cave. The type of this research is a qualitative research. An observation and interview method is needed to get the data of the research. This research focuses on the potential of Jatiningsih Sendang Maria Cave as a spritual tourism object. The results of this research indicate that the potential of Jatiningsih Sendang Maria Cave as a spiritual tourism object in Yogyakarta, it can be reached by riding various types of vehicles such as motorcycles, cars, tourist buses. Jatiningsih Sendang Maria Cave is located approximately 20 km to the west of monument Jogja