Open AccessCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Grace Amin,
Filda Rahmiati,
Yunita Ismail,
Togar M. Simatupang,
Dwi Larso
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
proceeding international conference on family business and entrepreneurship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2620-3863
DOI - 10.33021/icfbe.v1i1.1398
Subject(s) - tourism , local government , government (linguistics) , local community , sustainability , business , community development , community participation , empowerment , economic growth , geography , political science , socioeconomics , public administration , sociology , economics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , law , biology
Riau Islands is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has exotic and potential tourist attractions. Batam and Bintan are one of the tourist magnetism in Riau Islands. This study aims to examine the participation of local people in tourism growth. Researchers collected primer data through interviews with representative of local government, stakeholders in tourism industry and communities. The result show that local government has programs for tourism expansion such as empowerment of local communities, conduct cultural activities, build facilities and infrastructures. Even though local government has created tourism establishment programs but local community participation is also an important factor for sustainability of tourism development.Keywords: Community participation, tourism development, Riau Islands