COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN MANAGING KUCUR AREN TOURISM IN WONOKERTO VILLAGE, WONOSALAM JOMBANG DISTRICT
Keywords:
superior products, tourism management, community participationAbstract
Law No. 10 of 2009 on tourism, which means tourism is a variety of tourist activities supported by various facilities and services provided by the community, entrepreneurs, central government, and local government. Good tourism is environmentally based and sustainable tourism to maintain the balance of nature. Tourism in Indonesia has become a sector that can be prioritized in facilities and development. In accordance with the policy direction of the National Development Planning Agency, the development of tourism institutions consists of 1) coordinating with universities that provide undergraduate education in the field of tourism; 2) Increasing the capacity and quality of tourism education institutions, expanding departments and demand, build tourism schools; and 3) participate in maintaining the quality of tourism education held by the private sector. Wonokerto Village, Wonosalam District, Jombang Regency is one of the villages that has tourism potential and superior products that are very competitive. One of the tourism potentials in Wonokerto Village is Kucur Aren Tourism. But the problem is that Kucur Aren tourism has not been managed to the maximum by residents, governments, and businessmen. The development program of Kucur Aren Tourism needs to strengthen rural institutions whose goal is to prepare and improve human resources in the development of participatory rural areas. Community participation is needed in managing Kucur Aren Tourism starting from the planning, organizing, briefing, and supervision stages.
