ART GALLERY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF TOURISM ROUTES IN BANDUNG CITY FOR SUPPORT OF UNESCO CREATIVE CITY NETWORKS

• Main Author: Alfario Suryo Dewanto, Lukas
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/37351
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Bandung City is one of the tourist destinations that tends to be popular in Indonesia. The evident is that city of Bandung occupying the highest number of accommodation visits in all regions of West Java province. As a pop ular tourist visit in Indonesia, the development of several aspects in tourism is a concern of the Bandung City government, including some special interest tourism. Art tourism is one of the special interest tourism that attracts tourists to come to Bandun g City, even though currently the development of Art tourism tends not to be as exact as other special interest tours. With so many educational institutions and communities involved in the Arts, it has become a trigger in the development of Art tourism, especially the city of Bandung has gained the reputation of UNESCO Creative City Networks where Art is an important pArt in stimulating creativity. The concept of tourist routes expected to develop Bandung city tourism, while galleries as an attraction are expected to increase the interest and quality of a special interest tourism in Arts and culture. The concept of tourist routes develops tourism in the city of Bandung by spreading tourists visiting Bandung so that they are not concentrated in an area. Gallery tour routes prevent galleries that are not identified due to the lack of visitors to the gallery. The gallery tour route will bring impact on tourist distribution in all identified galleries in the city of Bandung so that it can continue to be active and process without having to collapse and switch functions. The development of Art tourism in Bandung through the concept of gallery tourism routes is expected to generate enthusiasm from Art actors such as Artists, communities, and Art industry entrepreneurs to improve the quality of works of Art as pArt of the culture of the city of Bandung. This study uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Primary data used in this study was obtained through observation of tourist attraction and accessibility of transportation in the ci ty of Bandung. This study uses quantitative methods in determining the main attraction in tourist routes through scoring. Secondary data used to support this research can be obtained through research permits in government agencies, especially the service of culture and tourism in the city of Bandung as a service agency. The results of this study refer to the concept of a gallery tour route in the city of Bandung and how the route can support the reputation of the city of Bandung as pArt of the UNESCO Creative City Network. The results of the study are expected to be a matter of consideration and input for tourism planning in the City of Bandung or other relevant stakeholders so that tourism can support the progress of Bandung City.