RAJA AMPAT ISLANDS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BASED ON PREFERENCE COMMUNITY

• Main Author: Yunita Iriani, Ade
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Perencanaan wilayah
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/44637
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Growth and development of tourism in Indonesia indicate the tourism is an important sector of the economic in Indonesia. Raja Ampat Islands are known as marine tourism. Its number of tourists is increasing every year. There are some issues in tourism activities of Raja Ampat Islands: the low involvement of the community in tourism activities, some issues on environmental degradation; and lack of infrastructures. This study aims to propose a tourism development strategy based on the preferences of the Raja Ampat Islands community. The objectives of this study are to identify the perceptions and preferences of local communities to the impacts of tourism development as well as the drafting of the tourism development strategy of the Raja Ampat Islands. The method used in the study are: descriptive method that describes the characteristics of the potential of tourism and its development in Raja Ampat, Importance Performance Analysis method that used to describe the perceptions and preferences of community towards the development of tourism; as well as the strategic environmental analysis method (IFAS-EFAS), mapping the position and strategy of tourism development. The study shows that tourism development in Raja Ampat Islands has a positive effect in community but not fully correspond the expectations of community, especially in the economic sector and the environment so that it needed strategies in accordance with these condition. The other study result shows tourism development in the Raja Ampat Islands in the position of the quadrant stability which means that tourism development Raja Ampat Islands is currently in stable condition and need of improvement which use and optimize all opportunities to their potential and thus eliminate various problems (weakness) and threats. Other recommendations are included improving infrastructures and transport systems, improving of tourism facilities and utilities, improving of health, education and waste management, improving infrastructure coordination among the government, the preservation of the environment and increased insight and knowledge of human resources in the field of tourism in Raja Ampat Islands.