Maritime Ecotourism Management of Pari Island

DOI

10.2991/aicmar-18.2019.33How to use a DOI?

Keywords

management; maritime tourism; ecotourism; Pari Island

Abstract

Maritime tourism development potential is unlimited, knowing that the biodiversity as well as the length of coast line and the large number of islands makes Indonesia as main destination for maritime tourism. Pari Island is an ecotourism area with beaches, sea, tourism activity, water sport, as well as flora and fauna observation. Tourism sector contributes to the economy and able to increase regional income and open more job opportunities for local communities, especially in Pari Island of Thousand Islands. This study aims to find out natural conservation efforts including sea flora and fauna, analyze tourism management that has been applied in Pari Island, and construct a maritime ecotourism management strategy in Pari Island. This study is a qualitative study with case study approach which aims to analyze tourism management in Pari Island. Data collection technic in this study is through interview, observation, and literature study which then being analyzed thematically according to the set codes. Research results shows that maritime environmentally friendly and sustainable tourism (ecotourism) is able to give social and economic advantage towards the local communities and the environment around the Pari Island. Tourism in Pari Island is not only an essential component in regional economy but also cause serious environmental, social, and economic problems in accordance with the increase of population growth and tourist number. Therefore, tourism management in Pari Island is not only the responsibility of the government but also requires active contribution from all parties such as; local communities, tourists, and private sector.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Adrie Frans Assa
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BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Management Research (AICMaR 2018)
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