Impact of Event Tourism Based on Local Wisdom on Coastal Communities

(Study on “Petik Laut” Event in Sendang Biru Hamlet, Tambakrejo Village, Sumbermanjing Wetan District, Malang Regency)

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10.2991/978-2-38476-090-9_52How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Development; Event; Local Wisdom; Petik Laut; and Socio-Economic Impact

Abstract

The “Petik Laut” tradition is one of the local wisdoms of the Dusun Sendang Biru community in expressing their gratitude for marine products and asking for safety from the Creator. Today, Petik Laut has been modified into a tourist event, which not only contains traditional rituals but also a series of festival events with various regional arts that also enliven the activity. Therefore, this study examines how the development of Petik Laut as a tourism event based on local wisdom and its impact on coastal communities. The research method used is descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The formulation of the problems studied by the researchers are: (1) How is the development of event tourism based on local wisdom in coastal areas? (2) What is the impact of event tourism on the socioeconomics of coastal communities? Primary data sources were obtained through informants while secondary data were obtained from documents. Data collection techniques were conducted by interview, observation, and documentation. Data analysis uses four stages, namely, data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that: (1) The development carried out at the Petik Laut event based on elements 4A and 1I is quite good, which can be seen from the availability of several tourism attributes that are adequate, but need to be improved again, (2) The social impact of the implementation of the Petik Laut tradition can be seen from the behavior of the Sendang Biru community which prioritizes kinship in the form of mutual cooperation and prioritizes common interests so that the tradition runs smoothly. This is supported by the enthusiasm of the local community caused by the beliefs they hold, and (3) The economic impact felt on the community, especially business actors is the increase in the income of street vendors, stalls, grocery stores, and business actors in the fish market, as well as the creation of sources of income. Additional income such as the management of residents’ houses which are used as homestays.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Riyanto
AU  - Miranda Novita Sari
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/08/01
TI  - Impact of Event Tourism Based on Local Wisdom on Coastal Communities
BT  - Proceedings of the Fifth Annual International Conference on Business and Public Administration (AICoBPA 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 667
EP  - 679
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-090-9_52
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-090-9_52
ID  - 2023
ER  -