The Role of Tourism Department and Regional Tourism Promotion Agency in Developing Community Based Tourism

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10.2991/atf-16.2016.57How to use a DOI?

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Regional Tourism Department, Regional Tourism Promotion Agency, Community Based Tourism

Abstract

The main task of tourism department according to the regulation of Bali Governor no 51 of 2008 is to formulate technical policies in the field of tourism, to manage and facilitate the field of tourism, to issue licenses and to carry out public services in the field of tourism, fostering the implementation of tasks in the field of tourism and to carry out administrative affairs. In line with the importance of tourism and to develop tourism in order to achieve social welfare, then, the regional government has established an agency to promote Tourism in Indonesia. The establishment of a regional tourism agency is based on act no 10 of 2009 regarding tourism, where this agency is an independent private agency. This agency becomes partner for regional government to promote tourism sector. Nowadays, tourism sector in Indonesia is not only focused on profit oriented, but it is more about improving community welfare. Thus, community based tourism concept is the most appropriate concept to be implemented in order to achieve the goal. One form ofhas 11 (eleven) tourist villages, and eight of them are not improved yet due to the role of the tourism department which has not been maximized yet. The Regional Tourism Department is not only as a policy maker, but it also has a role to conduct supervision and guidance toward the tourist villages by requesting advice from Regional Tourism Promotion Agency. This agency has the main task to promote tourism including tourist villages, thus, automatically this agency knows more the need of tourism market. Such as; giving appropriate education to the human resources, reviewing management system and improving existed tourist destination, facilities and infrastructure. The Regional Tourism Promotion Agency as an implementer agency a has role to submit advices to the Regional Tourism Department and also to guide the tourist village development. Beside the mutual cooperation between the partners, community role is also important. Community as the manager of tourist village, must be able to coordinate actively with the Regional Tourism Department and Regional Tourism Promotion Agency, therefore, the eight tourist villages which are not developed well yet can be saved. The Regional Government must put attention on it. There must be a synergistic relationship between the Regional Tourism Department, The Regional Tourism Promotion Agency and the Tourist Village so that Tourist Village as one form of Community Based Tourism can be developed according to its goal.

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