Proceedings of the International Conference on Economic Management, Accounting and Tourism (ICEMAT 2023)

Potential Development Strategy for Creative Economy-Based Ecotourism on Sumba Island, Indonesia

Authors
Tarsisius Timuneno1, Aprinana H. J. Fanggidae1, Clarce S. Maak1, Yonas F. Riwu1, *, Irience R. A. Manongga1
1Management Study Program, Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Nusa Cendana, Kupang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: yonas.riwu@staf.undana.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Yonas F. Riwu
Available Online 14 May 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-411-2_14How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Creative economy; Development Strategy; Ecotourism; Sumba Island
Abstract

Since the concept of creative economy-based ecotourism is so extremely rich in economic, social, cultural, and creative values, analyzing its potential and redeveloping it is very pertinent to mainland Sumba. The goal of the study was to ascertain the socioeconomic conditions of the neighborhood in the tourist village and implement a plan for transforming the research area into a tourist destination using an ecotourism strategy based on a creative economy to support the continued existence of tourist areas in the Sumba Plain as well as an economic source for tourism. The data was gathered by conducting in-depth interviews with several organizations involved in the Sumba Island tourism industry and by making observations. SWOT analysis is the method that was employed, which is descriptive-qualitative. The socioeconomic factors that could support the presence of tourists during their activities in the tourism region on Sumba Island have never been identified before, but this study is the first to do so. The findings of this study show that government initiatives are required to raise awareness of the value of nature conservation as the primary instrument for eco-tourism, as well as the necessity for community training programs to teach residents how to prepare local delicacies that are more appealing to tourists.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Economic Management, Accounting and Tourism (ICEMAT 2023)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
14 May 2024
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-411-2_14
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2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-411-2_14How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2024 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Tarsisius Timuneno
AU  - Aprinana H. J. Fanggidae
AU  - Clarce S. Maak
AU  - Yonas F. Riwu
AU  - Irience R. A. Manongga
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