Purpose The research aims to classify halal hotels based on Islamic values as embodied in both physical and non-physical attributes. Design/methodology/approach This study explores the perceived values of business owners of the halal hotels. Findings Perceptions of hotel owners are divided into three types: those who view the value of halal hotel only in terms of branding and attracting consumers; those who consider the ideology behind halal hotels based on strong Islamic values; and those who avoid halal branding but implement Islamic values in their hotels. For the hotel industry, halal certification is not a priority because a minimum effort at implementing halal standards can already attract Muslim customers. This case is especially true for countries where Muslims make up the majority of the population. Research limitations/implications This study was limited to a case study in Bandung and Bangkok as a representative of halal tourism in Asia. Hence, it could be extended by conducting comparative studies with other cities in Association of South East Asian Nation which already declare to develop halal tourism. Practical implications The findings of this research show that there is a large variety of halal hotel products, depending on the Islamic values upheld, which is causing difficulties for the government in creating standards. Then the result can help inform the government in establishing the strategic framework of halal tourism development, more particularly in the formulation of policy for industrial actors. Originality/value The findings contribute to the concept of product-centered business, in which it is generally assumed that industrial actors are frequently focused on the mere label of “halal” and ignore the true values. However, the research shows that some industrial actors put Islamic values first instead of the mere halal label, and another case shows that some of them implement Islamic values in their business but avoid halal branding. This empirical evidence shows that in halal hotels, the concept of product-centered is not always proper. The quality of halal hotel products depends on the Islamic value of the owner, not always influenced by business imperatives.

Democratic governance is characterized by participation or community involvement in decisionmaking and implementation of public policy. Relating to community participation, the Indonesian government has a policy for citizens to access information they required. As the effect of this policy, Indonesia has made efforts to implement the disclosure of information in accordance with the freedom of information act. This article aims to build model of public participation from the community to control the region government with case "Wakca Balaka Advocacy Forum" and "Kelompok Informasi Masyarakat (KIM)" in the context of public disclosure. The method used was case study and the data were collected through interviews and discussion forum with Wakca Balaka and observation on KIM activities in Bandung, Indonesia. The results of the research showed that Wakca Balaka Advocacy Forum is a bottom up public participation model, due to its own initiative to oversee various local government policies in its implementation. In addition, "KIM" is a "pseudo" public top down participation model, because it is formed and initiated by the government to manage information and empower the community. This makes KIM have a lower critical level in comparison with Wakca balaka in government transparency. For this reason, capacity building for information management officials in the local government and the Information Commission as regulators are needed, and so is building public awareness about the importance of public participation.

Freedom of information has become a momentum for the effort to realize good governance and promote democratic governance system in Indonesia. With the enactment of Freedom of Information Law No. 14 of 2008, the public was given access to the right of public information as human right such as  guaranteed by law. Public freedom of  information should encourage public participation. Political parties as public institutions also have to give  information  in the service of the public who wish to access any kind of information which is regulated by law. However, based on reports ICW, how difficult political parties provide the information requested by the ICW. This Article examines the political culture, political communication strategies and public freedom of information within the political parties.

Cikole Village, Lembang Sub-district, West Bandung District is a distaster-prone area, since it is located on Lembang fault, an active tectonic. The village has population density around 879 people/ sq. km and the majority of them are vegetable growers, therefore most of their time is spent in agriculture land. National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) through Government Regulation (PP) number 2 year 2018 regarding Minimum service standards for disaster management requirements, issued indicators for assessing disaster resilient villages. Due to the potential of disaster, then it is necessary to describe the community's knowledge of their preparedness to become a disaster resilient village. The aim of this study is to describe the phenomenon of disaster preparedness indicators based on gender. The method used qualitative study with rationalistic approach from  the grand concept of resilient village published by BNPB. Data were collected from questionnaire distribution and were analyzed with descriptive statistics. The result shows there is a different readiness between men and women in Cikole village, therefore it is necessary to establish a local community forum as a pillar of the Disaster Resilient Village.Keywords: Cikole Lembang, Disaster Resillient Village, GenderAbstrak.  Desa Cikole Kecamatan Lembang Kabupaten Bandung Barat merupakan daerah rawan bencana,karena masuk dalam sesar lembang yang merupakan tektonik aktif.Desa dengan kepadatan penduduk 879 jiwa/km2,mayoritas penduduknya adalah petani sayur maka sebagian besar waktunya digunakan di ladang pertanian.Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) melalui PP No 2 Tahun 2018 tentang Standar pelayanan minimal untuk kebutuhan penanggulangan bencana menerbitkan indikator penilaian desa tangguh bencana.Berdasarkan pada potensi kebencanaantersebut maka perlu mendeskripsikan pengetahuan masyarakat terhadap kesiap siagaan mereka untuk menjadi desa tangguh bencana. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan fenomena indikator kesiap siagaan bencana berdasarkan gender.Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan rasionalistik dari grand concept desa tangguh bencana yang diterbitkan oleh BNPB.Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan penyebaran kuesioner dan menganalisis dengan statistik deskriptif. Hasilnya menunjukkan adanya perbedaan kesiap siagaan antara lelaki dan perempuan di Desa Cikole, maka perlu adanya suatu forum komunitas lokal yang dibentuk untuk menjadi pilar Desa Tangguh Bencana.Kata Kunci :  Gender, Desa Tangguh Bencana, Cikole Kecamatan Lembang

Indonesia menempati rangking pertama pada sepuluh destinasi favorit untuk liburan, dengan indeks 78 pada GMTI 2019.Pemerintah gencar mencanangkan pengembangan pariwisata halal. Namun perkembangan Hotel Halal di Indonesia tidak semarak di Thailand, yang diduga ada permasalahan komunikasi antara pemerintah dengan industri.Tujuan penelitian mengkaji strategi komunikasi yang efektif dalam mensosialisasikan konsep hotel halal. Metode kualitatif pendekatan studi kasus, dan teknik purposive sampling. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa komunikasi dari pemerintah penting dalam memperkuat persepsi tentang product value dan benefit dari pariwisata halal. Latar belakang ada hotel halal karena faktor intrinsic yaitu agama dari pemilik dan exstrinsic yaitu, permintaan wisatawan dan biaya. Perbedaan perkembangan hotel halal, di Bangkok minat wisatawan muslim sangat tinggi, sehingga inisiatif datang dari pengusaha,sedangkan di Bandung, standar dasar halal dianggap sudah menyatu dalam kehidupan masyarakat, sehingga tidak urgent untuk menerapkan "branding" hotel halal. Untuk itu Model strategi komunikasi pariwisata efektif diperlukan pemerintah dalam pengembangan wisata halal.