This research article analyzes and explains the reconstruction of the actor collaboration model in the development of marine tourism destinations at Super Priority Destinations (SPD) in Indonesia. Data, information, and knowledge about the descriptive model of actor collaboration in the development of marine tourism destinations in three DSPs characterized by marine tourism (Mandalika, Labuan Bajo, Likupang) were obtained using observation, interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and documentation. The analysis technique follows the stages of an interactive model, namely: data collection, data condensation, data presentation, verification/concluding. The results show that there is a reconstruction of a descriptive model of actor collaboration in developing marine tourism destinations based on a knowledge creation model that includes four dimensions. Community-Based Tourism (CBT) characterizes the concept of developing tourist destinations through the socialization (S) of local community empowerment programs that emphasize externalization (E) or empowerment of certain communities to better understand the values and assets of marine tourism owned by SPD. The community called the tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) collaborates and synergizes in combining (C) and internalizing (I) within themselves regarding the various attractiveness of marine tourism in SPD where they are part of the stakeholders in its sustainable development.

This article is an elaborative description of the adaptive and collaborative forms of local communities in the context of tourism development. The people of Labuan Bajo realize that the environment in which they live for generations has now become the target of the Super Priority Destinations (SPD) program. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research. Data was collected by using in-depth interviews, observations, focus group discussions (FGD) and documentation studies. In Labuan Bajo, the role of the local community is shown through their transformation from a community with the characteristics of fishermen to the tourism industry on a micro basis. The role of local communities must be increased so that they do not only enjoy the crumbs of the big program of Super Priority Destinations (SPD). They are facing a change in economic orientation, where the tourism sector provides new opportunities to improve their welfare. This article strengthens the argument for the importance of collaborating with stakeholders, namely local communities, government, tourism actors (businesses), and academics. The importance of strengthening awareness and more comprehensive local community tourism education can be achieved by encouraging the role of universities. There are at least three stages of strategy that emerged from the results: identification of collaborating stakeholders as a precondition for making commitments, between government, private sector, community, and academia; unit process as a space to determine the right strategy; and unit of results as the alignment of program implementation, consistency of commitment, and the formation of norms in. In this context, universities have a role in producing human resources and conducting research to answer the needs of the tourism industry.

Tourism is part of the experience economy, and more and more governments are interested in improving their tourism experiences. This improvement can add value for visitors as well as increasing income for local people. There are several techniques that are used in developing experiential tourism products, and this chapter focuses on development through the use of storytelling, particularly applying interpretation approach, principles, and techniques to create a story-based experiences well-known as interpretive experience. This chapter provides a case study of the development of interpretive experiences by the Bajo sea-farer, the largest sea nomad descendant in the world, who live in Mola, Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia, a UNESCO Man and Biosphere site and listed in their World Heritage Tentative List. Through series of workshops, community investigation, simulation, and tryouts, they developed four interpretive experiences strongly related to Bajo culture, namely Dolphin Watching Tour, Cultural Walking Tour, Village Canoeing Tour, and Star-Telling.

The study of values of certification is lacking in the tourism industry. This study is an exploratory study based on the perception of tourism workforce in tourism industry in Indonesia as a developing country. Initially, a descriptive analysis was used to provide professional's viewpoints about values of certification. Later a confirmatory factor analysis was employed to explore parameters which construct values of certification in the tourism industry. The result of the study shows that parameters of intrinsic values dominate the construct of values of certification. This finding implies that the implementation of values of certification is beyond the expectation and there is a need to enforce regulations related to values of certification in developing country.