Manado is the capital of North Sulawesi province, a city with a predominantly Christian community. As an area that emphasizes the spirit of kinship with its regional philosophy "we are brethren" (torang samua basudara), has had an impact on the recognition of this area as a high tolerance area of religion. The city was formerly dominated by indigenous Minahasa tribes, but over time due to its high open nature, the city was populated by various inhabitants such as Sangir, Gorontalo, Maluku and even foreign immigrants such as China and Arab migrating since the Dutch colonial era. Because this event resulted in cultural assimilation between indigenous and outsiders. Currently practically only one particular culture with religious rituals that still provide a shock value for the identity of the city of Manado. The culture is played in a region called "China Village". Amid the strong progress of the tourism industry, of course, this cultural ritual practice can be an icon for cultural tourism in the city of Manado, but whether this cultural ritual attraction can be accepted as a cultural tourism icon of Manado City. Because the dominance of indigenous people as well as other immigrants are still strong in this area. The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of local residents to the cultural ritual attractions of China as an icon of cultural heritage tourism in the city of Manado. By using field observation instruments and questionnaires distributed to 325 respondents scattered in Manado city. Empirical results show that every ritual attraction of Chinese Culture is always awaited and an interesting spectacle for the people of Manado since the people of Chinese descent domiciled in Manado City. These findings can also provide recommendations for policy makers in setting annual tourist agendas as well as providing legal certainty for this region of Chinatown with various attractions as a cultural heritage area.

Exploitation of new tourism site development happened in almost all places in Indonesia. Without a deep study of the environmental balance, the new tourist attraction is exposed through information technology network that resulted in the enslaving of visitors coming to the place. The decline in the quality of the natural environment and the disruption of sociocultural life is an indication to the unpreparedness of unexpected tourist locations through an appropriate plan. The purpose of this research is to analyse the carrying capacity of mangrove coastal area that will be used as ecotourism attraction, by taking case study at Budo Village, Wori Sub-district, North Minahasa Regency, which is also included in Bunaken National Park area. However, there has not been a study on the readiness of the carrying capacity of coastal areas as an ecotourism attraction. The Method of instrument used is the analysis of coastal environmental carrying capacity. The results of this study will be used by policy makers in planning the development of ecotourism and the determination of various tourist attractions that match the condition of the natural environment and social culture of local communities.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the residents’ perception towards the Chinese cultural attraction as an icon of cultural heritage tourism in Manado city. Manado is a predominantly Christian community and dominated by indigenous Minahasa tribes. But, now the city is populated by various inhabitants such as Sangir, Gorontalo, Maluku, and even foreign immigrants such as China and Arab migrating since the Dutch colonial era. Of the various communities that exist, practically only the Chinese community that still maintains its rituals amid strong advances in the tourism industry, this cultural practice can become an icon for cultural tourism. However, can the cultural ritual be accepted as an icon of Manado cultural tourism? This research was in the form of a descriptive qualitative approach. The instruments of data collection were questionnaires and field observations. Questionnaires were distributed to 325 respondents spread in Manado. Empirical results showed that every ritual attraction of Chinese Culture had always been awaited and an interesting spectacle for the people of Manado since the people of Chinese descent domiciled in Manado City. These findings could also provide recommendations for policymakers in setting annual tourist agendas as well as providing legal certainty for this region of Chinatown with various attractions as a cultural heritage area.

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, a massive tourism industry occurred in various regions throughout Indonesia whose main trigger was the support of the Indonesian government, which established tourism as the leading sector, and the direction of government policies that required other sectors to fully support the tourism sector to rise. However, it seems that the speed of development is not directly proportional to the ability of the community to maintain local identities to continue to exist. The purpose of this study was to determine the understanding of the Budo village community in implementing local identity in developing tourist facilities. This research is in the form of descriptive qualitative approach. The instrument of data collection is questionnaires. It was distributed to 80 respondents spread in Budo Village. The empirical results show that the community still does not really understand the values of local identity in tourism development.

This paper aims to describe the state of cultural heritage sites in Manado City that are poorly maintained, damaged, changed in function, and the challenges of developing Manado city center as a heritage area. In developed countries, the old city area with historic sites is well preserved, even though the old building is located between modern buildings, people still appreciate it and tend to protect it from damage both by nature and by human hands, so that the site becomes a tourist attraction. However, this did not happen in the city of Manado, cultural heritage sites were damaged, stolen, and tended to change functions. Using the methods of observation, documentation, and interviews, the researchers examined the condition of several historical and cultural sites in relation to the development of heritage tourism areas.