ABSTRAKPartisipasi masyarakat lokal sangat penting untuk pengembangan pariwisata, terutama di destinasi wisata alam seperti Gua Pindul di Kabupaten Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. Selain berkontribusi terhadap keberlanjutan wisata alam itu sendiri, partisipasi masyarakat dapat memberdayakan masyarakat setempat karena mereka biasanya mendapat manfaat dari kegiatan pariwisata yang berjalan di wilayah mereka. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengembangan pariwisata berbasis alam dan hambatan-hambatan terhadap partisipasi masyarakat. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Data dikumpulkan melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada 60 warga yang dipilih secara acak (random sampling) serta melalui wawancara dengan warga dan pengelola wisata. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata tingkat partisipasi masyarakat adalah tinggi dalam hal usia, jenis kelamin, pekerjaan, pendapatan, dan latar belakang pendidikan masyarakat. Kan tetepi, tingkat partisipasi masyarakat masih rendah dalam tahap evaluasi sehingga dibutuhkan sebuah monitoring team agar partisipasi dapat meningkat terutama dalam hal transparasi keuangan. Selain itu, masyarakat setempat masih menghadapi beberapa hambatan dalam berpartisipasi, yaitu ketidaktahuan tentang dunia pariwisata, kemiskinan, kebijakan manajemen, dan kurangnya kemampuan berbahasa Inggris. Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkan program-program advokasi dari para pemangku kepentingan yang ada untuk meminimalisasi masalah-masalah tersebut. ABSTRACTLocal community's participation is essential for a tourism development, especially in a nature tourism destination like Pindul Cave in Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. In addition to contributing to the sustainability of the nature tourism itself, community participation can empower the local community since they are usually benefited from the tourism activities running in their area. Therefore, this study seeks to identify the level of community participation in nature-based tourism development and barriers to the community participation. This study employed a descriptive quantitative approach. The data was collected by randomly distributing questionnaires to 60 residents and conducting interviews with the locals and village tourism managers. The results suggested that the level of community participation is averagely high in terms of age, gender, job, income, and education. Nevertheless, their participation level is low in the evaluation so there should be a monitoring team to handle this issue. In addition, the local community still faces several barriers to participation, including incompetency of tourism industry, poverty, management's policy, and lack of ability to speak English. Therefore, there should be advocating programs to overcome those problems.

It has been commonly understood that tourism development in rural areas can generate a unique dynamic in the social life of the village communities. This includes a recognition of the collective and cohesive village communities. The significance of socio-cultural factors in tourism is reflected in many villages in Yogyakarta. Taking a case study in Tanjung village as a rural tourism destination in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, this study investigated the social and cultural impacts of rural tourism development on the host community. By using a qualitative method, the data in this study came from in-depth interviews with the head of village tourism management and village residents, focus group discussions, and field observations. As the result, this study found that rural tourism has brought a positive impact on community involvement and empowerment, including women. In addition, the host-visitor interactions are positive but superficial. From the cultural aspect, tourism has played an important role in the preservation of local culture and arts. Several local art performances and traditions have been revived due to tourism. However, apart from the positive impacts, the development of rural tourism has generated problems that could turn into conflicts among community members, especially those concerning dualistic tourism management and negative perception over economic benefit distribution.

Mengkapan Mangrove Ecotourism, located in Siak Regency, Riau Province, was once visited by a large number of visitors soon after it was opened for public in 2015. Nevertheless, since the beginning of 2016, the number of visitors has been drastically dropped. One of the causes of this unfortunate condition is that there is no established planning to guide the development of the mangrove ecotourism. Therefore, this study was aimed to formulate strategies for developing the Mengkapan Mangrove Ecotourism by using the SWOT analysis. The data was collected through conducting interviews with related stakeholders, distributing questionnaires to them, and performing field observations. The collected data was then analyzed inductively to capture the key strategy alternatives. Based on the results of SPACE Matrix and SWOT Matrix, this study formulates the following priority strategies: diversifying tourist attractions and promoting them massively by using online media, creating tour packages, and making a cooperation with travel agents.

Abstrak. Daerah pesisir memiliki banyak potensi sumber daya yang pemanfaatannya belum optimal. Salah satu potensi yang harus dikembangkan adalah potensi sumber daya manusia, dengan kemampuan dan kreativitas, manusia dapat menciptakan dan mengembangkan segala hal yang awalnya tidak diperhatikan dan memiliki nilai jual rendah menjadi sesuatu yang memiliki nilai ekonomis yang tinggi. Penguatan Iptek ini bertujuan untuk memotivasi masyarakat desa terutama nelayan untuk mengembangkan kreativitas sehingga bisa meningkatkan pendapatan dan kesejahteraan masyarakat nelayan. Kegiatan penguatan iptek ini dilakukan di Desa Pangkalan Jambi dengan dua model yaitu penerapan dengan model Center for Environment and Society yaitu memanfaatkan penggunaan secara produktif modal sosial dan pengelolaan sumber daya perikanan dengan ramah lingkungan. Penerapan kedua yakni dengan model Entrepreneuership Capacity Building (ECB) terkait dengan kemampuan masyarakat berwirausaha. Kegiatan penguatan IPTEK dan kearifan lokal berupa pembinaan terhadap masyarakat nelayan dalam pengelolaan hasil perikanan seperti keripik, nugget, bakso, minyak ikan, sebagai obat-obatan dan jelly ikan sebagai kosmetik. Kemudian pembinaan kelembagaan serta pendampingan untuk pemasaran. Selama ini nelayan hanya mampu menjual hasil tangkapannya secara langsung tanpa adanya pengolahan berbasis teknologi. Setelah dilakukan pengabdian, ada tiga program yang dilakukan diantaranya pembentukan skill individu dalam pengolahan ikan, pembentukan kelompok serta bantuan manajemen pemasaran.Abstract. The coastal area has many potential resources whose utilization is not optimal. One potential that must be developed is the potential of human resources, with ability and creativity, humans can create and develop everything that is initially not considered and has a low selling value into something that has high economic value. The strengthening of science and technology aims to motivate rural communities, especially fishermen, to develop creativity so that they can increase the income and welfare of fishing communities. The science and technology strengthening activity was carried out in Pangkalan Jambi Village with two models, namely the application of the Center for Environment and Society Model, namely utilizing the productive use of social capital and environmentally friendly management of fisheries resources. The second application is the Entrepreneurship Capacity Building (ECB) model related to the ability of the entrepreneurial community. Science and technology strengthening activities and local wisdom in the form of fostering fishing communities in the management of fishery products such as chips, nuggets, meatballs, oil, as medicines and fish jelly as cosmetics. Then institutional development and assistance for marketing. So far, fishermen are only able to sell their catches directly without technology-based processing. After the dedication, there were three programs carried out including the formation of individual skills in fish processing, group formation, and marketing...

Purpose: This study identified and explored the strategies developed by a four-star hotel in Central Java Province - Indonesia for surviving the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: This qualitative study collected data from an in-depth interview with the hotel’s Head of FO Department, which were analyzed inductively. Results: The hotel focused its survival strategies on four areas or aspects, including organizational targets, human resources, products and services, and marketing communication. Limitation: This study is limited in two ways, i.e. data collection method and the number of informants. Contribution: This study contributes to enriching the strategies for mitigating the disastrous impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the hotel business. Keywords: Covid-19, Pandemic crisis, Survival strategies