Aims: To describe the implementation of policies to increase tourist destinations based on local wisdom which comes from various types of reading such as previous research, news articles and others.target indicator setmore towards material things.
Study Design: Literature study model.
Place and Duration of Study: Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, between Oct 2020 and Jan 2021.
Methodology: Qualitative method with a Literature study model. Several articles were collected from various sources with the theme of policies to increase tourist destinations based on local wisdom and tourism policies in Gunungkidul Regency. About 50 articles of national and international scientific journals, online mass media and laws and regulations were obtained.
Results: The current policy for increasing tourist destinations in Gunungkidul Regency has not prioritized the value base of local wisdom. Furthermore, it discusses the implementation and obstacles faced in relation to policies to increase tourist destinations based on local wisdom. The implementation of policies in terms of resources leads to the value of local wisdom in developing human resources which ultimately leads to material benefits. There has been no implementation that leads to local wisdom values of natural resource conservation, social, ethical and moral meanings. The implementation of policies in terms of communication between the public and the government is good enough, however, among tourism business actors is not optimal.
Conclusion: Based on the above discussion, it can be concluded that policy implementation in terms of resources leads to the value of local wisdom in developing human resources which ultimately leads to material benefits. There has been no implementation that leads to local wisdom values of natural resource conservation, social, ethical and moral meanings. The implementation of policies in terms of communication between the community and the government is quite good, but among tourism business actors is not optimal.