Rural Tourism: A Local Economic Development

Abstract

Rural Tourism is a potential sector in the development of both urban and rural areas. In rural environments, tourism destinations help in communities' empowerment as well as attaining a sustainable local economic development. The development of rural tourism destinations is carried out based on the villages' potential as a tourism product attribute. The community itself is not passive but an active meaning it is not only the destination of tourism activities the organizer. They become an inseparable part of tourism products, distinctive local wisdom. The research used descriptive qualitative techniques, and the population was selected using purposive and accidental sampling. Expectedly, the sample villages have very distinct characteristics and potential tourist destinations. The social, economic and cultural factors can add to tourism potential, although the two can also be obstacles in developing the village's strategic plan to transform the village into a tourism community. The strategy produced is related to sustainable economic, environmental, development, and community approaches.

How Does Sustainable Rural Tourism Cause Rural Community Development?

“…Moreover, Wijijayanti et al [35] employed descriptive and qualitative approaches to explore the influence of rural tourism on the local village community from a local economic development perspective. They believed that rural tourism boosted the position of rural communities.…”

Potency, Participation, and Development: Insights from Sustainable Tourism of Setigi in Sekapuk Village, Indonesia

“…They already have the task and function to run the Setigi tourism area development program. It is an important element in achieving village self-reliance goals (Wijijayanti et al 2020;Stone and Rogerson 2011;Xu, Zhang, and Tian 2017). (Nur 2020).…”

“…Tourism villages have become a vital sector in promoting sustainable development (Keyim 2018;Giampiccoli, Mtapuri, and Nauright 2020;Wijijayanti et al 2020;Graave, Klijs, and Heijman 2017;Rachmawatie et al 2020;Zapata et al 2011), but some villages have not seized this opportunity to develop new tourist destinations (Disyacitta, Wulandari, and Cahyaningrum 2019;Cahyanto, Pennington-Gray, and Thapa 2013). Due to local strongman factors, government administration, and local potential that are not appropriately managed (Ahmad and Abu Talib 2014;Claudia Dolezal and Novelli 2020;Disyacitta, Wulandari, and Cahyaningrum 2019).…”

“…to the negative impact of the tourism area development model on the realm of international literature concepts (Lenao 2015;Giampiccoli, Jugmohan, and Mtapuri 2014). Many CBT-based programs are linked to rural communities and environmental conservation through ecotourism (Wijijayanti et al 2020;Khartishvili et al 2020). However, the concept has expanded its reach to different tourism products.…”

The Impact of Tourism on the Economy and Community Welfare in Labuan Bajo Area, Indonesia

“…The insignificant impact of tourism on the economy and community welfare in Labuan Bajo shows that optimal Labuan Bajo tourism development efforts still need to be formulated. The impact of tourism development should not only be felt by the government/state (in terms of foreign exchange earnings and national income) and community groups or certain business actors but also beneficial to the regional economy and community welfare (both in and around tourist areas) [2,3].…”