Sustainable Ecotourism Development Analysis in Bandar Lampung City Tourism Object

Abstract

The city of Bandar Lampung is currently facing serious problems related to environmental degradation. Various efforts have been made by Lampung Provincial Government and Bandar Lampung City Government to carry out the arrangement. However, there are still many problems and obstacles. To achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The results of the study show that there are three tourism objects with natural attractions that focus on environmental sustainability aspects, however, at the service aspect, only 2 (two) tourism objects are managed professionally, namely the Sakura Hills and Puncak Mas attractions, while the Binoculars Attractions in Bukit Sindy City did not yet have sufficient managerial system due to minimal services and access to facilities. On the other hand, the local culture aspect has not become a priority to be used as a special theme for the tourism object. Even so, in the aspect of community involvement, the 3 (three) tourism objects have opened access to the surrounding community to participate in managing and sharing economic benefits Moreover, tourism actors have given serious attention to developing innovation and creativitybased tourism.