The Opportunities and Challenges Halal Tourism in Bandung-Indonesia Regency

Abstract

A new phenomenon that is developing in the world of tourism is halal tourism. Halal tourism is tourism which in its implementation refers to the Islamic law, both in terms of accommodation, attractions, facilities, services and the tourist attractions it self. In Bandung regency, halal tourism is not well known and is still in the preparation stage of development, so that attention and concern for halal tourism in this regency has not yet been developed. Bandung regency Government is in the process of making policies related to the concept of halal tourism. The purpose of this study is to analyze the opportunities and challenges of halal tourism development in Bandung regency and its impact on tourist arrivals to Bandung regency. The research method used in this research is descriptive analysis method. Research data were collected using interview techniques, observation of events in the community and literature studies. The results of this study illustrate that Bandung Regency has a great opportunity in applying the concept of halal tourism because the majority of residents and tourists are Muslim, while the challenges need to be synergized with the policies of a leader, manager and various elements of the community to support Islamic accommodation, attractions, facilities and services .

Daya Tarik Halal Tourism Pada Minat Wisatawan di Indonesia Ketika Era Covid-19

“…Berpengaruhnya daya tarik halal tourism tersebut dapat menunjang perekonomian nasional dan memperbaiki perekonomian di masa pandemi Covid-19. Terlebih pemerintah Indonesia telah mulai membuka berbagai destinasi, produk, maupun jasa pariwisata dengan tetap menjaga protokol kesehatan (Parhan et al, 2021). Indonesia mengambil langkah untuk tetap melakukan kegiatan ekonomi terutama peningkatan sektor pariwisata sembari menekan angka penyebaran Covid-19 melalui penggunaaan protokol kesehatan dan vaksinasi.…”

Religiusity Moderated Halal Tourism as the Antecedent of Tourist Satisfaction in Bandung

“…1, June 2023 Wulandari, et al develop halal tourism (Wahyudin et al, 2021). In addition to receiving the award, at the event the City Government also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Tourism regarding increasing the development of halal tourism in the Bandung (Parhan et al, 2021). For this award, the deputy mayor of Bandung ensured that the Bandung Government would continue to develop halal tourism in the Bandung.…”

“…Based on GMTI (Global Muslim Travel Index) data in 2019, the number of Muslim tourists worldwide reached 230 million (Lahny, 2019). Moreover, according to the Ministry of Tourism, Bandung was appointed as one of the national priority halal tourist destinations in 2019 (Parhan et al, 2021). And especially if Bandung is designated as the center of halal tourism in Indonesia, it will be interesting and there will certainly be many who will provide support, especially the majority population in Bandung is muslim (Gaffar et al, 2021).…”