The Readiness of Community Based Tourism Village Development (Case Study at Bongkasa Pertiwi Tourism Village, Bali Province, Indonesia)

Abstract

Village tourism for the benefit of the community in the development of tourism, so that people with culture are not only for tourism purposes, but are able to improve welfare and preservation. The purpose of this research is to study the readiness of the Bongkasa Pertiwi Tourism Village as a tourism village based on Community Based Tourism. There are several aspect to analyze the readiness of tourism village, i.e.: (1) Socio-economic aspects, (2) Socio-cultural aspects, (3) Environmental aspects (4) management aspects. Based on the results of an assessment of the readiness of developing the Bongkasa Pertiwi Tourism Village, the level of community-based tourism development readiness is quite potential. Some aspects that are decisive in the readiness to develop Community Based Tourism are social and environmental aspects with sufficient potential, while the socio-economic and management aspects have potential that is not yet optimal.

Advancing community‐based tourism approaches for the sustainable development of destinations

“…CBT approaches involve members from the local community in the decision making relating to tourism development. The “ownership, management, operation and supervision” of the tourism businesses belong to local entrepreneurs who are also community members (Arintoko et al, 2020, p. 399; Karacaoğlu & Birdir, 2017, p. 53; Strydom et al, 2017, p. 1; Wijaya et al, 2020, p. 2). While being similar to sustainable tourism, CBT is unique in prioritizing the locals' empowerment in defining their own future (Tasci et al, 2013, p. 9).…”

“…At the same time, the CBT notion is also focused on the preservation of the natural environment (Lee & Jan, 2019, p. 370). Many researchers contended that CBT raises awareness about the businesses' responsibility to engage in responsible tourism practices to safeguard the natural, social and cultural environments (Jugmohan et al, 2016; Wijaya et al, 2020).…”

Village Community Readiness In Estabilishing A Global Village

“…On the one hand, studies on community readiness always focus on specific issues, especially research articles. Several previous studies discussed community readiness by focusing on environmental management and tourism, implementation of industrial estate policies and technology, social health, and youth violence (Muhammad, 2015;Phon-ngam, 2014;Indiarti and Munir, 2016;Wijaya et al, 2020;Sugiharto et al, 2018;Ramadhan, 2015;Nugraha and Mahida, 2013;Paltzer et al, 2013;Shadowen et al, 2017). Furthermore, community preparedness is used as a tool to explore barriers to addressing reduced alcohol use among adolescents…”

“…On the one hand, the existence of a language village fosters local entrepreneurial potential, provides financial benefits, and supports the economy for local communities (Wijaya et al, 2020) through homestay rentals. On the other hand, community support provides benefits for the language village program"s sustainability even though this support is not in the realm of Language Village management.…”

“…The novelty of this research lies in the focus of the study, which is to collaborate between community readiness studies and global village studies in the context of tourism. AlthoughMuhammad (2015), Phon-ngam (2014),Indiarti and Munir (2016),Sugiharto et al (2018), andWijaya, et al (2020) have discussed community readiness in the context of tourism, they do not mention global village in their research. In addition, our research discusses global village as a phenomenon explained in terms of technological development and assesses community"s readiness in developing and using technology so that the global village phenomenon can be significantly operationalized in further research.…”