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The Strategy for Ecotourism Development in Plantation Area: A Case Study from Kalibendo Plantation, Banyuwangi East Java Herawati, Linda; Faizal, Muhammad Izzuddin; Ansiska, Paisal; Lestyaningrum, Rona Aji; Zulia, Zulfaidha
Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016)
Publisher : Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.jitode.2016.004.01.06

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Kalibendo plantation have a high potential value to be developed as an ecotourism destination. As far, the development of tourism in the area is still lack of visitors's enthusiasm due to several reasons such as lack of tourism product, promotion, poor management, and the low involvement of local people in tourism development. The aims of this study are to determine the visitor's perceptions at Kalibendo plantation tourism objects and arrange the strategy to develop ecotourism in that area. The results of visitors' assessment about tourism on Kalibendo plantation was moderates. Many programs should be developed systematically. The indicators of visitors' satisfactions are 'Sapta Pesona' that consists of security, order, cleanliness, coolness, beauty, friendliness, and memories should be improved. The strategy of tourism development in the Kalibendo plantation tourism objects which is based on SWOT analysis are: 1) The co-operation between local government with tourism management, namely PT. Kalibendo shuld be improved; 2) Organizing the education concerning to the prevention of environmental damage should be formulated; 3) The improvement of local human resources around the tourism objects through training should be implemented; and 4) The improvement of facilities for tourists should be planned and developed following ecotourism principles. Keywords: Ecotourism, Banyuwangi Regency, plantation, tourism attraction development. 
Factors Affecting Level of Participation in the Management of Mangroves as Ecotourism Attraction: Lesson Learned from Cengkrong Watulimo, Trenggalek Faizal, Muhammad Izzuddin; Hakim, Luchman; Harahap, Nuddin
Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)
Publisher : Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.jitode.2017.005.01.03

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Ecotourism development can not be separated from the social aspects of the people living around the tourist sites. One indicator that a tourist location is said to be ecotourism-based is the participation of community in the activities of management. This study aims to determine the effect of variables that exist on the level of community participation in the management of mangrove areas Cengkrong using Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The variables used in this study are: community characteristics, perceptions, norms, patterns of social relationships, and trust. From the research, the variables that have a dominant influence on the level of participation in the management of mangrove Cengkrong is variable of perceptions, norms, and trusts with the value of the effect size, respectively for 0.098, 0.204, and 0.431. While variable of trust has most influence to the coefficient path of community participation with a value of 0.64.Keywords: Ecotourism, Factors of Participation, Level of Participation, Partial Least Square (PLS).