Journal of Economics Research and Social Sciences
Vol 7, No 1: February 2023

Tourism Industry and Community Readiness: A Case Study of the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK)

Muhammad Azizurrohman (Department of Tourism, Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara)
Uwi Martayadi (Department of Tourism, Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara)
Mohamad Najmudin (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Janabadra, Special Region of Yogyakarta)
Fathurrahim Fathurrahim (Department of Tourism, Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara)
I Wayan Bratayasa (Department of Tourism, Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Feb 2023

Abstract

The local community of Kuta Mandalika Village is required to adapt to the regional tourism industry as the spearhead of tourism operations in the Special Economic Zone for Tourism in West Nusa Tenggara. As a result, researchers aim to see how prepared the residents of Kuta Mandalika Village are to welcome tourism to their village. The cognitive, emotional, and conative components all play a role in community readiness. The community at Kuta Mandalika Village was studied using a qualitative research method. In-depth interviews and a non-probability sample strategy were used to identify relevant informants in this study. For the first phase, snowball sampling was chosen as the data collection strategy. According to the findings, the community of Kuta Mandalika Village are well prepared to host tourism activities in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone. However, they are not yet prepared to participate in the tourism industry. The village is in the process of transitioning to a tourism-based society. The phenomena of rapid tourist development pushe the community as hosts, who are directly affected by tourism, to prepare themselves in an indirect way. The government, academics, and the private sector all have a role to play in helping to develop the surrounding community in terms of the capital and skills that the industry requires.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jerss

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

JERSS merupakan jurnal ilmiah yang dikelola Program Studi Ekonomi Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Jurnal ini berisikan penelitian-penelitian yang dilakukan oleh mahasiwa-mahasiswa dan berkolaborasi dengan para dosen dalam bidang studi ilmu ekonomi pembangunan. ...