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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Ecotourism in Indonesia (part 2)

Tourism
Tourism is an activity that contains elements of pleasure with a variety of tourist motivation to visit a location. Ecotourism should also contain this element. Therefore, products and services, tourism in our region must also provide elements of fun to be sold and accepted by the market.

Economic
Ecotourism is also open economic opportunities for the community even more so if the tour is done using local resources such as transportation, accommodation and guide services. Ecotourism is run must provide income and profit  that can be sustainable. To be able to make that happen, the important thing to do is provide the best services and tourism products and quality. To be able to serve and provide quality tourism products, it would be better if the revenue from tourism is not only used for conservation activities at the local level but also help the development of knowledge of local communities, for example with the development of skills through training to improve the types of businesses / attractions that are served at the village level.

Participation of local communities
Public participation will arise, when nature / culture that provides the benefits of direct / indirect for the community. Bias for the benefit of natural / that culture must be managed and maintained.
Such a reciprocal relationship between tourist attractions-management benefits derived from ecotourism and participation. Community participation is essential to the success of ecotourism in a tourist destination. This can start from ourselves. Do not too hope the government will do all things because we also have the same role in the construction in our area. Participation in tourism activities will provide direct benefits for us, good for nature conservation and economics. If we are to maintain sustainable and clean permanent nature, then we will personally enjoy the natural preservation of these, if we play a role in tourism activities, then we also will benefit economically.

adapted from ekowisata book

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