TOURISM VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON EMPOWERMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN PUNTUK REJO KARANGANYAR OF CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA

• Published in: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
• Main Authors: Wangi M.S., Rizqi F.M., Kusumastuti D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: iVolga Press 2022-06-01
• Subjects: tourism village; community empowerment; community based tourism (cbt)
• Online Access: http://rjoas.com/issue-2022-06/article_14.pdf

Puntuk Rejo Village is located at the entrance to tourist area in Karanganyar. It has abundant natural resources, fertile land and views at the foot of Mount Lawu that always look attractive. This area has potential to become a tourist spot that can bring in income for the surrounding community. This study aims to examine the development of tourism villages based on local community empowerment. The approach used in this research is referring to the community based tourism paradigm approach. The results of this study are in fulfilling the criteria for developing a tourist village; Puntuk Rejo Village has excellent tourism potential: nature tourism; artificial tourism; cultural tourism and culinary tourism. The development of Puntuk Rejo Village has met the criteria as a tourist village (superior tourism potential, managing organization, facilities, infrastructure and accommodation available as well as community participation/involvement in supporting becoming a tourist village). Community empowerment is driven through the formation and functioning of Tourism Awareness Groups (POKDARWIS) with the results of being able to turn the hamlet where each community lives into a village that has specialization and uniqueness to become a tourist attraction.