The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of the condition of household financial literacy in community-based tourism which has continued to develop. Another thing that is also being studied knows the right way that households in the community-based tourism area are more empowered by increasing their financial literacy. In this research, the approach used is descriptive qualitative by conducting field studies to explore information from questionnaires given to respondents who are households in the community-based tourism area. Then conclude through purposive question to be able descripting real conclusions. The findings of this study indicate that not many households in community-based tourism are well literate with a low level of financial knowledge, so they are still unable to optimize the income they receive. There is a scheme from the government to help improve the welfare of the community in community-based tourism areas with financial assistance and financial knowledge. This research only conducts studies in certain areas in the area around Junrejo municipality, Batu, East Java. The location is an area that has community groups that mostly have livelihoods as provider of tourism good and services.
The development of tourism has brought many changes in economic activity. Region with tourism objects will create jobs opportunity and improve the quality of infrastructure to support it. Bumiaji is one of the areas in Batu City which has many natural tourist attractions. Development of tourism in Bumiaji leads to ecotourism which favored by local people and outsiders. The natural potential supporting ecotourism emerge to be developed. This study reveals how the community empowerment strategy implemented by the government for developing ecotourism villages and how community participation’s level in the Ecology based Tourism Village in Bumiaji. The purpose of this study was to determine the strategy of strengthening empowerment and to determine community participation in the development of ecotourism village. This type of research is a field research using a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis. Sources of data in this study consisted of primer data and participants responses obtained through interviews, observation and documentation. Findings of the research stated that the strategy of increasing community empowerment which was accommodate by government to develop Bumiaji Ecological Tourism Village, was through a strategy with the stages of awareness, capacity, and empowerment. The local community in the Bumiaji Ecological Tourism Village also highly participates in supporting the optimization of ecotourism in all aspect.
Tourism has become one of the largest economic sectors and is the service sector with the fastest growth rate in the world today. Increasing the number of destinations and investing in tourism development, has transformed tourism as a prime mover the socio-economic progress of a country one of them is ecotourism. Ecotourism is a mixture of interests arising from environmental, economic, and social problems. It combines a strong commitment to nature and a sense of social responsibility. Pulau Merah is an ecotourism attraction in Banyuwangi which has huge potential and it developing very fast, up to the international level. This condition makes the surrounding community quite affected, especially the socio-economic aspects, as a result of which there are many tourist visits every year. This study aims to determine the contribution size of the socio-economic impacts that arise as a result of the rapid development of ecotourism. Other objectives will also be formulated to increase socio-economic resilience based on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that exist there. The method used to answer the problems is a descriptive phenomenology approach, where the researcher makes direct observations, interviews and surveys supported with a simple SWOT analysis to be able revealing the real conditions that appear. The ecotourism give structural economic activity enhancement for local people; from agriculture activity become extensively service provider for tourism. There is evidence for increasing socio-economic welfare from developing ecotourism. Strategies must be carried out to create significant impact on socio-economic activities. Based on the results of the analysis carried out, there are several strategies concern in aspects of advantage, consistency, consonance and feasibility. The implementation are by increasing the participation of local residents in all age and improving eco-friendly infrastructure as well as supporting regulations as legal protection for tourism activities and education for conserving nature.
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