Development of ecotourism in southern coast of West Java did not receive enough government attention and should be well managed with variation of interesting tourist activities. This study aims to identify, analyze opportunities and constraints in the development of tourism activities on the southern coast of West Java. The method used in this study was descriptive method. The sample locations in this study were Jayanti Beach, Rancabuaya and Santolo. Primary data was collected through observations and interview with questionnaires as the instrument. Secondary data was collected through preexisting data from management or agency, literature review and internet to supplement data that has not been obtained either directly or from reference books. Data analysis used in this study are data reduction, data display and conclusion. Based on data analysis, most of the tourists (51% -74%) considered that tourism activity in three coasts were less attractive, fairly enough (20%) and enough (26%). Based on the analysis of the three coastal potentials, Jayanti Beach can be developed for culinary and edutourism destination, Rancabuaya Beach for camping, paragliding and fishing, and Santolo beach can be made into child friendly beach recreation. Development of activities on the three beaches will influence people's welfare.
Keywords-special interest tourism; tourism activity development.
The MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition) industry is set by the government as the flagship product of national tourism. This is because the MICE industry is also the top five contributors or the top 5 contributors along with shopping, culinary, heritage, and religious tourism. This research focuses on meeting packages at hotels in Bandung City which is also one of the supporting facilities for this sector. Analysis of repurchase intention is done to find out how big the level of a decision maker to conduct a meeting at a business hotel in Bandung. This research is important to know what things can increase their desire for repeat purchase that affects occupancy. The purpose of this study is also to find out what is the motivation of repurchase intention, along with its elements. In its implementation, this research used content analysis method and looked for information with semi-structured interview to 10 people. The results of this study indicate that repurchase intention is formed by the pull factor and the driving factor formed from 11 constituent elements,
With an area of 50.13 ha, Tidung Besar Island still could not accommodate the high number of tourist. This shows that the carrying capacity of tourism on the island is still inadequate. This research aims to analyze island spatial planning, tourism carrying capacity, and how the layout according to the carrying capacity of the land. The method used descriptive analysis and reviewing secondary data about the physical condition of the island for further verification in the field. After the secondary data is processed with digitized maps and calculated using the formula of ecological carrying capacity and the need for an accomodation. Results indicate that the carrying capacity of tourism on the island could not be suffucient on this island and accomodate activities like place to stay and tourism activities. Thus the development of the region should be offset Tidung Travel Agent corresponding spatial carrying capacity of land, so that the carrying capacity of the island has opportunity to recover from ecological conditions for tourist comfort. This is intended to ensure that the comfort is not reduced and no buildup at a specific location or area in order ti provide an optimal travel experience.
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