Crafting Tourism Destinations: The Dance of Tradition and Sustainability in Sukabumi's Unesco Geopark, Ciletuh Pelabuhanratu

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to identify the potential of traditional cultural arts and their interaction with sustainable tourism in the UNESCO Geopark Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark through the Parahyangan Cultural Panglayungan Cibenda Village, Ciemas District, Sukabumi Regency. Theoretical framework: The research is centered on exploring how tradition and sustainability can be integrated into the development of tourism destinations, particularly in the Ciletuh Pelabuhanratu Geopark, utilizing the concepts of Sustainable Tourism Development and Traditional Values in Tourism. Method: Through research with a qualitative approach based on the Huberman and Miles model which aims to obtain valid and reliable results, using data triangulation in the form of crosscheck of sources. Results and conclusion: Furthermore, it was obtained that traditional cultural arts have an interrelation and interaction with sustainable tourism, namely the positive impact on traditional cultural arts activities with environmental and environmental sustainability, economy, and social life of the community. Originality/value: The development of geoparks as sustainable tourism destinations is becoming a priority considering the nature and characteristics of these destinations that emphasize attention to a number of aspects such as economy, environment and preservation (including culture), as well as the empowerment of communities around the destination. This is in line with the location of the geopark which is always in a rural area rich in natural tourism and local culture. However, research on art, culture and tourism, it seems that more specific and specialized research on art, culture, and tourism is still not widely done.