STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN WISATA PUNTHUK SETUMBU KABUPATEN MAGELANG

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries which is known in the worldwide as a country that has variety of tourism destinations such as natural tourism, culture, and historical heritage. It is inevitable that tourism is one of the strategic sectors in the economic development of Indonesia. Tourism industry being a proper sector to be recognized to lift growth of regional economic development. By continuing to bring tourists are expected to affect the development of the region through regional income and community empowerment. Magelang is the district which has tourism destination included to the world heritage list. It caused Magelang increasingly well known in Indonesia and worlwide. This research aims (1) to analyze community participation and stakeholders perfomance in the resource management of Punthuk Setumbu and (2) to analyze the prior policies that need to be done in order to manage the tourists attraction of Punthuk Setumbu Magelang. This research using Analysis Hierarcy Process (AHP). The result of the study stated that criteria that are prioritized in order to develop tourists attraction of Punthuk Setumbu are (1) the expansion of parking area with a value of 0,229, (2) system management of tourism with a value of 0,218, and (3) the increase of the role of local goverment with a value of 0,151. The stakeholders of Punthuk Setumbu have the an important role in Planning, Implementation, and Control of the attractiveness management of Punthuk Setumbu. The government is only as a mediator, as an observer, and as a facilitator of the attractiveness management of Punthuk Setumbu.