Gorontalo Province Tourism: Leading Sector in the Middle of Weakness and Challenge
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Gorontalo Province Tourism: Leading Sector In The Middle Of Weakness And Challenge Email: [email protected] Volume 1. Issue 1. January 2019 P-ISSN 2655-9110 http://ejurnal.ung.ac.id/index.php/equij Gorontalo Province Tourism: Leading Sector In The Middle Of Weakness And Challenge Herwin Mopangga1, Fitriaty Puhi2 Faculty of Economics, Gorontalo State University Faculty of Economics, Gorontalo State University Abstract. Tourism shows a significant contribution to foreign exchange and regional income in Indonesia. Defined as a priority and leading sector in the RPJMD, tourism development in the Regencies and the Province of Gorontalo must measure the results, benefits and impacts for all stakeholders. Contribution to regional income (PAD) and the composition of internal and external factors in each of the leading destinations is needed for the purpose of determining the strategy and policy of sustainable tourism development. The study concluded that tourism sector was relatively small in its contribution to each PAD total by Regencies in Gorontalo Province. The low of PADsp is relevant to the low occupancy rate (TPK) of the hotel and the length of stay (LoS). The lack of retribution income from recreation and sports spot is relevant to the lack of activities to support the attractiveness such as art and cultural attractions and local products that can be souvenirs for tourists. Infrastructure facilities at leading tourism objects are relatively incomplete or do not meet tourism standards. The low of PAD, TPK & LoS can also explain that the increase in tourists to Gorontalo is only a transit to the other tourist objects outside of Gorontalo Province. Keywords: Tourism, Leading Sector, Gorontalo, Income, Swot Analysis Tourism is a leading sector second place at USD 13.57 billion after contributing to foreign exchange for the CPO was USD 15.965 billion. Even in 2017 country and regional income. Since 2013, Indonesia's foreign exchange tourism has tourism in the country has been ranked as touched USD 16.8 billion. the fourth largest contributor to foreign Locally, because of its labor exchange. In 2015, tourism foreign intensive structure, tourism is seen as a exchange amounted to USD 12.225 billion, sector that can help solve the problem of below the foreign exchange of oil and gas unemployment in disadvantaged areas and proceeds (oil and gas; USD 18.574 billion, rebuild lost competitiveness in the crude palm oil / CPO; USD 16.427 billion, agricultural sector. Tourism directly or and coal USD 14.717 billion). 2016 rose to indirectly affect other sectors such as 10 Gorontalo Province Tourism: Leading Sector In The Middle Of Weakness And Challenge Email: [email protected] agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, bring in foreign exchange from foreign trade, construction, accommodation, food- tourists and increase rupiah purse from beverage, communication, banking, and domestic tourists. The existence of tourism health services due to spillover effects also fosters economic businesses that are (Bozkurt, Güler, & Bahar, 2018) and (Balli, mutually assembling and supporting their Curry, & Balli, 2015 ) activities so that they can increase people's Realizing the importance of this income. Tourism is a commodity that is sector, the regional government of needed by individuals for reasons of Gorontalo Province has determined tourism increasing creative power, eliminating to be one of the priority programs in the work saturation, relaxation, shopping, 2018-2022 RPJMD. The Gorontalo business, knowing historical heritage and Province Tourism Office then set a target of ethnic culture, sports and health and increasing the number of tourist visits, spiritualism. namely 100,000 foreign tourists and Tourism development must 900,000 domestic tourists. This target can measure the results, benefits and impacts be very very heavy, but with cooperation, for the government, business people and the synergy and collaboration of stakeholders community. With the development of and tourism observers (stakeholders), this science, technology, research and best becomes a challenge that must be overcome practices from global, national, regional by regional authorities, the private sector as and local levels, there are actually so many investors and business people as well as the ways, methods, approaches, measuring general public in general. instruments and analysis to assess the From an economic standpoint, impact of tourism on development, tourism development activities in the region government revenues and income society. can contribute to regional revenues sourced One of the easiest and fastest ways is to from taxes on accommodation services measure tourism's contribution to local (hotel), drinking meals (restaurants), revenue (PAD). The PAD component entertainment venues, parking fees, consists of taxes, levies, separated income cleanliness and security in ticket-shaped and other legitimate income. PAD sourced recreational places to the leading tourist from the tourism sector in many scientific attractions. In short tourism activities can research and publications and is popularly 11 Gorontalo Province Tourism: Leading Sector In The Middle Of Weakness And Challenge Email: [email protected] classified as hotel tax, restaurant tax, draw conclusions, decisions and determine entertainment tax and retribution for the strategy and direction of the policy recreation and sports. After it is known that Objects have been determined (purposive) the tourism sector share in PAD also needs include six (6) leading tourist locations and to know the influence of internal and enter the RTRW as Gorontalo's tourism external factors in each leading tourist designation area. Otanaha Fortress in the object for the need to determine the strategy City, Pentadio Resort in Gorontalo District, and direction of sustainable tourism Olele Marine Park in Bone Bolango development policies. The composition of District, Bolihutuo Beach in Boalemo, strengths and weaknesses (internal) and Libuo Beach in Pohuwato and Saronde opportunities and challenges (external) Island in North Gorontalo. Collecting data were approached by the SWOT analysis. through observation, interviews and Indah Puspitasari et al (2017) questionnaires / questionnaires. Primary analyzed the contribution of tourism to the data is obtained from visitors, tourism PAD of Batu City in East Java; Mardianis business actors and local government in and Syartika (2018) in Kerinci District, objects / locations. Secondary data from Jambi, and Yeni Ratnawati (2016) in Kutai processed / publicized government Regency, East Kalimantan, in separate agencies. Analysis techniques in the form research concluded that tourism sector of tables, graphs, SWOT, descriptive. revenues contribute positively but not SWOT is a classic strategy planning significantly to PAD in each region. But all instrument using a framework of strengths three were optimistic as the increase in and weaknesses; opportunities and visits of domestic and foreign tourists challenges. This instrument shows a simple accompanied by several recommendations way to estimate the best way to implement for improvement, tourism sector PAD a strategy (Rangkuti, 2014). continued to increase. RESULTS METHODS Gorontalo, which is located on the This study uses a qualitative northern peninsula of Sulawesi Island, is descriptive approach that describes all the often dubbed The Hidden Paradise or a symptoms or circumstances that exist, to hidden paradise by guests / tourists because 12 Gorontalo Province Tourism: Leading Sector In The Middle Of Weakness And Challenge Email: [email protected] of the richness and beauty of its natural development of the tourism sector is also scenery and ethnic and cultural diversity. contained in the Regional Regulation The government's partisanship to prioritize (Perda) of Gorontalo Province Number 4 of tourism development and development was 2011 concerning the Gorontalo Province revealed in the superior program point 7 Spatial Planning (RTRW) for 2010-2030. above, namely Global Tourism, then Article 59 states that: The tourism allotment followed up with the mission statement in area as referred to in Article 51 letter g is a point 1 "realizing environmentally friendly strategic tourism area that can be and sustainable tourism and natural developed. resource management". Commitment to the Table 1: Tourism Allotment Area According to RT/RW Gorontalo Province in 2010-2030 No Object / spot Sub-district District 1 Traditional tourism Popayato Pohuwato Torosiaje 2 Libuo Beach Paguat Pouhuwato 3 Bolihutuo Beach Botumoito Boalemo 4 Ayuhulalo Waterfall Tilamuta Boalemo 5 Pentadio Resort Talaga Biru Gorontalo 6 Bilato Beach Bilato Gorontalo 7 Saronde Island Ponelo Gorontalo Utara 8 Wanano Beach Gentuma Gorontalo Utara 9 Lombongo Natural Suwawa Bone Bolango Tourism 10 Olele Nautical Tourism Bilungala Bone Bolango 11 Fort Otanaha Kota Barat Kota Gorontalo 12 Pohe Beach Kota Selatan Kota Gorontalo Source: Regional Planning and Development Agency of Gorontalo Province, 2018 Gorontalo Province recorded to fluctuate in the past six (6) years. The positive economic growth rates but tended economic growth rate of Gorontalo 13 Gorontalo Province Tourism: Leading Sector In The Middle Of Weakness And Challenge Email: [email protected] Province is positive, above the national gross fixed capital formation (PMTB) average, although it tends to fluctuate. BPS 30.53%. online publication also released the 2018 The sector of providing growth