Analysis of Sidoakur Tourism Village Development, Sleman Regency Using the Community-Based Tourism Concept

Abstract

Special region of Yogyakarta has a diversity of objects as well as a variety and unique character. One of the tourism that is being intensively developed is a tourism village which is commanded by the local community or also called community-based tourism. Tourism Village is one of the means of solving the economic development of rural communities. However, in its development not all tourist villages can be successful, some have declined and even vacuumed. This study focuses on one of the tourism villages in Sleman Regency, namely Desa Wisata Sidoakur. The purpose of this study is to analyze the causes of the decline in activities and visits in terms of the dynamics of development and implementation of the principles of community-based tourism. The research method used is descriptive qualitative method with a geographical unit of analysis, namely Sidoakur Tourism Village. In this study, data were collected by means of observation, interviews and documentation. While the determination of informants using purposive and snowball techniques. The results of the study indicate the cause of the decline in tourism villages activities. The first factor is the difference in views between the new hamlet and the tourism village manager. Second, less transparent management has implications for decreasing community participation. Third, the absence of youth involvement in tourism management has an impact on the regeneration of tourism village managers.