THE 10 NEW BALI PROJECT IN INDONESIA, REAL OR GIMMICK

This article discusses the Ten New Bali project program launched by the former Minister of Tourism and Culture Arief Yahya during the first period of President Joko Widodo's administration, ten tourist attractions that have been selected will be formed and aligned like Bali. The Ten New Bali Project has changed its program to the Five Super Priority Destinations program, the program only focuses on five tourist destinations, namely Lake Toba, North Sumatra, Borobudur Temple, Central Java, Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara and Likupang, North Sulawesi. This project is expected to boost the economy, human resources of the local community and tourist arrivals. The purpose of this study is to identify how far the development of the five super priority destination projects has gone. Qualitative descriptive method was used in this study by using online media news sources and literature reviews as data sources. The results show that the correlation between tourism agencies and stakeholders has a very important role in accelerating the success of the Five Super Priority Destinations program and the Five Super Priority Destinations Project has succeeded in proving one tourist destination that has been inaugurated, namely Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara, it can be concluded that the Lima project Super Priority Destinations are already 20% running and require a lot of time

SURVIVING STRATEGY OF TOURISM SECTOR WORKERS IN BANDUNG DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on social and economic life, especially in Indonesia. In the city of Bandung itself, this impact is felt for workers in the tourism sector such as travel business owners, tour leaders, tour guides and tourism bus drivers. The writing of this research was carried out with the aim of knowing the negative impacts felt by tourism sector workers in the city of Bandung during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this study, the authors used a direct interview method using a semi-structured interview guide instrument, with the direction of the interview aimed at: 1) Knowing the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic felt by tourism workers. 2) Knowing the survival strategies carried out by tourism workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic. From the two subtitles, it can be seen that the direct impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tourism business actors in the city of Bandung is seen from the income aspect. Most tourism workers in Bandung City have lost their livelihoods during the Covid-19 pandemic. So that requires tourism business actors to change professions in order to survive, such as: a) Selling used cars. b) Selling designs online. c) Selling catering. d) Changing the vehicle business unit from tourism buses to inter-island buses. e) Become a private driver or online. f) Selling used clothes online. g) Selling juice and hydroponic vegetable cultivation. h) Opening employment opportunities for other affected tourism business actors in the form of local courier applications in the city of Bandung. i) Selling frozen food

THE ROLE OF CIREUNDEU TRADITIONAL VILLAGE IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Traditional village is an area that is managed by a community with certain customary rules and has a strong relationship with the environment. These customary rules have the aim of maintaining the sacredness of the region and the culture that has been passed down from generation to generation. Cireundeu Traditional Village is one of many traditional villages in West Java, located in Leuwigajah Village, South Cimahi District, Cimahi City. The research, entitled "The Role of the Cirendeu Traditional Village in Tourism Management" aims to find out how effective the participation of indigenous peoples is in managing tourism in their area, especially in the Cirendeu Traditional Village. The results of this study are expected to enrich the repertoire of knowledge, especially those that can contribute to tourism in Indonesia. Based on the description, it can be concluded that the Cirendeu Traditional Village, which has a Sunda Wiwitan belief, can still survive with the beliefs and customs that have been passed down from generation to generation and take care of 3 forests, namely: the Prohibition Forest (Leuweung Larangan), Reforestation Forest (Leuweung Tutupan), Agricultural Forest (Leuweung Baladahan) very well which can be followed by how to take care of the forest which is very interesting to study and becomes a tourist attraction that can be explored philosophically for both local and foreign tourists

The Journey of Mapping the Entire Destination Lifecycle

The two destination life cycle models proposed by Plog (1974) and Butler (1980) have been recognizing by most of the tourism destination scholars. Questions tend to arise on the possible use of these models to map the entire destination life cycle from the beginning. Therefore, this study aims to discuss the possibility of entire lifespan of tourism destination by using the destination life cycle models from Plog and Butler. This research analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the models revealed from existing studies using critical inputs of the tourism industry. The main difference between the famous models, i.e. Butler and Plog lies in the authors' background and the approach of the different themes. Complexity factors such as multi-market, time boundaries, political agenda, market evolution/ access, mode of transportation, and technological innovation, makes it impossible to map the entire destination life cycle confidently. The ability to innovate reduces the relevancy of life cycle models. Therefore, the DMO needs to deal with the changes associated with increasing the destination's values to avoid stagnation or decline in stages

The Instagram Effect on Tourist Destination Choices: Unveiling Key Attraction Elements

Social media is a significant communication tool in the tourism industry because it can reach a wide audience, interact directly, and is very effective in promoting tourist destinations and building close relationships between tourism businesses and tourists. Nonetheless, the role of social media in tourists' decision-making to visit a tourist destination is still not fully understood. Therefore, this study aims to understand what elements of Instagram content can make tourists decide to visit a tourist destination. Data collection was carried out using in-depth interviews with 20 domestic tourists. The analytical technique used to achieve the research objectives consisted of two steps, namely thematic analysis and followed by qualitative descriptive analysis. Based on the results of this study showed to be that Instagram content can trigger Generation Y and Z tourists' decisions to visit tourist destinations. Interesting Instagram content in terms of color, captions, and other people's comments can be one of the factors that attract tourists to visit tourist destinations. Overall, the research presents valuable insights for social media stakeholders and marketers in the tourism industry to optimize their content strategy and effectively target and engage Generation Y and Z tourists. However, it should be noted that these studies may have limitations in the scope and population studied, so further research is needed to deepen and expand our understanding of how Instagram affects Y and Z-generation travel decisions

Indonesian Traditional Food Preservation: A Curriculum Evaluation Analysis Review

Indonesian traditional cuisine’s diversity has attracted practitioners’ attention because youth preference in choosing what they consume has constantly changed. Thus, Higher Education Institution created Indonesian Gastronomy as a subject to preserve traditional cuisine. This article conducted Context, Input, Process and Product (CIPP) Model for curriculum evaluation and used a mix-method approach. The result showed that lecturing activity was at the average method and the subject was in a good category. Thus, it can be concluded that the strategic arrangement of the lecturing plan and a deeper subject should be conducted to achieve the goal of preservation

The Role of Local Champion in Achieving an Integrated Rural Tourism: A Case Study of Alamendah Tourism Village, West Java

Integrated rural tourism can provide welfare to the community and materialize the concept of sustainable tourism. The development carried out to achieve this requires synergy between the internal and external stakeholders.  This study analyzes the role of local champions in achieving integrated rural tourism. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method to explore cases or phenomena that are interrelated to determine their uniqueness. The tourist village explored is Alamendah which has an ADWI (Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia) award 2021 from the government, the selection of this tourist village can be a guide for other tourist villages with a desire to grow. According to the findings of this study, the role of the chairman of the village, who is responsible for managing tourism in the village and acts as a local champion in establishing integrated rural tourism, is essential. Tourist villages also require leaders from their communities who can be trusted and influential in uniting their goals and mission

Indonesian Traditional Food Preservation: A Curriculum Evaluation Analysis Review

Indonesian traditional cuisine’s diversity has attracted practitioners’ attention because youth preference in choosing what they consume has constantly changed. Thus, Higher Education Institution created Indonesian Gastronomy as a subject to preserve traditional cuisine. This article conducted Context, Input, Process and Product (CIPP) Model for curriculum evaluation and used a mix-method approach. The result showed that lecturing activity was at the average method and the subject was in a good category. Thus, it can be concluded that the strategic arrangement of the lecturing plan and a deeper subject should be conducted to achieve the goal of preservation