THE DESIGN OF LOCAL WISDOM-BASED ECOTOURISM DESTINATION IN KUPANG CITY

Kupang is the right region for the ecotourism destination in NTT because it has three superior perspectives i.e. first; ecotourism as a product (diverse natural and cultural resources), second; ecotourism as a market; the products are produced by farmers, not only marketed to traditional markets bu...

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Main Authors: Antonio E.L. Nyoko, Apriana H.J. Fanggidae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Nusa Cendana 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Management Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's)
Online Access:https://ejurnal.undana.ac.id/index.php/JEM/article/view/1161
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Summary:Kupang is the right region for the ecotourism destination in NTT because it has three superior perspectives i.e. first; ecotourism as a product (diverse natural and cultural resources), second; ecotourism as a market; the products are produced by farmers, not only marketed to traditional markets but also to domestic and international market, and third; ecotourism as a approach to development, it needs cooperation among the government authorities, society and entrepreneurs to develop the potential of local communities becoming the potential of ecotourism which is ready to offered to the potential market. This research aims to formulate the implementation strategies of local wisdom-based ecotourism destinations model using SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, threat) analysis. Results of the study indicated that Kupang has diverse natural attractions such as beach, mountain and culture that can be promoted as local wisdom-based ecotourism. The design of the ecotourism development in Kupang City noticed the local wisdom which consist of two aspects, tangible local wisdom and intangible local wisdom and they are grouped into similar industry in a region. Varied industrial activity, called agglomeration, divided into 4 clusters ; education, culture, environment and aesthetics. Recommendation from the result of this research was all attractions that had been identified and most of them had not developed yet, needed to be noticed from the government, private sector, NGOs, academics and society in creation of a sustainable tourism development program. Keywords: Ecotourism, Local wisdom-based, SWOT
ISSN:2502-2385
2723-469X