Academics Supporting Role For Tourism Development in the City of Manado
Dr.Felly Ferol Warouw,SH.ST.M.Eng (1) Prof.Treesje K.Londa, MSi(1) Piet Hein Pusung, SSTP. MSi (2)

(1) Universitas Negeri Manado
(2) Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri

Abstract

In line with the development of tourism information technology in the coastal city of Manado is growing. This development affected the change in function of the Manado bay coastline to become a favorite area for tourists. The entry of 1 million tourists from China to North Sulawesi helped drive changes in the coastal environment. This study aims to determine how the role of stakeholders in this case academics in supporting the development of tourism in the city of Manado. This research was conducted in the city of Manado with a sample determined purposively. In this study the type of data collected consists of primary data and secondary data. This type of research is quantitative with analytical descriptive methods. The process is carried out by checking, examining data that has been obtained to ensure whether the data can be justified in accordance with reality. After the data is processed and deemed sufficient then it is then presented in narrative form and possibly also in tabular form. The results showed that the role of academics in supporting the development of tourism in the city of Manado is running less than optimal in the size of participation is at the degree of consultation not yet up to the degree of community control. It is clear that there are 3 (three) factors which hinder the implementation of government responsibility, namely environmental, substantial environmental, institutional, and community participation.

Keywords: Academics, Tourism, Manado

Topic: Other Areas of Education