Developing Nature Tourism Based On Community Desa Poopo, Kabupaten South Minahasa Treesje K. Londa(1) Felly Ferol Warouw(1)
Universitas Negeri Manado
Abstract
Nature tourism is increasingly interesting to visit. This is evidenced by the increasing interest of visitors from time to time. This research is to find the role of the community in the development of attractions. The location of the study was at the location of tourism above the Clouds, Poopo Village, South Minahasa Regency. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of the community in developing natural tourism in the Country Above the Cloud through a model of sustainable tourism development. The research method used was descriptive qualitative and quantitative analysis research. Quantitative descriptive focuses more on the interpretation of quantitative data in the field. The results of this study indicate that 73.5% of 49 respondents said they were willing to participate in this tourism development program. Furthermore 97.91% of 73 respondents agreed to play a role in tourism management. The conclusion is that the development of Negeri Above Cloud Tourism in Poopo village, Ranoyapo sub-district, South Minahasa regency has a positive impact on the existence of community life in the social, cultural and economic fields- increase awareness of the surrounding community to build, maintain, and develop eco-friendly tourist areas- enhance government and community cooperation. The prevailing role typology is the role of the information, consultation, collaboration and control stages. This typology was then concluded to be a model for sustainable tourism development.
