Tourism Destination Arrangement Model By Participatory Method (Case Study: Tourism of Tracking Terbit Menoreh , Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta)

Abstract

The pandemc of COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on the tourism industry. The paradigm shift affects awareness of Cleanliness, Health, Safety, Environmetal Sustainability (CHSE). The problem of natural degradation due to the development of a tourist area is a major consideration in the development of natural tourism due to the environment. This research took a case study of  Tracking Terbit Menoreh (TTM) tourism in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. Natural potential in the form of scenery and culture are the main attractions offered in TTM tourism activities. The problem raised for this research is the need for landscape arrangement at tracking stopping points and along unprocessed tracking paths so that they can support the potential and increase the attractiveness offered in TTM tourism based on nature tourism that supports the CHSE concept. The objectives of this study is to obtain a concept or model of ecotourism-based TTM tourism destination landscape arrangement where nature and culture are the main attractions. This study uses the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method which combines qualitative and quantitative methods. with the implementation strategy using a Community Action Plan. The exploration process to find a landscape arrangement model was carried out in a participatory process through 3 stages, namely self-help surveys and mapping, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and workshops. The results of the exploration of the TTM tourism landscape may be developed as a natural tourism area by involving the community to take appropriate conservation actions in the form of utilization and activities that are adapted to biophysical conditions and the potential of existing natural tourism objects and attractions. Landscape arrangement at the spots traversed by the Tracking Path can be developed by utilizing and