THE DINAMICS OF ACCESS ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN LABUAN BAJO, INDONESIA

Abdul KODIR, Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Social Science, Sociology Department, Indonesia, Ardyanto TANJUNG, I Komang ASTINA, Muhammad Afif NURWAN, Ahmad Gatra NUSANTARA, Risdawati AHMAD, Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Social Science, Geography Department, Indonesia, Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Social Science, Geography Department, Indonesia, Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Social Science, Sociology Department, Indonesia, Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Letter, English Literature Department, Indonesia, Universitas Negeri Malang, Faculty of Social Science, Sociology Department, Indonesia
2020 Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites  
Tourism is one of the sectors encouraged by the Indonesian government to increase economic growth. one of the efforts made is to establish Labuan Bajo as a national tourism strategic area. This study aims to explain the dynamics of access contested by some actors in tourism governance in Labuan Bajo. A qualitative approach was employed in this study. Data were gathered through interviews, focus group discussion, and document analysis. The results of this study indicate that tourism access is
more » ... inated by actors who have the power of capital and they control access to economic circles of the tourism management. On the other hand, societies are unable to involve as the main economic actors around the tourism governance.
doi:10.30892/gtg.29222-497 fatcat:zqonz6evgzawlbpds4wks2fx7u