DIRECTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM VILLAGES IN EAST LIKUPANG AS KSPN IN NORTH MINAHASA REGENCY ARAHAN PENGEMBANGAN DESA WISATA DI LIKUPANG TIMUR SEBAGAI KSPN DI KABUPATEN MINAHASA UTARA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35793/sp.v9i1.41901Abstract
East Likupang District, located in North Minahasa Regency, is a sub-district that is included in the National Tourism Strategic Area which has very potential tourism potential that can be developed including natural tourism and cultural tourism. So that it attracts many tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists, who come to visit tourist villages in East Likupang including the villages of Marinsow, Pulisan, and Kinunang. However, other tourism supports are not yet available in the tourist attractions of each East Likupang tourist village, as well as the role of the surrounding community. This study aims to identify tourism potentials in the Likupang Timur sub-district as a KSPN in North Minahasa Regency, as well as make strategic directions for its development. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive analysis and SWOT analysis. The results of this study indicate that tourism objects in East Likupang have a great opportunity to be developed as one of the attractions in North Minahasa Regency. With the development of this tourist attraction, it can open up employmentnopportunities for the surrounding community and increase the Regional Original Income (PAD) of North Minahasa Regency.
Keywords : Development Direction, National Tourism Strategic Area
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Kecamatan Likupang Timur yang terletak di Kabupaten Minahasa Utara merupakan kecamatan yang masuk dalam Kawasan Strategis Pariwisata Nasional yang memiliki potensi wisata yang sangat potensial yang dapat kembangkan meliputi wisata alam maupun wisata budaya yang sangat menarik bagi para wisatawan baik domestik hingga wisatawan mancan negara untuk datang berwisata ke Likupang Timur mencakup desa Marinsow, Pulisan, dan Kinunang. Namun penunjang pariwisata lainnya belum tersedia di objek wisata masing-masing desa wisata Likupang Timur masih serta peran masyarakat sekitar. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengidentifikasi potensi–potensi wisata yang ada di kecamatan Likupang Timur sebagai KSPN di Kabupaten Minahasa Utara, serta membuat Arahan strategi pengembangannya. Metode yangndigunakan dalamnpenelitian ini adalah Analisis Deskriptif Kualitatif dan Analisis SWOT, serta hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu besarnya potensi wisata pada desa-desa yang ada di Kec. Likupang Timur yang bisa dikembangkan lebih lanjut sehingga membawa dampak positif terhadap kesejahteraan masyarakat sekitar dan pembangunan daerah di Kabupaten Minahasa Utara
Keywords : Arahan Pengembangan, Kawasan Strategis Pariwisata Nasional