INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of the study
Tourism
is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and
also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. According to
the World Tourism Organization, tourists are people who "travel to and
stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the
exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited".
Tourism,
however long its incident duration, has become an extremely popular, global
activity. In 2004, there were over 763 million international tourist arrivals
As
a service industry, tourism has numerous tangible and intangible elements.
Major tangible elements include transportation, accommodation, and other
components of a hospitality industry. Major intangible elements relate to the
purpose or motivation for becoming a tourist, such as rest, relaxation, the
opportunity to meet new people and experience other cultures, or simply to do
something different and have an adventure.
Tourism
is vital for many countries, due to the income generated by the consumption of
goods and services by tourists, the taxes levied on businesses in the tourism
industry, and the opportunity for employment and economic advancement by
working in the industry. For these reasons NGOs and government agencies may
sometimes promote a specific region as a tourist destination, and support the
development of a tourism industry in that area. The contemporary phenomenon of
mass tourism may sometimes result in overdevelopment, however alternative forms
of tourism such as ecotourism seek to avoid such outcomes by pursuing tourism
in a sustainable way.
The
terms tourism and travel are sometimes used interchangeably. In this context
travel has a similar definition to tourism, but implies a more purposeful
journey. The terms tourism and tourist are sometimes used pejoratively to imply
a shallow interest in the cultures or locations visited by tourist
2.1 Definition
of Tourism
Tourism defined
as “ the activities of persons traveling
to and staying in place outside their usual enviroment for not more than
one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purpose.
Tourism
can be devided by four category :
1. International
Tourism.
Inbound
tourism : visits to a country by nonresidents.
Outbond
tourism : visits by residents of a country to another country.
2. Internal
Tourism.
Visits
by resident and non residents of the country of reference.
3. Domestic
Tourism.
Visits
by residents of a country to their own country.
4. National
Tourism.
Internal
tourism plus outbond tourism.
2.1.1 Form of Tourism
Tourism can be devided by five
category :
1. Leisure
/ Holiday Tourism.
The destinations for relaxation tourism
can be attractive scenery or sun, sea and sand. Examples of these tourist
destinations are the coasts, beaches, countryside and mountainous regions.
Sightseeing tourism includes the
tourists who may travel around sightseeing and staying in different places. The
main reasons for sightseeing tourism are a desire for self-education and for
self-esteem. This kind of tourists take a lot of photographs. Urban centers are
their common destinations, for example, Bangkok, Taipei, Seoul, etc.
2. Business
Tourism.
The
business travelers may travel for various purposes, for example, trade,
meeting, convention and
exhibition.
Business people buy similar products as do other tourists. They would also
spend money on entertainment and recreation while they are at their
destinations.
3. Cultural
Tourism.
Cultural
tourism is related to the transmission of knowledge and ideas of the
destination area or host
community.
As tourists are curious about
different kinds of experiences and cultures in various parts of the world, they
travel to learn and experience the culture of a tourist destination. This
becomes the prime motivational force for their travel. This kind of tourist
likes to visit museums and attend musical, theatrical or folklore performances.
4. Eco-tourism.
Tourists
of this kind enjoy traveling to natural areas. They will minimize their impact
on the environment as well as protect the natural resources during their
travel. Therefore, eco-tourism is characterized as a force for conservation and
preservation of nature.
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of Tourism in
Indonesia
Excess
which is owned by Indonesia's tourism is a diverse natural beauty. for example: Dreamland beach in Bali is very popular with foreign tourists.
White sand stretches very wide. Large coral reefs and beautify this beach.
Dreamland beach is a white sand beach in
Bali
is very beautiful and exotic.
Disadvantages of tourism Indonesia is described as a
country or region trhat isn’t secure, the erratic fluctuations of political
imagery. The second weakness is the tourism marketing and promotional elements
in Indonesia is weak because it is stuck with the bureaucracy that limits the
motion. Bureaucratic culture Indonesia difficult to change and grow to bring
program an international missiom that dynamic with the challenge the complex.
CONCLUSIONS
AND SUGGESTIONS
3.1 Conclusions.
Tourism
is a very profitable
assets for a region or Country, which is an industry that does not cause
pollution, but has a very advance the foreign exchange inflow to the economy or to
people's income in a region or country. Many countries are building on their
beauty as well as the uniqueness of culture belonging to the cultural attractions
that can be promoted to sell to tourists that di is one of the efforts to develop
and preserve the natural beauty
and cultural diversity that is owned by a region or country.
3.2 Suggestions.
We Should be more often promote tourism places in indonesia to local and
international tourists know will beauty of this nature, culture in indonesia.
There
are several ways to promoting
tourism in indonesia:
1. Proud
of indonesia tourism.
It
is impossible for promoting tourism indonesia if we are not proud to him proud
means to know and recognize mean that we are prepared to answer questions if a
when we asked about excess indonesia tourism by a different countries.
2. Following
the festival of culture international scale.The goal is to introduce indonesian
culture to the international arena.
3. Promotion
through online media.
Technology
allows us to communicate with others in different locations.
Resource
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Jawapos.
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Wikibooks.org
