Tourism brokering phenomenon: When tourism was not managed professionally

S. Nurbayani; S. Indriani

Tourism brokering phenomenon: When tourism was not managed professionally

Closed

S. Nurbayani, S. Indriani

2016 Heritage, Culture and Society: Research agenda and best practices in the hospitality and tourism industry - Proceedings of the 3rd International Hospitality and Tourism Conference, IHTC 2016 and 2nd International Seminar on Tourism, ISOT 2016 Conference paper Cited by 0

Abstract

Indonesia has a huge tourism potential with its natural beauty spreading across all regions. However, many tourist attractions are not managed professionally and tourism brokering is a common phenomenon. Tourism brokers are local people who freely make their own rules, apply them in tourist destination, and eventually affect tourists. This paper aims to elaborate the tourism-brokering phenomenon in Darajat Crater, Garut of Indonesia. This study adopted a qualitative approach employing interviews and field observations for the data collection method. The findings show that there is a consequence emerging from the existence of the tourism brokers where they become increasingly unable to manage and tend to interfere the interests of local companies in the region. © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Affiliations

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia

Research at a Glance

Research at a Glance

Topics & SDG Alignment

Collaboration

Author Profile (Selected)

References Overview

Journal & Source

Metadata & Integrity