The Economic Sustainability Model of Community Based Tourism in Batik Kampong Semarang

Abstract

The dualism of the existence of kampong heritage and urban activities led to increasingly eroded villages in developments in the downtown. This was marked by the increasingly disappearing of historic buildings in the old town's kampong and changed into functions of modern buildings and activities. In line with the existence of Batik Kampong Semarang. At present the government has tried to develop these kampongs into tourist destinations. But the economic sustainability side has not been significantly achieved. Therefore, the research question is "What is the economic sustainability model of community based tourism in Batik Kampong Semarang?". This research has goal to develop a economic sustainability model of community based tourism in Batik Kampong Semarang. The method is qualitative. The analysis stage is to identify the potential of Batik Kampong as a tourist destination, the process of developing activities and space, identify CBT and SWOT in Batik Kampong. From this concept, a sustainable model for the preservation of historic tourism villages will be formulated economically in a sustainable manner. The output of this research is the economic sustainability model of community-based tourism in Batik Kampong Semarang in the dualism context of modern versus cultural heritage transformation.