The sustainability factors of tourist village (case study: Ngadas Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency)

Abstract

Tourist village is a form of unit between attractions, accommodation and supporting facilities on a community structure that merges with the rules and traditions which apply and is packed in the form of a tourist village. The development of a tourist village as an activity to explore the potential of a village into a tourist attraction requires community involvement, especially in the development of supporting infrastructure. The sustainability of tourism village development is supported by many factors, both internal and external. The development of a tourist village involves various aspects that interact and influence each other. Ngadas Village is one of the tourist village in Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency which mostly inhabited by Tengger Tribe. Ngadas village is established by the government as a tourist village with a strategic village location, natural potential and the uniqueness of the tribe that live in it. As a form to maintain the tourism activities, it is necessary to identify the sustainability factors of tourist village. The result can be use as an input to direct Ngadas Village as a sustainable tourist village.