The Influence of Social and Economic Aspects of Sustainable Tourism on Community Welfare

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to see how the influence of sustainable tourism's social and economic aspects on the community’s welfare in the regencies around the Lake Toba Region - North Sumatra.   Method: This research was carried out from July 2021 to December 2021. A total of 8 districts around Lake Toba were observed in this study. The sample in this study was 240 people who were taken using cluster sampling, consisting of the community, entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, and stakeholders.   Result: The results of the multiple regression analysis using SPSS obtained the value of Fcount (4110.509) >Ftable (3.03), the sig value of 0.00, which means that simultaneously the social and economic aspects of sustainable tourism have a significant influence on the social welfare of the people of Lake Toba. The value of the R square obtained is 0.972.   Conclusion: The social and economic aspects of sustainable tourism influence 97.2% of the social welfare of the local Lake Toba community. Partially, the social aspect influences 71% of the community’s welfare, and the economic factor affects 94.7% of the community’s welfare.