Environmental determinants of destination competitiveness: A case study

Abstract

Environment is related to tourism as one of determinant to determine tourism destination competitiveness. Environmental determinants that can affect destination competitiveness are society, technology, culture, demographic, economy, geography, history, infrastructure, law, opponent, politics, and resources. This research aims to explain how environmental determinants take effect to destination competitiveness in Pentingsari tourism village. This research finds out that seven environmental determinants which are society, culture, economy, geography, infrastructure, opponent, and resources take effect on destination competitiveness by using nature and local value that live in Pentingsari tourism village. But some environmental determinants do not take effect in Pentingsari tourism village such as technology, demographic, history, law, and politics. Lack of nature relation is the main reason that five environmental determinants do not take effect on destination competitiveness. This research conclude that environmental determinants take effect to destination competitiveness in Pentingsari tourism village through seven determinants.