Policy Design for Development Plan of the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area, Solok Selatan Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

This article focuses on the management development plan for the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area, Solok Selatan Regency, Indonesia. The research methods used in this study are the desk study method, participatory qualitative methods through focus group discussions (FGD), and direct observation methods at the research location. The results of this study illustrate several points, namely: governance analysis, analysis of the position of tourist areas in the RTRW document, Analysis of Zoning System, Accessibility Analysis, Internal Travel Pattern Analysis, Parking Management Analysis, Circulation Analysis, Pedestrian Analysis and Activity Actor Analysis and Facilities in the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area. The recommendation from this study is that the policy for managing the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area must involve active participation from the community, private sector, central, regional, and Nagari governments, which are very determining factors in encouraging and moving tourism in the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area to become a leading tourist destination, thereby providing benefits, which is bigger both from a historical, cultural and economic perspective.