Idealist Model for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Way Bekhak Ecotourism, Tanggamus Regency

Abstract

The existence of several cases of community exclusion due to the tourism industry has attracted researchers to examine the idealistic model of sustainable ecotourism development for communities in the Way Bekhak ecotourism area, Tanggamus Regency. This study aims to build a tourism model that is following the characteristics of the surrounding community as a basis for development so that people do not feel excluded from their environment. This study uses a literature review research method or literature study. Where this study will collect various sources relevant to the object of research. Thus, this study will contain theories, concepts, and/or cases that are relevant to the problem being studied. Therefore, researchers try to describe various concepts and theoretical sources in the development of sustainable tourism. Especially those that want to be implemented in the Way Bekhak ecotourism area, Tanggamus Regency. This study also uses secondary data obtained from various library sources. This research is expected to produce an idealistic model of sustainable ecotourism development that is oriented to the community, especially in the Way Bekhak ecotourism area, Tanggamus Regency. The goal is to foster popular innovation in building a model of sustainable tourism in the ecotourism area.