Dampak Ekonomi Keberadaan Sektor Wisata Air Panas Mengeruda Terhadap Perekonomian Masyarakat di Desa Mengeruda Kecamatan So’a Kabupaten Ngada Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the impact of the existence of the Mengeruda Hot Springs tourism sector on the community's economic income. The tourism sector requires a strategy with a planned tourism development pattern so that its potential can be developed as optimally as possible in advancing the tourism sector both at regional and national levels, namely as a driving force and then giving authority to the Ngada district regional Culture and Tourism Office in determining tourism development strategies. The data obtained came from observations and interviews with informants. The data used comes from qualitative data. Data analysis was carried out using a qualitative descriptive method in the form of a summary of the results of interviews between researchers and informants. Based on the results of research and discussion on the economic impact of the existence of the Mengeruda Hot Spring Tourism Sec-tor on the community's economy, including increased economic activities due to the construc-tion of tourist site facilities and infrastructure, increased agricultural output for hotel and res-taurant needs around tourist sites, increased visitors as tourists, increased community income, job creation for the surrounding community, increased restribution income.