Hanani, Retna and Rahman, Amni Zarkasyi (2022) Governing Community Based Tourism during Covid19 Pandemic in Central Java. In: International Conference Proceeding ICISPE Universitas Diponegoro 22 EMBRACING GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION: COLLABORATIVE INNOVATIONS TROUGH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL RESEARCH 7-8 SEPT 2022. ICISPE Fisip Undip, Semarang. ISBN ISSN 2593-7650 (Submitted)

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Abstract

Covid19 pandemic has brought enormous impacts for tourism sector
including community-based tourism. In Central Java there are approximately 641
community based-tourism in which most of them are managed in the form of desa
wisata. The desa wisata association in Central Java reported 80 percent decrease in
tourist visit during the pandemic. Furthermore, the association also reported massive
lay-over and business closure in areas where desa wisata operated. Against such
backdrop, the research asks what are policy responses from the Central Java
government in governing the impacts of covid19 pandemic to community-based
tourism sector especially to desa wisata. In this research we interviewed primary
stakeholders of community-based tourism sectors in Central Java (N=7). We find
that the Central Java government plays important role in providing guidelines for
tourism industry in Central Java. However, due to lack of human resources and
financial resources, enforcement of these policies is fragmented and sporadic. As
consequence, implementation of Covid19 mitigation also rely on the capacity and
willingness of the destinations. The study contributes to the discussions on tourism
policy responses especially at the local level during the pandemic. The significance
of the study lies in the discussion on how stewardship mechanism and its
enforcement rely heavily on the negotiation between district government and the
tourism destination. The practices show challenges of implementing stewardship
mechanism and governing strategy during covid-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Governance, Community-Based Tourism, Covid19.

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