Matakuliah : G1174/Tourism Management and Planning Tahun : 2007 Institutional Element and Policy in Destination Management Pertemuan 15-16 Topics • Procedure and license • Institutional element • Regulation and policy Bina Nusantara Objectives • To describe the legal aspect on destination management • To make a institution scheme in tourism management Bina Nusantara Stakeholder in Tourism Who involve? Principles Government Interest/pressure group Industry Public Mass Media International organisation Bina Nusantara Examples Parliament Ministry National Tourism Oficces National Government Offices Hotel and restaurant Tour operator and travel agent Transportation Tourist attraction Local community Print Electronic World Tourism Organisation United Nation Development Project World Bank Asian Development Bank Government and Tourism • Tourism sets to be one of the main international drivers and there is a critical difference between tourism and many other economic sector is that of inseparability, meaning tourism product requiring some commodification and sharing tradition, value system and culture. • Thus, governments are involved in supporting positive benefit of tourism activities in a destination Bina Nusantara Government Involvement in Tourism Why involve? Bina Nusantara Principles Political reasons Examples International understanding Country image Trade relation Stability Security Regulation Conservation Environment issues Economics reason Foreign exchange earning Economic development Employment Economic diversification Taxes Socio-culture Preservation issues Basic infrastructure and services Cultural exchange Financial aids Incentive How the involvement of Government in Tourism? Principles How involve? What results? Bina Nusantara Co-ordination Planning Rule and Regulation Research Controlling Operation Marketing Education and training Sustainable development Environment and community protection Administration of Tourism Government Ministry of Tourism National Tourist Office Bina Nusantara Regional Tourism Regional Tourism Local Authority Local Authority Destination Destination Bina Nusantara Procedure and license permitting Ijin Sementara Usaha Pariwisata (3 years) Bina Nusantara Ijin Tetap Usaha Pariwisata (permanence) Public sector and Impact The impact of tourism on public may be classified in two ways: • Demand and revenue management • Supply and cost management Bina Nusantara Demand and revenue management Policy instruments to management demand: 1. Marketing and promotion 2. Information provision and network development 3. Pricing 4. Controlling access 5. Safety and security Bina Nusantara Supply and cost management The activity on supply side is concerned with influencing the provider of tourist facilities and services through 1. Land use planning and environmental control 2. Building regulation 3. Market regulation 4. Market research and planning 5. Taxation 6. Ownership 7. Education and training 8. Investment incentives Bina Nusantara Tourism Policy • Tourism public policy can help the cause and consequences of policy decisions. • Policy influence tourism in many ways: – – – – Bina Nusantara The political nature of the policy-making process The degree of public participation in tourism policy The source of power The perception of stakeholders as the effectiveness of tourism policies The policy-making process in tourism Policymakers Problems/ Issue identify Consultation Problem/issue Redefined/ superseded Monitoring & evaluation Bina Nusantara Policy formulation Policy implementation Stakeholders In tourism Tourism-related legislation • • • • • Bina Nusantara Tourism & transportation Tourism & human resource Tourism & trade-industry Tourism & environment Etc. Intervention Policy • Many parties involve in tourism policy, conflict of interest between parties may occurs. • It is important to continuously understand that the policies are made for the sake of stakeholders (residents, tourist business interests and pressure groups, etc.) Bina Nusantara Governmental tourism strategies • To guide the multitude of public sector agencies and stakeholders involved in tourism, government will embody many of the policy objectives in a strategy document, called Renstra (Rencana Strategy Pariwisata Nasional. • This document will identify what wishes to achieve in broad terms in tourism and identifies objectives and action points for stakeholders. Bina Nusantara Conclusion • Government intervene in tourism to assist and regulate the stakeholder particularly private sectors • The complex nature of tourism make it is unlikely other parties in tourism will satisfy all the tourism policy, thus it is important to coordinate and integrate all aspects involvement in tourism. Bina Nusantara