Analysis of the economic impact of covid-19 on local community income on Natsepa Beach ecotourism in Central Maluku Regency

Abstract

Natsepa Beach has a natural beauty that attracts tourist arrivals and is managed by the Central Maluku Regency Government. The existence of covid-19 has a significant impact on local people’s income and local labor. The purpose of this study is to descriptively compare the presence of Covid-19 to the village of the business in the Natsepa beach. The research method used is the survey method, and the sampling method used is nonprobability sampling. The results showed that the average number and quality of tourism services significantly declined inside and outside the location. During the pandemic covid, the revenue of the business unit/month in the Natsepa beach decreased from IDR.1920000 to IDR.725500; business unit outside the Natsepa Beach tourist attraction from IDR.1850105 to IDR.826725 and the community around the Natsepafrom IDR.1830698 to IDR.1278540,-. The economic impact value at the usual time (2018) compared to 2020 was obtained from KIM, namely from 2.04 to 0.84; the importance of RIM I, 1.59 to 1.33, and RIM II 2.31 to 1,73. The conclusion of this study shows that local communities have experienced a drastic decline in income so that they need to be supported by the government.