WINNING TOURISM DIGITALIZATION OPPORTUNITY IN THE INDONESIA CBT BUSINESS

Abstract

This research aims to examine the opportunities of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and its use for the rural tourism businesses. The study used purposive random sampling of presence of tourist villages product in the Online Travel Agency (OTA) application in Indonesia. From the OTA, it can be seen the rural tourism destinations product related offerings suggestion. From the recommended destinations, assessment and comparison is made with the village’s official website and other online resources.Tourism villages and their market need to be met comprehensively understanding with OTA app developers to get better future business results.

Keywords

• rural tourism
• community-based tourism (cbt)
• app developer
• information communication technologies (ict)
• online travel agency (ota).