E-Journal of Tourism (Mar 2021)
Creative Tourism in The Era of New Normality in The Advancement of Culture
Abstract
Within the development of tourism in the era of new normality, especially for cultural tourism activities which do not only place tourists merely as spectators or connoisseurs, creative tourism is the main destination for alternative tourism, which is expected to maximize the potential for creative tourism for cultural advancement. The main objective of this study is to determine the position based on creative tourism to actualize the cultural advancement in the Yogyakarta Special Region and the Borobudur Temple Area. This study uses a qualitative research method with a case study approach with locations in the Yogyakarta Special Region and the Borobudur Temple area, Magelang Regency. Data collection techniques are carried out by observation and literature study, with a qualitative data analysis model based on theories of tourism development. The results of the research study show that the current stage of the development of creative tourism in the era of new normality in the Province of Yogyakarta Special Region and the Borobudur Temple Area, Magelang Regency is in between the consolidation of involvement between the industrial world and the stakeholders and the development of innovative products for cultural advancement.