Self-Reliance in Community-Based Rural Tourism: Observing Tourism Villages ( Desa Wisata ) in Sleman Regency, Indonesia

Yoan A. W. Sutomo (), Corinthias P. M. Sianipar (), Satoshi Hoshino and Kenichiro Onitsuka
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Yoan A. W. Sutomo: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Corinthias P. M. Sianipar: Department of Global Ecology, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Satoshi Hoshino: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Kenichiro Onitsuka: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan

Tourism and Hospitality, 2024, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: Self-reliance is essential for community-based rural tourism (CBRT), ensuring effective running in the long term. However, existing studies have focused on general self-reliance conditions while overlooking details surrounding the community’s self-reliance in each activity of the CBRT value chain. This study filled this significant gap by observing community self-reliance in CBRT and considering the tourism value chain (TVC) framework. Built upon the abduction method, this study applied the systematic combining approach to observe three aspects of self-reliance, i.e., goals or objectives, rights and abilities, and owned resources, in the TVC of CBRT entities. Taking the case of CBRT in Sleman Regency, Indonesia, the data collection involved representatives of 49 community-based tourism villages ( desa wisata ). The results showed that observing community self-reliance in CBRT allows for the identification of multifaceted self-reliance problems in rural tourism communities. Apparently, the observed CBRT initiatives are unable to achieve complete self-sufficiency across all aspects of self-reliance. Reliance on external collaboration and support networks persists out of necessity rather than an inability to self-manage. Policy protections, capacity building, and collaborative partnerships are necessary to develop resilient and sustainable rural tourism amidst necessary dependencies. CBRT planning and policies should hence consider the abovementioned aspects of self-reliance to empower CBRT toward sustainable rural development.

Keywords: community-based rural tourism; tourism value chain; community self-reliance; tourism policy; rural planning; tourism industry; tourism planning and development; tourism governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z3 Z30 Z31 Z32 Z33 Z38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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