Ecotourism Village Feasibility Assessment Analysis:  The Case of Bahoi Village, in North Minahasa Regency, Indonesia

Benny Irwan Towoliu; Dimas Ero Permana; Maxi Donald Gahung; Agustinus Lumettu

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-5195/7593

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Benny Irwan Towoliu Manado State Polytechnic http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7116-5951
Benny Irwan Towoliu, 44 years old is a lecturer at the Tourism Department of Manado State Polytechnic. He earned his bachelor degree in Management from Faculty of Economics Sam Ratulangi University of Manado in 1998, while his master of Tourism Zone Planning and Development was from Udayana University Bali in 2012. Prior to his joining as a lecturer at the current institution, he worked as a staff of Insurance Marketing and Financial Analysis Section at AJB Bumiputera 1912 branch of Manado and also as a teaching assistant in Airmadidi Tourism College North Minahasa Regency of North Sulawesi. While working as a lecturer he had been the head of the Laboratory of Housekeeping and assessor in the same field for appraising the competence of hotel employees in the housekeeping section. Currently, he is the head of the Study Program of Hotel Diploma 4 Tourism Department of Manado State Polytechnic. He got his master's degree in tourism by writing his thesis entitled “Study on Water Needs Supporting Capacity for Tourism in North Sulawesi Bunaken Island”. He was inspired to do the research in tourism and write in the journal. In 2014-2015 He won a grant competition research with the title “The Development of Integrated Model of Ecotourism in Mount Tumpa Area Manado city North Sulawesi” and in 2016, he and his team regained a grant competition research entitled “Guest service training model development to the waitresses at local restaurant in Manado, North Sulawesi Indonesia” and it is complete. He is planning to undertake a doctoral program in Recreation Park and Tourism Management.
Dimas Ero Permana Manado State Polytechnic
Dimas Ero Permana, earned his Master of Tourism in Udayana University, Denpasar Bali in 2014, after presenting his master thesis entitle Perception and Participation Local Community in Development Tourism Industry at Bunaken Island. He is a lecturer and teaches some of the subjects such as: Introduction to Restaurant and Accommodation, Food and Beverage Service and also Pastry and Cooking. Besides being a lecturer, he is also an assessor of tourism who is in charge of preparing and assessing the workers who will work abroad especially in Asian Countries. He is one who has a passion for local culinary in teaching students in the Tourism Department. In 2015 he and his friends got an award in Intellectual Property Right with the research title: Integrated Service Training Model to The Waitresses at Local Restaurant in Manado. Now he is the Head of Food and Beverage Service Laboratory in Tourism Department, Manado State Polytechnic.
Maxi Donald Gahung Manado State Polytechnic
Maxi Donald Gahung, is one of senior lecturer in Politeknik Negeri Manado. He is an expert in Management and Economics. He got his Master of Management from Faculty of Economics in 2008, previously at the same place he got his Bachelor Degree in Economics in 1983. He is a permanent lecturer in Tourism Department, he teaches Introduction to Management, Hotel Management, Human Resources Management and also Feasibility Study. Besides being a lecturer, he is a project evaluator and management consultant in Indonesia Government Project who is placed in North Sulawesi Province. In the research sector, he does the research practice in Management related to the project. Now he serves as a Public Service Agent (Badan Layanan Umum) responsible for managing the various educational operational needs in Politeknik Negeri Manado.
Agustinus Lumettu Manado State Polytechnic
Agustinus Lumettu was born on August 1, 1959, and got his Bachelor Degree in English teaching and Master Degree in Public Administration with a research in Tourism Policy. Since 2000, he has been teaching at some study programs of Tourism Department (Tourism, Hotel Management and Tour and Travel Business). He is assigned to teach some subjects such as English for Tourism, English for Hotel and English for Travel. His other interest is writing and translating. He has written 2 novels published as serial stories in Manado Post and the anthology of poems with the other 5 local poets. One of his translation works is a Physics book published by Carlton Press, New York. He is involved in translating formal documents and editing many international journals and reports.

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/7593

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Assessment, Ecotourism Feasibility, Bahoi Village, North Minahasa Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of Bahoi village as an ecotourism village. Bahoi village is on the coast which is a legal area of the sea. Bahoi is located in West Likupang Subdistrict, North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province. Currently, Bahoi Village has been designated as an ecotourism village by the local government and marine area protection managers, but to be designated as an ecotourism village, it is necessary to consider if the village is feasible to be an ecotourism village. The research method used was structured observation using the Research Instrument used in the assessment of eligibility criteria as well as feasibility Index, supported by interviews with community leaders and local government. The results show that the attraction of ecotourism in Bahoi Village is considered to have potential with the category of feasibility index as a tourism object of above 66.6%. This shows that the village of Bahoi deserves to be a village of Ecotourism.

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