Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Pengembangan Balkondes di Desa Wringinputih, Kecamatan Borobudur, Kabupaten Magelang, Jawa Tengah

Tourism development must be able to provide benefits for local communities and tourists One of the benefits for local communities who participate in tourism, is to obtain income from tourism, and the protection of tourism assets in their villages. Tourism development in Magelang Regency refers to the decision of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of SOEs which designates Borobudur Temple as one of the priority destinations developed in Indonesia. The government has a program to develop villages around Borobudur Temple with the aim of the community benefiting from tourism. Every state-owned company participates in developing tourism in the Borobudur area through the Village Economic Center (Balkondes) program. The development of Balkondes in the Borobudur Temple Area uses a community based tourism (CBT) model. Balkondes are managed by the surrounding community in each village to support the village economy and the welfare of the community itself through nature conservation, development of village attractions, preservation of traditions, customs and culture held by the community. Broadly speaking, community involvement and participation are key factors in the success of the implementation of community-based tourism. Community participation is a process in which the community becomes aware of supporting the situation they are facing and trying to find solutions to overcome the problems they face.