TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing Halal Tourism: The Case of Bongo Village, Gorontalo, Indonesia
AU - Izudin, Ahmad
AU - Sriharini, Sriharini
AU - Khuluq, Latifhul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Religious tourism is one of the oldest forms of tourism in Indonesia’s Gorontalo Province, which is rapidly growing to be a halal tourism destination. Such a tourism concept has created new products in the industry. However, limited research has curtailed the potential of religious tourism in Gorontalo. As a contribution to the research on religious tourism, this paper explores of religious tourism as a new method to develop Indonesia’s tourism industry. The study uses qualitative methods to review the potential of religious tourism in Gorontalo. The case study was undertaken with in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation to examine the benefits of religious tourism in Bongo, based on an evaluation of religious tourism and halal tourism. The findings show that this religious tourist village contributes to this developing country. Hence, travel and tourism have grown along with various forms of religious tourism (linked with biodiversity, landscape appreciation, and socio-cultural aspects related to religious heritage). However, these potentials have not been fully realised due to the increase of prosperous people, the tourism area’s convenience, and management gaps. This study recommends that Gorontalo should establish a planning policy to develop a new institutional stance by regulators and the local community. Religious tourism has unique characteristics that revolve around the halal tourism industry and it’s long-term sustainability.
AB - Religious tourism is one of the oldest forms of tourism in Indonesia’s Gorontalo Province, which is rapidly growing to be a halal tourism destination. Such a tourism concept has created new products in the industry. However, limited research has curtailed the potential of religious tourism in Gorontalo. As a contribution to the research on religious tourism, this paper explores of religious tourism as a new method to develop Indonesia’s tourism industry. The study uses qualitative methods to review the potential of religious tourism in Gorontalo. The case study was undertaken with in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation to examine the benefits of religious tourism in Bongo, based on an evaluation of religious tourism and halal tourism. The findings show that this religious tourist village contributes to this developing country. Hence, travel and tourism have grown along with various forms of religious tourism (linked with biodiversity, landscape appreciation, and socio-cultural aspects related to religious heritage). However, these potentials have not been fully realised due to the increase of prosperous people, the tourism area’s convenience, and management gaps. This study recommends that Gorontalo should establish a planning policy to develop a new institutional stance by regulators and the local community. Religious tourism has unique characteristics that revolve around the halal tourism industry and it’s long-term sustainability.
KW - religious tourist village
KW - travel tourism
KW - tourism industry
KW - Bongo
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129052184&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21427/7r14-wd73
DO - 10.21427/7r14-wd73
M3 - Article
SN - 2009-7379
VL - 10
SP - 35
EP - 45
JO - International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
JF - International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
IS - 1
ER -