Do Locals Participate and Benefit from Their Village-Tourism Development? Understanding The Complexity and Challenges of Community-Based Tourism in Ciasmara Village, Bogor Regency, West Java Indonesia

Abstract

Tourism is a sector that contributes to national income. This condition makes all parties develop their tourism potential, including Ciasmara Village in Bogor Regency. The abundant potential has made local people try to develop tourism since 2005. This research tries to identify the extent to which local communities participate in and benefit from tourism development in the village. This study used a sequential mixed method, as many as 210 people were randomly selected as the research sample. This study uses several data analysis techniques, including the average score, and the Independent T-Test. This research finds people from certain groups who can participate and gain economic benefits from community-based tourism development.