Survival Strategy of Indonesian Tourism Business Actors during Covid-19 Pandemic

Atika Wijaya; Suwito Eko Pramono; Inaya Sari Melati; Norol Hamiza Zamzuri; Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3919

Authors

Atika Wijaya Universitas Negeri Semarang, Kampus Sekaran Gunungpati, Semarang 50229, Indonesia
Suwito Eko Pramono Universitas Negeri Semarang, Kampus Sekaran Gunungpati, Semarang 50229, Indonesia
Inaya Sari Melati Universitas Negeri Semarang, Kampus Sekaran Gunungpati, Semarang 50229, Indonesia
Norol Hamiza Zamzuri Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Darul Ehsan 42300, Malaysia
Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Darul Ehsan 42300, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.3919

Keywords:

Covid-19 Pandemic, Karimunjawa Island , Survival Strategy, Tourism Business Actors

Abstract

The restriction to travel during the Covid-19 pandemic made an economic loss for business tourism actors. This paper aims to identify and explain the survival strategy of tourism business actors during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 in Karimunjawa Island, Central Java. Qualitative research was employed in this study. The data collection was conducted through interviews, focus group discussion, observation, and document analysis. The results show that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Karimunjawa Island made tourism business actors lose their jobs and income. Most tourism business actors used their savings to survive and find other jobs possible.

References

Beh, L. S., & Lin, W. L. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on ASEAN tourism industry. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 00(00), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2020.1871180.

Campbell, S. J., Kartawijaya, T., Yulianto, I., Prasetia, R., & Clifton, J. (2013). Co-management approaches and incentives improve management effectiveness in the Karimunjawa National Park, Indonesia. Marine Policy, 41, 72–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2012.12.022.

Crossley, É. (2020). Ecological grief generates desire for environmental healing in tourism after COVID -19. T ourism Geographies, 22(3), 536–546.

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1759133.

Foo, L. P., Chin, M. Y., Tan, K. L., & Phuah, K. T. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on tourism industry in Malaysia. Current Issues in Tourism, 24(19), 2735–2739. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1777951.

Gössling, S., Scott, D., & Hall, C. M. (2020). Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1758708.

Ketut, I. G., Pranata, I., Ni, D., & Rai, M. (2020). Pemulihan Fungsi Alam Pariwisata Ditengah Pandemi Covid-19. Khasanah Ilmu : Jurnal Pariwisata Dan Budaya, 11(2), 101–108. https://doi.org/10.31294/khi.v11i2.8480.

Kiranantika, A. (2021). Social Networks : The Survival Strategy Of Indonesian Migrant Workers In Hong Kong. Komunitas: International Journal of Indonesian Society and Culture, 13(1), 100–107. https://doi.org/10.15294/komunitas.v13i1.27021.

Li, Z., Zhang, X., Yang, K., Singer, R., & Cui, R. (2021). Urban and rural tourism under COVID-19 in China: research on the recovery measures and tourism development. Tourism Review, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-08-2020-0357.

Limbong, F., & Soetomo, S. (2014). Dampak Perkembangan Pariwisata Terhadap Lingkungan Taman Nasional Karimunjawa. Ruang, 2(1), 351–360. Moleong, L. J. (2014). Metode Penelitian Kualitatif. Bandung: PT. Remada Rosdakarya.

Nepal, S. K. (2020). Adventure travel and tourism after COVID-19–business as usual or opportunity to reset? Tourism Geographies, 22(3), 646–650. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1760926.

Nurhalimah, Darmawan, R. N., & Kanom. (2020). Analisis Dampak Perkembangan Pariwisata Pulau Santen Banyuwangi Pasca Pandemi Covid-19. Prosiding Seminar Nasional Terapan Riset Inovatif (SENTRINOV), 6(2), 361–369.

Paramita, I. B. G., & Putra, I. G. G. P. A. (2020). New Normal Bagi Pariwisata Bali di Masa Pandemi COVID 19. Pariwisata Budaya: Jurnal Ilmiah Pariwisata Agama Dan Budaya, 5(2), 231–250. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.25078/pba.v5i2.1723Pendit, N. S. (2006). Ilmu Pariwisata. Jakarta: PT. Pradnya Paramita.

Pitana, I. G., & Gayatri, P. G. (2005). Sosiologi Pariwisata. Yogyakarta: ANDI.

Puryono, S., & Suryanti, S. (2019). Degradation of Mangrove Ecosystem in Karimunjawa Island Based on Public Perception and Management. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 246(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/246/1/012080

Setiawan, B., Rijanta, R., & Baiquni, M. (2017). Poverty and Tourism: Strategies and Opportunities in Karimunjawa Island , Central Java. Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies, 5(2), 121–130. https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jitode.2017.005.02.08

Sharma, G. D., Thomas, A., & Paul, J. (2021). Reviving tourism industry post-COVID-19: A resilience-based framework. Tourism Management Perspectives, 37(December 2020), 100786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100786

Sinulingga, S. (2021). Tourism & Covid-19 (Coronavirus Impact Inventory to Tourism Stakeholders in North Sumatera). Budapest International Research and Critics Institute- Journal (BIRCI-Journal), 4(1), 170–179. https://doi.org/10.33258/birci.v4i1.1562

Suharyanto, A., Mendrofa, W. A., Sembiring, A., Sihotang, T., Manalu, J. K., & Herianto. (2019). Strategi Bertahan Hidup (Live Survival Strategy) Masyarakat Desa Suka Meriah Pasca Relokasi di Siosar. Interntional Conference on Politics of Islamic Development, 1(1), 211–227.

Suleman, A., Pratikjo, M. H., & Sandiah, N. (2019). Kemiskinan Struktural dan Hubungan Patron Klien Nelayan di Desa Maitara Kecamatan Tidore Utara Kota Tidore Kepulauan. Jurnal Holistik, Vol. 12, No. 2.

Sutrisnawati, N. K., Gusti, N., Nyoman, A., & Ardiasa, I. K. (2020). Upaya Pemulihan Sektor Pariwisata Di Tengah Pandemi Covid 19. Jurnal Kajian Dan Terapan Pariwisata, 1(1), 39–57.

Utami, B. S. A., & Kafabih, A. (2021). Sektor Pariwisata Indonesia di Tengah Pandemi COVID 19. Jurnal Dinamika Ekonomi Pembangunan (JDEP), 4(1), 383–389. http://jdep.upnjatim.ac.id/index.php/jdep/article/view/121

Walakula, Y. B. (2020). Analisis Eksistensi Pariwisata Indonesia di Tengah Situasi Pandemi Corona Virus Disease (Covid19). NOUMENA: Ilmu Sosial Keagamaan, I(1), 47– 52.

Wekke, I. S., & Cahaya, A. (2015). Fishermen Poverty and Survival Strategy: Research on Poor Households in Bone Indonesia. Procedia Economics and Finance, 26(15), 7–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2212-5671(15)00962-4.

Worldmeters. (2021). The Updated Cases of Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. Accessed from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Yeh, S. S. (2020). Tourism recovery strategy against COVID-19 pandemic. Tourism Recreation Research, 0(0), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2020.1805933.