MANAGERS PERCEPTIONS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC - THE CASE OF A NATURE-BASED TOURISM DESTINATION IN GUNUNG CIREMAI NATIONAL PARK, INDONESIA

Prasetyo Nugroho; Mufaiz Fasyah Mursyid

doi:10.29244/medkon.27.1.18-25

Prasetyo Nugroho⁽¹⁾ , Mufaiz Fasyah Mursyid⁽²⁾

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https://doi.org/10.29244/medkon.27.1.18-25

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2022): Media Konservasi Vol 27 No 1 April 2022

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September 27, 2021

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May 1, 2022

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ABSTRACT

COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated nature-based tourism sectors around the world. Indeed, tourism site managers’ perceptions of and mitigation strategies to COVID-19 play a significant role in ensuring tourism operationalization and its management amidst pandemics. Using the case of Curug Cipeteuy, a community-based tourism destination in Gunung Ciremai National Park (GCNP), we investigate managers perceptions on COVID-19 and understand their mitigation strategies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A questionnaire survey, depth interviews, and field observation were conducted. We found that while managers' opinion of COVID-19 was relatively low, they hold high agreement in supporting tourism development amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. These could be related to those managers who are proud of tourism and its promising benefits to their area. Furthermore, both structural and non-structural mitigation strategies were done to overcoming pandemic impacts and inviting visitors.

Key words: Curug Cipeteuy, mitigation, COVID-19, community-based tourism, national park

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Prasetyo Nugroho

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Mufaiz Fasyah Mursyid

Forestry Management Study Program, Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada

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Nugroho, P. and Mursyid, M.F. 2022. MANAGERS PERCEPTIONS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC - THE CASE OF A NATURE-BASED TOURISM DESTINATION IN GUNUNG CIREMAI NATIONAL PARK, INDONESIA. Media Konservasi. 27, 1 (May 2022), 18–25. DOI:https://doi.org/10.29244/medkon.27.1.18-25.

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Nugroho, P. and Mursyid, M.F. 2022. MANAGERS PERCEPTIONS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC - THE CASE OF A NATURE-BASED TOURISM DESTINATION IN GUNUNG CIREMAI NATIONAL PARK, INDONESIA. Media Konservasi. 27, 1 (May 2022), 18–25. DOI:https://doi.org/10.29244/medkon.27.1.18-25.