Overcome Tourism Threat Through Balinese Local Wisdom

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10.2991/assehr.k.211203.011How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Authenticity; Local Culture; Tourism; Tri Hita Karana; Sad Kerthi

Abstract

Tourism in Bali is the key to economic life for most Balinese people. The economic cycle in Bali is exceptionally dependent on tourism that takes place in various regions in Bali. Bali’s status as ‘Pulau Dewata’ or ‘Island of the gods’ has a significant impact as one of the tourisms appeals in Bali. Every tourist that has ever set foot in Bali always wanted to come back. Tourism as the most significant intake contributor makes Balinese have a deep dependency on it. Almost all citizens of Bali depend on this sector. In the end, it will have both positive and negative impacts on community life in Bali. In the beginning, Balinese could be said as a traditional community that keeps a conventional living style parallel with the local culture concept that already exists. The local culture applies the Balinese central concept of life, Tri Hita Karana concept, and Sad Kerthi concept. These concepts bring out life harmonization between The Creator, humans, all creatures, and the nature that sustains life on this planet. Nevertheless, this is one of the biggest tourism appeals. The purity of the tradition and authenticity that Balinese hold on to bring out interest for foreigners, whether local tourists from outside Bali or even overseas tourists. As time went by, deviations that used tourism on their behalf and ended on commercialism started to emerge. The desire to lift tourism turns out to be a two-headed knife. That, in the end, will possibly be a considerable risk for authenticity and traditionalism that has been kept nicely in Bali all this time. These are also being the main reason for tourism appeals in Bali. Therefore, these local cultures in Bali should always be upheld and protected by every authority in Bali to defend it for the sake of Balinese economic life enhancement without leaving their life root. In order to ensure the continuity of protection based on local wisdom, the participation of several parties related to it is required. First, the role of the local government to establish rules about tourism is the first and foremost step. Followed by the second step, which is the role of other regional governments to control the implementation and application of the rules that are already made. The most tangible thing is making rules and strict control toward tourism permission and ensuring there are no deviate things there. Third, the awareness of investors that wanted to develop their tourism businesses in Bali to maintain the Sad Kerthi concept as the fundamental principle of their business. On one side, fulfilling their economic needs could go well with full support to Balinese local wisdom. If every party could take care and participate in this thing, then it can be preconcerted that the economic growth in Bali will grow parallel with the environmental preservation, along with sanctity and sustainability of Balinese that stickle to their local wisdom.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Debiana Dewi Sudrajat
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/03
TI  - Overcome Tourism Threat Through Balinese Local Wisdom
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Business Law and Local Wisdom in Tourism (ICBLT 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 51
EP  - 54
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211203.011
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211203.011
ID  - Sudrajat2021
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