Development of Halal Tourism Organization in Banda Aceh City Zainal Abidin, Bambang Satriya, Praptining Sukowati
University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia
Abstract
The development of halal tourism is an alternative for the tourism industry in Indonesia in line with the trend of halal tourism which is part of the global Islamic economic industry. The dynamics of world tourism in the last three years have been influenced by the increase in the number of trips between countries and economic growth, especially in the Asia Pacific region. Tourism development is carried out based on Government Regulation RI No. 50 of 2011 concerning the national tourism development master plan for 2010-2025, which consists of a national tourism development master plan, provincial tourism development master plan, and district/city tourism development master plan. Tourism development is an integral part of the national long-term development plan. The program is supported by the issuance of a special regulation for the Mayor of Banda Aceh Number 17 of 2016 concerning the Implementation of Halal Tourism. The regulation explains that halal tourism is a tourist visit activity with tourism destinations and industries that provide product, service and tourism management facilities that meet sharia elements. The aim of the research is to analyze and examine in depth the policies of the City Government of Banda Aceh in the implementation of Halal Tourism as well as the support of facilities and infrastructure to increase Hala Tourism. The method used is descriptive qualitative. The data sources used are primary data and secondary data. The research uses data obtained through interviews, observation and documentation. Based on the results of research and findings in the field, the final conclusion is that the Banda Aceh City Government^s policy in implementing Halal Tourism in Banda Aceh City is considered good and its implementation is also good because of high community support in implementing the halal tourism policy. Improvement of facilities and infrastructure is still needed to improve the implementation of Halal Tourism in the City of Banda Aceh.
Keywords: Policy, Development, Halal Tourism, City of Banda Aceh
