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This community service activity was carried out with the aim of optimizing community participation in the packaging of local potential-based tour packages in Tihingan Village. The main problem faced by the partner villages is not optimal utilization of cultural and natural potential due to limited capacity of Human Resources (HR), especially in the aspect of tourism services (hospitality), tour guide techniques, and foreign language proficiency. The This community service implementation method uses a participatory approach which includes initial observations, group discussion forums (FGDs), intensive training, field assistance, and collaborative preparation of tour packages. The results of the activity showed that Tihingan village has excellent potential in the form of traditional gamelan production that is still active, trekking trails, village cycling, and local culinary that can be packaged into an integrated tourism product. Through the mentoring process, three main tour packages were successfully prepared and there was an increase in community capacity and strengthening of local institutions. This Program has an impact on increasing community participation, the formation of a more systematic tourism product, and the growth of collective awareness of the importance of sustainable community-based tourism management

Kampung Wisata Titik Nol in Central Java has significant potential for developing special-interest tourism, particularly nature-based and outdoor sport tourism. However, this potential has not been optimally utilized due to limited community capacity in designing structured and market-ready tourism products. This community service program aims to enhance the capacity of local tourism managers and youth organizations in packaging sustainable and competitive sport tourism packages. The program was conducted at Joglo Gumregah from August to November 2024 using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach. The implementation was carried out in three phases: preparation, implementation, and evaluation. The preparation phase included field observation, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and coordination with village authorities and community leaders. The implementation phase involved in-depth interviews and mentoring activities in developing sport tourism packages. The evaluation phase was conducted through interactive dialogues with stakeholders to refine the developed packages. The results indicate an improvement in participants’ understanding and skills in designing integrated and locally based sport tourism packages. The resulting packages are expected to serve as references for sport tourism development and to support community empowerment and economic sustainability in Kampung Wisata Titik Nol.

Accessible tourism has become an increasingly urgent need as awareness of the rights of persons with disabilities, the elderly, and other travelers with special needs grows. Although Indonesia, particularly Bali, has enormous potential as a tourism destination, implementing inclusive principles in travel services still faces numerous challenges. This study aims to design a tailor-made travel package based on accessible tourism as a destination management company innovation to address accessibility issues and realize inclusive tourism in Bali. This research applied a qualitative descriptive method using a case study approach. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews with tourism stakeholders, including destination management companies, travelers with special needs, and local partners, as well as field documentation. The research was conducted in Bali as the tourist destination region and the Netherlands as the traveler-generating region, with a focus on the destination company management, Jewel Indonesia Tour and Travel. Findings show that destination management companies still face challenges such as inaccessible infrastructure, limited staff knowledge, and a lack of understanding of universal design concepts. However, there are significant opportunities through niche market demands, national regulatory support, and collaboration with disability communities and international partners. The developed travel package includes inclusive accommodations, disability-friendly activities, accessible transportation, and digital information adapted to user needs. This research significantly contributes to the existing literature gap regarding the role of destination management companies in accessible tourism. Furthermore, the designed model is expected to serve as a best practice framework for developing inclusive tourism products in other destinations across Indonesia. The study concludes that a customer-centered approach, cross-sector collaboration, and sustainable innovation are crucial in building an equitable tourism ecosystem. It is recommended that tourism stakeholders enhance accessibility education and integrate universal design principles into all tourism services.

Banjaroya Village, Kulon Progo Regency has many tourism potentials, one of which is the Chocolate Cocoa Park. As an educational tourist attraction based on agrotourism, the Chocolate Cocoa Park serves several activities offered to tourists related to the cultivation of Cocoa plants and Chocolate production. However, in this case, the Chocolate Cocoa Park has not packaged and programmed the activity services well. The results of the study show that there are several things that need to be fixed in packaging and providing educational package programs at the Chocolate Cocoa Park. The thing that needs to be fixed is the way to package the tour package, it needs to display an itinerary so that tourists feel easy and can manage their time to participate in the activity. Then the programming is by grouping the activities offered according to the focus of each activity so that tourists can choose what focus activities they want to participate in.

Community empowerment through community-based tourism is applied in the tourism village concept. Omah Pinter Petani is one of the tourist destinations developed through the concept of a Tourism Village in the City of Semarang. OPP has an agricultural educational tourism concept. The aim of this research is to examine the sustainability of Community Empowerment in making educational tour packages on durian skin fertilizer. By applying three methods, namely community empowerment, local potential base, and comprehensive activities. This has been carried out in the form of socialization, training and program realization, and monitoring and evaluation. With the results of processing durian skin waste combined with agricultural outbound activities as a tourism package at Omah Pinter Petani with the name 'Mas Duren'.

This activity was carried out at Padhepokan Panji Asmoro Bangun, an art center with panji masks as a typical culture of Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. This assistance is carried out by the Abdimas Team under the ADAI organization, via hybrid (offline and online). The purpose of this assistance is to provide assistance on how to calculate the selling price of tour packages using a cost approach. The mentoring methods used are lecture methods and training in the form of demonstrations. The results of the assistance show that there has been no determination of an appropriate and affordable selling price for the community. The selling price used so far is only an estimate and does not use calculations of the related cost elements. The advice is to pay attention to 5 (five) stages in determining the selling price of tour packages, including market research, identifying cost elements, calculating operational costs, determining profit margins, and calculating the selling price of tour packages.

Local cultural tourism in the village has become an increasingly interesting topic in the context of local economic development and preservation of cultural heritage and exotic experiences for tourists. The implementation of this service aims to provide a deeper understanding through socialisation activities in the application of local cultural tour packages as alternative tourist attractions in the Huta Tinggi Tourism village. The method of implementing this service activity is through a one-day seminar with the stages of observation, building communication regarding the willingness of partners, presentation of material, questions and answers and preparation of reports on the programmes that have been carried out. The focus of this socialisation presentation examines the economic impact, cultural preservation, and community participation in tourism development. By presenting tourist attractions that highlight the uniqueness of Huta Tinggi's local traditions, arts and culture, the village can maintain their heritage and encourage a better understanding of their cultural wealth, which is where the importance of this activityties.

PKM activities were held in Ngaduman Hamlet, Kel. Title, Kec. Getasan, Semarang Regency. This activity involves several stakeholders. The implementation of training activities in tourism package packaging in Ngaduman Hamlet is carried out in four stages, namely; Socialization and preparation stage, implementation stage, and evaluation stage. In the first stage, internal coordination was carried out by the activity implementing team as well as external coordination involving activity partners. The implementation stage was a coordination process through FGDs in Ngaduman Hamlet which were present and several community communities and also the relevant government, Field Practice Stage through direct field observation, Last stage in the form of activity evaluation, namely technical evaluation and evaluation through direct discussions with several parties to reach conclusions.  

Pengembangan Pariwisata merupakan andalan bagi masyarakat dalam mengelola usaha pariwisata yaitu agrobisnis pariwisata. Desa wisata wonolopo Kecamatan Gunungpati Kota Semarang, merupakan Desa Wisata rintisan dan sudah berkembang yang sangat berpotensi dan memiliki hasil bumi yang tidak dimiliki seperti daerah lain dan mempunyai keunikan tersendiri baik masyarakatnya maupun destinasinya. Dalam pengabdian masyarakat dilaksanakan dengan model atau konsep On Site dan Off site menggunakan modul pelatihan dan Workshop dalam penyusunan agenda kegiatan. Pengabadian pada masyarakat ini merupakan suatu kegiatan yang berbentuk pelatihan dengan melakukan suveilan terhadap pengembangan pembuatan mengemas Paket Wisata dan pemasaran atau promosi secara Digital, dikaswasan desa wisata Wonolopo oleh masyarakat dan sekitarnya. Kegiatan pengabdain masyrakat ini diharapkan dapat berkelanjutan oleh para pelaku wisata, atau pengusaha pariwisata di Daerah Desa Wisata Wonolopo dan sekitarnya, dalam rangka memperluas kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang di selenggarakan

Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Taman Nasional Tanjung Puting yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan menjelaskan pengaruh harga dan sarana pariwisata terhadap minat wisatawan berkunjung  yang mana mengalami kondisi kuranng baik meliputi harga paket wisata terlalu mahal bagi wisatawan lokal maupun turis asing serta ada beberapa sarana prasaran pariwisata yang memasih kurang memadai. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui kuesioner dan wawancara. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian sebanyak 88 responden. Hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi yang berguna bagi pihak pengelola maupun minat wisatawan berkunjung. Data yang diperoleh diolah dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan analisis statistik kuantitatif. Analisis kuantitatif menggunakan analisis regresi berganda untuk mengetahui pengaruh variabel independent terhadap variabel dependent, uji model, uji hipotesis, dan  namun sebelum dilakukan uji tersebut dilakukan dahulu uji validitas dan uji reliabilitas. Hasil analisis regresi menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan harga dan sarana pariwisata terhadap wisatawan berkunjung. Maka  hasil uji analisis regresi berganda menunjukkan nilai F yang signifikan, dengan nilai korelasi determinasi adjusted R2 square sebesar 0,605. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa semua harga dan sarana pariwisata mempengaruhi secara nyata terhadap minat wisatawan berkunjung secara bersama-sama dengan keeratan hubungan sebesar 60,5%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa untuk meningkatkan minat wisatawan berkunjung perlu adanya peningkatan seluruh harga yang kompettitf dan sarana pariwisata yang baik dan nyaman.