PERENCANAAN PARIWISATA PERBATASAN DI KELURAHAN SEKANAK RAYA MELALUI PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT PERBATASAN

Abstract

Riau Islands Province is classified as one of the most potential cross border tourism areas in Indonesia. The potential for border tourism in the Riau Islands has unique characteristics with the potential for border tourism in other regions in Indonesia. Its distinctive feature is that it consists of islands. Batam and Bintan Islands have become well-known border destinations in the Riau Islands Province, but in its implementation, the concept of border tourism in the Riau Islands Province has not yet found a common ground at the border tourism and gastrodiplomacy concept stages. Realizing the potential and problems in the border, maritime and fisheries sector, currently there has begun to be a paradigm shift in the management of border, marine and fisheries resources, which initially used them to focus on research objects and unifying vehicles, now developing into a development paradigm. This article will discuss service activities related to optimizing border tourism potential through the concept of gastrodiplomacy in Kelurahan Sekanak Raya. The method used is to empower border communities with the aim of improving the community's economy by exploiting the existing border potential gastrodiplomacy through Focus Group Discussions (FGD).