How sustainable is tourism in Bali? Study of the contribution of the tourism sector in the Sarbagita Region-Bali
P A S M Putri, A A S M Srihandari, I G A A Wulandari, I K Darma, A A S Purnami, I K Putra

Department of Economic Development, Warmadewa University
Department of Economic Development, Warmadewa University
Department of Economic Development, Warmadewa University
Department of Economic Development, Warmadewa University
Department of Economic Development, Warmadewa University
Department of Economic Development, Warmadewa University

Abstract

Bali is a tourist island that has a long historical footprint of the tourism sector. The rapid growth of the tourism sector raises questions related to the contribution of the tourism sector in Bali to local communities considering that the mecca of world tourism is now sustainable tourism. This study focuses on the contribution of the tourism sector to the economic sustainability of local communities in improving welfare both economically and socially. This study used secondary data analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results of the analysis shows
that the contribution of the tourism sector has an insignificant effect on the Human Development Index, but has a significant effect through employment opportunities. Direct investment has an insignificant effect on the Human Development Index, but it has a significant effect through employment opportunities. This means that job opportunities are a full-mediation variable because they are able to accelerate the influence of the contribution of the tourism sector and investment on the Human Development Index.

Keywords: tourism sector contribution, investment, employment opportunities, human development index

Topic: Law on Resolution of Tourism Investment and Business Disputes