Published date: Aug 29 2024

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: Annual Symposium on Applied Business Economics and Communication (ASABEC) 2023

Pages: 604–622

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v9i25.17011

Nurhalimah ‎ nurhalimah@poliwangi.ac.idTourism Business Management, Politeknik Negeri Banyuwangi, Banyuwangi

Muhamad Ari PerdanaTourism Destination, Politeknik Negeri Banyuwangi, Banyuwangi

Eka Afrida ErmawatiTourism Destination, Politeknik Negeri Banyuwangi, Banyuwangi

The process of providing information in tourism activities is an effort to provide knowledge or education for tourists, known as tourism interpretation. Pondoknongko, village in Banyuwangi Regency, Indonesia has a food security development program through integrated agricultural and animal husbandry as an educational tourist attraction. This study aims to describe the form of interpretation and analyze the steps in an effort to realize Pondoknongko village as an educational tourism destination through the concept of tourism interpretation. This study used a qualitative method with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and focus group discussions. The results showed that two models could be applied to develop educational tourism interpretations: 1) a personal interpretation model by encouraging the role of the community as interpreters or local tour guides and the preparation of tourist interpretation guidebooks for a local tour guide for optimizing the learning experience of tourists. 2) A non-personal interpretation model by preparing interpretation media in the form of an interpretation board and educational tourism profile book of Pondoknongko village in an effort to realize the interpretation of educational tourism in Pondoknongko village.

Keywords: tourism interpretation, educational tourism, Pondoknongko Village

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