Prambanan Temple Tourist Destination Development in Indonesia as World Cultural Heritage

Abstract

Tourism activities in the cultural destination area related to ancestors' heritage become increasingly popular, after efforts have been made to promote the uniqueness and superiority of past phenomena and objects. One of the existing world cultural heritages in Indonesia is Prambanan Temple. The management of Prambanan Temple tourist destination through cross-institutional cooperation handles tourism management. By using a qualitative descriptive method, this study aims to measure the effectiveness of organizational management in the management of Prambanan Temple, and evaluate the role and contribution of Indonesia government in aligning conservation goals with Prambanan Temple business management. The results of the study revealed the management of the Prambanan Temple is effective and coordinated performance by stakeholders in pursuing commitment of cultural conservation and economic tourism growth. These good impacts on national economic development combine with sustainable tourist development potential to improve one of Indonesian cultural heritage and a professional management system.