Marine Tourism Village of Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract

Tourism plays a role as a contributor to national income and has an important essence in improving people's welfare. This tourism contribution has been enjoyed by countries in various parts of the world, including Indonesia. One of the underlying reasons why the tourism sector deserves to be developed and maintained is because the availability of natural resources is limited, while the tourism sector has no time limit. Therefore, the tourism sector has become a mainstay in various countries because it can improve the country's economy and open up employment opportunities. In line with its development, one form of tourism that is currently trending is tourist villages, which also have various types, one of which is maritime tourist villages. For this reason, it is necessary to develop marine tourism villages in an effort to develop and market the tourism sector as a whole. The entire tourism stakeholder which includes the government, tourism actors, mass media, tourists, needs to work together for the development of this sector.