| dc.description.abstract | The aim of the study is to descriptively evaluate the tourism attraction and infrastructure in Loksado, Hulu Sungai
Selatan Regency, South Kalimantan. Field data was collected through ground checking and listing all aspects of
infrastructures, including the condition of road, transportation, accommodation, bridge, houses, and conditions of the
tourism object. The result shows that tourism grows significantly in Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency, with Loksado area as a
hot spot for tourism activities and developments. Loksado is productive in term of natural and cultural resources that
are potential to be developed as the tourist attraction. However, there are problems related to the accessibility with
main threat from slippery clay path and landslide. Many build facilities and infrastructures seem to be less managed,
and many of them are in development phases. These lead to the weaknesses of the tourism development in Loksado.
Community-based tourism appears to be important to promote, with the particular objectives is increasing the local
benefit to increase community participation in tourism attraction and infrastructure management. It is also possible to
increase local community in accommodation services. | en_US |
