History Vision and Mission

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CHAPTER III DISCUSSION

A. General Description of DISBUDPAR Karanganyar

1. History

Karanganyar Tourism Office is the main element that supports the development of tourism sector in Karanganyar regency. Karanganyar Tourism Office was established in 1987 based on the Peraturan Daerah no. 2 1987. The “Peraturan Daerah” Regulation made by the Government of Karanganyar Regency is based on the Decree of the Regent of Karanganyar no. 556 82 1986 about the regional tourism administration in Karanganyar Regency. Based on the Peraturan Daerah no.9 2001, Karanganyar Tourism Office has the main duty to do the local autonomy in Karanganyar related to tourism sector in Karanganyar Regency. Based on that decree, Karanganyar Tourism Office has several functions, they are: 1. Arranging technical policies of the local government in the tourism sector. 2. Giving licenses to private tourism companies. 3. Giving guidances to private tourism companies related to tourism sector in Karanganyar Regency. 4. Coordinating the tourism sector consisting of tourist resorts, tourism accomodation, tourism marketing, and administration. Karangayar Tourism Office has the authority for planning the operational policy, giving guidance, and constructing the potential tourist attractions, giving the license for private tourism companies comforted to the policy as issued by the Regent of Karanganyar, developing the accomodation commit to user operation of tourism, recreation, and public entertainment and the last, controlling and developing tourism assets of the Karanganyar Regency. The main duties of Karanganyar Tourism Office are: a. to handle the tourism matter as its important responsibility. b. to handle the other duties given by the local government of Karanganyar.

2. Vision and Mission

The vision and mission of DISBUDPAR Karanganyar are as follows: a. Vision The vision of Karanganyar Tourism Office is to make Karanganyar Regency as the main tourist resort. b. Missions To improve tourist resort and the potentials of environmentally professional tourism. To make the tourism industry as a field to create job opportunities, to improve the prosperity of the society and to increase the income of the region. To improve the management of tourism promotion.

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