Sragen Tourism Office Visions Missions

commit to user ones; improving the accommodation and health services in order to attract the tourists; training the tour guides and hotel workers for easy communication and good service; improving the transportation by purchasing modern tour vehicles and modernist roads to the tourist attractions; organizing tour package and improving the security in order to promote peace hence tourist attractions. http:www.ehow.comhow_2174572_promote-tourism.html It can be concluded that strategies of tourism are important for the development of tourism in order that the tourist attractions will be known by the people in national as well as international market.

D. Sragen Tourism Office

Sragen Tourism Office is located on Jl.Raya Sukowati 15B-C Sragen. Disparbudpor Sragen set out in perda NO 14 of 2008 as a regional technical institution; Disparbudpor Sragen has main duty for helping the Regent in facilitating and managing the tourism sectors. In performing the duties Sragen Tourism Office has the function, vision, mission, and targets.

A. Visions

SRAGEN BECOMES TOURISM, CULTURAL, YOUTH AND SPORT REGENCY THAT FULL OF INNOVATIONS AND COMMUNITY-BASED The vision means that Sragen Regency in tourism development emphasis on community empowerment with an emphasis on community participation and commit to user increased investment in innovation on premium products to the welfare of society to society.

B. Missions

MAKING TOURISM AND INVESTMENT OF SUPERIOR AND PRODUCTIVE SOCIETY TO PROSPER The Mission is something that should be implemented for purposes of the organization can be implemented and managed properly in accordance with a predetermined VISION. Targets of Sragen Tourism Office: 1. Making the Enterpreneur Governance Innovation with good public service. 2. Developing economy that is village-based. commit to user Organizational Structure in Sragen Tourism Office is as follows: The duties of division in Sragen Tourism Office as follows: Head The head of Disparbudpor Sragen has the duty to lead, coordinate, supervise and control the execution of some tasks of the Regional Government in the field of tourism, cultural, youth and sport. Tourism Divisions Infrastructure development section Tourist attractions section Marketing section Head Promotion section commit to user Tourism Division Tourism Division has the task of carrying out the development of tourism infrastructure, management and arrangement of tourist attractions. Besides that, it also has a task in arranging the matter of tourism marketing that aimed to improve and strengthen the regional tourism image. Infrastructure Development Section Infrastructure Development Section has the task to collect, prepare and arrange the matter of touri st service’s bussiness development, arrangement, and control. Besides that, it also collects, prepares, and arranges the matter of tourist attractions, tourist facilities and infrastructure maintenance. In this section, there is the head of Promotion Section who is responsible in implementing business management development, business plan, and maintenance of tourism infrastructure; implementing the activities in the field of business travel services, tourist facilities, and tourist accommodation; monitoring, supervising, controlling and reporting the activities in tourism services, tourism facilities, and tourist accommodation. Tourist Attractions Section Tourist Attractions Section has the tasks to implement the arrangement affair of tourist attractions, recreational park, and public entertainment development plans and to arrange the reports of tourist attraction, tourist area, recreation, and public entertainment control. commit to user Marketing Section Marketing Section has the tasks to collect, prepare, and arrange the matter of tourism marketing activity’s development and control that aims to enhance and solidify the image of tourism. Furthermore, it supports promotional activities and tourist information, prepares promotional plans, implements tourism exhibitions; monitors, controls and reports the activities of tourism and promotion. There are tourist attractions and traditional events that are provided by Sragen: 1. Sangiran Museum 7. Larab Langse 2. Mount Kemukus 8. Cembeng Fair 3. Warm Bathing Bayanan 9. Kirab Budaya

4. Kartika Swimming Pool

10. Larung Agung Gethek Joko Tingkir 5. nDayu Park 6. Kliwonan Batik Village commit to user 13

CHAPTER III DISCUSSION

A. Sragen Tourism Potentials

Sragen Regency is small Regency in Central Java, Indonesia that has various tourism potentials. However, it becomes the most outstanding one because of the gained achievements. Sragen is the pioneer in excellent public service. The government of other regions in Indonesia and foreign countries visit Sragen to know and to learn more about its achievements. Many kinds of interesting and various tourist destinations are ready to welcome all the visitors. They are varied from natural attractions to artificial ones, here are some examples:

1. Sangiran Dome

Sangiran is an inner village, sited in the foot of Lawu Mountain, about 17 km to the north of Solo and is administratively included in Sragen Regency area and Karanganyar Regency. This area stores many interesting mysteries to reveal. Information saved behind the quiet of Sangiran hills is really important for scientific world. It is because there are many past live remnants found there. They are really interesting to be studied and concerned. The life of 2 millions years ago can be read in entire corners of the village. The more wonderful is that we can get complete information from history of