Tourism Industry and Indigenous People in Bali

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4. Analysis

4.1 Tourism Industry and Indigenous People in Bali

Profit generated from tourims in Bali has provided substaintial revenue for Indonesia. Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastikastatedthe amount ofthe financial contributionfrom tourism in Bali was estimated at Rp47trillion for 2015. 6 Bali Provincerecordedeconomic growthinthe third quarter of2015 atapproximately5.62 to 6.62. 7 Unfortunately, there is no specific regulation that regulates the profit that shall be shared to the indigenous people within the current Indonesian legal framework. However the toursim industry in indonesia does refer to the objectives of sustainable tourism, which are mostly outlined in the Act of the Republic Indonesia Number10of 2009concerning Tourism. 8 Article1 paragraph 4of the Tourism Act 2009 specifically details the importance of postive interaction between tourists, the community and the role of state and local Government. Article 2 of Act details a list of principles which the tourism industry in Bali should follow this is inclusive of elements such as stablity, equality and economic benefit.. In order to achievethe objectives of thetourism regualtion, the Tourism Act also covers the manner in which tourism is developed, which clearly states that such development must take into account the uniqueness of culture. 9 Thus, the arrangement of the strategic areas of tourism are obligated to pay attention to cultural, social and religious aspects of the local communities. 10 6 Rofiqi asan, Bali nginkan Bagi asil Pendapatan Pariwishttp, Tempo Co nasional online 9 th September 2015:nasional.tempo.coreadnews20150909058699194bali-inginkan-bagi-hasil-pendapatan- pariwisatata 7 Ibid 8 Law No 10 Indonesian Tourism Act 9 Law No 10 Indonesian Tourism Act, Article 6 10 Law No 10 Indonesian Tourism Act, Article 12 paragraph 3 6 The idea of community empowermentstarts fromthe planning, utilization and control for indigenous communities. Such elements are the core pillers outlined in Article5 of the Glocal Code of Tourism written by the World Tourism Organisation, whichspecifies thatthe worlds local populations should beassociated with tourism activitiesshould beshared equitably with indigenous communities. 11 In addition tothesectoral laws, regulationon tourismis alsostipulated in the Regulationof the Ministerof Home Affairs Number33Year 2009on Guidelines forEcotourism Developmentin the Region. 12 The regulationoutlines the importance of ecotourismwithregard to elements of education, understanding, and support forthe efforts ofconservation of natural resources, as well as increasedincomeof localcommunities. Thus,based onthe laws and regulationsinIndonesia, localcommunitiesmustbe empoweredand their general welfare considered within the management practices oftourism opereations.

4.2 Communal Rights of The Balinese People in Tourism