Influence of Community Characteristics on Improving Welfare Through Tourism Development

Community characteristics have a large impact on the development of tourism and welfare improving. Head of household is an important aspect of developing tourism and poverty alleviation. The average assets, health, and education of household members are assets for tourism development, but household size, dependency ratio, and employment opportunities also have an important influence on development.This study aims to determine the effect of community characteristics on tourism development and their impact on improving welfare in Kiluan Village with a quantitative descriptive analysis. The results community characteristics has a direct effect on tourism development, community Characteristics has direct influence on improving welfare, and Characteristics of community has an indirect effect on improving welfare through tourism development. The implications of this research can be used as a basic consideration for local goverments or private sectors for tourism development and improving welfare levels in the end.