The Iinfluence Of Triple Track Strategies In Developing Tourism Against Economic Growth Province Bangka Belitung Island

Abstract

The tourism sector has a contribution to the regional economy which is reflected in the GRDP and employment. Tourism development becomes one of the flagship programs of Bangka Belitung Islands Province which is contained in RPJPD so that the need for focused developmentefforts through Triple Track Strategy. Triple Track Strategy is a concept of tourism development that is reflected in pro-growth, pro job and pro-poor. The aim of this study is to test and analyze the influence of Triple Track Strategy in developing tourism to the regional economy of Bangka Belitung Islands Province. This research is a research with the quantitative approach with multiple linear regression method and model estimation using Ordinary Least Square (OLS). Variable to be studied is pro-growth measured from Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of the tourism sector, projob measured from a labor of tourism sector and propoor which measured from poverty rate to regional economy as measured from total GRDP. The data used in the study is secondary data consisting of GRDP, GDP of the tourism sector, tourism work force and poverty are presented in the form of time series from 2005 to 2017. The results of this study found that the variables that significantly affect the economy in the province of Bangka Belitung are measured from the total GRDP is the pro-growth variable measured from the PDRB of tourism and propoor which is measured from the poverty rate. While the variables that did not significantly affect the economy in the Bangka Belitung archipelago province as measured from the total GRDP were the pro job variables measured by the tourism sector work force. The result of Triple Track Strategy estimation in tourism development toward the regional economy of Bangka Belitung Islands Province shows progrowth variable as measured from GDP of the tourism sector, pro-job measured from labor of tourism sector and pro-poor which is measured from poverty rate simultaneously has a significant effect on economy Bangka Belitung area measured from the total GRDP. Keywords–Triple track strategy, Tourism development, Ordinary least square, Gross regional domestic product