Governance Collaboration in Local Tourism Management : Opportunities and Barriers to the Sustainability of Tourism Development in Indonesia

Problems that arise in tourism management by local governments are: 1). There are limited regional resources in developing tourism even though tourism is a priority to increase foreign exchange; 2). Lack of role of local government in utilizing potential elements owned by the local. This article aims to analyze governance collaboration in supporting the sustainability of development in the tourism sector in the local. This article is the result of qualitative research. The research location is in Toba Samosir Regency, North Sumatra Province. Primary data includes several informants determined by the snowball technique. Secondary data consists of government policy documents, related research results, literature studies and other relevant data. The findings of this study are: 1). Pillars that play a role in managing tourism in the local are a local governments, “sadarwi” communities, and indigenous groups. 2). overlapping interests between local government units in tourism development which caused confusion in community groups. 3). The Local government does not carry out monitoring and motivating functions in tourism management in the local. The implication of this finding is the importance of developing a pilot project that develops the concept of government collaboration in the tourism sector in regions that have the potential of tourism in Indonesia to support the sustainability of tourism development in Indonesia