Chrystianto Perkasa (2017), Effectiveness of Management of NatureTourism Objects by Tourism Office in an effort to Increase Tourist Visits in KutaiBarat under the guidance of. M. Zaini and Mr. Faries Althalets. The purpose of this study is to analyze the management of natural touristattraction by the Tourism Department in order to increase tourist arrivals in KutaiBarat and to analyze the effectiveness of natural tourist attraction managementconducted by the Tourism Office of West Kutai Regency in increasing touristvisits. The analytical tool used is Qualitative Data Analysis or Interactive Model. The result of the research shows that: The effectiveness of themanagement of natural tourist attraction in order to increase the tourist visit,conducted through the program of natural tourism development, theimplementation of the development of natural tourism object, the development oftourism infrastructure and tourism promotion and evaluation of the process andthe result of the management of tourist attraction. While the management oftourist attraction conducted by the Department of Tourism Kutai Barat inincreasing tourist visits, through increasing the attraction of natural attractions,Increased access and accommodation tourism, maintaining natural attractions andenvironmental sustainability, and increased tourist arrivals both local and foreign.
Keywords: tourist attraction and tourist visit