ANALISIS PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM MEMANFAATKAN OBJEK WISATA ROTAN DI DESA TRANGSAN, GATAK, SUKOHARJO

ABSTRACT In difficult economic situation with declining employment and a tendency to increase poverty and unemployment, there is a real need to tackle those problems. One of them with community empowerment program. This program is conducted to create a more prosperous, advanced, and independent community. Efforts to empower communities can be done through various sectors, one of which is the Tourism sector. When developed in an integrated manner, the tourism sector can encourage the growth of other economic sectors. The development of tourism based on the ability of the local community is a form of community empowerment. One of the models of the empowerment of populist economy in the field of tourism is through the development of tourist villages. One of the villages that is currently developing the village into a tourist village is Trangsan Village. Based on the data obtained in the field, the researchers concluded that the form of community empowerment through the development of tourist village in Trangsan village is the active participation of the community directly from the planning, implementation, to the maintenance of the village tour later. Through the visit of tourists in the village they will bring in additional income and create new jobs and will certainly improve the quality of Human Resources. The research findings show that the potential in Trangsan Village can be developed towards the development of Rattan Tourism Village, this is supported by the support of human resources, environment, facilities and infrastructure and promotion in marketing Rattan Tourism Village so as to increase the income of local people, Trangsa