PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN PENERAPAN CHSE BAGI PENGELOLA HOMESTAY

Abstrak: Masa era new normal yang diterapkan selama pandemi covid 19 menuntut adanya penerapan protocol kesehatan di semua sector termasuk sector pariwisata. Homestay di desa wisata sebagai bagian dari sector pariwisata pun tidak luput dari penerapan protocol kesehatan yaitu penerapan Cleanliness, Healthy, Safety and Environment (CHSE). Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman CHSE kepada pengelola-pengelola homestay di Desa Wisata Mandiraja, kecamatan Moga Kabupaten Pemalang Jawa Tengah. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian diawali dengan survey awal dilanjukan dengan kegiatan Fokus Grup diskusi kemudian pelatihan terkait pengelolaan pengembangan dan penerapan CHSE dan diakhiri dengan monitoring langsung ke homestay-homestay yang telah diberi pelatihan. Hasil akhir dari kegiatan ini diperoleh bahwa 90% pengelola homestay yang tadinya kurang memahami adanya CHSE menjadi paham dan 100% menyatakan perlu adanya penerapan CHSE pada masa era new normal selama pandemi Covid 19 demi kenyamanan dan keselamatan wisatawan yang dating ke desanya. Abstract: The period of the new normal era which was implemented during the Covid 19 pandemic requires the application of health protocols in all sectors including the tourism sector. Homestay in tourist villages as part of the tourism sector must also implement a health protocol, namely the application of Cleanliness, Healthy, Safety and Environment (CHSE). The purpose of this community service activity is to provide an understanding of the CHSE to homestay managers in Mandiraja Tourism Village, Moga sub-district, Pemalang Regency, Central Java. The method of implementing the service begins with an initial survey followed by Focus Group discussion activities then training related to the management of the development and implementation of the CHSE and ends with direct monitoring to the homestays that have been given training. The final result of this activity was that most of the homestay managers who previously did not understand the CHSE became aware and 100% stated that there was a need to implement CHSE during the new normal era during the Covid 19 pandemic for the comfort and safety of tourists who came to their villages