IDENTIFIKASI PENGEMBANGAN PARIWISATA KOTA BLITAR

Abstract

Economic structure of Blitar Municipality supported by: (1) trade, hotels and restaurants (32.28%), (2) services
sector (19.57%), (3) the financial sector, leasing and business services (12.79%) and (4) processing industry
sector (11.39%). The fourth sector is exactly what the biggest contribution in Blitar, based on the data in 2013.
One major note, in Blitar, there is the tomb of one of the Proclaimers namely Ir. Sukarno, who makes Blitar as
historical sights become a visiting various communities to Blitar. With this background, the Blitar has the
potential to develop tourism that encourages and complements the historical attractions Blitar. The purpose of
this study is to identify the potential and opportunities that enable can be developed in the city of Blitar as long
as this is a tourist town history. This research method is a rapid method of quick research, is one of the research
methods used to shorten the time in order to obtain initial results more quickly, as the beginning of a study
information. The goal is to provide rapid and incisive analysis of trends and developments and to investigate a
relevance to the practical world. With desk approach utilizing secondary data analysis with relevant and
available. The results show that the potential and opportunities that enable tourism developed in Blitar is tourism
that supports the main tourist destinations with historical tours available resource utilization.
Keywords: tourism, historical tourism, Blitar.