Editorial

Abstract

Tourism has served as and remains a significant driver of national development in many countries. Adopting a critical perspective in the field of tourism studies towards this circumstance will be advantageous for both the tourism sector and academia.   The Gadjah Mada Journal of Tourism Studies contributes to the broader field of tourism studies, which aims to enhance the prosperity of the worldwide community. The current edition of the Gadjah Mada Journal of Tourism Studies contains the five articles listed below:

1. An article on 'Delleng Degak', a tourism site in Sibagindar Village, Pakpak Bharat, North Sumatra.
2. A study that examined the correlation between the components of the tourism destination, including attractions, accessibility, amenities, activities, and ancillary services, and visitor attitudes toward the destination in Nepal Van Java.
3. An article that strives to clarify the potential re-conceptualization scheme of cultural resource management by analysing the emergence of the cultural tourism crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
4. A study that seeks to ascertain whether tourism has the potential to either alleviate or exacerbate inequality in the Yogyakarta Special Region Province.
5. An article that attempts to shed light on the methods by which the 13 Lava Tour jeep communities in Umbulharjo Village were able to navigate, adapt to, and ultimately recuperate from job insecurity in the post-pandemic era. 

The Gadjah Mada Journal of Tourism Studies aims to promote the growth of tourism studies in the framework of scientific production and benefit a wider range of practical areas of the tourism industry by allowing for more critical and in-depth discussion in each article.