Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 terhadap Ekonomi Masyarakat di Kawasan Wisata Cidahu, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat

Abstract

Pandemi Covid-19 muncul pada akhir tahun 2019, dengan penyebaran virus yang cepat dan berdampak signifikan di berbagai sektor, salah satunya pariwisata. Kunjungan wisatawan menurun drastis, seperti yang terjadi di kawasan wisata Desa Cidahu, Sukabumi, Jawa Barat yang berbatasan dengan TNGHS. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi persepsi masyarakat mengenai dampak pandemi Covid 19 terhadap perekonomian masyarakat dan strategi mitigasi dalam menghadapi pandemi dari aspek ekonomi. Melalui survei kuesioner rumah tangga, wawancara, observasi lapang, dan studi literatur dengan analisis kuantitatif dan kualitatif, diketahui bahwa pandemi Covid-19 berdampak pada perekonomian masyarakat. Masyarakat mengalami penurunan pendapatan dan mengurangi konsumsi rumah tangga sebagai upaya pertahanan. Meski demikian, masyarakat tidak termotivasi mencari pekerjaan lain, tetapi cenderung mengembangkan dan berinovasi pada bidang pekerjaan yang sudah ditekuni. Strategi mitigasi yang bisa dilakukan oleh masyarakat untuk menghadapi situasi pandemi di antaranya mengoptimalkan sumberdaya, menambah objek wisata minat khusus, mencari alternatif pekerjaan, membuat inovasi pengelolaan wisata. Untuk mewujudkan strategi mitigasi tersebut, diperlukan peningkatkan kapasitas SDM bagi pengelola dan masyarakat sekitar.

The Covid-19 pandemic emerged at the end of 2019, with the rapid spread of the virus causing a significant impact on various sectors; one was the tourism. Tourist visits have decreased drastically as happened in the tourist area of Cidahu Village, Sukabumi, West Java, which is adjacent to the TNGHS. This study aimed to identify public perceptions regarding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the community's economy and mitigation strategies in dealing with a pandemic from an economic perspective. Through household questionnaire surveys, interviews, field observations, and literature studies with quantitative and qualitative analysis, the Covid-19 pandemic had impacted the people's economy. The community experienced a decrease in income and reduced household consumption as a means of defense. Even so, people are not motivated to look for other jobs but tend to develop and innovate in the fields of work that have been occupied. Mitigation strategies that can be carried out by the community to deal with a pandemic situation are optimizing existing resources, adding special interest tourist objects, finding alternative jobs, and innovating tourism management. It is necessary to improve the human resources capacity for managers and the surrounding community to realize the strategies.