Indonesia Conference Directory

Harapan Island is one of the islands in Kecamatan Kepulauan Seribu Utara which is visited by many tourists. This condition encourages local residents to commercialize their residences as homestays. Homestay required to meet the standards. However, there are still many homestay owners who do not understand about business standards and do not have a certificate, therefore training is needed on homestay standards for owners. The purpose of the training is to increase knowledge about the standards of the homestay business and improve the attitude of the owner. The training was attended by 23% of homestay owners. Training materials include homestay products, services and management. Material refers to regulations regarding the standard of homestay business. The training method used is reading, material presentation, self-evaluation and discussion. The standard that has not been fulfilled is the provision of a kitchen for guests, guest identity recording, availability of price lists and development of human resources. The results of the training evaluation indicate an increase in knowledge and acceptance of homestay owners. Training evaluation showed that there was an increase in knowledge and changes in the attitude of the trainees. Training is still needed to improve the knowledge and improvement of the attitude of homestay owners.