Tourist Mobility for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Lombok–Sumbawa Region
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https://doi.org/10.63892/aletheia.2.2025.121-130Keywords:
Tourist Mobility, Origin–Destination, Sustainable Tourism, Spatial Polarization, Visitation Distribution, Lombok–SumbawaAbstract
Sustainable tourism development in archipelagic regions is shaped not only by destination capacity but also by tourist mobility dynamics that determine visitation distribution and regional economic equity. The Lombok–Sumbawa region in West Nusa Tenggara Province has experienced significant tourism growth; however, spatial inequality in visitation remains evident. This study addresses the research gap in integrating domestic tourist mobility analysis based on origin–destination perspectives with regional sustainable tourism development. The research aims to analyze domestic tourist mobility patterns, identify visitation concentration and spatial polarization, and formulate their implications for sustainable tourism development in Lombok–Sumbawa. This study employs a quantitative explanatory approach based on origin–destination mobility analysis using secondary data from the Statistics Office of West Nusa Tenggara Province for the 2019–2025 period. Analytical techniques include tourism mobility matrix construction, Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) measurement, and interregional comparative-spatial analysis. The findings reveal that Mataram City and West Lombok function as urban tourism generators with the highest travel production levels. Meanwhile, Central Lombok and West Lombok emerge as core destinations with the most rapid visitation growth, reflecting a strong destination pull effect accompanied by limited spillover to surrounding areas. Conversely, regions such as Sumbawa and East Lombok exhibit stagnant mobility and visitation, indicating spatial polarization in tourism development. The study concludes that tourist mobility structures in Lombok–Sumbawa remain spatially concentrated, contributing to unequal economic benefit distribution and potential sustainability pressures on core destinations. Policy recommendations emphasize strengthening interregional connectivity, redistributing tourism investment, and balancing mobility flows to foster more inclusive and sustainable tourism development.
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