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Doctoral student of the Postgraduate School of IPB University Atang Trisnanto, M.Si who is conducting ecotourism research stated that halal tourism is a futuristic tourism concept.

"Because there is a change in the trend that future tourism is 'family tourism' and 'friendly tourism', and is no longer just 'fun tourism' or the pleasure of traveling alone," said the doctoral student of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Resources Management of IPB to ANTARA at Dramaga Campus of IPB, Bogor Regency, West Java, Monday.

Therefore, he said, as a futuristic tourism concept in the future, it will be able to answer a tourism need in the future. He admits that so far, although it is no longer a hot debate, there are still those who interpret halal tourism as a concept of Islamization of regulations or Islamization of concepts.

"Even though halal tourism needs to be understood as a concept to present an integrated tourism system that is clean, healthy, safe and comfortable," said Atang, who is currently the chairman of the Bogor City DPRD.

It is the integration of the tourism system, he said, which in the context of halal is meant, namely ensuring that the place is clean, the food is clean and healthy.

According to him, with the current shift, namely people traveling together with family, friends and communities, this will be an interesting challenge in the future, where the concept of halal tourism can be strengthened.

"Only homework that needs to be strengthened again is how the concept of halal tourism involves many parties, especially the lower class people," he said.

"So that the concept and management should not be dominated by government regulators themselves or large corporations that do have capital," added the Executive Director of the National Food Security Studies, who was once an Expert Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture.

Optimizing characteristics Specifically for the City of Bogor, Atang sees that Bogor is a city where all sectors rely on the tourism and trade services sector.

He explained that almost 70 percent of Bogor City's original regional income (PAD) came from the service sector, so like it or not, and also in the Regional Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD), Bogor City built a concept as a city and tourism services, which could attracting various visits from the public, both domestic and international, to this "Rain City".

To be able to get the "hospitality" service, he said, there are six sub-districts, which have many different characteristics.

For example, for the southern Bogor area with its agriculture, namely agriculture and plantations. Then in the city center, namely Central Bogor and East Bogor, it is more about culture, namely tradition and culture. Meanwhile, other sub-districts are also superior in nature, such as in West Bogor, there is Lake Situ Gede and Bogor "forest park".

"I think we can combine these characteristics and potentials that with the concept of halal tourism, when people want to come to Bogor, they say I am safe, comfortable, healthy and clean," said the President of the Student Family Student Executive Board (BEM KM)-IPB and the President BEM in Jabodetabek 2001-2002.

He added that all that exists, namely the existing characteristics and potentials can be integrated to manage one area "transformed" into an attractive area.

"That requires big capital, maybe yes, but to make a tourist spot comfortable, healthy, clean and safe, of course, one must create an area or area that is indeed friendly to tourists," said Atang Trisnanto. (Antaranews)