ABSTRACT
The gastronomic tourist village is one of the mainstay tourist destinations which is expected to be able to encourage the development of rural communities to be more prosperous. However, the growing interest of the community to develop their village as a tourist spot is not accompanied by certain criteria, so that one gastronomic tourist village and another has a management gap. Therefore, it is necessary to study the criteria and standards of a tourist village. The purpose of this study was to determine the criteria of gastronomic tourist villages. The research uses surveys involving 200 informants consisting of 100 tourists and 100 stakeholders, in-depth interviews, and mind mapping as analysis tools. The results of the study show that the criteria for gastronomic tourism villages are related to the ability to (1) maintain environmental sustainability (preservation of the original rural cultural landscape atmosphere); (2) maintain quality (hygienic, continuous product improvement, excellent service); (3) manage activities properly (involving stakeholders, solid and resilient to the shock of business uncertainty); and (4) improve the welfare of local people.
