Abstract:
This research has tv¥o obiect1ves. they are (a) to formulate suitable empowerment effort for local
people around Bono tounsm area as early step to advance and prepare them in facinq tourism in their
area and (b) to formulate anticipatory step towards the ex1stence of resistance from loca people as
impact of their economic urqencv. The locat1on of the research is purposively chosen 1n sub district
teluk Meranti 1n Pelalawan reqencv because the cond1t1on of this area which has already been ma1n
Bono tounsm development (tidal bore). Th1s research applies qualitative approach in order to
understand indiVIdual phenomenon 1n search1nq, find1nq and descno1nq people's behavior 1n terms of
the1r readiness in fac1nq tour1sm development in their area. The collected data then analyzed with
interaci ve model. The result of the studv found that people were not fullv readv with the development of
bono tourism and there 1s cultural shock 1n the community So it Will be understandable that then there
1s resistance potential in the communitv That is whv communitv empowerment model become urqent to
be formulated and need to be applied in order to make people ready and to anticipate constructive
resistance towards bono tounsm development.
