Pengembangan Potensi Desa Wisata Di Masa Pandemi (Studi Di Desa Sukobendu, Lamongan)

Dampak Covid-19 yang signifikan tidak hanya pada level nasional, tetapi juga signifikan untuk bagi masyarakat di pedesaan, salah satunya adalah Desa Sukobendu, Kecamatan Mantup, Kabupaten Lamongan, Jawa Timur. Desa Sukobendu tidak memiliki potensi alam dan cagar budaya yang dapat dikembangkan sebagai obyek wisata, Namun Desa Sukobendu mempunyai potensi letak geografis yang strategis karena berada di Perbatasan antara tiga kecamatan. Potensi wisata yang mungkin dikembangkan adalah Wisata Budaya dan Wisata Edukasi. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, maka dirasa perlu adanya pendampingan pengembangan Desa wisata dalam rangka meningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat Desa di Desa Sukobendu, Lamongan.Adapun permasalahan dan hambatan yang telah diinventarisasi di Desa Sukobendu diantaranya yaitu: belum adanya program Desa wisata, kondisi dan kualitas lingkungan yang kurang bersih, tata ruang untuk Desa wisata yang belum baik, kurangnya penyuluhan dan pelatihan pariwisata khususnya tentang Desa wisata, kurangnya fasilitas dan infrastruktur kepariwisataan, rendahnya kemampuan sumber daya manusia. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut selanjutnya telah dirumuskan beberapa solusi, yaitu: membuat masterplan pembangunan Desa berdasarkan potensi dan kebutuhan Desa, menjaga dan memelihara kualitas lingkungan, menetapkan tata ruang Desa wisata, mengadakan sosialisasi dan penyuluhan kepariwisataan, membangun fasilitas dan infrastruktur kepariwisataan, meningkatkan kemampuan sumber daya manusia dalam pengelolaan potensi Desa, khususnya yang terkait dengan hasil pertanian unggulan Desa, melalui pelatihan. Pengabdian masyarakat ini telah dilakukan dalam beberapa tahapan. Tahap I yakni persiapan, Tahap II yakni pelaksanaan pengabdian kepada masyarakat berupa penyuluhan, Tahap III adalah pendampingan dan pelatihan terhadap masyarakat Desa sesuai kebutuhan yang telah dirumuskan pada tahap sebelumnya, dan Tahap IV yaitu tahap evaluasi.   Development of Tourism Village Potential in the Pandemic (Study in Sukobendu Village, Lamongan) The impact of Covid-19 on humanity is extraordinary, especially for the people of Sukobendu Village, Mantup District, Lamongan Regency, East Java. Sukobendu Village does not have the potential for natural and cultural heritage that can be developed as a tourist attraction, however, Sukobendu Village has the potential for a strategic geographical location because it is located on the border between three sub-districts. The tourism potential that might be developed is Cultural Tourism and Educational Tourism. Based on this, it is felt that there is a need for assistance in the development of tourist villages in order to improve the economy of rural communities in Sukobendu village, Lamongan.The problems and obstacles that have been inventoried in Sukobendu Village include: the absence of a tourist village program, unsanitary environmental conditions and quality, poor spatial planning for tourist villages, lack of tourism counseling and training, especially regarding tourist villages, lack of facilities and infrastructure. tourism, low capacity of human resources. Based on these problems, several solutions have been formulated, namely: making a village development master plan based on the potential and needs of the village, maintaining and maintaining environmental quality, determining the spatial planning of tourist villages, conducting tourism socialization and counseling, building tourism facilities and infrastructure, increasing human resource capabilities. in managing village potential, especially those related to superior village agricultural products, through training. This community service has been carried out in several stages. Phase I is preparation, Phase II is the implementation of community service in the form of counseling, Phase III is mentoring and training for village communities according to the needs that have been formulated in the previous phase, and Phase IV is the evaluation phase.