YOGYA, KRJOGJA.com - Street vendors (PKL) must be acknowledged to be one of supporters to the development of tourism sector in DIY. Where tourism is growing, it can be followed by the existence of street vendors. In other words, street vendors are one of the supporters of tourism because they are able to serve the needs of tourists in shopping for souvenirs and food and beverages. The street vendors should be appreciated for the fact that they are able to move the DIY economy despite how much its contribution is still unknown.

Chairman of the Center for Economic Studies and Industrial Studies Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM) UPN Veteran Yogyakarta Ardito Bhinadi said the existence of good, clean, neat, comfortable, and safe street vendors can be a tourist attraction of the main tourist attraction. Therefore, the structuring of street vendors should be part of the concept of the chain of tourism (tourist chain). Working with tourism bureaus, tourists can be invited to visit places where the existence of street vendors are, one of which becomes an iconic area of ??street vendors in Yogyakarta is Malioboro.

"The local government of DIY is rolling out the development plan of Sentra PKL in Malioboro area to occupy the former Indra Cinema, such as a part of the tourist chain in DIY. It  will facilitate the transfer and arrangement of street vendors, along with the guarantee of tourists will still visit and shop to the new street vendors, "said Ardito to KRJOGJA.com in Yogya, Sunday (5/11/2017).

Ardito explained that the informal sector including PKL was acknowledged to have contributions to economic growth in DIY although the amount has not yet known for certain. In fact, street vendors can be a buffer for the economic crisis because it is relatively resistant to the economic crisis. Therefore, the contribution of street vendors must be calculated and included in the calculation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of DIY, so that it can be known exactly how the contribution of PKL for DIY economic growth is. However, the existence of street vendors at this time has already made spaces for pedestrians be congested, less comfortable in the area of ??Malioboro.

"PKL should still be given a place around Malioboro, so it can be a new tourist destination buffer tourism Malioboro area.Tracking this street vendors will not eliminate the characteristics of Malioboro,  instead of restoring the image of comfortable Malioboro 'tempo doeloe' for pedestrians while enjoying the beauty of Yogyakarta along Jalan Malioboro, "he said.

According to him, the local government plans to accommodate street vendors in one area and remain in one area of ??Malioboro is a good concept. This sentra PKL  will be a new tourist destination completing Malioboro. Of course, the arrangement of street vendors should be followed by training and mentoring foreign language skills, excellent service, familiar cultural diversity in and outside the country. This training is to improve the service of street vendors to buyers of various origins. "The satisfaction of tourists who shop at Sentra PKL will be an effective promotion bring in new and old tourists," added Ardito.