ABSTRAK
Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif Republik Indonesiamelakukan aktivitas media relations yang dilaksanakan oleh Humas yangtergabung dalam Pusat Komunikasi Publik untuk mencapai publisitas yangdapat digunakan untuk penyebarluasan informasi mengenai pariwisata dalamnegeri kepada masyarakat khususnya calon wisatawan nusantara. Penelitian inimencoba menganalisis secara deksriptif mengenai aktivitas media relationsuntuk mencapai publisitas yang dapat mendukung promosi pariwisata dalamnegeri dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan cara wawancaramendalam serta melakukan studi pustaka seperti data yang didapatkan darisumber literatur kepustakaan berupa buku-buku, surat kabar, artikel/tulisanpada media massa dan internet, foto, dokumen dan website KementerianPariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif.Kesimpulan penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa KementerianPariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif menyadari bahwa media merupakan hal yangsangat penting untuk dapat menyebarluaskan informasi mengenai promosipariwisata dalam negeri, dan hubungan dengan media tersebut dapatdiupayakan melalui aktivitas media relations yang dilakukan oleh Humassecara konvensional dan special treatement walaupun dalam prakteknyaterdapat banyak hambatan. Humas juga telah melakukan peran, fungsi sertatugasnya dalam upaya pencapaian publisitas pendukung promosi pariwisatadalam negeri melalui aktivitas media relations tersebut.

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ABSTRACT
Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia

holds media relations activities that is implemented by Public Relations which

is incorporated in Centre of Public Communication in efforts to achieve

publicity which can be used to dissemination of information about domestic

tourism promotion especially candidate of domestic tourism. This thesis try to

analize in descriptive way about media relations activity to achieve publicity for

supporting domestic tourism promotion by using qualitative approach through

in depth interviews, and also doing literature study such as data obtained from

literature sources in form books, newspaper, article/posts on mass media and

internet, photos, document and website of Ministry of Tourism and Creative

Economy.

Conclusion of this thesis shows that Ministry of Tourism and Creative

Economy realize that media is a very important thing to dissemination

information about promotion of domestic tourism, and media relations can be

pursued through media relations activities conducted by the Public Relations in

conventional and special treatment although in practice there are many

obstacles. Public Relation also has done the role, functions and duties well in

supporting efforts to achieve publicity for tourism promotion activities in the

country through the media relations.