Tourism sector plays a significant role in promoting the world economy because this sector has driven the entry flow of foreign exchange spent on foreign tourists in a country visited. It is expected that the tourism contributes in creating job for the locals and reduces the number of the poor. However, the role of tourism in eliminating poverty will not successful if the people itself does not controlled their spending. Tourism is only a tool to distribute the flow of money to the locals, the success of eliminating the poverty lies on the people, whether they will maximally use this opportunity or not.