Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): May, 2026

23 authors from Indonesia, India, Senegal, Pakistan, China, Syria, and Malaysia. The first article, “Enhancing Rural Tourism Development through IoT-Based Solar Internet Connectivity: A Case Study of Nanggelan Beach, Jember” by Evio Tanti Nanita, Risse Rachmanita, Ansh Sharm, and Keita Mahamadou Mandè, explores how solar-powered internet connectivity, renewable energy integration, and community participation can strengthen digital accessibility, local empowerment, and sustainable rural tourism development. The second article, “Evaluation on the Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Revenue Management Forecasting: Evidence from a Luxury Resort in Bali” by Axell Pratama Kartika, Putu Diah Sastri Pitanatri, and Ni Made Suastini, evaluates the reliability of AI-assisted forecasting in hotel revenue management, highlighting differences in predictive accuracy across room demand, average daily rates, and revenue performance. The third article, “Whose Culture Is Marketed? Gendered Narratives in Heritage Tourism Promotion in the Borobudur–Prambanan Cultural Region, Indonesia” by Muhammad Rehan Sabir, Dewi Candraningrum, Saima Tahir, and Alaa Alkhateeb, critically examines gender representation in cultural heritage promotion, emphasizing inequalities in cultural visibility, narrative authority, and recognition of women's contributions to heritage preservation. The fourth article, “Persuasive Communication in Indonesian Digital Tourism Promotion: Destination Branding, Local Identity, and Tourist Engagement” by Suhartina Suhartina and Andi Nurindahsari, investigates how persuasive language, visual communication, and representations of local identity contribute to destination branding and tourist engagement through digital promotional platforms. The fifth article, “The Depreciation of the Rupiah and the Increase in Tourist Arrivals: A PESTEL Analysis of Indonesia’s Tourism Competitiveness” by Mahadiansar Mahadiansar, Agus Rio, Yudithia Yudithia, and Ilham Sentosa, analyzes how currency depreciation influences tourism affordability and international competitiveness while emphasizing the importance of political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal considerations in achieving sustainable tourism growth. The final article, “Public Service Quality at a Malay Heritage Island Destination: An Exploratory SERVQUAL Analysis of Penyengat Island, Indonesia” by Finnan Akbar, Akbar Fauzi, Suci Rhamadani, Suci Rahayu, Syarifa Putri Azzahra, and Rahayu Permatasari, examines public service quality at a historically significant Malay cultural tourism destination through the five SERVQUAL dimensions, identifying challenges involving sanitation, infrastructure maintenance, visitor information, staffing, and accessibility while emphasizing the importance of coordinated public and community governance, inclusive service provision, and systematic visitor feedback for improving heritage tourism management.