Model Of Tourism Developmentin Lembata Regency: Community-Based Tourism Approach Hamzah Nazarudin 1 , Septia Sakalini Dioh 1 (alhimza@gmail.com, septiasakalinidioh@gmail.com) Politeknik Negeri Kupang 1 Abstract. This paper aimed at identifying the tourism potentials that can be developed into community-based tourism, identifying the factors inhibiting community-based tourism in Lembata, and creating effective models for the development of Community based tourism in Lembata. The research design used in the current research was descriptive qualitative. The procedure was based on research and development principles, that is by applying Board and Gall theory. the adaptation and modifications stages are as follows, collecting data in the field, analyzing the data,formulating a model of development of community-based tourism in Lembata. The techniques of collecting data were observation, interviews, and documentation. The techniques of analysis data were data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The results showed that tourism potential that can be developed into community-based tourism in the Lembata include, natural tourism, marine tourism, culture tourism. The factors inhibiting community-based tourism in Lembata were Infrastructure does not support, the community participation is still low in the developing tourism in Lembata, Output of the research is designing development model of the community-based tourism as a strategy for the local economic empowerment in Lembata. Keywords: Tourism Development, CBT Approach, Lembata Regency Introduction Community-Based Tourism puts attention to the sustainable social and cultural environment. This model of tourism is managed and owned by the community for the community, to help tourists increasing their awareness and learn about the community and local people's way of life. Community-based tourism is very different from mass tourism.According to Pinel [1], Community-based tourism is a tourism development model that assumed to be running from a level of awarenessto the level of the community needs. It is as an effort to build tourism that is more beneficial to the needs, initiatives, and opportunities of local communities.It is more related to the impact of tourism on society and environmental resources. Previous researches on community-based tourism have ever been carried out. Interested in community participation in the world of tourism was rooted in America in the early 1970s. Gun [2] campaigned the use of a joint forum attended by the constituent community and tourism designers. Next, Murphy [3] argued that tourism products are locally articulated and consumed. Tourism products and consumers must be visible to residents who are often very aware of the impact of tourism. Industry circles must also involve the local ICESC 2019, October 18-19, Indonesia Copyright © 2019 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.18-10-2019.2289946