Dewi Turgarini was born in the city of Bandung, on March 20, 1970. She completed her Bachelor majoring in Indonesian History at Padjadjaran University, then Master of Tourism Administration Management at the Bandung Tourism College, and finally graduated as a Doctor of Tourism Studies from Gadjah Mada University. Currently serves as a Head Program Study Catering Industry Management, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, and owner of the Indogastrotourism Tour & Travel. She is also active as an expert on historical, religious, culinary, gastronomic, and spa tourism in various projects, and published a book with the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, West Java. West Java Province Culture and Tourism Office, and Bandung City Tourism and Culture Office. Professionally, she is a tour operation assessor at the Tourism and Spa Professional Certification Institute also  a journal reviewer for  the Tourism Scientific journal, The Destiana Journal, the Journal of Tourism Education and the Vocational Tourism Journal in Indonesia.

1. Speaker at Tourism Mitigation Webinar and Alternative Food Security for Natural Disaster Mitigation (21/12/2022)
2. Workshop : Passion for Growth : Small and Medium Enterprise West Java  Development Strategy Based on Local Food and Creativity (17/12/ 2022),
3. Focus Group Discussion: Development of Creative Thematic Villages in Majalengka Regency (2/12/2022).
4. Seminar: Research and Community Service as a Basis for Gastronomic Tourism Development (26/11/2022)
5. Training: Gastronomic Tourism Development in Cibeunying Kaler District (11/10/2022),
6. Gastronomy Talk: The Journey of Gastronomy Through Regeneration (June 28, 2022),
7. Webinar: Gastronomic Cultural Heritage as Scientific Tourism Research in Indonesia (14/04/2022),
8. Training: Optimizing the Competence of Tour Guides as the Spearhead of the Development of Gastronomic Tourism Villages.
9. Webinar: Coconut milk in Indonesian Culinary and its Relation for Health (13/4/2022),
10. Workshop: Gastronomy as a Business in the Pandemic Era (30/3/2022),
11. Workshop: Menu Engineering and Family Business in the Pandemic Era (23/3/2022),
12. Focus Group Discussion: Womenpreneur Efforts and Plans to Rise from the Pandemic (13/3/2022),
13. Webinar: Potential of Cirebon Local Wisdom in the Development of Syariah Tourism (10/11/2021),
14. Research and Community Service Journey: Preservation of Gastronomic Heritage in Indonesia (9/10/2021),
15. The Rise of West Java Culinary (25/8/2021),
16. Seminar: Local Wisdom Gastronomy: Opportunities and Challenges (14/7/ 2021).
17. Cooking Clinic: Exploration of the Wealth of Indonesian Spices (19/6/2021),
18. Workshop: Community-Based Culinary Entrepreneur Development Based on Tofu and Tempeh in Cisambeng Village (26/12/2020)

Various publications have been made in 2020-2023, with the tittle as Preservation Of

1. Traditional And Local Foods Of Blora Regency As A Gastronomic Tourist Attraction. 
2. Layouts, Plans, And Gastronomy Travel Routes In Sudirman Bandung City Street,
3. Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Gift Center at RM Saung Balong.
4. Live Streaming Trends on E-Commerce Platforms: The Art of Communicating in Giving Persuasive Effects to Customers.
5. Business Model Innovation Using Barter Transactions (Case Study of Silih Creative Digital Agency).
6. Factors Influencing Consumer Interest in Smoked Meat,
7. Development Of Gastronomic Tourism Guide Application,
8. Role of Influencer Marketing in Increasing Travel Intention,
9. Feasibility Study Of Tour Guide Management Business,
10. Determination Of Criteria As An Effort To Eliminate The Gap In Gastronomy Tourism Village Management,
11. Tourism Attraction Of Saung Ciburial As a Potential Gastronomic Tourist Village,
12. Bandung City As a Sundanese Gastronomy Foodscape.
13. Conservation And Development Of Cigugurgirang Nihmat Village As A Destination For Sundanese Gastronomic Cultural Heritage Tourism”.
14. The Salapan Cinyusu (Nona Helix) as a “creativepreneurship” Support Model for Gastronomy Tourism in Bandung city.
15. Gastronomic Tourism Travel Routes Based On Android Applications in Ternate City.
16. Potential of Jawadah Takir as a Gastronomic Tourism Attraction in Panjalu Village, Panjalu District, Ciamis Regency.
17. Digital Technology for Gastronomic Tourism.
18. Preservation of Dodol Moyog as a Gastronomic Tourist Attraction in Cirebon Regency.
19. Tourist Perception of Bedulang Eating Tradition as a Gastronomic Tour in East Belitung.
20. The effect of Internet Marketing and Electronic Word of Mouth of Sundanese Gastronomy Tourism on Tourist Visit Motivation to Bandung.
21. Gastronomy Tourism Development Model on a Tourist Village,
22. Culinary Versus Gastronomy: Argumentum Ad Populum Elimination,
23. Bandung City As a Sundanese Gastronomy Foodscape

1. Honorary Council of the Indonesian Tour Guide Association Leadership Council of the Bandung City Branch in 2022.
2. The Best Presenter in 2021 for the Gastronomy Research Category during the Tourism Gastronomy Destination International Conference.
3. As a Traditional Food Preservation in 2019 by the West Java Provincial Tourism Office.
4. The Best Paper in 2018 at the Conference held in Thailand by The World Cultural Tourism Association with the title “Why Do Tourists Visit Bandung City? Empirical Study of Motivational Factors”.
5. Bravo Leader Award in 2018, as Researcher, Activist and Volunteer from Kalam Anak Alam Yogyakarta.
6. Outstanding Contributor of Public Relations at the Indonesian University of Education in 2016 under the Tourism Destination category by the Indonesian University of Education.

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