Knowledge Management in Sustainable Competitive Destinations (SCD) of National Cultural Tourism Event Bakar Tongkang Bagansiapiapi

Purpose: This study aims to discuss the concept of sustainable competitive destination (SCD) in cultural tourism based on knowledge management to ensure that the collaboration in a balanced way contributes to the economy through increasing tourist visits, providing benefits to local communities, and preserving existing culture. Methodology: This article conducts an in-depth literature review related to the development of cultural tourism through ecosystem synergy and applies Nonaka’s knowledge conversion framework in explaining the role of knowledge management in the knowledge collaboration of cultural tourism ecosystems to create SCDs. Finding: Research activities by academics have not been followed up in real terms. Academics are less motivated to synergize the ecosystem. The participation of the people of Rokan Hilir Regency remains lacking. Originality: This paper discusses how to apply knowledge management in cultural tourism, and ecosystem synergies in creating an SCD for the national cultural event Bakar Tongkang Bagansiapiapi. Research implications: Implementation of knowledge management concepts in the cultural tourism ecosystem is a necessity. Practical implications: The synergy of Penta Helix is built through an understanding of the capacity of stakeholders to ensure that it can be a guide for each in creating the SCD for the Bakar Tongkang cultural event in Bagansiapiapi. Social implications: Tourism management and marketing strategies have reached local and foreign tourists who are related to the Tionghoa descendants of Bagansiapiapi.