Development of creative economy as a driver of tourism sector although sounds very promising, but still has a number of challenges. Challenges associated with sustainability spread itself creative industries to drive the tourism sector. Fast-changing travel trends tend to be prosecuted so that the artisans create products of creative and innovative. On the other hand, pengarajin also not be trapped on the market because it can eliminate the sense of originality and uniqueness of the product (Syahram 2000). Ooi (2006), identifies a number of development challenges as follows:
1. Quality poduk.
By relying on tourism development, the product of creative economy will be more oriented to the tastes of tourists and is produced in considerable amounts as a souvenir. This can result in loss of unique or typical value of the products of the creative economy.
2. Social conflicts related to the issue of commercialization and commodification.
Creative economic development through tourism is often n “monetizing” social spaces and social life for dipertontonan on tourists as a tourist attraction. If not managed to involve the local community, this can develop into social conflict, because in some communities terdpat social spaces that are sacred and not for reassembly on tourists. » Read more: Creative Challenges of Economic Development as Tourism Sector Mover