REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KENDARI -- The Southeast Sulawesi provincial government is offering investment opportunities to anyone keen on investing in the tourism sector on Bokori Island, an official stated.
"We are offering wider opportunities for anyone who would like to invest in the development of tourism on Bokori Island," local Tourism and Creative Economy Office Chief Zainal Koedoes remarked in Kendari on Monday.
According to Koedoes, Bokori Island, with its scenic beauty, warm waters, and white sandy beaches, was an ideal getaway in Southeast Sulawesi for tourists and local residents to unwind.
Koedoes said the local government, as the facilitator, will prepare initial facilities for investors to boost the economy of the island.
"For instance, this year, we have bought a Jet ski and banana boat to attract investment in Bokori Island," he stated.
Further, he reiterated that the opportunity was wide open to investors who want to develop the tourism and creative economy in Bokori Island, situated in the district of Konawe.
He admitted that Bokori Island was a tourist destination in the region located administratively in Konawe.
"Bokori Island is beautiful and serves as one of the mainstay tourist destinations after Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi," Koedoes remarked.
Southeast Sulawesi Governor Nur Alam affirmed that Bokori Island would continue to be promoted as a tourist destination in the province.
Alam remarked that the sand on the beach in the coastal region of Bokori Island met the standard for holding national-level beach volleyball events.