District Head Hugua, please write a letter to the coordinator minister for cultural and human development ..."Wangiwangi (ANTARA News) - Coordinating Minister for Cultural and Human Development Puan Maharani made assurance to support the development of the tourism industry in Wakatobi District to attract more tourists to the maritime tourism destination.
"As the coordinating minister in charge of cultural and human development, I will coordinate with all relevant ministries relating to the tourist destination to help develop infrastructure to support tourism in Wakatobi," Minister Maharani stated here on Thursday evening.
She emphasized that Wakatobi should have necessary infrastructure to support tourism, such as adequate supply of electricity, clean water, means of transportation, restaurants, and hotels.
"District Head Hugua, please write a letter to the coordinator minister for cultural and human development on what Wakatobi needs to boost the tourism sector," she stated.
She pointed out that there were power blackouts on four instances last night due to the shortage of electricity supply in Wakatobi.
Starting next year, Wakatobi should no longer endure power blackouts as it will impact tourism, she affirmed.
Coordinator Minister Maharani was in Wakatobi for two days to officially open the Wakatobi Wonderful Festival and Expo (Wakatobi Wave) 2015 organized by the Wakatobi administration in cooperation with the tourism ministry.
Maharani, accompanied by Hugua and lawmaker Wiryanti Sukamdani, visited a construction site of a cruise dock and Sombu Beach, which is known as the best diving site in Wakatobi.
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