Wakatobi Target 300% Tourist

Kendari, the Government of Wakatobi Regency, Sulawesi Tenggara, install target visits overseas and domestic tourists in this year, up 300%.



Regent Wakatobi Hugua, Jakarta, Thursday (4 / 3), the projection tourist visits to the maximum of the breakthrough the Government the support of all communities.



The Government continues with the community berbenah themselves, both terms of physical and social sympathy to attract tourists to visit the Wakatobi region is 97% water.



Promotion potential of marine tourism and culture Wakatobi to attract tourists also have been done in some European countries in the world, among others, the UK, Barcelona, United States, the Netherlands, and France,



"With the operation Matahora Airport Wakatobi tourist visits will spur so optimistic target 300% achieved," said Regent Hugua accompanied Kadis of Syarifuddin.



Tourist visits in 2008 in the district 750 species of coral reef recorded 3000 people.



On 3 March 2009, the PT Merpati Air Lines already established cooperation with the government operating Wakatobi Regency perform testing landing fokker 25 aircraft types in the Airport Matahora.



Test landing aircraft as one of the operational requirements of the permit issuance Dephub who witnessed thousands of people take mulus.



Tourism Kadis, Hasirun Ady, said that until February 2009 have been registered tourists reached 708 people. "With the operation Matahora Airport target 300% optimistic tourist visits reached. The other supporters continue to be addressed also," he said. [Tma, Ant]