Kupang To Develop Holiday City

Kupang (Antara Bali) - The city government of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, is building infrastructure facilities at several beach tourism spots to develop a holiday city in southern Indonesia.

"We are developing certain infrastructure facilities at the beaches in order to create interesting tourism sites," Mayor of Kupang Jonas Salean stated here on Wednesday.

Located along the shoreline, Kupang has beautiful beaches that need to be developed as tourism sites.

Therefore, several concrete measures such as the budget for the tourism sector has to be increased to support the development of tourism spots.

Several beaches that require special attention are Namosain, Nun Su'i, Pasir Panjang, and Kelapa Lima.

"We have already built lopo (traditional cottage in Kupang) and facilities made of concrete in Namosain and Kelapa Lima beaches, so that the people can enjoy and relax during their visit," Salean explained.

Due to the limitation in the local government's budget, some policies and development plans related to tourism in Kupang will be carried out gradually.

The government of Kupang has also invited local and foreign investors to invest in the tourism sector.

"We are open to investment in this area, and we need cooperation with other parties to develop tourism," Salean affirmed.

He hoped the effort to develop tourism sites would help to boost the locally generated recurring revenues (PAD) in Kupang.

Kupang, which is strategically located near Timor Leste and Australia, has been considered as a transit area for tourists. (WDY)