Thousand Islands Regency Government Will Place MSME Kiosk On Long Island, Which Is A Religious Tourism Destination

JAKARTA - One of the islands in the Thousand Islands, namely Pulau Panjang, has been in the spotlight after being visited by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno at the end of last June.

The Head of the Thousand Islands Tourism Sub-Department, Puji Astuti, said that the Thousand Islands Regency Government was indeed developing a religious tourism destination on Panjang Island.

"This religious tourism destination on Panjang Island is an innovation from the Thousand Islands Regency Government. Initially there was a tomb. Given that the Thousand Islands is a tourism base, while in general studies, northern tourist destinations are still lacking," Puji said when met by VOI in the Thousand Islands, Tuesday, June 14.

Puji said that Panjang Island is often visited by tourists from groups of recitation mothers to taklim assemblies. They visited the tomb of Sultan Maulana Mahmud Zakaria which is located in the center of the island.

Then, there is also a mosque that was built by the private sector as a participatory aid to the Thousand Islands Regency Government because it often uses a helicopter pad which is located nearby.

Then, the Thousand Islands Regency Government has also repainted tourist facilities and access roads from the Pulau Panjang pier to the tomb and mosque. In the future, the Regency Government will place MSME kiosks such as souvenir sellers to culinary tours.

"In future development, MSMEs and culinary tourism will be added later. However, considering that it is currently in the construction stage and the fireplace is from its destination location, we will still work on this in the future," said Puji.

However, Puji has not been able to confirm when the development of Long Island religious tourism will be completed. This is because the Thousand Islands Regency Government did not propose a special budget for the development of this tourism.

Therefore, Puji said that his party opened a collaboration space for other private parties to help develop Long Island religious tourism in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) scheme.

"We only collaborate on the budget. It can be from the SKPD or CSR assistance from the private sector which is not binding. We are open. If there is CSR through us, just accept it, as long as there are no ties," he added.