F1 Powerboat Lake Toba Has A Positive Impact On Increasing The Economy In North Sumatra

F1 Powerboat Lake Toba 2023 was held at Mulia Raja Port, Bige, North Sumatra. (photo: dock. inter)

JAKARTA - The super fast boat race F1 Powerboat Lake Toba which was held at the Port of Mulia Raja Napitupulu, Balige, North Sumatra (North Sumatra), on February 24-26 2023, brought blessings and had an impact on improving the economy for local residents.

The positive impact of the presence of F1 Powerboat was felt directly by the community, as felt by Ari Hutajulu, the owner of an officer on Jalan Patuan Nagori, Blate. He admitted that the international race, which was held for the first time in Lake Toba, had a very positive impact on him and the surrounding community, because of the large number of tourists who came.

During the F1 Powerboat, the 10 boarding rooms he has are fully ordered. The average customer is tourists from Medan City apart from traveling to Lake Toba, also to watch F1 Powerboat.

"There are quite a lot of tourists who have booked rooms for three to four days. We are very grateful to the government for holding this international event in Balige, because we feel the positive impact," he said, quoted by Antara.

The same thing was felt by Cory Napitupulu, a rice seller in Bige, who admitted that he felt the positive impact of holding the Powerboat F1. Many tourists buy food at their rice stalls, such as fried rice, fried noodles, and others.

In the past two days, food sales have increased with tourists from outside the area coming to watch the race.

The head of the North Sumatra Communications and Informatics Agency, Ilyas Sitorus, stated that F1 Powerboat Lake Toba 2023 will provide a multiplier effect for Toba, such as increasing regional income, increasing hotel occupancy, and increasing vehicle rental business turnover.

"Many benefits are felt by the surrounding community. However, of course what needs to be considered is how to continue to improve the services provided to tourists," he said.

It is hoped that the holding of the Lake Toba F1 in North Sumatra will further improve the regional economy and have a positive impact on the surrounding community.