Northstar Russia to build a beach resort in Bintan
Russia-based company Northstar Corp. plans to build a hotel and beach resort on a plot of 100 acres of land along the coast Be-raft, Bintan Island, with an initial investment of US $ 5 million. The company plans to utilize the great potential to become a marine tourism in Riau Islands Province in the three stages of the investment. Head of the Investment Promotion Agency and Bintan Capital Region (BPMPD), Mardiah, said the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Northstar Resort Bintan is scheduled for November 14th. It will mark the first phase of construction, which is expected to last one year and cost $ 5 million. "Northstar has scoping for investment opportunities in Bintan for some time. The plan finally realized after going through all the process of issuance of the necessary permits," said Mardiah The Jakarta Post on Wednesday. He said Bintan is a promising market for marine tourism, as more than 400,000 foreign tourists make their way to the International Tourism Lagoi Estate (KPIL) every year. Integrated Bintan KPIL currently offers seven resorts and golf courses of international standard on 23,000 hectares of land. Every year, around 300,000 tourists visit this area of Singapore. The area was built under the cooperation between the governments of Indonesia and Singapore, with construction starting as early as 1991. KPIL officially opened to the public in 1996. "Northstar resort will be built outside KPIL [integrated tourism estate], giving color to the area by the beach obvious characteristics, "he said. Additionally, Mardiah said that local governments will complete construction Bintan Ferry International Berakit to support the development of Northstar resort. The ferry docked at Berakit make regular trips between Bintan and Singapore. "Access of Raja Ali Haji airport in Tanjung Pinang also been enhanced. Previous took one-and-a-half hours to get to Bintan, but now it is only 45 minutes. Means of transportation will encourage tourists to visit Bintan," he said. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency Riau Island (BPS), Bintan has seen a 20 percent increase in the number of tourist arrivals this year, with 30,000 foreign tourists visit Bintan per month, up from last year's estimate of 25,000 people per month.
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