Tourism Information System for Kota Kapur Village As Island and Historical Destination

Abstract

At present almost all regions in Indonesia are trying to develop tourism in their area to attract tourists and increase their regional income. Bangka Belitung is one of the provinces that began to develop tourism as an alternative to replace mining as an economic center. Bangka Island is starting to increase tourism potential in its area to attract tourists. One potential is the Kota Kapur Site in the village of Kota Kapur, Bangka Regency which is a site that shows the traces of the Srivijaya Kingdom in the past. Kota Kapur site can be developed into a historical tour of the Sriwijaya Kingdom in addition to island tourism due to the existence of 5 small islands near the site of Kota Kapur, Bangka. One tour that can be developed is historical tourism, namely the existence of the Kota Kapur site as proof of the existence of the Srivijaya kingdom in the past in Kota Kapur Village, Bangka Regency. The Kota Kapur site is very famous for its many heritage here starting from inscripción, temples, ports and so on-. The current condition of the Kota Kapur Site requires attention in order to become a historical tourist attraction that is known again by tourists and makes tourists interested in visiting the Kota Kapur site. To introduce a good tourist destination, various aspects need to be prepared. A complete tourism information system about the Kota Kapur site and can be accessed by many people using Internet-based information technology and contains information from images, videos and history of the Kota Kapurstone that can make people interested in coming. By utilizing this tourism information system, many people will be able to find out about historical attractions, namely the Kota Kapur Site in Kota Kapur Village, Bangka, so it is expected that many people will be interested in visiting the Kota Kapur Site in Kota Kapur Village and the islands around the Kota Kapur village.