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The Eastern Regional Minister, Julius Debrah, has appealed to the media in the region to support the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), in its endeavors to position the region as the next destination of choice after Greater-Accra, in terms of business investment and tourism. He said the region abounds in many tourist facilities which have not been discovered by the public, and have the potential to become the largest tourist destinations in the country. Mr Debrah noted that, the tourist potential of the region when developed could create huge employment opportunities for people in the region, especially those within the catchment areas, adding that �the media must not fail to support us in this noble agenda.� The Regional Minister made the appeal when he hosted the media at Senchi, as part of the media�s tour of the region�s hospitality industries and tourists� sites. According to him, the RCC in collaboration with the municipal and district assemblies, were working hard to woo investors into the region, to improve upon its tourist sites, and observed that the Media was an important partner in that direction. He urged the media to use its platforms to market the abundant tourist attractions in the region, pointing that apart from the Boti Falls which had become a household tourist site, not only in the region, but in Ghana, there were many waterfalls such as Tini Falls at Adasewase near Anyinam, Akaa Falls, close to the Boti Falls area, and many others that have not been developed. Mr Debrah also mentioned the number of hotels which could compete with high class hotels anywhere in the country, especially in Accra, that were in the region and a further boost to tourism development, and urge the media once again to support such businesses to thrive through their platforms to create more employment.