Assessing the Readiness of Berova Beach as a Leading Destination in North Kolaka Regency: A Document Review Based on Six Destination Components and Evidence Levels

Abstract

Berova Beach in Pitulua Village, Lasusua District, is regarded as a leading tourist attraction of North Kolaka Regency, yet the local government acknowledges that its management and facilities need improvement. This article assesses the readiness of Berova Beach across six destination components while separating evidence-supported findings from data gaps, identifies supporting and inhibiting factors through thematic analysis, and formulates conditional strategies and a verification agenda. It is a qualitative document review of four site-specific documents and three regulations, assessed with explicit evidence-level criteria. Natural assets and policy attention are in place, while three different types of sources all point to cleanliness, maintenance, and facility condition, with no documented body responsible for daily maintenance. Residents' willingness is highest for individual behaviour and lowest for cleaning public toilets without a manager. The status of Berova Beach under Regional Regulation No. 5 of 2014 is uncertain, so policy-related claims are conditional. Six strategies are proposed with decision gates between stages. As no field data are included, the findings are preliminary; the main contribution is an evidence-graded matrix and a replicable verification protocol.