<![CDATA[The Bangka Belitung Islands province has great marine ecotourism potential, but the presentation of tourism information remains poorly integrated digitally and spatially. This study aims to identify the distribution and classification of priority tourist attractions and design a prototype of an interactive map based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a digital promotional medium and tourism education. The study uses a mixed-methods approach, with qualitative dominance at the design stage and quantitative support at the prototype evaluation stage. Spatial data processing was carried out using QGIS, the QGIS2Web plugin, and the Leaflet library, while prototype testing involved 30 respondents and employed descriptive analysis, validity and reliability assessments, and Pearson correlation tests in SPSS. The results showed that 33 priority tourist attractions were dominated by coastal areas and beach tourism. All instrument items were declared valid and reliable, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.944. The test results showed that all indicators were in the "Very Good" category, while the product feasibility level was 88.01%, placing it in the "Very Feasible" category. The correlation results also showed positive and significant relationships among the quality of the interactive map, the quality of the information, and the effectiveness of digital promotional media. Thus, the GIS-based interactive map prototype is considered an effective information and promotional medium for marine ecotourism in Bangka Belitung]]>
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