SURABAYA - Dinas Pariwisata (Disparta) Jatim serius mendukung program Visit Indonesia Year 2008 (Tahun Kunjungan Wisata) yang dicanangkan pemerintah. Bersama 12 kabupaten/kota di Jatim, Disparta menyelenggarakan Tourism Fair di City of Tomorrow (Cito) mulai Rabu (2/4).
Kepala Disparta Jatim Harun mengatakan, pameran wisata yang dihelat hingga 13 April itu bertujuan menggairahkan Tahun Kunjungan Wisata. “Lewat Tourism Fair ini, kami ingin meningkatkan kecintaan warga Jatim terhadap objek wisata daerah,” ujarnya kemarin (3/4). Dia berharap, pameran tersebut bisa meningkatkan kunjungan wisatawan domestik.
Pameran yang diikuti lima Biro Perjalanan Wisata (BPW) itu menampilkan sejumlah potensi seni dan budaya. Terutama, potensi objek wisata masing-masing daerah. “Ada pula handycraft, seperti batik Tuban dan Madura, serta makanan tradisional yang dipamerkan,” tambah Harun. Rencananya, mulai 10-13 April bakal disuguhkan serangkaian gelar seni budaya.
Harun berharap, even wisata yang baru pertama diselenggarakan tersebut bisa dilaksanakan reguler. Disparta berharap, Tourism Fair kelak menjadi agenda tetap Pemprov Jatim dan dijadwalkan dua kali dalam setahun. Dengan demikian, pemerintah kabupaten/kota yang terlibat dalam pameran wisata lebih banyak.
Terkait pencanangan Tahun Kunjungan Wisata, Disparta Jatim menargetkan pertumbuhan wisatawan lebih tinggi dibandingkan tahun lalu. “Tahun ini, kami menargetkan pertumbuhan wisatawan domestik hingga 2-3 persen dan wisatawan mancanegara 10 persen,” paparnya.(hep/oki)
Source: Jawa Pos Online
April 7th, 2008
By : Arnaz M. Khairul
WHEN all their cards were down, Le Tua Cycling Team rose to rally behind Anuar Manan for the sprinter to grab his second consecutive points classification win in the Tour of East Java in Indonesia yesterday.
Over the five days of the Tour, which ended in Surabaya yesterday, Malaysia’s top team Le Tua had lost the green (points) and yellow (overall individual) after taking charge of both leads on the opening stage last Monday.
Anuar, 22, was two points behind Algerian Hannachi Abdelbaset of the Doha Team entering the 51-km criterium in Surabaya yesterday and emphatically stole back the jersey by winning both intermediate sprints on offer.
Anuar had also won the points classification in the Tour of East Java last year and it is his second green jersey this year after his feat in the Jelajah Malaysia in January.
The teams classification saw Le Tua maintain their fourth spot, while the national team improved from last to 18th in the final classification.
RESULTS — Stage 5 (51km Surabaya Criterium): 1 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac-Porsche 1:06.38s, 2 Erik Hoffman (Nam) Giant Asia, 3 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) LeTua, 4 Ferinanto (Ina) Dispora-Jatim, 5 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Skil-Shimano — all same time.
Final standings — General classification (yellow jersey): 1 Ghader Mizbani (Iran) Tabriz Petrochemical 12:25.34s, 2 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (Iran) Tabriz Petrochemical +1:34s, 3 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek-Marco Polo +1:53s
Points classification (green jersey): 1 Anuar Manan (Mas) LeTua 18 points, 2 Hannachi Abdelbaset (Alg) Doha Team 15, 3 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon-Sweet Nice 8.
Teams classification: 1 Tabriz Petrochemical (Iran) 37:20.37s, 2 Polygon-Sweet Nice (Ina) +22:57s, 3 Giant Asia (Tpe) +23:21s, 4 Le Tua (Mas) +32:49s, 5 Jaysportswear-Beacon (Phi) +36:32s.
Source: http://www.nst.com.my/
April 7th, 2008