City tours urged in Surabaya

City tours urged in Surabaya

SURABAYA, East Java: A business executive suggested the city
promote tours to spots other than industrial sites and shopping
complexes, Antara reported yesterday.

Sutawi, chairman of the Association of Indonesian Travel
Agencies, East Java chapter, said the 50-meter-high Jalesveva
Jaya Mahe Monument, a symbol of pride for seafarers, in the
Surabaya port of Tanjung Perak was a city asset.

Surabaya also has many museums, including a naval museum, and
a planetarium, he said. Other attractions in "The City of
Heroes", as Surabaya is known, include the Wonokromo Zoo, said to
be the biggest in Southeast Asia, the Kalimas port for
traditional vessels and the Kayoon flower market, he added. (swe)