Surabaya (6/20) - Surabaya North Quay as the latest tourist destination in Surabaya was honored to be the location of the event titled Sparkling Surabaya Tourism Fiesta 2016 (SSTF 2016) which took place from 11-14 November 2016.

In order to welcome Heroes' Day PT. Indonesian Property Pelindo as the manager of Surabaya North Quay in collaboration with the Ciputra University International Hospitality and Tourism Business (IHTB-UC), Suara Surabaya Media and the Surabaya City Tourism Office organized the event as a promotion of East Java tourism while welcoming Volendam foreign cruise ships .

"This is a great opportunity to introduce the tourism potential of Surabaya which is no less good than other cities," said Mahde Kumar as Operation and Business Development Section Head PT. Pelindo Property Indonesia.

Aside from being a moment to promote the tourism potential of Surabaya, this event was also held to appreciate hospitality in Surabaya, becoming a venue for meetings and promotions for tourism businesses so that they got the opportunity to be able to promote tourism destination they have had managed to the tourists.

Surabaya Hotel Award 2016 and Surabaya Tourism Destination Award 2016 which included a series of SSTF 2016 events are a form of appreciation that will be given to business travelers and hoteliers who have successfully participated in building tourism in Surabaya for the better.

In accordance with the theme "Surabaya by the Sea" Surabaya North Quay is the right location, because it is located at the north end of Surabaya and is one of the maritime tourist destinations where visitors can enjoy the beauty of the seaside through the largest rooftop dock in Indonesia

"We hope this event can also educate visitors about the marine tourism potential of the city of Surabaya," he said

To support this, the implementation of the 2016 SSTF will hold a seminar on maritime tourist destinations and talk shows with speakers Riyanni Djangkaru and Raditya Dika. With this, visitors are expected to gain knowledge of the potential of maritime tourism in Indonesia.

With a target market of twenty thousand visitors both young and old, hundreds of outlets will be available to participate in enlivening this event. Visitors will be spoiled with a variety of unique culinary choices that arouse taste and typical Surabaya trinkets that are no less interesting.

Not to forget, various competitions with attractive prizes ranging from crawling baby competitions, pop-group competitions, quizzes, photography and Miss Sparkling 2016 beauty contest. Specially, this event will also be enlivened by famous guest stars including Virzha Idol, Chef Hendra Utomo ( Kings Kitchen Muri Record Holders), and DJ Yasmin.

Furthermore, visitors can also sail to enjoy the beauty and magnificence of Tanjung Perak Port with the Artama mini cruise with the Surabaya Femme route, Jalasveva Jayamahe to the Suromadu Bridge which is also an icon of the city of Surabaya.

Interestingly, this 2016 SSTF will also be enlivened with fireworks, and of course the most anticipated moment of attendance by visitors is the arrival of the International Cruise MS Volendam, a luxury cruise ship from the Netherlands.