Surabaya City Police Major perform super-tight security ahead of the Ministerial Meeting of Economic Cooperation Countries Asia Pacific (APEC) in Surabaya which will be held from 6 to 21 April.

Marie Elka Pangesto, Indonesian Tourism Minister

Surabaya City

Surabaya City Police Major perform super-tight security ahead of the Ministerial Meeting of Economic Cooperation Countries Asia Pacific (APEC) in Surabaya which will be held from 6 to 21 April.

A total of 12 police marksmen (snipers) will be stationed around the area and the location of the hotel where the meeting places of the delegation, which is along Jalan Embong Malang, Surabaya.

'' The placement of this sniper to anticipate terrorist acts,'' said Kapolrestabes Surabaya, Tri Maryanto Police Commissioner after deploying troops, Friday (04/05/2013).

The sniper was, said Tri Maryanto, G3 rifles equipped with soundproof. Besides sniper, also deployed a bomb squad team was doing sterilization locations since yesterday.

APEC forum in Surabaya is divided into two series. Senior Officers Meeting (SOM) II on April 7 to 19 participants who attended the APEC officials director-general level. The second section on April 19 to 21, held Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) which was attended by officials of ministerial level trade. Estimated number of 2,000 delegates from 21 countries.

During APEC, they will engage in at least 38 meetings. Two hotels, the JW. Marriot and Sheraton on the Road Embong Malang, will become the venue for meetings of APEC's main forum.

As host, the City Government of Surabaya, East Java, offers a ten-city tour packages to participants the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to be held on April 7 to 21 in the upcoming City of Heroes.

The participants will be invited to visit the location around the city of Surabaya religious tourism, culture, history, until the shopping. Head of Cooperation of Surabaya Ifron hadi said APEC can become a place to socialize investment.

Offer tour packages city Surabaya City Government in support of the event tersebut.Tempat visited, among others, House of Sampoerna, home HOS Cokoroaminoto, Birthplace Bung Karno, Ampel Mosque, Church Kepanjen, Suramadu Bridge, City Hall, Youth Center, Park Jayengrono, and Bungkul Park.

"We are also prepared to support events such as culinary tours, cultural performances, and gowes together," said Hadi Ifron, in Surabaya City Hall, Thursday (04/04/2013).

There are two agendas at APEC meeting in Surabaya, the Senior Official Meeting (SOM), director-general level official meeting on April 7 to 19, and Minister Responsible for Trade (MRT) which was attended by the minister of trade.

APEC will follow around 1500-2000 participants from 21 countries. Surabaya Transportation Office head Eddi said, the city tour which traversed the APEC participants will be prepared and escort traffic engineering for traffic.

Summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Surabaya (East Java) and Bali, April 6 to 21, 2013, is expected to increase tourist visits in the two regions.

Pust Head of Statistics (BPS) said Indrocahyo an Irish East Java, following the APEC Summit delegates will hold a meeting of the Second Senior Official Meeting (SOM2) and Minister Responsible of Trade (MRT) at the JW Marriot and Sheraton Surabaya. "The meeting is expected to have a positive impact especially in the tourism sector as delegates attending SOM2 and MRT will also be given the city tour and culinary services track," said an Irish, Thursday (04/04/2013) in Surabaya.

There are 10 city tour packages to various regions in East Java offered by the committee, among others, Mount Bromo in Probolinggo and Pasuruan, Mount Kawah Ijen in Bondowoso, Sarangan in Magetan, Waterfall Sedudo, Nin, and religious tourism and shopping tourism in Surabaya .

Based on data from BPS East Java in February 2013 foreign tourists the most visited tourist attraction in East Java and the top 10 dominated by Asian countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore, and China. In February 2013 the number of tourists to East Java through the entrance Juanda as 16 718 people, down 0.90 percent compared to January 2012 which reached 16 869 people.

While the level of Room Occupancy (TPK) star in East Java in February 2013 only 40.97 percent, down 0.75 points compared January 2013 which reached 40.97 percent. Until now Surabaya preparations to host the APEC summit enters final stage.

Badung regency government has set up 21 hotels that will be occupied by the 21 heads of state and their delegations APEC participants at this grand event held at the end of 2013 was in Bali. Of final coordination with the Organizing Committee, the plan every head of state with his delegation will be placed in the same hotel.

"We set up 21 hotels, one hotel special one state, heads of state and delegations," said the regent of Badung, Anak Agung Gede Agung who met in the office of the attorney general Bali, Thursday (14/02/2013) afternoon.

All 21 hotels are scattered in three locations, namely Nusa Dua, Tanjung Benoa and Jimbaran located near the APEC venue, the Nusa Dua area.

Found in the same place, Bali Police chief Insp Wachyunadi Arif has not received detailed information 21st the hotel. However, the police chief and his staff had prepared plans for the implementation of the APEC security operation ahead.

"Security, we prepared, staying everywhere his hotel to be used, we will invent orientation," said Arif.

Police used security standards remain appropriate procedural safeguards Bali living head of state who have often come to Bali.