Wyndham Grand Kayseri opens

Based on a franchising agreement of Almer Investment Tourism Inc. and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Wyndham Grand Kayseri opened in Kayseri. The luxury hotel boasts 205 guest rooms and 12 meeting rooms, accommodating up to 1,185 people. The hotel is the fifth Wyndham Grand in Turkey and the first in Kayseri, a city with a strong commercial draw for business travelers and a popular ski destination. Wyndham Grand Kayseri came into service in the luxury category of the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts chain. Almer Yatırım Turizm A.Ş. Chairman Ali Başyazıcıoğlu, Vice President Şükrü Başyazıcıoğlu, Executive Vice President of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Central and Eastern Europe Edwin Broers, Wynhdam Hotels & Resorts Central and Eastern Europe Franchise Operations Manager Serkan Zoroğlu, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Business Development Manager Murat Özel, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Central and Regional Manager of Eastern European Architecture Office Aykut Aydın and Wyndham Grand Kayseri General Manager Emine Bozkurt attended.

5th Wyndham Grand Hotel in Turkey Almer Investment Tourism Inc. Şükrü Başyazıcıoğlu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, stated that they decided to invest in Kayseri in order to provide luxury services with an innovative and dynamic brand. Wyndham Grand Kayseri Hotel General Manager Emine Bozkurt said, “Kayseri is one of the rare cities of our country and its location, deep-rooted history, strong industry, Erciyes mountain ski tourism and its proximity to Cappadocia region is an indispensable destination for travelers. We wanted to offer a more privileged and better quality service for the guests traveling to the city for business and leisure purposes and for accommodation and meetings. We are very happy to open the fifth Wyndham Hotel Grand next the one in Istanbul and Izmir in Turkey."

To be renovated from February to June! Underlining the The Wyndhham Grand brand is most luxurious brand of 20 brands of the chain in the upper-upscale, Bozkurt said that the renovation of the hotel will be completed in June. Bozkurt said that they would do partial renovations in general areas such as lobby, restaurants, ballrooms, meeting rooms and rooms and said, “It is our biggest aim to reflect the high quality of service of Wyndham Grand brand in the whole hotel lobby.”

Akarca Tekstil Company has been growing by producing different designs and collections in contract textile. The company's wide product range is in demand from many parts of the world.

Founded in 1990 in Bursa and producing in the home textile sector, Akarca Tekstil has a wide range of products. Akarca produces 650,000 m2 of fabric per month and exports 75% of its production. Akarca Tekstil, which is one of the two Turkish companies newly accepted in 2019 to the Proposte fair, is counting down to meet its visitors at the Proposte fair, which is one of the most important fairs of the sector. Murat Zumbulyuva, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Akarca Tekstil, made a statement to the Contract Business magazine on the occasion of the Proposte fair.

Murat Zumbulyuva stated that as Akarca Tekstil, they always want to produce quality products instead of increasing their production capacity. He said that they had recently diversified the flame retardant products they produce for the contract sector. He added that they started to work on stock and added the outdoor fabrics to their collections.

Zumbulyuva said, “We can explain Akarca Tekstil's recognition in the sector to having its own production facility and offering the flame retardant products to their customers. They are made of fire-resistant yards not made of chemical based materials, besides, the effects of these chemicals are not permanent." R&D is not a new topic for Akarca!

Akarca Tekstil, which is the provider of material for the companies in the contract businesses, provides service to Antalya-based hotels and hospitals with its brand Minerva. The company has been working with 4 textile engineers for developing patterns for 15-16 years. The firm buys works of designers from many countries such as Italy, France, Spain, and adapts them to its own fabrics. It is by no means concerned with other companies' designs and qualities. Zumbulyuva said that quality and design are of their own business and that they had successfully continued to underline that they had recently prepared special products. He emphasized, “R&D is not a new topic for us." "We have exported to 70 different countries"

As of 2018, the company grew its international network considerably and it mainly deals with markets in Europe, Mediterranean countries, Canada, America, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, China, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Korea and Africa. Emphasizing that they export to these regions, Murat Zumbulyuva said, "We have exported to 70 different countries and we are increasing them even more with fairs and travels."

Murat Zumbulyuva and Meral Keskin

"We have exported to 70 different countries"

“We are in Villa Erba”

Akarca, one of the six Turkish companies participating in the Proposte Fair and taking its place in the villa Erba, is also taking the lead in Turkish contract textiles. Among many companies that invest in R&D, prepare their own collections and integrate with the world, Akarca Tekstil was accepted inside Villa Erba. Murat Zumbulyuva further said: "Our most important achievement is to be in Villa Erba in Proposte. There they look at your products, exhibits and what you can develop more. We worked very well on our homework; we prepared and made a presentation. We are pleased to be at Villa Erba, there are more Turkish companies that deserve to be there, and we hope that they will be accepted into the villa next years. We are sure that more Turkish firms will enter Villa Erba in the future.”

Akarca Textile will participate in the biggest fairs in its field such as Heimtextil in Frankfurt, Proporte in Italy, Evteks in Istanbul and Intertextile in Shanghai.

"Our knowledge makes us different"

Akarca Tekstil, which has been growing in this sector for 25 years, employs experienced and professional people. 25 years ago, the company was working in hotel textiles segment, and then in 2000 it began to serve in the curtain industry. He detailed about the approaches in the sector: "Firms are trying to make production for the needs of the contract sector, and now they are more interested in the contract sector. Renewal periods are extending in home textiles but it is becoming shortened in contract textile. Our experience and knowledge in the sector is the main points that differentiate us in the market.” The company, which is in the nirvana in the sector with its different collections, now stands out with its products consisting of natural fibers. Akarca Textile makes new additions to the collection he prepared for Heimtextil and produces dyed fabric from yarn and adds new ones to flame retardant fabric collections. “We believe that spending enough time for the

contract market and to show interest and offer the right products will be the way out for the curtain industry. The contract works are not just for hotels, but a time-consuming task that needs to be done in a certain amount of time and require a lot of effort. All of these should be done in line with other functions of business. We want companies in this sector to improve themselves, if they are to be successful," he outlined.