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‘’LET’S MEET AT THE ANATOLIAN PEAK’’

2011 UNIVERSITY WINTER OLYMPICSERZURUM PALANDÖKEN

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXHIBITIONS

SNAPSHOTS OF WTA GRAND FINAL - LONDON

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Peaceful Year

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Every New Year brings new hopes.

42 Dalmaçya’da 3 gün, 3 Günde 3 ülke

It is not different for tourism professionals. However, the biggest wish of them is comfort and peace in their environment. They expect a World with no fight and war. They know that at the place where there is fight and

Genelde yurtdışına paket turlar ile gitmem. Hele ilk kez gideceğim ülkelere özellikle yalnız gitmeyi, özgürce kimselere bağlı kalmadan o ülkeyi tanımayı yeğlerim. Herkesin zevkleri farklıdır, bu yüzden herkes kendi zevklerine uygun yerleri gezmeyi, tanımayı, keşfetmeyi ister. Kalabalık grublar ile seyahate çıkıldığında bu özgürlüğü yaşayamazsınız.

war, there is no tourism. Tourism professionals are against war.

Therefore they work peacefully.

We wish all tourism professionals a happy New Year with full of peace and tourism.

Suat Tore

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Erzurum, which is one of the world’s largest settlements that sit more than 2,000 meters above sea level, the fairy tale setting of Palandöken is one of the major sites for the 2011 Winter Universiade. Soon, it shall be touched by the magic wand of the organization, which will be held with the participation of nearly three thousand athletes from fifty-seven countries.

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40 40 Hırvatistan’ın Baskenti Zagrep Panonya ovası, Alp Dağları kenarı ve Dinar Dağları serbest ileşitim yerinin spontane olarak meydana gelmesini sağlamıştır. Şehri kuzey yönünden esen soğuk rüzgarlardan Medvednica Dağı korurken, geniş ovalık arazi ve Sava Nehri kenti Dünyanin diğer yönlerine doğru açılımını da sağlamıştır.

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Archaeological Discoveries in Turkey Round Up 2010

2010 has been a bumper one for archaeology in Turkey with a number of new sites and finds unearthed.

Highlights include newly discovered lost cities and significant artefacts from ongoing excavations.

those such as what is believed to be King Hekataios’s (father of King Mausolos) marble-relief sarcophagus found in the Zeus Karios area of Milas in southwestern Turkey. A relief statue of a crowned female holding a torch has also been found in Perge. A 1500-year-old Byzantine paintLost cities manufacturing workshop indicating that the port was once The discovery of the lost city of Germenicia in full of such premises and a 900-year-old Byzantine chapel Kahramanmaras with its many houses decorated with have been uncovered in Demre, Antalya. mosaics such as found in Ephesus and Zeugma.

On the Aegean coast, a 3000-year-old wine-manufacturing The antique Roman city of Julianopolis close to Ankara centre has been found in Cesme, whilst an 8200-year-old during whose unearthing the ancient city of Parnassos was seal has been unearthed in Bornova, Izmir. also discovered.

Findings in Central Anatolia (inland Turkey), include Cuneiform-script tablets near the ancient city of Kanesh Excavation finds (Hittite Neša) in Kayseri, showing that the first written In Istanbul and its surrounds, findings include ceramics of trade agreement in Anatolia was made 4000 years ago. the Roman and Byzantine period and a Roman tombstone The ancient city of Kanesh is also the site of discovery of at the ancient city of Bathoneia situated at the edge of Lake the earliest traces of the Hittite language, and the earliest Kucukcekmece, Istanbul. A 60-metre section of a Roman attestation of any Indo-European language, dated to the road and a tunnel have been found in Kocaeli. A temple with 20th century BC. 5000-year-old ramparts have also been statues of Aphrodite and Eros dating from the 2nd century unearthed at Kultepe in Kayseri.

BC in addition to a plethora of ceramics and the remains of In Eastern Turkey, a 2600-year-old wall belonging to the walls and a tower in Tekirdag.

Urartu Empire has been found at Dogubeyazit castle.

The Black Sea region was also the location for many Restorations interesting finds including a 2500-seater antique theatre during excavations of the antique city of Tieios, Zonguldak. An 1800-year-old fountain, the Antoninen Nymphaeum, This ancient city looks set to become known as the Ephesus from the ancient city of Sagalassos in Burdur which of the Black Sea Coast. There have also been discoveries of collapsed after a major earthquake around the year 650 unique mosaics of such animals as horses, elephants and reopened after restoration; today it flows again with water. panthers at the ancient city of Hadrianapolis in Karabuk, The 19th-century Ayavukla Church was restored to be leading to this site being referred to as the Zeugma of the used as a cultural centre. The figure of Christ as well as Black Sea Coast. the frescoes depicting St John and the angels Michael and In and around the coastal areas of Turkey findings include Gabriel have also been uncovered. n

Turkey 2011 Advertisements Revealed Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced the results of the advertisement tender worth US$45 million.

Among 31 advertisement agencies, following agencies won the tender for 2011 Advertisement of Turkey: East Europe and Americas – Iconisus Europe – dDf Middle East, N. Africa – Medium rare / Inbar Consortium Far East – GLOBAL RAYTUR Some of the prepared advertisements for 2011 are below n

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Ottoman Maps Exhibition Opened in Vatican they have a projection center and are adjusted for variation.

After the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared 2009 as the Katip Celebi Year, the exhibition opened at San Bernardino State University in California, the UNESCO Hall in Paris, Damascus National Museum, Aleppo and Riga.

The exhibition will also be inaugurated in Europe, America, Middle East and Central Asia in coming days. An OttomanTurkish geographer and cartographer born between 1465 and 1470 in Gelibolu, west of Turkey, Piri Reis is primarily known today for his maps and charts collected in his Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation), a book which contains detailed information on navigation as well as extremely accurate charts describing the important ports and cities of the Mediterranean Sea. He gained fame as a cartographer when a small part of his first world map (prepared in 1513) was discovered in 1929 at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

The most surprising aspect was the presence of the Americas on an Ottoman map, making it the oldest known Turkish map showing the New World, and one of the oldest maps of America still in existence in the world (the oldest known map of America that’s still in existence is the map drawn by Juan de la Cosa in 1500, which is conserved in the Naval Museum (Museo Naval) of Madrid, Spain.)

The most striking characteristic of the first world map (1513) of Piri Reis, however, is the level of accuracy in positioning the continents (particularly the relation between Africa A Turkish university inaugurated an exhibition of maps of and South America) which was unparalleled for its time. two Ottoman geographers in the Vatican.

Even maps drawn decades later did not have such accurate The Civilization Studies Center of Istanbul’s Bahcesehir positioning and proportions.

University opened “The Ottoman Worldview from Piri Reis In 1528 Piri Reis drew a second world map, of which a small to Katip Celebi” exhibition at the Palazzo della Cancelleria in fragment showing Greenland and North America from the Vatican in coordination with Turkey’s Culture & Tourism Labrador and Newfoundland in the north to Florida, Cuba Ministry. and parts of Central America in the south still survives.

The exhibition displays reproductions of maps drawn and An Ottoman scholar, historian and geographer, Katip Celebi used during the Ottoman era till the end of the 17th century. is known for his encyclopedic contributions, a bibliographical The maps will shed light on Ottoman world view. dictionary in the Arab language, with over 14,500 entries Despite being prepared in the traditional style, the works of in alphabetical order. This work served as a basis for the Piri Reis are portolan maps based on his personal experience, “Bibliothèque Orientale” by Barthélemy d’Herbelot de observations, and earlier maps from the East and West.

Molainville. He was also the author of many works in the Although they lack longitude and latitude lines, they are as fields of geography, history and economics n precise as scientific maps for practical naval purposes since

Istanbul Selected 2010’s Most Favorite Travel Destination Readers of the U.S. daily “The New York Times” have named the Turkish city of Istanbul as their favorite travel destination for 2010. The paper, which had asked its readers early in 2010 “where they wanted to travel throughout the year”, unveiled results of the poll and the winner is Istanbul.

The New York Times said “The readers who recommended Istanbul repeated some themes. Alan of New York, Peter of Istanbul and others mentioned the history. “What you see here today literally spans the centuries (and millenniums), in terms of the stones beneath your feet and cultures,” Peter wrote. Several other readers mentioned the people and the culture.”The New York Times stated that Colombia, Seoul, Costa Rica and New York followed Istanbul in the ranking. n

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Istanbul Hosted Faith Tourism Summit Istanbul hosted Faith Tourism Summit 2010 which was held in Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC) between 23 and 24 November 2010.

The summit is organized by The Presidency of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) within the framework of “Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture (ECOC) Project”.

Faith Tourism Summit is organized with the aims of providing sustainability for Istanbul as an essential destination of faith tourism on international basis. The summit confirmed Istanbul as an indispensable center for faith tourism with the participation of representatives from different religions.

Opening ceremony is attended by Kadir Topbaş; Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan, Hüseyin Avni Mutlu; Governor of Istanbul, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sönmez; Director of Religious Affairs, Ertugrul Günay; Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister, Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey.

Speakers at the summit include: Bartholomeos i - Greek Orthodox Patrıarch Rav Isak Haleva - Chıef Rabbı Of Turkey Metropolıt Yusuf Çetın - The Metropolitan, Spiritual Head Of Istanbul And Ankara Syriac Orthodox Communities And Deputy Patriarch Korepiskopos Yusuf Sağ - Chorbishop, Deputy Patriarch Of The Turkish Syriac Catholic Church Jurgen Neubarth - Bayerisches Pilgerburo Prof. Dr. Ahmet Akgündüz - Rector & President Of Rotterdam Islamic University Prof.Dr.Vecdi Akyüz - Marmara University - Faculty Of Theology Prof.Dr. Dr. Bernhard Uhde - Freiburg University - Faculty Of Theology Prof.Dr.Murat Belge - İstanbul Bilgi University Rıza Epikmen- President Of Turcev Kevin J. Wright - President Of World Religious Travel Association Deniz Tüfekçi - Seventur Travel

Abba gave a concert in Istanbul records a year. ABBA was the first pop group from a non-English-speaking country to enjoy consistent success in the charts of English-speaking countries, including the UK, the US, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. As well as reaching the top of the charts in different countries like Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru among others, the band also released a compilation of their hit songs translated into Spanish.

During the band’s existence, Fältskog and Ulvaeus were a married couple, as were Lyngstad and Andersson - although both couples later divorced. At the height of their popularity, both relationships began suffering strain that led ultimately to the collapse of first the Ulvaeus-Fältskog marriage (in 1979) and then of the Andersson-Lyngstad marriage in 1981.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s these relationship changes began manifesting in the group’s music, Musicians of famous Abba Group gave a concert in Istanbul as they produced more introspective lyrics with different on December 13 in Istanbul within the scope of “Good Music compositions. After ABBA split, Andersson and Ulvaeus in Town Festival”. achieved success writing music for the stage while Lyngstad Ulf Anders Hilmer Andersson and Mats Sture Ronander, the and Fältskog pursued individual solo careers with varying musicians of ABBA, will take the stage in Halic Congress success.

Center with their “Abba The Show”.

ABBA’s music remained steadily popular until several films, ABBA was a Swedish pop music group formed in Stockholm notably Muriel’s Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, in 1972, consisting of Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, Björn Queen of the Desert, revived interest in the group, spawning Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog. They several tribute bands. became one of the most commercially successful acts in the In 1999, ABBA’s music was adapted into the successful history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from musical Mamma Mia! that toured worldwide and had a 1972 to 1983. movie version released in 2008, becoming the highest ABBA sold over 375 million records worldwide, making grossing film in the UK at the time. them the fourth best-selling popular music artists in the The group was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame history of recorded music. They still sell two to three million on 15 March 2010 n

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Afrocubism Music Performed in Istanbul Afrocubism musicians performed a great show in Istanbul Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall on 27 November 2010.

Afrocubism, as an extraordinary project which combines traditional African music with Cuban music, also gives an opportunity to have so many talented musicians.

The very original idea behind the million selling project Bueno Vista Social Club with Mali’s finest musicians together with great musicians from Cuba as a project called “Afrocubism”.

All talented and experienced musicians of Afrocubism include the famous grammy winning African musician Toumani Diabete who is well known for his virtuosity on African instrument Kora. Afrocubism also offers famous Grammy winning Cuban singer and guitarist Eliades Ochoa as one of the brilliant members of the band. Bassekou Kouyate was born in the Segu region of Mali and the end of the 1980s he had joined Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra. n

National Geographic China Reserves 30 Pages For Turkey National Geographic China has reserved its cover and 30 pages for Turkey in its new year special issue.

National Geographic China, which is one of the most prestigious reference magazines of the world, for the first time spared 30 pages for introduction of a country. Founder of China’s first private museum and famous collector, Ma Weidu, promoted Turkey in the magazine.

Turkish Culture & Tourism Ministry’s Beijing promotion office’s Undersecretary Ilknur Yigit told A.A on Monday that after they learned that most of the Chinese people knew about China porcelains in Turkey and they admired it very

much, Chinese editors of National Geographic were offered to promote Turkey.

Yigit said that a Chinese delegation was hosted in Turkey with special invitation of Turkish Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay, and they were permitted to make shootings in museums.

Collector Weidu says in his article that he was impressed with the multiculture in Turkey, and Turkey was a perfect country.Weidu is a famous collector who was previously invited to British Museum by British government to make researches. n

First Istanbul Shopping Fest to begin March 18 Istanbul Shopping Fest will be organized between March 18 and April 26, 2011.

Istanbul Shopping Fest organization organized a press conference at Çırağan Palace on Friday, November 26.

Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay, Governor of İstanbul Hasan Avni Mutlu, Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş, President of Istanbul Shopping Fest Platform Mehmet Büyükekşi and Istanbul Shopping Fest managing President Yılmaz Yılmaz informed that the event’s importance for Istanbul. Speakers stated that the event has a total of 50 million Turkish Liras budget (35 million USD) and has a target of 3 billion USD spending during 40 days.

Shops and shopping malls will be open till morning in several districts of Istanbul. People will be able to shop 24 hours a day in Istanbul during nearly one month.

Different special prizes and ‘‘Win a Auto Every Day’’ campaigns are expected to attract tourists to Istanbul.

Beside the 90 shopping centers, several popular shops at Taksim, Nişantaşı, Şişli, Bakırköy, Fatih, Bahariye, and Bağdat street will stage several street activities.

Hundreds gathered to watch a different music shows and entertainment display on Taksim, Nişantaşı, Şişli, Bakırköy, Fatih, Bahariye and Bağdat streets of Istanbul.

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New Focus Travel Magazine becomes Media Partner of ATA opportunities. We are proud to be a media partner of the Africa Travel Association”.

The Africa Travel Association (ATA) was established as an international travel industry trade association in 1975 to T R A V E L M A G A Z I N E promote travel, tourism and transport to and within Africa, and to strengthen intra-Africa partnerships.

Turkey’s leading travel trade magazine; New Focus Travel Magazine is the leading travel trade New Focus Travel Magazine becomes a media partner of magazine in Turkey. Awarded Geneva Gold Star Quality’98 ATA; the premier international travel association, promoting and Skalite’99, its readers are all travel professionals, tourism to the African continent and intra-Africa travel and such as travel agents, hoteliers, airlines and the tourism partnership. industry ... etc. New Focus Travel Magazine is distributed New Focus Travel Magazine’s Editor in Chief; Suat Töre said, by the Ministry of Tourism to all tourism offices in Turkey “Tourism in the African continent is growing. We would and 40 countries in the world from Japan to USA. For more like to focus more to African continent and its tourism information visit http://smpublication.com/index1.htm n

In Brief Funda Ozan has been appointed Divan Antalya Talya as Sales Executive. l Esra Nilgün Mirze, founder of Istanbul Network; an Istanbul-based independent art network, will be presented with the Cultural Prize Europa of the KulturForum l Europa. It is a union established by former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher to promote development of culture and communication in Europe. l Handan Boyce has been appointed Haliç Congress Centre in Istanbul as General Manager. Handan Boyce was General Manager of Istanbul Convention and Visitors l Bureau previously. Mrs. Boyce is also a board member at ICCA. l Bilgen Bayazıt Gazi named Sales and Banquet Manager of Solto Alaçati Hotel. l Gülçin Güner named General Coordinator of GoldCity Tourism Complex. Alanya Touristic Hoteliers Association (ALTID) has re-elected Gülçin Güner as President l Yasemin Uygurmen has been appointed The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul as Public Relations Manager. l Feridun Tabur named General Manager at Hotel North Point located in Denizli l Nevra Saylam has been appointed Sa Sa Deluxe in Sapanca, Sakarya. l Vedat Ergün has been appointed General Manager at Arena Hotel in Sultanahmet, Istanbul. l Cengiz Karaagaç has been appointed to Pegas Touristik’s Dessole Resorts & Hotels in Egypt as General Manager. l Irem Küçükay named Sales Manager of BW The President Hotel & BW Citadel Hotel l Erol Turanlioglu has been appointed Alkoçlar Hotel Group as Tourism Group Director. l Tolga Tuyluoglu has been appointed as the new UK director for The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism as of December 1st. l Cüneyt Kuru appointed Rixos Lares as General Manager. l

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World Travel Awards at Grand Final 2010 World Travel Awards capped its year-long search for travel and tourism’s finest with its glittering Grand Final 2010 Ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House hotel.

Two media partners of World Travel Awards; FTNNEWS and New Focus Travel Magazine are represented by Suat Töre at the Grand Final 2010 Ceremony. Suat Töre presented an award to Marcello Cicalo, Sales & Marketing Manager, Forte Village Resort which is awarded by World’s Leading New Resort, World’s Leading Green Resort, World’s Leading Resort titles.

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World Travel Awards Call for Nominations World Travel Awards is issuing a call to those organisations that aspire to be the best of the best in the business to participate in the 2011 World Travel Awards.

The highest accolade in travel and tourism, the awards is hailed as ‘the Oscars of the travel industry’ by the media worldwide for identifying and rewarding excellence.

Last year’s self nominations rose an outstanding 50 per cent compared to the previous year, and in 2011 the competition is set to be the fiercest yet as companies and destinations realise the commercial benefits and kudos that comes from winning a World Travel Award.

Entry is now open for categories in Africa, Asia, Australasia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Indian Ocean, Middle East, North America, South America and World.

The entry form can be completed online or downloaded from www.worldtravelawards.com/entry2011.

Nomination submission deadline will be Friday 4th February.

The complete nomination’s list will be announced in time for ITB in March. Voting will then open and be carried out by an audience of 183,000 travel agents and tourism professionals from 164 countries, as well as visitors to World Travel Awards website who are encouraged to submit their votes via the online voting system.

World Travel Awards has announced the locations of the 2011 events which include: Antalya, Bangkok, Dubai, London, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco and Sharm el Sheikh. The events are widely regarded as one of the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and trade leaders, CEO and director-above level professionals as well as international media.

World Travel Awards, President and Founder, Graham E. Cooke said: “With 2010 proving to be one of the toughest on record for the travel and tourism industry, we saw the true leaders of travel turn adversity into opportunity and 2011 will be no different.

We are looking for companies that go the extra mile to outperform their peers and truly offer an exceptional experience for their customer as well as exceeding business performance with innovative ideas.” n

UNWTO to present portfolio of technical assistance at FITUR The wide range of products and services which constitute the UNWTO technical assistance portfolio will be officially presented at the international tourism trade fair, FITUR 2011 (Madrid, Spain, 20 January).

The presentation of the UNWTO Technical Product Portfolio offers a unique opportunity for UNWTO Member States, regional and international organizations, destination management organizations (DMOs) and others to familiarize themselves with what UNWTO provides by way of its technical assistance in building up a sustainable and highly competitive tourism sector.

The presentation will detail UNWTO’s technical assistance,

which includes supporting countries and destinations in the formulation of tourism policy, providing training in tourism management, the strategic positioning of a country as a tourism destination and product development. UNWTO also works with its Members in the collection and analysis of tourism-related statistics and improving the overall quality of products and services within the tourism sector.

The technical cooperation programme is the operational arm of UNWTO, translating the Organization’s technical expertise and knowledge of best practices from around the world into practical application in the field. In addition to introducing participants to the many technical products and services which can be provided to Members, the presentation of the UNWTO Technical Product Portfolio will also explain how to obtain this assistance and provide more information on the project implementation process. n

UNWTO 7th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism Snow and mountain tourism experts from around the world will gather at the 7th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism Andorra to pool and acquire knowledge and monitor relevant trends in this major tourism market (Grenoble, France, 28-29 April).

The World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism Andorra provides an important opportunity for tourism stakeholders with a special interest in snow and mountain tourism to meet, analyse current developments and discuss prospects for this key market. Crucially, it serves as a vital platform for representatives from the world’s traditional and emerging snow and mountain countries to exchange ideas and best practices on the promotion of their destinations on world markets.

Particular emphasis will be placed during this year’s edition on the relationship between mountain destinations and the development and management of the surrounding areas,

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from urban planning to landscape integration, as well as the diversification of tourism products and activities in mountain areas in the framework of key adaptation strategies to fight climate change.

Co-organized by UNWTO and Andorra, the seventh edition of the Congress will be held in Grenoble, France, in collaboration with Alpexpo, Grenoble’s convention centre, during the Interprofessional Mountain Fair (Salon Inter-professionnel de la Montagne). Grenoble is famous as a gateway to the numerous ski resorts of the surrounding French Alps and has been a key player in developing a sustainable and competitive tourism sector.

Previously held every two years in Andorra, from 2011 the Congress will become an annual event and will be held outside of Andorra every other year. Regularly bringing together over 300 international participants, the Congress has emerged as a principal forum for addressing the major issues and challenges facing mountain tourism in all its forms and seasons. n

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GOLDEN CITY GATE at ITB-Berlin has new features and speaker “THE GOLDEN CITY GATE” is organized yearly since 2001 within the scope of the International Tourism exchange of ITB as an international tourism film competition.

The competition is a creative and innovative expression of the tourism industry. In the 10th edition on the next ITB from 9th to 13th of March 2011, in the ITBCinema (hall 7.2a) there will be an international film print-media competition “THE GOLDEN CITY GATE “. There are three new categories in this year’s edition: Print: For town hotel and land campaigns; Music: For music-video-clips from and/or about a country; Web pages: On-line appearance, banner advertising, App`s.

Wolfgang Jo Huschert - chairman of “Bundesverband der Film- und AVProduzenten e.V - is the president of the jury.

The international trade information service “Tourism-Insider” is the new media partner of the film festival and editor-in-chief Joachim Fischer has the function as the new speaker.

A special highlight will be the presentation of 3-D-movies in the ITB-Cinema. The festival only filed with competitive films in the sole ITB-Cinema. The contributions present oneself to an international professional audience from different states and countries, the national and international tourism association and institutions and also the numerous fair visitor..

The assessment of the filed films ensued by an international specialized jury according to the following criterions: visual performance, acoustic overall impression, emotional effect, value of information, conception and creativity. The first-placed contributions will distinguished with gold, silver and bronze by

the Golden City Gate. From the front-runner contributions the VIP jury choose the film of the year. This is awarded with the “Diamond Award”.

The professional jury exists of specialists of the areas of tourism, film, public relations and public institutions. The careful choice of the jurors guarantees a professional and widediversified spectrum of experience for the expert and objective assessment.

The categories: city-tourism, town, location, architecture, country, region, scenery, economy, airline, airport, harbour, cruise, ferry, carrental, Invest, travel assurance, expedition equipment, ecology, tourist events and functions, incentives, hotel, wellness, spa, TV travel travel magazines,travel documentations, tourism spots (up to 90 sec.), print campaign, advertising, brochures, online appearance and innovative information about alternative electronic media.

By the participation on the competition the participants get additional presences on the ITB: presentation of the films, advertisement on the movie screen, advertisement in the cinema, press conferences, press releases and possible presentations.

After the ITB specific applications of the films also spread after the competition, e.g. about video on demand, press, tradeshows, cinemas and TV. For that reason a huge number of new contacts is reached.

The application form is available under www. das-goldende.stadttor.de or www.the-goldencity-gate.com.

THE GOLDEN CITY GATE is an international multimedia contest for the tourism industry and offers a platform to present films and other multimedia contributions at the ITB-Cinema. Participating countries, cities, communities, economic areas, hotels, hotel chain, airports, shipping companies, agencies and event agencies, music and movie

productions and travel assurance has the possibility to present their films, prints and music clips on the big movie screen in the ITBCinema (hall 7.2a) to an interested audience and the assessment by an international professional jury in Düsseldorf and Berlin.

In the 10th edition “THE GOLDEN CITY GATE” take place from the 9th to 13th of March 2011 on ITB. The worldwide famous “DIAMOND AWARD” of “THE GOLDEN CITY GATE” will also presented in 2011 for the best contributions of all categories. The prize giving ceremony ensued on the 10th of March at 3.00 pm with guests from different nations at the ITBCinema (hall 7.2a) of the exhibition grounds of Berlin.

New!!! Demonstration of diverse 3D movies at ITB-Cinema. Touristic Music clips get a chance.

The members of the international jury come from the fileds of tourism, hotel and citymarketing, public relation, music, art, students, film, jourmalism, advertising agencies, manager of tourist office, business- and leisure traveler, ambassador and minister, representative of countries and people from public institutions.

The careful choice of international jurors guaranteed a professional and diversified spectrum of experience to evaluate the participant contributions.

The jury exists of two groups. Group 1 selects from the submitted contributions of all categories, the nominated contributions.

Group 2 selects from every category of the nominated contributions, with the highest point number. From these contributions the best of the Best ones is searched. Then the well-chosen contribution receives, in addition, the “DIAMOND AWARD”.

All participants are invited to the presentation at 3.00 pm on the 10th of March. After the presentation there is a possibility for an ensuing get together to establish new contacts.

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International Delphic Council announces new short film competition at ITB Berlin A new opportunity for documentary makers beckons: the International Delphic Council (IDC) is inviting candidates to compete for the Delphic Art Movie Award (DAMA) 2011 which it is hosting for the first time. In cooperation with ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, the IDC’s aim in extending this invitation is to promote cultural and artistic dialogue across borders. This underpins the collaboration between the IDC and ITB Berlin, who together already staged the Festival of the Delphic Games, the big closing event at this year’s ITB Berlin. The focus of this new short film competition is on examining topics that highlight cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue. The purpose of the short

films (maximum duration ten minutes) is to dwell on fundamental artistic issues and a country’s national identity, and to help a wider audience enjoy the fascination of art. The nominated entries will be screened at the IDC stand in Hall 20 at ITB Berlin from 9 to 13 March 2011, and probably also in the ITB Cinema. The winners will be presented with their awards at the big closing event of ITB Berlin on 13 March 2011. The deadline for registering for the Delphic Art Movie Award is 31 January 2011. Entries on a DVD must be handed in by 20 February 2011.

No participation fees will be charged. Everyone including professional filmmakers and students may take part. n

Africa Travel Association 4th Annual US-Africa Travel and Tourism Seminar The Africa Travel Association (ATA) will host the fourth annual U.S.Africa Travel & Tourism Industry Seminar in Washington, D.C. at the Washington D.C. Convention Center on Friday, March 11, 2011.

Under the theme “Promoting Tourism to Africa through Partnership,” the conference will showcase industry and economic partnerships that allow for more effective travel promotions and programs for African travel. The conference will attract industry professionals from Africa and the U.S. eager to learn about key growth trends and niche markets that have helped African tourism grow steadily in recent years. Participants will also explore industry opportunities and challenges, particularly in the North American market, and help connect to other companies to develop strategic business partnerships and alliances.

Attendees to the 2011 conference include tourism experts and industry professionals from the U.S. and Africa, particularly travel agents and tour operators, who market, sell and specialize in Africa, as well as tourism ministers, national tourism board heads, diplomatic community representatives, African Diaspora community leaders, and travel trade media. Faculty and students are also invited.

ATA is pleased to announce that this year’s conference is again being sponsored by the Travel & Adventure Show®. Working closely together, the ATA along with the show’s organizers allow attendees to network with travel industry professionals from across North America as well as Africa and promote directly to consumers at the travel Expo the following two days immediately after the conference.

“The Travel and Adventure Show® has been our partner on this event for several years now and we are thrilled to have them as our premier sponsor,” said Edward Bergman, ATA Executive Director.”

“The conference aims to help ATA members develop meaningful and strategic contacts in order to pursue partnering opportunities that promote tourism to Africa.”

He continued, “Working with the Travel & Adventure Show® allows the ATA to bring added benefits to members and seminar participants, and to provide an opportunity for many additional travel professionals to attend and take advantage of the 2011 conference.”

The conference will be a one-day stand alone kick-off event and immediately precedes the Travel & Adventure consumer Expo, being held March 12-13, 2011 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. ATA conference participants will receive a complimentary ticket to the Expo and are encouraged to take advantage of the synergy with the Expo and exhibit at the show at special reduced ATA member rates. The show attracts high-value consumers from the DC area who are ready-to-book African vacations.

“Our consumer travel attendees throughout the United States have consistently ranked Africa as one of the top destinations of interest,” said Jim Forberg, COO of Unicomm, LLC. “Our long term partnership with ATA has afforded an opportunity to not only showcase Africa tour operators, but also to provide valuable information to travel agents and consumers alike.” n

Cambodia Geared to Host an Unforgettable Event This year’s ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) TRAVEX (Travel Exchange) 2011 registered an overwhelming response, with over 500 exhibition booths fully sold by end October 2010.

All ten member-nations will be wellrepresented at this annual leisure travel trade event which showcases the largest contingent of ASEAN destination products and services.

While some 1,000 buyers have registered their interest to source at the event, only 400 have been selected to attend under a privileged hosting programme. Buyer profile this year includes delegates from Asia-Pacific (55 per cent), Europe (37 per cent) and the rest of the world.FTNNEWS is one of the media partners of ATF 2011.

A total of 1,600 delegates are expected at this year’s ATF 2011. His Excellency So Mara, Secretary of State, Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia remarked, “ASEAN is one of the few regions in the world that offers a lot of tourism value in the international market. Demand for ASEAN will continue to grow and we can see that in the increasing interest of international buyers and proliferation of ASEAN products and services at the upcoming ATF.” ATF 2011 marks the event’s 30th anniversary. ASEAN member-nation Cambodia, will host ATF 2011 in Phnom Penh from 15 to 21 January.

ATF TRAVEX, the 3-day travel trade mart component of the event will take place from 19 to 21 January at the Diamond Island Convention & Exhibition Centre. His Excellency Dr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, Cambodia and Chairman of ATF 2011 Host Committee, said “This year’s theme ‘A World of Wonders and Diversity’ embodies everything that Cambodia has to offer as a compelling destination. We look forward to welcoming all ATF participants and international delegates to the

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Kingdom of Cambodia. We have taken great pride to create plenty of opportunities for them to discover our country’s rich cultural, natural and historical heritage.”

Business appointments and meetings which encompass the majority of delegates’ schedules over the 3-days are just some of the many highlights that ATF 2011 will offer. ASEAN Tourism Conference (ATC) - the educational front of ATF - will feature topics such as Ecotourism and Sustainable tourism in the ASEAN region as well as managing tourism in destinations which are home to Heritage Sites. Invited speakers hail from global institutions such as United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and Global Sustainable Tourism Council and will engage the audience through thought-provoking sessions and interactive panel discussions on key issues in ASEAN tourism today.

ATF 2011 is also poised as an event with bountiful networking opportunities, teeing off with the ever-popular game of golf at the Royal Cambodia Phnom Penh Golf Course.

Hosted by The Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia, the ATF 2011 Opening Ceremony is set to be a spectacular event featuring some 500 local and foreign performers in traditional and contemporary performances.

The Ministry is also pulling out all stops to ensure a feast for the senses with a strong play on the latest pyrotechnics and sound effects technology. Delegates can also look forward to a stunning 30 minutes fireworks highlight.

Over the 3 days, delegates can wine, dine and enjoy the company of their peers at several hosted luncheons, dinners as well as at 3 late night functions at Nagaworld, Raffles Hotel Le Royal and Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra.

Pre-show city tours of Phnom Penh and post-show tours to popular Cambodian destinations such as Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong are also available to hosted buyers and media delegates n

DISCOVER WHAT YOU’VE BEEN MISSING. In this wonderful country where smiles seem to be the national language, where welcomes are always heartfelt, and where making new friends is so easy, here you’ll discover true warmth.

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WTM 2010 World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel, has experienced a phenomenal WTM 2010 with visitor numbers significantly higher than at WTM 2009.

World Travel Market 2010, experienced an impressive 10% increase in visitors. In addition the number of main stand holder exhibitors increased to

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an impressive 628.There were more than 5,000 exhibitors including 628 Main Stand Holders, compared to 607 in 2009.

Turkey stand was 965sqm and 30% increased than 2009.

Turkey attended to WTM 2010 with 58 exhibitors from Muğla, İzmir, Antalya, İstanbul, Bursa, Capadocia, Hatay, Erzurum, Van, Ağrı, Amasya regions. n

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Turkey Promotes Luxury Travel at ILTM Luxury hotels and travel agencies of Turkey are attending International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in Cannes, France.

Luxury hotels of Turkey such as; Eresin Crown Hotel, Kempinski Hotels, Sumahan on The Water Hotel, Ajia Hotel, The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul, Museum Hotel of Cappadocia and travel agencies such as Duru Tourism are promoting their products and services.

ILTM started with Ultratravel Forum which brought together two heavyweight discussion panels of the industry’s movers and shakers to discuss the key issues facing the industry today. The panels were facilitated

by Klara Glowczewska, Editor-in-Chief of Condé Nast Traveler US and Graham Boynton, Editor of Ultratravel and Group Travel Editor of the UK’s Telegraph Media Group. The panels are titled ‘How have the demands of

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the luxury traveller changed’ and ‘Finding and satisfying high-yield travellers in today’s market’.

Exhibition center opened its doors for an exclusive ‘by invitation only’ event where selected definitive international luxury travel experiences and prestigious luxury travel products meet with the top buyers of elite travel from across the globe.

International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) is the leading annual business to business event for the global luxury travel community, bringing together over 3,000 professional luxury travel buyers and suppliers, in Cannes, 6 - 9 December 2010.

The world’s most sought after destinations, ultraluxurious accommodation, elite transportation and unique travel experiences are showcased for the most discerning international luxury travel buyer via an unrivalled pre-scheduled appointment system and effective networking and information opportunities.

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Travel Turkey Held Successfully in Izmir Travel Turkey İzmir 2010- Tourism Exhibition and Conference - took place at the İzmir International Exhibition Center between 9 - 12 December 2010.

Focus on Travel News and New Focus Travel Magazine attended Travel Turkey 2010 which is held in cooperation with İZFAŞ, Türkiye Seyahat Acentaları Birliği (TÜRSAB) and Hannover-Messe International İstanbul.

Travel Turkey 2010 opening ceremony was held with speeches from TÜRSAB President Başaran Ulusoy, Izmir Chamber of Commerce President Ekrem Demirtaş, İzmir Metropolitan Deputy Mayor Sırrı Aydoğan, Ordu Gorvernor Orhan Düzgün, Osmaniye Governor Celalettin Cerrah, İzmir Governor Mustafa Cahit Kıraç, TRNC Tourism, Environment and Culture Minister Kemal Dürüst and Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay. International Partner City; Zagreb welcomed guests with their famous cellist Ana Rucner’s musical performance Over 500 companies from 16 countries took part at this year’s exhibition which hosted Croatian city of Zagreb as the

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partner city from Europe, Ordu and Osmaniye cities from Turkey.

Travel Turkey 2010 drew great interest to Greek islands such as Midilli, Chios and Samos. Participating companies from these islands promoted travel to Greek islands as well as to Greece. Additionally, visitors of Travel Turkey showed interest to Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Germany, Northern Cyprus, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, and South Africa. Visitors to these countries got travel information as well as soveniours such as this summer’s most discussed topic; the vuvuzela, the noise-making trumpet of South African football fans, can be get from South Africa stand.

Within the scope of the Travel Turkey İzmir 2010 Tourism event, purchasers and tourism media from the tour operators and travel agencies operating in Greece, Spain, Croatia, Montenegro, Qatar, Kosovo, Russia, Italy, Egypt, BosniaHerzegovina, United Arab Emirates and Iran attended the event as ‘Hosted Buyers’ and networked with Turkish sellers.

Foreign guests also enjoyed Izmir city tour prior to visit the exhibition and also visited world-famous ancient city of Ephesus and Virgin Mary’s house before leaving Izmir.

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Turkish Airlines stand well located; just at the enterance.

Özge Özturk representing Izmir Hilton was ver busy at ATB

Big interest to Turkey stand at ATB-Damascus

Big interest to Turkey stand at ATB-Damascus

Turkish attache Vehip Özdemir prepared better looking stand for this year’s fair.

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Deputy Undersecretary at Turkish Ministry Of Culture and Tourism; Özgur Özaslan visited Turkish Airlines stand and met with Bahri Yilmaz

Orhan Sancar - Hamidiye Hotel Istanbul is reading Arab & Turkish Travel Magazine together with Hamdi Akin Dalaman Airport.

Deputy Undersecretary at Turkish Ministry Of Culture and Tourism; Özgur Özaslan met again with Syria Tourism Minister Dr.Saadallah Aghaa Al Kala.

Syria Tourism Minister Dr. Saadallah Aghaa Al Kala cut and tasted Kahramanmaras ice cream.

Suat Töre presented his Arab & Turkish Travel Magazine to Syria Tourism Minister Dr. Saadallah Aghaa Al Kala

Mugla Governorship organized a press conference at ATB, followed by a cocktail.

Özgur Özaslan answered questions of media.

Hasan Savas Erden and his staff represented Turkish Airlines stand.

Suat Tore had an interview with Muhannad Kalash ( Deputy Minister of Tourism, Syria )

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‘’Let’s meet at the Anatolian peak’’

2011 University Winter Olympics-Erzurum Palandoken

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ome to many international ski competitions, Palandoken ski resort in Eastern Turkey is one of Turkey’s best ski destinations, with its superb snow conditions, long runs and excellent facilities and accommodation options.

This year, 25th Winter Universiade will be held at the Erzurum Palandoken ski resort between January 27 to February 6.

Erzurum is more excited than ever these days as it is getting prepared for the 2011 Winter Games with the tagline “Let’s Meet at the Peak of Anatolia.” Starting from the airport, the excitement is palpable all around the city. The preparations for the Winter Games, which will be held for the first time in Turkey in Erzurum, have been made in a manner fit for an Olympic city. Athletes and spectators have already flown into the city, which expects around sixty thousand visitors during the Games.

Erzurum, which is one of the world’s largest settlements that sit more than 2,000 meters above sea level, the fairy tale setting of Palandöken is one of the major sites for the 2011 Winter Universiade. Soon, it shall be touched by the magic

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wand of the organization, which will be held with the participation of nearly three thousand athletes from fiftyseven countries. An investment of 45 million TL has totally transformed Palandöken’s appearance. The region’s skiing season, which usually lasts 150 days, has been extended by a month using snow machines and the latest technologies. Ponds have been created to supply water for snow machines as part of the preparations for the Winter Games. The amenities and capacities of the hotels have also been augmented.

The areas allotted for winter sports were expanded.

Professional search and rescue teams, mobile clinics, and snow clearing machines have been allocated for guests in case of emergencies. Palandöken is the pride of Anatolia with its world class winter sports facilities, warming people up with its natural beauties even when the temperature falls below 20 degrees. With a 70-kilometer mountain range pinned together by conical peaks, this is a rare gem of a place for winter sports. The snow, which doesn’t blow away even in the windiest of conditions, is ideal for winter sports. With five luxury hotels to choose from, including four star and five star hotels, Palandöken is a point of attraction not just for athletes but for honeymooning couples, nature lovers, photographers, mountain climbers, and business people too.

Palandoken is situated on the northern slopes of the mountain which shares the same name and has an altitude in excess of 9,842 feet.

The resort village of Palandoken is situated at 7,218 feet and

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has commendable facilities including a ski school with highly qualified instructors, ski and snowboard equipment hire, first-aid station and a clinic. In addition, several of the hotels here have ski shops with an array of skiing merchandise for sale.

Palandoken receives a massive annual snow fall of around eight feet and there are 25 miles of well-groomed pistes in Palandoken and a 2,952-foot vertical, with three chairlifts and a t-bar providing slope access at a rate of 1,100 people per hour.

There are several ski-in/ski-out hotels at Palandoken ski resort that offer fantastic wellness and après-ski facilities.

Palandoken ski resort has all the usual ski-related services and facilities including a ski school, lots of ski shops with rentals and repairs, and a clinic and first-aid centre. There are hundreds of beds available at the slopes in top notch hotels and chalets, while Erzurum and the surrounding villages have a bed base in excess of 6,000.

Palandoken, having the best ski courses of Turkey with its crystallized snow pattern and longest snow season, makes a quick start for this year’s season.

Away from the slopes and not far from Palandoken ski resort is the popular and historical town of Erzurum, which boasts a historical district and a

modern city with tree-lined boulevards and grand buildings. Sights to look out for are the Seljuk buildings, 12thcentury Ulu Mosque and the Cifte Minareli Medrese, a double minaret masterpiece.

Palandoken ski resort’s ski season extends from October to May and it has quality snow conditions throughout most of the season; cheaper rates can be had in October. Flying to Erzurum from Istanbul and taking a taxi is the most convenient means of transport to Palandoken.

The only real option for getting to Palandoken from the world is to fly to Istanbul and then take a 90-minute flight to Erzurum on Turkish Airlines or

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Onur Air. Shuttles and taxis run to the city, from where various hotel buses are waiting to take you to the resort. If you are driving, take the D-100 six miles southeast to Erzurum, from where the D-950 heads southwest towards Palandoken ski resort.

Sports Venues Kandilli Ski Resort: Kandilli Nordic Ski Center is constructed on a field of 160 hectares (acres) and will serve as a cross country skiing and biathlon venue during the Winter Universiade 2011 and multipurpose facilities for the community twelve months of the year. It is located 36km away from the city center of Erzurum. The altitude of courses about 1.713-1.767meters.

Cross Country Skiing Kandilli Cross country skiing venue has 2,5km, 3,75km and 5km blue and red courses and two (1,6km and 1,3km) sprint courses as well as a cross country stadium, race management building and service buildings, dedicated wax cabins for each team, ski testing area, warm-up courses, spectators area, tents for VIP, media and parking areas.

All courses and stadium have artifical snow making equipment.

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• Sprint Course (Free) The course is 1.297m in length, 9-12m in width, and 22m in height difference.

Max. climb is 19m and the total climb is 30m. Lowest point is 1.713m and highest point is 1.735m.

• Sprint Course (Classic) The course is 1.600m in length, 9-12m in width, and 22m in height difference.

Max. climb is 19m and the total climb is 40m. Lowest point is 1.713m and highest point is 1.735m.

• 2.5 km Course (Blue) The course is 2.500m in length, 9-12m in width, and 51m in height difference.

Max. climb is 32m and the total climb is 82m. Lowest point is 1.713m and highest point is 1.764m.

• 2.5 km Course (Red) The course is 2.500m in length, 9-12m in width, and 54m in height difference.

Max. climb is 32m and the total climb is 86m. Lowest point is 1.713m and highest point is 1.767m.

• 3.75 km Course (Blue) The course is 3.750m in length, 9-12m in width, and 54m in height difference.

Max. climb is 34m and the total climb is 122m. Lowest point is 1.713m and highest point is 1.767m.

• 3.75 km Course (Red) The course is 3.750m in length, 9-12m

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in width, and 54m in height difference.

Max. climb is 32m and the total climb is 127m. Lowest point is 1.713m and highest point is 1.767m.

• 5km Course (Blue) The course is 5.000m in length, 9-12m in width, and 57m in height difference.

Max. climb is 42m and the total climb is 160m. Lowest point is 1.710m and highest point is 1.767m.

Biathlon The Biathlon Venue is located at Kandilli Ski Resort. It is composed of five Cross-Country Skiing courses of 2,0km, 2,5km, 3,0km, 3,3km, and 4,0km, and a standard shooting range with 30 electronic targets (HORA2000), 150m penalty loop, start/finish area and a spectator area for 1500 people.

• 2 km Course The course is 2.000m long, 6-8m wide, and 30,66m in height difference.

• 2.5 km Course The course is 2.459m long, 6-8m wide, and 30,66m in height difference.

• 3 km Course The course is 3.138m long, 6-8m wide, and 42,41m in height difference.

• 3.3 km Course The course is 3.411m long, 6-8m wide, and 42,41m in height difference.

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1.995,10m. at the highest point and 1902m. at the lowest (outrun area).

Erzurum Konaklı Alpine Skiing Venue Konaklı Alpine Skiing Venue which has 450 acres skiing area is 17km away from Erzurum City Center. Stable Buildings inculding Cafeteria, Maintenance Building and Facility Building. The facility building consists of the units like ski renting, sale, ticket office services, café, cafeteria, rest and serving to meet the needs of the competitors and the visitors who make use of Konaklı Skiing Venue. The onestory cafeteria building consists of units which meet the food requirements of our competitors. The maintenance building consists of the units of maintenance and service, offices and parking area for 4 snow motors.

• 4 km Course The course is 4.000m long, 6-8m wide, and 42,11m in height difference.

Ski Jumping Situated in the North of Palandoken Ski Resort and South of 2011 Athletes’ Village; 5 minute walk from the Athletes ‘Village. There are two jumping hills and two ramps for competitions K125, K95, and 3 ramps for training K65, K40, and K20.

• Normal Hill K95 The elevation of K95 jumping hill from sea level is 1.995,23m. at the highest point and 1902m. at the lowest (outrun area).

• Large Hill K125 The elevation of K125 jumping hill from sea level is

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Lift D 1704 m 4 Alpine Skiing • Men Super Giant Slalom The start elevation is 2.960m. and finish elevation is 2.340m.

• Men Giant Slalom The start elevation is 2.852m. and finish elevation is 2.495m.

• Men Slalom The start elevation is 2.695m. and finish elevation is 2.495m.

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• Women Super Giant Slalom The start elevation is 3.045m. and finish elevation is 2.495m.

• Women Giant Slalom The start elevation is 2.850m. and finish elevation is 2.495m.

• Women Slalom The start elevation is 2.695m. and finish elevation is 2.495m.

Palandöken Ski Resort 3.271m Palandöken Mountain is 4km from the city center.

The competitions of Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing will be held in this resort.

Snowboarding All disciplines of Snowboarding will be competed at Palandöken Ski Resort.

• Parallel Giant Slalom The course is 567m long, 60m wide, 152m in vertical drop, and an average grade of 28%.

• Snowboard Cross The course is 734m long, 30-50m wide, 178m in vertical drop, and an average grade of 25%.

• Half-pipe This course is 172m. long, 5,8m. high with a width lip to lip (WLTL) of 18m, with a width bottom section (WB) of 5m. sand an average grade of 17.5%.

• Slope Style This course is 744m long and 20-30m. wide with a vertical drop of 187m. and an average grade of 26%.

Freestyle Skiing All the Free Style competition venues are located within Palandöken Ski Resort • Ski-Cross This course is 734m. long and 30-50m. wide with a vertical drop of 178m. and an average grade of 25%.

• Mogul This course’s elevation of starting point betwen 2.735(m) - 2.605(m) vertical drop of 130 horizontal length of 300,

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sloping lenght of 327 m and average grade of %43.

Short Track Erzurum indoor Short Track Venue (30x60m²) opened March 9th 2009 in the downtown city. The venue has a construction area of 6.000m² with a seating capacity of 2.000. The rink has suitable facilities including locker rooms, lounges, medical room, doping control room and enough official rooms for the technical panel, judges and officials.

The venue has hosted many times national figure skating competitions.

Figure Skating Erzurum indoor Ice Skating Rink (30x60m) opened March 9th, 2009 in the downtown. It has a construction area of 6.000m² with a seating capacity of 2.000. The rink has suitable facilities including locker rooms, lounges, medical room, doping control room and enough official rooms for the technical panel, judges and officials. It has hosted national figure skating competitions many times.

Ice Hockey The Ice Hockey competitions for Women and Men will be respectively Erzurum 3000 and 500 spectator rinks which are located in Cemal Gürsel Sport Complex.

3000 Ice Hockey Arena: Located on the Cemal Gürsel Sports Campus, 3000 Spectator Ice Hockey Arena is newly-built with an ice rink of 60m x 30m and 3000 seats for spectators.

500 Ice Rink: Located on the Cemal Gürsel Sport Campus, the newly-built Ice Rink has an ice rink of 60m x 30m and 500 seats fixed in the ice rink.

A portable Ice Rink will be provided for training.

Curling Built and put into use in October, 2010, the Curling Arena has 1000 seats and 5 curling competition sheets.

The Venue has enough lounges, 4 for athletes, 1 for chief referee, 1 for the chief referee, 1 for referees and judges and 1 for Technical Delegates. In addition, there are 4 VIP rooms with Internet connections, closed-circuit TVs and telephones.

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Sumahan on The Water Named to The Prestigious List

“Sumahan on the water” a newly restored nineteenth century Ottoman distillery, which opened its doors as a hotel in May 2005, has been named to the prestigious list of Andrew Harper.

Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, the most respected publication in luxury travel, announced its 2011 Grand Award Winners. We are pleased to announce that Sumahan on the Water was named to the coveted list, which is comprised of Mr. Harper’s 19 favorite properties visited within the past calendar year.

Roughly equidistant from the Bosphorus Bridge and the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, this attractive 18-room hotel occupies a three-story former raki distillery that is perched right at the edge of the water.

Its welcome proved warm, and the book-filled library adjacent to the reception desk was an appealing place to sit for a few minutes while the staff confirmed that their duplex Loft Suite was ready. This proved a delight, with a wood burning fireplace in the cozy sitting room on the main floor, from which French doors opened onto a grassy verge beside the Bosphorus. The living area came with a wool-flannel sofa and a plasma-screen television with a DVD player on which to watch movies from the hotel’s extensive video library. A proper stairway with a railing and wide wooden steps led up to the bedroom loft, which had two small windows overlooking the Bosphorus, and a large, very comfortable bed. The full bath was clad in gray marble and provided a soaking tub and stall shower, plus Turkish toiletries, including olive oil soap and spice scented shampoo and lotion.

The property’s excellent seafood restaurant, Kordon, actually preceded the hotel, having moved to the site in 2001. In fair weather, tables are set outside beneath an awning, from where there is a glorious view of the water and the Bosphorus Bridge.

The Hideaway of the Year and the sixteen Grand Award winners around the world will be revealed in the January 2011 issue of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report and online at www.AndrewHarper.com on January 3, 2010.

All of Mr. Harper’s Grand Award winners possess exceptional character, a commitment to classic hospitality and a profound sense of place. Mr. Harper does not evaluate

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hotels by means of a checklist, but uses his three decades of experience to distinguish the truly enchanting from the merely excellent.

“All in all,” says Mr. Harper, “2010 has been a bumper year.”

And “despite difficult financial times, the quality of these new discoveries is truly remarkable.”

The full list of 2011 Hideaway Report Grand Award winners:

Sumahan on the Water, Turkey Hideaway of the Year, Il Salviatino, Italy Amangiri, Utah Ranch at Rock Creek, Montana Lake Placid Lodge, New York The Hazelton, Toronto Tambo del Inka, Peru Titilaka, Peru Peninsula House, Dominican Republic Tucker’s Point, Bermuda Banjaar Tola, India Villa Bordoni, Italy Hotel Le Fontanelle, Italy Lydmar Hotel, Sweden Tenbosch House, Belgium Lime Wood, England Amberley Castle, England Mauna Kea, Hawaii Beverly Hills Hotel, California

About Andrew Harper Free of advertising since its inception in June 1979, Hideaway Report is a private monthly publication for sophisticated travelers. The selection of hotels, resorts and restaurants for inclusion in this publication is made on a completely independent basis, with Andrew Harper, Inc. paying full rate for all meals, lodging and related travel expenses. Andrew Harper and his editors travel incognito to write opinionated and unbiased travel reviews for a private membership service, which provides personalized travel-planning assistance, bespoke tours and valuable travel privileges to its members. For more information about Andrew Harper, visit www.AndrewHarper.com. Be sure to follow Mr. Harper on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/AndrewHarperTravel and Twitter at HarperTravel. n

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Rezidor Announces Hotel Missoni Belek, Antalya

The Rezidor Hotel Group announces Hotel Missoni Belek, Antalya. The 138 rooms-property on the famous Turkish Riviera will welcome the first guests in 2013.

Hotel Missoni, Rezidor’s bold and fashionable lifestyle brand, debuted in 2009 - each hotel is personally designed

by Creative Director Rosita Missoni, founder of the iconic Italian fashion house Missoni.

“We develop Hotel Missoni in carefully selected city centres and upcoming resort destinations. Antalya is a perfect location for this exciting, design-conscious and authentic brand”, said Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor. The very first Hotel Missoni opened its doors in Edinburgh, Scotland - further properties are under development in Kuwait, Oman and Brazil.

“In my many years of cooperation with Rezidor, I have been very proud of the fact that the collaboration has always been a great success. I am looking forward to having Hotel Missoni as the crowning icon of our new project in Belek,” added Haluk Kaya, CEO of Bekay Property Partners and owner of the property.

Hotel Missoni Belek, Antalya will be a golf- and wellness resort located 5 km east of the city of Belek on a hilltop overlooking olive groves, fruit orchards and the sea. It will form an integral part of a high-profile mixed-use development; featuring residential villas, a country club, a sports club, and boutique retail shops. The focal point will be an 18-hole golf course adjacent to the hotel; designed by the Swedish golf champion Annika Sörenstam.

The hotel will offer 110 stylish guest rooms and 28 luxurious villas ranging from 200 to 900 m2. All will feature Missoni’s dazzling design and colour scheme. Two restaurants, including the signature “Cucina Missoni”, will be available in addition to a ballroom and meeting space. For relaxation after a round of golf guests can enjoy the 1,100 m2 spa and leisure area, offering two swimming pools, a spa, Turkish baths, a fitness centre, and a kids club.

In Turkey - a strong and high-potential market for Rezidor - the group has now 4 hotels in operation and 2 under development. n

Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maçka Palas Wins Gold Key Design Award 2010 Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maçka Palas is delighted to announce that it won the “Best Guestroom Design” category at the 30th annual International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design.

Designed by GKV Architects, PC (New York, NY), the stylish Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maçka Palas houses the most spacious rooms in the city, all of which are also equipped with latest technology. The hotel offers a total of 90 generously sized deluxe rooms with an average size of 59 square metres, including seven Park Suites, one Executive Suite, one Diplomatic Suite and a Presidential Suite.

The honorees were selected by a panel of notable industry experts from a field of more than 180 projects representing 19 countries. Finalists were selected based on aesthetic appeal, practicality and functionality of design.

About Park Hyatt hotels:

Park Hyatt hotels are typically small and distinguished properties designed to meet the needs of discerning individual travellers, promising elegant and gracious service on a personal, intimate scale. Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maçka Palas represents a further step in Hyatt›s development in Europe and strengthens the global network of the awardwinning Park Hyatt brand n NewFocus January & February’2011

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Hyatt Chooses Moleskine Istanbul City Notebooks Customized with your logo and personalized with the recipient’s name Moleskine Istanbul City Notebooks make a uniquely tasteful and individualized gift for the discerning traveller or travel professional. Offered exclusively by WordSmith Advertising, Custom Edition Moleskine City Notebooks can be branded for your company, a conference or special event, or for hotels.

The Marketing Departments at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul and the Park Hyatt Istanbul report response has been enthusiastic, with recipients charmed by the thoughtful, exclusive and distinctive gift. Other companies in Turkey that have gifted Custom Edition Moleskine notebooks, including Akbank’s Wings Card, MasterCard Turkey, AvivaSA, Fenerbahçe and others have received equally positive This year the most valued guests and business partners feedback, proving that Moleskines make an exceptionally of the Grand Hyatt Istanbul and the Park Hyatt Istanbul appreciated Executive Gift. were able to discover Istanbul in greater detail and record Customized Moleskine Istanbul City Notebooks can also be their discoveries in a name personalized Custom Edition provided for sale at select hotels on a consignment basis.

Moleskine Istanbul City Notebook.

About Moleskine®: Moleskine® is synonymous with culture, Featuring 36 pages of Istanbul maps, along with a detailed travel, memory, imagination, and personal identity. It is street-by-street index, the Moleskine Istanbul City Notebook a powerful, much-loved, many-faceted brand. A family is a unique travel tool designed to help visitors and of notebooks, cahiers, volants for writing, noting, jotting, professionals alike as they explore the city. The Istanbul City drawing, according with a free-minded style, both basic and Notebook includes 44 blank pages for notes, plus 12 tabbed emotional. Daily, weekly, weekly notebook and monthly sections 6 of which are for recording key city information notebook diaries, for planning, organizing and keeping track about everything from accommodations and dining to of long or short term projects. And now exclusive Moleskine® likes and dislikes, as well as 6 tabs blank tabs for personal City Notebooks, the first guidebook you write yourself. Ideal interests that can be personalized with special stickers for those who travel, perfect for residents, it is a way of which are enclosed. organizing your personal knowledge of a city. n

Two More Prestigious Awards for Ceylan InterContinental Istanbul!

The traditional annual awards by the world’s largest chain of hotels; InterContinental Hotels Group; that rate the performances of the hotels within the group; were granted on December 1st 2010, in Cairo InterContinental.

Ceylan InterContinental Istanbul, which has been one of the most important components of Istanbul silhouette and has provided the most selective services to guests thereof since the day it was established, has achieved a significant success under the leadership of General Manager Mr. Fatih Senuslu and been awarded the awards of Presidency Special Award and Quality Excellence Award by virtue of an utmost performance.

Ceylan InterContinental Istanbul’s General Manager Mr. Fatih Senuslu has been honored with the group’s most prestigious award “Presidency Special Award”, given by Kirk Kinsell the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) President of InterContinental Hotels Group; as a result of his superior performance in financial success, quality and customer satisfaction ratings among the evaluations of 700 hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group.

The hotel, which has been managed by Mr. Fatih Senuslu as the General Manager since 2006, consecutively awarded with the “Hotel of the Year” award for three years after 2006. Moreover the hotel has been rated in the top ten hotels lists of the two most prestigious tourism sector magazines; Travel&Leisure and Conde Nast Travel in 2008 and 2009; such lists are completely being determined with the votes of the readers of these magazines. n

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DoubleTree by Hilton hotels Expand in Turkey During his visitation of the DoubleTree by Hilton, IstanbulModa, Gary Steffen, Vice President of DoubleTree by Hilton, stated that there would be five DoubleTree by Hilton hotels open in Turkey within the next year.

Steffen said, “Doubletree by Hilton, Istanbul-Moda is the first hotel to open by any brand within the Hilton Worldwide organization on the Asian side of the city of Istanbul. So this opening is extremely important for us, along with our network of other DoubleTree by Hilton hotels that are open or soon will open.”

DoubleTree by Hilton, Istanbul-Moda has lots of opportunities with its location Steffen stressed the importance of hotel’s location and said ; “DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul-Moda has a central location with easy access to ports, both airports of Istanbul, stations of metrobus, bus, train and also Bosphorus Bridge. The hotel also provides easy access to the organized industrial zone on the Anatolian side. And the hotel will provide fantastic Bosphorus and sea views.”

DoubleTree by Hilton is part of Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels Steffen also shared that there are 11 hotels and resorts currently open by Hilton Worldwide in Turkey. There also are 16 hotels and resorts in the Hilton Worldwide development pipeline soon to open under the Hilton, during the next several months. Steffen added; “Every opening in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels leads to our company’s future success to provide great hotels in Turkey to the world’s travelers. So we look forward to the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul-Moda and our brand’s four additional Turkish hotels as part of company’s success in early 2011.”

Chocolate chip cookies and the hotel employees together create unique symbols of DoubleTree by Hilton hospitality Gary Steffen stated that every guest would have the opportunity to taste the legendary chocolate chip cookies that are special to DoubleTree by Hilton hotels and added ; “Our DoubleTree by Hilton cookies are delicious. We have shared more than 225,000,000 of our cookies with our guests during the past 20 years. But they mean much more than that. Our DoubleTree by Hilton cookies are warm and welcoming symbols of our hospitality and culture.”

Steffen also said that the management team of DoubleTree

by Hilton, Istanbul-Moda will showcase the brand and its unique personality and caring hospitality well. n

One More Award for the Hilton Dalaman Resort & Spa The kitchen chefs of the Hilton Dalaman Resort & Spa have won the most prestigious award which is the golden Cap award of the federation of Turkish Executive Chefs which was organised on the 21st of January 2010. Özkan Sen was chosen the Golden Chef together with his team members Ekrem Sirin and Murat Beyazıt. The same

team was elected 3rd in the category Modern Turkish Cuisine.

Travelrepublic which is one of Europe ‘s biggest UK tour operators has organised a questionnaire between their customers. The property was chosen one of the best twenty resorts of 2010. n

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A new Spa and Thalassotherapy Center close to you

Thraki Palace Thalasso & Wellness Spa One of the largest Spa and Thalassotherapy Centers opened in Alexandroupolis, Greece, in December 2010. The Thraki Palace Thalasso & Wellness Spa, a total area of 2.400 sqm, is set to change the scenery of well-being in Thrace and generally in Greece.

The Thraki Palace Thalasso & Wellness Spa is a new investment of the Thraki Palace Hotel & Conference Center.

Bearing in mind the comfort, the relaxation and its professional service the spa will be your aspiration to visit Alexandroupolis and the hotel, and have a relaxing time while you enjoy their excellent wellness services.

The services are threefold: relaxation, stimulation and beauty. In the 2.400 sqm area you will find a wide range of facial treatments, body massage tailored to your needs as well as Shiatsu, Reflexology, Thai and Serail bath.

The spa also offers beauty, slimming, firming and antiageing treatments under the guidance of a physician and a nutritionist. Furthermore their fully equipped fitness centre has all the latest technology equipments. You will also find

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4 different swimming pools (one with seawater) where you will be able to enjoy the therapeutic properties of water.

Special treat are also the Spa Suite and Thermal Spa Suite which give you the opportunity to live a unique experience of relaxation, as the first one has a unique combination of treatments and can accommodate up to 6 people.

Your visit will be completed at the Lounge Nature Garden Area, an area full of light, specially designed with comfortable chairs, music library, books and a selection of natural teas that trigger all your senses.

At Thraki Palace Thalasso & Wellness Spa you can enjoy personalized treatments packages tailored for a holistic wellness experience. The spa also offers three different programs for membership with special privileges and services.

Thraki Palace Thalasso & Wellness Spa ... the new destination for relaxation, wellness and stimulation which helps you to look after the most precious thing in the world ... yourself!

Focus On TOUR OPERATORS & AGENTS

Intra Tours DMC Received Skålite Award The Annual Skålite ‘Quality in Tourism’ Awards were presented on Monday night (6 Dec.) at the ceremony held at Çıragan Palace Kempinski.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Intra Tours DMC received 2010 Skålite Award in the Incoming Travel Agency category. Intra Chairman Ertugrul Karaoglu, who received the award, commented that he is very happy to receive Skålite Quality Award second year in a row. It is a great honor to receive this award especially on their 30th anniversary. Intra Tours DMC is one of Turkey’s longestestablished ground handling agents and destination management companies, providing innovative solutions, reliable services and competitive pricing for all the tour operators’ needs for MICE, business, cultural and leisure travel needs. It is the leader in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese markets and also does a great deal of incoming business from USA, UK and South America.

Intra’s headquarters are in Istanbul, and the company has branches and operational offices located in the key coastal resort towns of Antalya, Bodrum and Kusadasi. n

JITOA attending the EMITT- Istanbul The Jordan Inbound Tour Operators association (JITOA) will represent Jordan at the 15th East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (EMITT 2011) along with over 50 countries all over the world; one of the growing tourism expos held in turkey between 10th and 13th of February 2011.

This participation aims at enhancing relations with the Turkish tourism market and further increase the number of inbound tourists from Turkey.

According to the recent Turkish delegation visit that was headed by the president of Turkish travel agents association, he mentioned in his meeting with Jordan Minister of Tourism and Antiquities that Jordan is an important tourism destination for the Turkish market. He also stressed that the Turkish travel agents are ready to include Jordan in their programs. They also discussed the ways to cooperate in organizing combined tour packages with Jordan, Lebanon and Syria and establishing tourist free area between them.

Mr. Mohammad Samih, JITOA Chairman said that twelve members will participate from top inbound tour operators in a space of 78 meters. He pointed out that such

participation is important for promoting Jordan as a key tourist destination in the region. He said, “Our participation will allow new opportunities for Jordan to penetrate new markets and develop the capacity of JITOA members. We are targeting Turkey being one of the destinations that have shown remarkable growth and we seek to strengthen ways of cooperation with the Turkish market and support tourism exchange between the two countries”.

The Jordan Inbound Tourism industry is looking forward to the promising opportunities with the Turkish market to help increase the number of tourists from Turkey, especially after the recent Jordan visa fees exemption for Turkish nationalities, which will reflect positively on tourism to the Kingdom. It is expected to attract large numbers of tourists coming from Turkey, which will increase to 300 thousand Turkish tourists annually.

Participating companies are Ashtar Tours, Creative Tours, Darna Travel and Tourism, Hermesa Arabia Travel, Jordan Tours, Green Meadows Travel and Tourism, Guiding Star Travel, Plaza Tours, Royal Tourism, United Travel Agency, and Days Inn Hotel Aqaba.

This participation is under the grant JITOA won from the Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) of the Jordan Services Modernization Program (JSMP) funded by the European Commission. n

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Setur Tourism Received Two Skålite Awards Turkey’s Skålite Awards - ‘Quality in Tourism - were presented at a ceremony held at Çıragan Palace Kempinski.

Koç Holdings two leading companies in Turkish Tourism; Setur and BookinTurkey.com received an award.

The Best Outgoing Travel Agency Award went to Setur.

Domestic and international tour operations, IATA flight tickets sales, congress and seminar organizations, incoming and outgoing, duty free operations and study abroad form the framework of Setur tourism operations.

The Best Online Travel Agency Award went to BookinTurkey. com. BookinTurkey.com that was established in 2001 as a part of Setur Tourism Agency structure to promote tourism products and services for companies and individuals and provide on-line reservation options for such products and services was given “Turkey’s Best Tourism Portal” title in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007. Üstün Özbey, General Manager of Setur received both awards from Skål Istanbul President Vedat Bayrak.

Setur is the authorized agent for BCD Travel, Abercrombie & Kent and Orient Express in Turkey. Following the Super Brand title it gained in 2005, Setur left its significant competitors behind and was chosen as the “Most Successful

Tour Operator” in 2005, 2006, and 2007 as a result of the research conducted by the world’s leading economics magazine Capital with participation of 1350 managers from various companies. Setur also received “The Best International Tours” award between 2006 and 2009 as a result of the internet voting that the most established and largest tourism association in the world, SKAL INTERNATIONAL organized among its 14,000 members while receiving “The Best Tourism Agency” award in 2008. n

Droom Travel Established by Cahit Erol Turkish tourism professionals attended the official opening of DROOM TRAVEL. Cahit Erol, who has been working in travel industry since 1974, established his own company in 1986 and worked with Europe’s leading cruise company P&Q Cruises (Swan Hellenic) as Turkey representative and gave service as cruise agency and tour operator for companies and individuals in 22 Turkish ports.

Mr. Erol established a Turkish Tour Operator company in Bucharest, Romania in 1994 and brought VIP tourists to Turkey especially to Antalya and Kusadası. He is still a member of Turkish - Romanian Businessman Association.

Mr. Erol worked as a member and president at Turkish Travel Agencies Association TURSAB Supervisory Board. He is a founding member of Izmir Promotion Turkish travel industry veteran Cahit Erol established Board (IZTAV). He is also one of the founding members of DROOM TRAVEL in Izmir, Turkey.

KOMER Co. (Kusadası Convention Center) and he is also a TURSAB President Basaran Ulusoy officially opened DROOM member of its Supervisory Board. n TRAVEL on December 9, 2010.

Beside the Basaran Ulusoy, members of TURSAB, and many

More Agents to EMITT Istanbul EMITT will be organized between February 10 and 13 at TUYAP exhibition grounds.

Thousands of tourism professionals from around the world and Turkey will come together at EMITT Exhibition in Istanbul. This year also more travel agents will attend the exhibition than last year. All prominent travel agencies from Turkey, tour operators, hotels, airline companies, cruise companies, companies from all sections in tourism wait this biggest event. Halls 7 and 8 host mainly tour operators, travel agencies and cruise companies from Turkey.

Participation in this area has increased dramatically similarly to the country and city participations. n

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The New Destinations of Turkish Airlines The Europe’s fastest growing airline company, Turkish Airlines will add new destinations on its rapidly expanding network this year.

The world’s 8th biggest carrier, Turkish Airlines is planning to launch flights to 11 new destinations.

According to the flight program confirmed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport, Turkish Airlines will begin to operate 3 weekly flights to Guangzhou (China) on 30th January 2011, 4 weekly flights to Los Angeles (USA) on 3rd March 2011, 4 weekly flights to Shiraz (Iran) on 14th March 2011.

Turkish Airlines is also planning to start new flights to Malaga (Spain), Salonika (Greece), Valencia (Spain), Toulouse (France), Manila (Philippines), Naples (Italy), Turin (Italy), Genoa (Italy) in the year 2011.

A Star Alliance member, Turkish Airlines currently flies to 171 destinations, including 130 international and 41 domestic routes. n

Turkish Airlines Jan-Nov passengers rise 17% Turkish Airlines announced that its passenger numbers rose 17 percent to 26.9 million in the first 11 months of the year.

The load factor, a measure of seats sold versus total capacity, rose 2.8 points to 74 percent, the flag carrier also said in a filing with the stock exchange.

Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has expanded its fleet to grab market share from European peers, especially on lucrative longer-haul flights.

International business-class and international transit passengers rose 29.4 percent and 15.9 percent respectively, the statement also said.

“The double-digit rise in the winter season, when traffic typically slows ... shows Turkish Airlines is a real growth story,” said Ozgur Goker, analyst at UniCredit in Istanbul.

“With an expanded fleet, this will continue next year.”

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Croatia Airlines Launches Istanbul Flights

Croatia Airlines will commence scheduled flights from Zagreb to Istanbul, Turkey from March 27.

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Thursday and Sunday using the Airbus A320. Croatia Airlines rarely expands its scheduled network to the East of the country. Last year it was criticised by its own employees for not focusing more on markets such as Turkey and Russia. Until now, Turkish Airlines has been the only airline operating between Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport and Zagreb’s Pleso Airport.

Along with Istanbul, which will be an all year round service, Croatia Airlines is launching several new seasonal flights this summer including services from Dubrovnik to Athens and Venice, from Zadar to Munich, from Split to Hamburg and from Rijeka to London.

Croatia Airlines has had a disappointing year passenger wise.

While in 2010 most airlines (including all other national EXYU carriers) saw an increase in the number of passengers, Croatia Airlines’ numbers have dipped by almost 7%. All flight details for the Zagreb – Istanbul service can be found on the right hand side in the new route launches section. n

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Lufthansa Transported 90.2 million in 2010 Deutsche Lufthansa AG significantly improved its traffic performance in 2010 compared with the previous year.

All in all, the airlines in the Group welcomed 90.2 million passengers on board their flights over the past twelve months.

This represents an increase of 17.2 per cent over the previous year. Capacity was up by 12.1 per cent, revenue seatkilometres grew by 14 per cent. The seat load factor rose accordingly by 1.4 percentage points. Passenger numbers increased in all traffic regions, whereby the steepest growth occurred in the Middle East and Africa region. During the year, the Lufthansa Group transported around two million tonnes of freight and mail, an increase year-on-year of more than 18 per cent. The cargo load factor rose by 7.4 percentage points to 68 per cent. The number of flights was up by 13.1 per cent to a total of 1,014,692.

A total of 90.2 million passengers flew with the airlines in the Lufthansa Passenger Airline Group. Of the total, 58.9 million flew with Lufthansa Passenger Airlines. The passenger count at Lufthansa thus rose by 5.9 per cent compared to 2009 figures. Over the past year, capacity at Lufthansa was up by 3.1 per cent. Revenue seat-kilometres grew by 5.4 per cent. The seat load factor rose by 1.7 percentage points to 79.4 per cent. Passenger numbers increased in all traffic regions, whereby the steepest growth occurred in the Middle East and Africa region. Swiss International Air Lines transported 14.2 million passengers in

2010, Austrian Airlines welcomed 10.9 million passengers on board its flights and 6.2 million passengers flew with bmi.

Lufthansa Cargo also turned in a strong performance: During the year, the company transported around 1.8 million tonnes of cargo and mail, an increase of 18.2 per cent on the yearearlier level. The cargo load factor climbed by 7.3 percentage points to 70.9 per cent.

The financial results of the Lufthansa Group in the 2010 business year will be published on 17 March 2011 and will be available for download at www.lufthansa.com/investorrelations from 8.00 am. n

Jan-Dec. 2010

Jan-Dec. 2009

Year-on-Year in %

Passengers in 1,000

58,916

55,623

5.9

Available seat-kilometres (m)

163,270

158,337

3.1

Revenue passenger-kilometres (m)

129,668

123,049

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Passenger load factor (%)

79.4

77.7

1.7P.

Cargo/Mail in 1,000 t

1,795

1,519

18.2

Cargo load factor (%)

70.9

63.6

7.3P.

Passengers in 1,000

14,169

13,784

2.8

Passenger load factor (%)

82.3

80.1

2.2P.

Passengers in 1,000

10,895

3,341

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Passenger load factor (%)

76.8

75.5

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Passengers in 1,000

6,194

4,160

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Passenger load factor (%)

71.7

74.9

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Passengers in 1,000

90,173

76,908

17.2

Number of flights

1,014,692

896,825

13.1

7.730

7.166

7.9

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Austrian Airlines

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Lufthansa Group[2]

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Hırvatistan’ın Başkenti Zagreb

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oğu ile Batı’nın coğrafya, kültür, tarih ve siyasi kesişme noktası odağında yer alan Zagreb şehri, Hırvatistan’ın başkentidir ve Adriyatik denizine baglanan kara parçası ile Akdeniz ruhunu zengin içeriğe sahip bir bütün haline getirmiştir. Zagreb, Hırvatistan Cumhuriyeti’nin kültür, bilim ve ekonomi, merkezi olmasının yanısıra, Cumhurbaşkanı ve Hukümeti de oluşturan parlementosu ile siyasi ve idari merkezidir de.

Panonya ovası, Alp Dağları kenarı ve Dinar Dağları serbest ileşitim yerinin spontane olarak meydana gelmesini sağlamıştır. Şehri kuzey yönünden esen soğuk rüzgarlardan Medvednica Dağı korurken, geniş ovalık arazi ve Sava Nehri kenti Dünyanin diğer yönlerine doğru açılımını da sağlamıştır.

Zagreb kentinde Hırvatistan toplam nüfusunun dörtte biri yaşamaktadır, yani rakamsal olarak bir milyona yakın kişi. Şehirde yerleşik vatandaşlar yüzyıllar boyunca Avrupa’nın çeşitli yerlerinden ve en yakın tarihte ise Hırvatistan’ın bütün bölgelerinden gelmiş ve katkılarıyla şehir kültürüne zenginlik katmışlardır. Zagreb, insanlarla gönülden tanışmak ve beklentileri yerine getirmek için kapıları herkese açık olduğu kadar, aynı zamanda fırtınalı tarihi ve ilginç kişilere sahip olan güvenli bir büyük kenttir.

Bu şehirde çok kolay bir biçimde ilginç tanışıklıklar, yeni arkadaşlıklar kurulur ve unutulmaz hikaye ve hatıralar yaşanır.

Tarihi bölümleri korunmuş evlerin cepheleri resimli çocuk kitaplarında olduğu gibi kolaylıkla okunur. Şehrin cadde, sokak ve meydanları ise bir yandan birlikte iç içe yaşamanın vermiş olduğu rahatlığı, diğer yandan da birbirinden ayrı olan düşünüş ve zihniyetin huzurlu birlikteliğini size yansıtır.

Bunlar büyük şehir Zagreb’in kolay tanınan kişiliğini sergileyen en önemli unsurlardır.

Bu konuda verilecek en iyi tavsiye kendinizi şehrin havasına serbestçe bırakmaktır.

Ve Zagreb’i keşfeden bir çok insanın iddia ettiği gibi, kentin soluduğunuz bu havasından daha güzel olan sadece Zagreb’in kızlarıdır !

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Dalmaçya’da 3 gün, 3 Günde 3 ülke

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enelde yurtdışına paket turlar ile gitmem. Hele ilk kez gideceğim ülkelere özellikle yalnız gitmeyi, özgürce kimselere bağlı kalmadan o ülkeyi tanımayı yeğlerim.

Herkesin zevkleri farklıdır, bu yüzden herkes kendi zevklerine uygun yerleri gezmeyi, tanımayı, keşfetmeyi ister. Kalabalık grublar ile seyahate çıkıldığında bu özgürlüğü yaşayamazsınız. Sanki bir askeri düzen içinde herşey saatlere ve programa ayarlanmış

bir şekilde yürüdüğünden kendi başınıza hareket edemezsiniz.

Geçtiğimiz bayramda yoğun turizm fuarları nedeniyle bu uzun Bayram tatili için önceden bir program da yapamadım. Tatil süresi uzun olunca, aile fertlerinin de baskısıyla son dakikada hiç değilse 3-4 günlük bir tur için Pronto Tour’dan yardım istedim.

Sevgili Ali Onaran bana Adriyatik sahillerini önerdi ve bu işin Cavtat

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Mostar

Mostar da savas izleri hala duvarlarda uzmanı olan satış departmanı müdürü Neslihan Kılıç da bana bayram süresince Pronto’nun yer ve günlere göre çok sayıda farklı organizasyonu olan bu bölge turlarından en uygununu seçti.

Adriyatik sahillerini yaklaşık 35 yıl önce üniversite yıllarımda görmüş ve hayran kalmıştım. Tito zamanının

Yugoslavyasını, bir arkadaşım ile birlikte Murat 124 arabayla, Marsilya’ya kadar uzattığımız 15 günlük bir tatil programında hızlıca geçerken tanımıştım. Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik ve Split aklımda kalan güzel sayfiye yerleriydi. O günden buyana tekrar göremediğim bu bölgeyi şimdi tekrar görebilmenin heyecanı ile bavulumu hazırladım.

Bu turun programına göre Dalmaçya da 3 net günümüzün her birinde bir ülke görebilecektik.

Istanbul’un yepyeni Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı Dış hatlar Gidiş Terminaline ulaştığımızda bizi Prontotour’un görevlileri karşılayıp bilet, bagaj ve pasaport işlemlerimize yardımcı oldular ve Dubrovnik

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Destinasyon Dalmaçya 2.Günümüzün turu bir diğer ülke Bosna Hersek’e oldu. Bu turumuzda yaklaşık 3 saatlik (200 km) bir yolculukla Mostar’a vardık. ‘’Köprüler Şehri’’ 16. yy. Ile 19. yy. ları arasında Hersek’in ticaret, yatırım ve askeri üssü olan Mostar’da Eski Köprü’nün tam göbeğinde konumlandığı eski şehir merkezi, çarşı, camiler, Türk Evi Müzesi, hamamlar görülecek yerler arasında. Yol üzerinde Blagaj’da bulunan doğal kaynak merkezini, ve 15. yy.’da yapılmış olan Derviş Tekkesi ve Osmanlı Köyü Poçitel’i görüp, doğal kaynakdan akan su ile beslenen dere kıyısında öğle yemeğimizi yedikten sonra tekrar Dubrovnik’deki otelimize dödük.

Turumuzun üçüncü günü Hırvatistan’ın bir diğer büyük sahil şehri Split’e yine 2 saatlik bir otobüs yolculuğu ile ulaştık. Hırvatistan’ın Venediği olan Split, yine UNESCO Dünya Misasları Listesinde bulunan Diocletian Sarayı, St.Domnius Katedrali, Diocletian Mozelesi, Diocletean Mahsenleri, dar taş sokakları,liman bölgesindeki cafe,bar ve restaurantları ile çok şirin bir Akdeniz şehri.

Ertesi gün yine Dubrovnik Havayolları ile 1.5 saatlik yolculuğun ardından ülkemize dönerek üç günde üç ülke görermüş olduk.

Tüm paket turlarda grub çok önemlidir. Özellikle zamanlamalara uyulmadığı için genelde program saatleri aksar ve belirlenen yerler ya görülemez yada hızla geçilir. Bizim şansımıza grubumuz çok iyi idi ve tecrübeli rehberlerden oluşan Pronto tour’un servisleri de hiç aksamadı. Bizler de bu seyahatimizden hiç sinirlenmeden gülen yüzler ile döndük.

Sonuçta paket turlar ile yapılan seyahatlerde organizasyonu üstlenen acentanın önemini bir kez daha anlamış olduk.

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Destinasyon Dalmaçya

Nerede kalınır Dubrovnik’de her bütçeye göre otel bulmak mümkün.Ancak yaz aylarında rezervasyonunuzu çok önceden yapmanız gerekiyor. Bizim önerimiz yurtdışı seyahatlerinde servis alışkanlıkları ve yeme içme de Türkiye’yi özleyenler için elbette Rixos otel olacaktır.

Rixos Otel www.rixos.com Yeme İçme Dubrovnik’de kale içinde Oliva Pizzeria yalnızca pizzaları ile değil ama değişik lezzetlerdeki makarnaları ile tavsiye edeceğimiz bir restoran.

Deniz mahsulleri ve guzel deniz manzarası ve piyano ile romantik bir akşam yemeği icin Restaurant Poklisar’ı önereceğiz.Kalenin limanına çıkan kapısında yer alan bu restoranda fiyatlar da makul düzeyde.

Stari Grad’da önereceğimiz restorant Konoba olacaktır. Splid de ise limanın hemen sonunda yer alan Metajusca limana ve Split koyuna bakan açık ve kapalı bölümleri ile en lezzetli yerel yemekleri tadabileceğiniz bir lokantadır.

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Destinasyon Dalmaçya Havayollarına ait yeni bir B737 ile Dubrovnik’e hareket ettik. Yaklaşık 1.5 saatlik yolculuğun ardından Dubrovnik’e vardık. Küçük ama henüz inşaatı tamamlanmamış Dubrovnik havaalanından otobüslerimize binerek yol üstündeki sahil kasabası Cavtat’ı gezip Dubrovnik’e akşam saatlerinde ulaştık.

Görkemli dış görünüşünü 35 yıl öncesinden hatırladığım ama içersini tamamen unutmuş olduğum Dubrovnik kalesinin içindeki eski şehire vardık.

Kalenin kapılarından birinde otobüslerden inerek yürürüyüş turu ile UNESCO tarafından Dünya Mirasları Listesi’ne alınmış eski şehir meydanını gezdik. Bu turumuzda Türk rehberimiz kuleler, muhteşem surlar, 14. yy.’dan kalma ve dünyanın en eski eczanesine de ev sahipliği yapan Francis Manastırı, Rector Sarayı,

şehir kapıları ve diğer önemli yapıları bize kısa bilgilerini de vererek gösterdi.

Serbest zamanımızda dar sokaklar arasında dolaşıp bir Italyan lokantasında akşam yemeğimizi yedik.

Bizi Dubrovnik ’teki otelimiz Rixos’a götürecek otobüsümüze koşarak yetişmeye çalışırken bir yandan da sonraki günler için gezilecek ve yemek yenecek yerleri hafızamıza yerleştirmeye çalıştık.

Rixos Dubrovnik, şehir merkezine yürüyerek 30 dakika mesafede deniz kıyısında hem şehir hem de bir sahil oteli. Yeni odaları ve Türk müşterilerine uygun servisleri ile otelimizden memnun kaldık.

Turumuzun ilk günü yeni bir ülke olan ve otobüs ile gerçekleştirilen extra Karadağ turu için hareket ettik.

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balıkçıların yerleşim alanı olan bir adanın kamulaştırılması ve sonrasında Singapur’lu bir multimilyardere satılması ile günümüzde restorasyon çalışmaları ile turizme kazandırılma aşamasında olan muhteşem St. Stefan’ı panaromik olarak tepeden görüp, fotografladık. Kotor

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körfezini dantel gibi işleyen ada ve yarımadaları muteşem manzaralar altında otobüs yolculuğu boyunca hafızalarımıza kaydettik.

Dönüş yolunda 35 yıl öncesinden anılarımızda kalan Herceg Novi’yi de selamlayarak Dubrovnik’deki otelimize döndük.

Effective summit for the tourism sector The Fastest Growing Tourism Exhibition in the Region

15th Edition 10 -13 February 2011 TÜYAP Beylikdüzü İSTANBUL

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www.emittistanbul.com 10 halls, 55,000 sqm. space more than 3,500 exhibitors from over 60 countries. organiser

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Erzurum New York Times’ın 41 kış Destinasyonu Arasında Amerika’nın ünlü yayın organı New York Times, son günlerde Universide 2011 Dünya Üniversitelerarası Kış Oyunları ile gündemde olan Erzurum’u, görülmesi gereken 41 kış turizmi merkezi arasında gösterdi.

Daha oncede de 2010 yılında en çok görülmek istenen yerin İstanbul olduğunu açıklayan gazetede, Japonya’daki Niseko, Avustralya’daki Melbourne, İngiltere’deki Manchester ve Estonya’daki Talin gibi dünyaca ünlü merkezlerle birlikte yer alan Erzurum için şu değerlendirmelerde bulunuldu: “Türkiye, insanların kış sporları için ilk aklına gelen bir yer değil, fakat Türkiye üzerinde karların bulunduğu birçok

yüksek dağa sahip. Erzurum, 785 bin nüfuslu bir Anadolu kenti olarak Universiade 2011 Kış Olimpiyatlarına ev sahipliği yapıyor. Şehirden 2,5 km uzaklıkta olan Palandöken özellikle son yıllarda İranlı kayakçılar için son derece cazip bir mekan haline geldi. Bu sene merkeze iki tane daha telesiyej ilave edildi. Bu kış yeni açılan, Erzurum’a 17 km uzaklıktaki Konaklı Ski Resort, 6 telesiyej ve 3 bin metrelik kayak pistiyle önemli bir kayak merkezi oldu. Önümüzdeki yıl yeni bir beş yıldızlı otel daha yapılacak.” n

Alkoçlar Hotels’den 2 Yeni Otel Daha 9. İstanbul Mutfak Günleri 17-20 Şubat 2011 da Alkoçlar Hotels, büyüme hamlesine 2 yeni tesisle devam ediyor.

Alkoçlar Ailesi, turizm sektöründe edindiği deneyimlerini şimdi Kuşadası ve Taksim’e taşıyor. 45 yılı aşkın süredir hizmet verdiği kış turizminde marka haline gelen ve yeni projelerle sektörde hızlı bir şekilde büyümeye devam eden Alkoçlar Hotels, Uludağ ve Bodrum’daki otellerinden sonra şimdi de Kuşadası Adakule ve Taksim Keban Oteli bünyesine kattı.

Alkoçlar Hotels, otel zincirine yeni halkalar eklerken, işlettiği otellerin de her zaman yeni kalması için gereken yatırımları sürdürmeye devam ediyor. n

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Türkiye’nin nitelikli gastronomi festivali olarak gösterilen Uluslararası 9. İstanbul Mutfak Günleri 17-20 Şubat 2011 tarihleri arasında 30’dan fazla ülkenin katılımıyla TÜYAP Beylikdüzü’nde gerçekleştirilecek.

Tüm Aşçılar Federasyonu tarafından 9’uncusu düzenlenecek Uluslararası İstanbul Mutfak Günleri, 17-20 Şubat 2011 tarihlerinde gerçekleştirilecek. Uluslararası İstanbul Mutfak Günleri, Türk Mutfağı’nı dünyanın diğer mutfak kültürleri ile buluşturan, ülkemizin aşçıları ile dünyanın önde gelen aşçıları arasında yakınlaşmayı ve karşılıklı bilgi alışverişini sağlıyor.

2003 Yılından beri düzenlenen Uluslararası İstanbul Mutfak Günleri, kısa süre içerisinde kendi alanında Dünyanın en önemli festivallerinden birisi olmuş. Festival çerçevesinde düzenlenen yarışmalara, yurt içinden ve yurt dışından gösterilen geniş ilgi bunun en belirgin kanıtı olarak gösteriliyor.

8. Uluslararası İstanbul Mutfak Günlerine Türkiye’den ve 22 farklı ülkeden yaklaşık 1500 yarışmacı katılmış ve 73 kategoride yarışılmış.

Federasyonun yetiştirdiği genç ve başarılı şef aşçılarından oluşan Türkiye Aşçılar Milli Takımı Dünya 1’incisi olarak gücünü bir kez daha kanıtlamış olarak gösteriliyor. n

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Intra Turizm kuruluşunun 30. Yılı Kutlamalarını Sürdürüyor Intra Istanbul’da 30, Antalya’da 22 Yaşında !

1980 yılından buyana Türk incoming turizminde önde gelen acentalardan olan INTRA TOURS , kuruluşunun 30.yılını Mayıs ayında Istanbul’da gerçekleştirdiği kutlamanın ardından bu kez Antalya’da dostları ile birlikte kutladı. Intra Antalya ofisinin 22.yıldönümünün de kutlandığı 19 Aralık Pazar günü Antalyalı turizmciler güzel

bir günü Intra çalışanları ile birlikte yaşadılar.

Hillside Su otelde bir araya gelen Antalyalı havayolu temsilcileri, Antalyalı otelciler ve Antalyalı Intra dostları, hazırlanan ‘’Introid’’ belgeselini izledikten sonra, Intra kurucusu Ertuğrul Karaoğlu’nun duygusal konuşmasını dinlediler. Intra Turizm kurucusu Ertuğrul Karaoğlu Antalya’daki 30 yıl partisinde de Istanbul’daki kutlama sırasında vurguladığı sosyal sorumluluk projelerinden söz ederek “ Intra Turizm olarak 30 kuruluş yıldönümünde hedeflediğimiz çevre duyarlılığını Green Intra - adıyla hayata geçireceğiz ve turizmci olmak yolunda yürüyen genç ve ihtiyaç sahibi arkadaşlarımıza bu maceralarında eğitim ve dünyayı keşifleri için yardımcı olmak üzere bir Vakıf kuracağız’’ dedi.

Antalyalı Intra dostları Dj Tulug’un müzikleri ve Kemal Yucel’in çok güzel Perkusyon show’u ile 80 lerden günümüze nostaljik bir gün yaşadılar. Çeşitli çekilişler ve büyük bir ilgiyle izlenen’’Poi Show’’ Ateş gösterisini takip eden 30.yıl pasta ve şampanyası ile Intra dostları geç saatlere kadar hem eğlendiler hem de yoğun geçen bir yılın ardından yorgunluklarını attılar. n

Din Adamları İzmir’de Buluşacak Yıllardır inanç turizmi alanında çalışmalar yapan ve böyle bir kongrenin hayalini kuran turizmciler Rüstem Yüksel ve Dilek Araç, kongre ile ilgili hazırlıklarını 1 yıl önce başlattı.

Bu proje ile Müslüman, Hıristiyan ve Musevi dinlerinin oluşturduğu semavi dinlere mensup din adamlarını Çeşme›de buluşturmaya hazırlanan turizmciler, aynı zamanda kongre sonrası program doğrultusunda Efes (Ephesus), İzmir (Smyrna), Bergama (Pergamum), Akhisar (Thyateira), Salihli (Sardis), Alaşehir (Philadelphia) ve Denizli (Laodicea) gibi inanç turizmi açısından önemli yerleri ziyaret edecekler.

Turlar sırasında Hıristiyanlar için çok önemli olan Meryem Ana ve Efes’in tanıtılması da amaçlanıyor. Çeşme’de, turizmciler Rüstem Yüksel ve Dilek Araç tarafından hazırlanan projeyle, “Dinlerin Beşiği Türkiye-Ege Buluşması 2011” adlı inanç turizmi kongresi düzenlenecek. İzmir, 140 ülkeden yaklaşık 500 din adamını ağırlamaya hazırlanıyor. Turizmciler Rüstem Yüksel ve Dilek Araç tarafından hazırlanan proje doğrultusunda Çeşme’de “Dinlerin Beşiği Türkiye-Ege Buluşması 2011” adı altında bir inanç kongresi düzenlenecek.

28 Mart ile 3 Nisan arasında gerçekleştirilmesi planlanan kongreye Cumhurbaşkanı Abdullah Gül ve Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan›ın yanı sıra uluslararası sosyal projelere imza atan Katar Prensesi Sheikha Al-Thani, Ürdün Veliaht Prensi El Hassan bin Talal ve İstanbul Fener Rum Patriği Bartholomeos gibi dünya çapında tanınmış isimlerin davet edileceği belirtildi.

BARIŞ MESAJLARI VERİLECEK. 140 ülkeden din adamlarının buluşturulmasının amaçlandıklarını ifade eden Rüstem Yüksel, “Böylesine kapsamlı bir kongreye, herkesin destek vermesini bekliyoruz.

Din adamları, düzenleyeceğimiz kongre ile Çeşme’den tüm dünyaya dostluk ve barış mesajları verecek. Bu kongre ile Meryem Ana ve Efes gibi kutsal makanları barındıran İzmir’e dikkat çekmeyi diliyoruz.”

2010 yılında ülkemize ziyaret eden 28 milyon turistten sadece 100 bin kişinin inanç turizmi için geldiğini belirten Dilek Araç, “İnanç turizmi yılda yaklaşık 300 milyon kişiye hizmet veren ve 19 milyar dolarlık bütçesi olan bir pazar. Ülkemiz üç din açısından da önemli yere sahip olmasına rağmen yeterli tanıtımı olmadığı için inanç turizminde geride kalmaktadır” dedi. n NewFocus January & February’2011

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Tesisler * ITB – Berlin * MITT - Moscow • Limak Lara otel Holidaycheck de Türkiye de bu ödülü alan * MAP – Paris * UITT - Kiev en iyi sekiz otelin içinde birinci sırada yer aldı. * CROTOUR – Zagreb • Divan Asia ve Divan Antalya en iyi iş otelleri arasında * VIVATTUR –Vilnius yerini aldı.

Turizm fuarlarında dağıtılacak.

• Mövenpick otel Istanbul brunch ve sinema keyfi bir Haber ve reklamlarınız için son gün arada sunuyor.

25 Şubat 2011 • Doubletree by Hilton Avanos Kapadokya konuklarını 2 Şubat 2011’den itibaren ağırlamaya başlayacak.

• Dedeman Şile, Dedeman Hotels Resort & International oteller zincirinden ayrıldı.

• (WBF) Uluslararası Tavla Federasyonu’nun Türkiye şubesi tarafından İstanbul`da yılda iki defa düzenlenen WBF-Türkiye İstanbul Geleneksel Tavla Şampiyonluğu turnuvası 18-19 Aralık 2010 tarihlerinde Armada Otel`in ev sahipliğinde yapıldı.

Yöneticiler • Muzaffer Tağıl Kaya İzmir Thermal Convention otel genel müdürü oldu.

• Feridun Tabur Denizli North Point otele genel müdür olarak atandı.

• Nevra Saylam Sapanca Sa Sa Deluxe tesisinde goreve başladı.

• Vedat Ergün Sultanahmet Arena otel’in genel müdürlüğünü üstlendi.

• Cengiz Karaağaç Pegas Touristik’in Mısır’da Dessole Resorts & Hotels genel müdürü olarak işe başladı.

• İzzettin Yurtsever Akbulut Hotel & Spa genel müdürü oldu.

• İrem Küçükay BW The President Hotel & BW Citadel otel satış müdürlüğüne atandı.

• Kağan Ergül Lykia Group satış ve pazarlama müdürlüğüne getirildi.

• Erol Turanlioglu Alkoçlar otel grubun Turizm bölümü direktörü oldu.

• Uluç Aklar Taksim’in yeni oteli CVK nın genel müdürü olurken, Funda Atakan da aynı tesisin satış ve pazarlama müdürlüğünü üstlendi.

• Cüneyt Kuru Rixos Lares genel müdürü oldu.

Havayolları • Kobe Bryant THY ‘nın yeni tanıtım yüzü oldu.

• THY Istanbul-Kharkiv ve Ho Chi Minh City uçuşlarını başlattı.

• Etihad Airways Doha ofisini yenileyerek açtı.

• Ocak ayında Air France ile uçunlar Apple iPad kazanma şansını yakalıyor.

• Gulf Air mart ayında Cenevre ve Milano’ya uçmaya başlıyor.

Acentalar • Vip turizm en iyi kış merkezlerini kapsayan tur programlarını “VIP Skiline Turları”nı olarak sunuyor.

• Etstur erken rezervasyon uygulamasını bu yıl daha da erkene alarak başlattı.

• Setur Alplerin sihirli Dünyasında farklı kış tatilleri sunuyor.

• Pronto Tour 2011 tur programını açıkladı.www.prontotour.com.tr • Tura Turizm 2011 kruvaziyer turlarında erken rezervasyon kampanyası başlattı.

• Intra Turizm 30 yıl etkinlikleri çerçevesinde 2011 de sosyal sorumluluk projelerine de ağırlık verecek.

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