New Focus Travel Magazine May June 2010

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No: 113 May/ June’2010

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Çin’in Romantik Şehri Hangzhou Kasr-i Nehroz: A fabulous Hotel in the Legend City Mardin

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Now hosting season starts!

2010 Marketing efforts since November will slow down through end of April and results will be received from May. In other words, sales and marketing people in tourism industry are no longer need to run from one exhibition to another.

However, this time professionals at airlines, tour operator, travel agent and hotels will host and show their hospitality to travelers.

Success at sales and marketing will be evaluated with the hotels occupancy levels and profits throughout the summer season.

After the last weeks unexpected eruption of Mt. Eyjafjallajokul in Iceland, affected the tourism growth and as a result tourism professionals will have more difficult times this year.

Unfortunately, first tourism growth is affected from a natural disaster.

We may forget. Do you remember how Chernobyl disaster, mad-cow disease, last year’s swine flu affected tourism?

We wish those natural events will reduce.

But all of us should move to protect the environment.

Wishing you a happy and peaceful season…

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38 Çin’in Romantik Şehri Hangzhou

Hangzhou, mükemmel şehir planlaması, rengarenk cadde ve sokak aydınlatması ve çiçek süsleme sanatının Uzakdoğuya özgü örneklerini şehrin hemen her noktasında görebileceğiniz güzellikleri sunuyor.

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Pamukkale is one of the tourism paradise of Turkey, The stunning white calcium pools, which cling to the side of a ridge, have long been one of the most famous picture postcard views of Turkey. Pamukkale, literally meaning “cotton castle”, is also the site of the ancient city of Hierapolis of which there are many interesting ruins, and is a very popular destination for a short visits. Every year hosting over 1 million local and international visitors with its travertines’ visual beauty.

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CONTENTS Focus on Turkey Focus on Destination - Pamukkale Focus on Hotels Focus on Exhibition Focus on World Focus on Airlines Focus on Tour Operators & Agents Focus on Destinasyon - Hangzhou Bülten K›sa... K›sa...

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24 Kasr-i Nehroz: A fabulous Hotel in the Legend City Mardin

Kasr-ı Nehroz... A dignified, strong building which witnessed to most of the periods of the history of 1200 years...

It seems as if it promises to tell mysterious stories at first sight with its epic silhouette, its noble form which evokes a medallion, its proud walls which try to keep away itself from the unsteadiness of the Middle Age and its two towers that rise upright as if it challenges the changing ages...

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Foreign Visitors to Turkey increased 6,85% Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced number of tourist arrivals in February 2010.

The number of foreign visitors to Turkey rose 6.11 percent year-on-year in February 2010 to 953,848 people. On the other hand, in the first two months, visitors increased 6.85 percent to 1.764 million.

Only 8,416 of total visitors (0.88%) are overnight travelers.

In February, tourists prefered following ports to enter the country, 1- Istanbul 39,08% (372,743) 2- Antalya 16,28% (155,262) 3- Edirne 12,27% (117,054) 4- Ağrı 6,35% (60,562) 5- Artvin 5,99% (57,173) German citizens accounted for 15 percent of the arrivals in the January-February period, followed by Iran with 11.4 percent and Bulgaria at 9.1 percent. Number of tourist arrivals to Turkey from Iran in the first 2 months of 2010 is increased four times more compare to last year. n

Turkey’s Culture and Tourism promoted at ITB-Berlin ITB - Berlin staged with several shows of its 2010 partner country; Turkey.

Turkey’s Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay, German Minister of Economics & Technology Rainer Bruederle and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit attended the gala on March 9th.

Guests amazed with a colourful show by Turkey’s most popular dance group, Fire of Anatolia.

“Turkey closed the year 2009 with revenues and success despite regression in tourism in many countries in the world,” Gunay said during the opening ceremony. Gunay added that Germany had a great share in that success. Gunay expects that a further 10 percent increase in arrivals from four to five million German tourists in 2010.

Bruederle expressed sorrow over the earthquake that hit the eastern Turkish province of Elazig, and said German government was ready to help Turkey.

With more than 180,000 visitors, among these 108,000 trade visitors, and over 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries ITB Berlin is the leading tourism exhibition in the world.

Turkey participated in the fair with a 3,000 square meter stand. n

Foreigners Arriving in Turkey by Nationalities in 2008-2010(*) Top 10 Countries for February Countries 2010* % 2009 % 148 741 15,59 144 709 16,10 GERMANY IRAN 110 249 11,56 30 843 3,43 BULGARIA 77 508 8,13 90 018 10,01 GEORGIA 55 720 5,84 85 935 9,56 SYRIA 50 350 5,28 24 235 2,70 RUSSIAN FED. 39 715 4,16 33 114 3,68 GREECE 32 403 3,40 31 758 3,53 U.K. 31 246 3,28 35 513 3,95 AZERBAIJAN 30 053 3,15 30 176 3,36 FRANCE 29 677 3,11 32 544 3,62 OTHER 348 186 36,50 360 082 40,06 953 848 100,00 898 927 100,00 TOTAL

2008 160 319 38 587 72 068 44 495 25 716 49 559 23 643 33 357 34 637 31 236 382 865 896 482

% 17,88 4,30 8,04 4,96 2,87 5,53 2,64 3,72 3,86 3,48 42,71 100,00

Foreigners Arriving in Turkey by Nationalities in 2008-2010(*) Top 10 Countries for January - February Countries 2010* % 2009 % 264 585 15,00 261 313 15,83 GERMANY IRAN 200 600 11,37 56 691 3,43 BULGARIA 160 639 9,11 165 122 10,00 GEORGIA 109 659 6,22 156 728 9,49 SYRIA 98 886 5,61 51 737 3,13 RUSSIAN FED. 76 353 4,33 64 960 3,94 GREECE 64 558 3,66 57 477 3,48 AZERBAIJAN 55 666 3,16 57 403 3,48 U.K. 54 181 3,07 62 823 3,81 FRANCE 48 716 2,76 54 746 3,32 OTHER 629 979 35,72 661 744 40,09 TOTAL 1 763 822 100,00 1 650 744 100,00

2008 294 827 70 779 142 528 89 396 51 740 97 235 48 455 66 119 60 198 53 840 704 151 1 679 268

% 17,56 4,21 8,49 5,32 3,08 5,79 2,89 3,94 3,58 3,21 41,93 100,00

Comparison of Foreigners Arriving in Turkey by Years YEARS MONTHS 2008 2009 2010* 782 786 751 817 809 974 JANUARY FEBRUARY 896 482 898 927 953 848 MARCH 1 305 297 1 207 729 APRIL 1 647 903 1 750 281 MAY 2 748 564 2 718 788 JUNE 3 305 832 3 263 089 JULY 4 084 764 4 343 025 AUGUST 3 762 136 3 760 372 SEPTEMBER 2 981 044 3 136 010 OCTOBER 2 462 497 2 617 193 NOVEMBER 1 267 996 1 403 740 DECEMBER 1 091 376 1 226 143 TOTAL 26 336 677 27 077114 2 MONTHS TOTAL 1 679 268 1 650 744 1 763822

(*):Provisional Data.

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% RATE OF CHANGE 2009/2008 2010/2009 -3,96 7,74 0,27 6,11 -7,47 6,21 -1,08 -1,29 6,32 -0,05 5,20 6,28 10,71 12,35 2,81 -1,70 6,85

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Turkey Optimistic for 2010 Summer Season the revenue Turkish tourism professionals show great interest and from tourism more participated the 44th edition of world’s largest activities. Turkey travel exhibition; ITB-Berlin. is promoting two It is clear that more Turkish tourism professionals and historic artifacts representatives are at ITB-Berlin 2010 because of Turkey’s presence as the partner country and celebration in this year’s ITB, of Istanbul as being the 2010 European Culture Capital. an angel image from the Hagia Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry organized a Sophia and the press conference on Thursday with the attendence of head of a statue Undersecretary Özgür Özaslan, Promotion Director of Augustus Cumhur Güven Taşbaşi, Berlin Attaché Hüseyin Gazi unearthed in Coşan, General Secretary at 2010 European Culture excavations Capital Agency Yilmaz Kurt. near Pamukkale Günay said that Germany which stands as the biggest (Hieropolis). market for Turkish tourism accounted a 1.6 percent General Secretary at 2010 European Culture Capital increase and an increase of 12 percent is recorded in arrivals from UK. Stating both countries announced drop Agency Yilmaz Kurt said that it is a very nice coincidence that Turkey’s partner country status and in travelers for last year, increase in arrivals to Turkey Istanbul’s European Culture Capital status realizing on from those countries present success of Turkey. Günay same year. “I am requesting from tour operators to take is hopeful increase will continue in following years. this chance to add Istanbul into their travel programs to Günay revealed Turkey’s target as being one of the Top 10 countries in world listing both with number of arrivals inform travelers about Istanbul’s history and culture” and total tourism income by 2023. Turkey expects to said Kurt. host more than 28 million tourists in 2010.

Promotion Director Cumhur Güven Taşbaşi said, “4,5 Günay also stated that ministry aims to promote not only million German travelers visited Turkey. We want more Turkey’s coasts but also its historic and cultural beauties, German friends visit Turkey. We invite them to Turkey”. n wellness facilities and golf courses in a bid to increase

2012 Golf World Amateur Team Championships will be in Turkey million a big part of which consists of young people. 2012 World Amateur Team Championship will be organized within a period when greater attention is paid to golf sport will not only provide a competitive environment for players but also will serve as a turning point for improvement of Turkish golf.

Following the establishment of the Around 1500 players and a large Turkish Golf Federation in 1996, number of spectators out of which Turkish golf made great progress in 3500 are foreign guests will fourteen years.

Turkish golfers coming together under participate in 2012 World Amateur Team Championship which will the roof of the Federation had a chance to watch and play with many attract the attention of sports world players from various countries during to Turkey. Thus, this event is of great importance for not only young golf the tournaments organized. lovers but also other countries which With more than 70 national and are candidate for international events. international tournaments, 4500 Turkey became the first country in licensed players out of which 3500 are young players under the age of 18 the International Golf Federation and children and developed facilities, history by obtaining 76 votes from 92 countries in the election. trainings and infrastructure studies, The Turkish Golf Federation played an Amateur golf players will enjoy five star facilities and great hospitality in important role Belek. The Turkish Golf Federation İn Turkey’s being most rapidly took its place in both Turkish and developing golf country in Europe. world golf history by becoming the As a result of these important developments, a new door is opened youngest federation hosting such a big event... Watch the tournament for Turkish golf given the chance of and feel the spirit of competition hosting 2012 World Amateur Team on golf courses designed by the Championship. most accomplished golf players and Turkey has a huge potential for engineers for this championship. golf sport with a population of 70

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Photo Exhibition on Istanbul in London A photo exhibition on Istanbul which is titled “His/Tanbul” and consists of photo collections of Turkish photo artist Vehbi Koca, has opened in London on Wednesday.

The exhibition is taking place at the gallery of the European Commission thanks to the contributions of the Cultural and Tourism Counsellor of the Turkish Embassy in London as Istanbul was declared the 2010 European Capital of Culture.

The photo exhibition on Istanbul was inaugurated with a ceremony attended by Turkish Ambassador in London Yigit Alpogan and Mrs. Bernev Alpogan, Turkish Consul General in London Bahadir Kaleli, Cultural and Tourism Counsellor of the Turkish Embassy Irfan Onal, Assistant Attache Aysegul Gurgezoglu and other dignitaries. n Golf players can witness this historic event in Anatolia which is the cradle of 10 thousand year civilizations and where the history is written by coming to Turkey, the best golf destination of Europe. n

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Turkey expects Tourism Growth from GCC Countries Despite the world’s financial crisis, which had a severe effect on the international tourism sector, the number of GCC tourists selecting Turkey as favorable touristic destination has increased in 2009 by 16.45%.

Figures from recent statistics have shown that over 27m tourists from around the world have visited Turkey during 2009, which makes an increase by 2.8% from year 2008.

Out of the entire world, GCC tourists have made the biggest increase as the number of Kuwaiti tourists was increased by 21.36%, then comes the United Arab Emirates by 12.07%, Bahrain by 12.49%, Saudi Arabia by 20.31%, and Qatar by 0.82%.

Mr. Emin Kaya, the Cultural & Information Attache in Dubai and the Turkish Tourism Office Manager in UAE, is expecting to have these figures continue to increase despite the financial crisis because of the rich cultural and touristic ingredients that Turkey has and that can attract the Arab, and especially GCC citizens, to come and visit Turkey. “We realize the cultural and religious values of the GCC people which sustain the strong relationships between Turkey and GCC Countries”.

Mr. Kaya added: “Our marketing and promotional strategies during 2010 will include various activities and events in order to attract more tourists to choose Turkey for their next holiday plans. Historical and cultural exhibitions, free touristic trips to journalists, participation at ATM Dubai, and musical and traditional concerts and dances throughout the

GCC countries, are all part of a whole strategy to bring people’s attention to Turkey and to show its ability to be a very interesting tourism destination”.

“We work hard to support the vision and efforts of the Ministry of Tourism in Ankara that aim to sustain the tourism promotional activities in this region and to achieve a continuous growth for the Turkish tourism products until we reach to all regional and international markets. Building sustainable relationships with the region’s countries is a very important part of these efforts; Turkey and United Arab Emirates, for example, have been working together for the last few years in order to build new plans to support the cultural and tourism interchange between both countries”, Said Mr. Kaya. n

Increased interest in Health Tourism The Turkish Government has revealed a Mr. Kaya stated that the advertising long-term plan until 2023 that aims to and promotional campaign in the sustain the health and medical tourism Arab world for 2010 will focus on in order to make best use of the unique introducing and marketing Turkey as a health and medical tourism destination. natural wealth that the country has. The Government is planning to attract Arab The Turkish Ministry of Culture and tourists in general and GCC tourists Tourism is showing big interest in this direction as a part of its long-term plan in special and to introduce Turkey as a distinguished health and medical to sustain the need of attracting all type of tourists to visit Turkey. Mr. Kaya destination, bearing in mind the cultural assured that the Turkish Government has and geographical closeness to these recently offered a number of investment countries that their tourists prefer to come to a country that appreciates the opportunities and facilities to invest Islamic culture at the same time has in the medical and health tourism everything for them. sector for both the Turkish and foreign Mr. Kaya also said that the United Arab investors where they can build health Emirates is the third after Kuwait and and spas near the natural and thermal Saudi Arabia in terms of the number springs. According to official statistics, over 200 health and spa centers will be of tourists visiting Turkey from GCC Countries, where the most favorable built as per this plan. touristic cities they like to visit are Mr. Kaya cited Afyon City, which has five resorts by mineral springs and that Istanbul, Yalova, Bursa, Bodrum, and Antalya. has been selected recently as a model Recently, Istanbul was officially selected city and future capital for mineral to be the 2010 European Capital of springs’ tourism. Not being a country Culture, where the events and activities for recreation and rejuvenation only, Turkey has a reputation of being one of of year 2010 were launched in the the countries that has advanced medical middle of the last month to present 170 cultural events and more than 500 civil services with relatively reasonable and cultural projects, besides many rates and the ability to carry out hard medical operations such as open heart other artistic events that can play a major role in attracting more tourists operations and many other medical from Arab and GCC countries to come services that lately have an increased and visit Istanbul, which has both the demand. eastern and western aspects. n

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The Russians Preferred Turkey in 2009 According to the data of Federal State Statistics Service, Turkey became the most popular country for the Russians in 2009. The 2nd place took Egypt. The 3rd most popular country turned out to be China.

The increase of tourist flow from Russia in comparison with 2008 was noted in Israel (+36.5%), Dominican Republic (+29%), the USA (+28.6%), Switzerland (+28.2%) and Montenegro (+27.8%).

In general, the number of Russian tourists traveling abroad decreased by 15.5% in 2009 (2 million people). The most considerable decline was noted in Lithuania (-43%), Croatia (-36.8%) and China (-51.5%). n

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Turkey, Russia May Lift Visa Requirement in May Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey and Russia might sign an agreement as early as May to remove visa requirement for their respective citizens when visiting each other’s countries.

“Who would have thought that one day Turkey and Russia would scrap visa requirements. Now, Mr. Medvedev and Mr. Putin are positive on this. Most probably, we will sign

with Mr. Medvedev a high-level strategic partnership document that would include the lifting of visa requirements,” Erdogan told reporters in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Erdogan said Turkey had mutually lifted visa requirements with 25 countries since 2002.

“This is a sign of mutual trust. This is what Schengen countries are doing.

So, why can’t we?,” he said. n

Tourism Minister Received an Award in Brazil Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay on Tuesday received an award in Brazil by UN-Habitat and Rafic Hariri Foundation on behalf of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish Culture Ministry said Nazek Hariri, wife of assassinated Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, gave the ANIU award to Gunay during the opening of “5th World City Planning Forum” held in Rio de Janeiro.

The award is given to Erdogan for his success in leadership, good governance and as a statesman when he was in office as the Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor between 19941997. In 1996, the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) was held in Istanbul while Erdogan was the mayor of the city, and “Habitat Agenda” and “Istanbul Declaration” were adopted in the conference. UN-Habitat Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka congratulated Erdogan, and said that his contributions as Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor would not be forgotten.

Following the ceremony, Gunay met Brazil’s Tourism Minister Luis Barretto Filho and agreed to boost relations in tourism. The two ministers also agreed to form “Tourism Joint Commission” and to hold the first meeting of the commission during Filho’s scheduled visit to Turkey. n

The International Tulip Festival Begins in İstanbul The 5th edition of the International Istanbul Tulip Festival organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) began on April 2nd.

The opening ceremony is held at Emirgan Woods with the participation of Mr. Kadir Topbaş, the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and executives from the municipality.

The International Istanbul Tulip Festival, which is one of the important symbols of Istanbul and a part of Turkish culture, began in 2005 under the slogans “The most beautiful tulip grows in Istanbul” and “Istanbul Meets its Tulip!”. Several events will be held around the city this year as part of the International Istanbul Tulip Festival.

While the city of Istanbul and the people of Istanbul meet their tulips, the main exhibitions and festivities will take place at Taksim Square, Emirgan Woods, Hidiv Woods, Göztepe Rose Garden, Büyük Çamlıca Woods, Sultanahmet Square, and Gülhane Park during the Tulip Festival.

In addition to selling tulip-themed products ranging from marblings to sculptures, there are also paintings, photo exhibitions, and concerts on exposition. While the marbling artists will do live performances throughout the show for art lovers, fifty people who have taken pictures of tulips in the

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competition called “The most beautiful 50 Tulips” will be awarded. Tulip sales will also be held as part of the Tulip festival.

Eighty-two kinds of tulips have been planted this year from Silivri to Tuzla throughout İstanbul. The tulip buds were mainly grown in Çumra, a town of Konya, but were also grown by villagers of Silivri, Çatalca, Şile, Pamukova, and Geyve. Support for the villagers as well as the flower bulbs were improved and provided allowing for additional income opportunities for the producers.

The total cost of the tulips which have been planted in a total amount of 9 million 300 thousand is 2,139,000 TL. n

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The Guardian Publishes First-Ever Turkey-Themed Travel Supplement

The Guardian newspaper published its first-ever Turkey-only travel section at 10 April 2010, highlighting the country’s increasing popularity with British holidaymakers.

Indeed British visitor numbers to Turkey are up from 1.9 million in 2007 to 2.4 million in 2009. With an average issue readership of 1,205,000, the Travel section of the Guardian is published in full-colour with a remit to cover travel for the budget-conscious, families, food-lovers, those seeking a healthy break and much more.

Highlights of this special Turkey-only travel section which aimed to reveal more of the hidden gems of Turkey include an introductory piece by writer Kevin Gould on the undiscovered places around Turkey that most tourists miss and an article on the new Evliya Çelebi walking & riding route across Turkey. Other features include the cities of Bursa and Konya, Side and the coastal resorts, activity holiday ideas and cultural Turkey focusing on Cappadocia.

Director of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK Irfan Onal says: “We are delighted that a quality newspaper such as the Guardian with its sophisticated readership has chosen to devote its whole travel section to Turkey this weekend. This will be a brilliant means of showing the diversity that Turkey has to offer the visitor and be of great interest to its British readers who have made Turkey their number one destination.”

Commenting on this landmark issue, Gemma Bowes, Acting TravelEditor of the Guardian says “Turkey is such a fantastic country and increasingly popular with British tourists, with 2.5 million expected to visit this year. And yet most stick to the same well-known places along the Mediterranean coast and Istanbul. We wanted to highlight the fact there is so much more to see in the country, and its rich travel opportunities, from the new long distance walking routes, secret unspoilt beaches and far eastern and Black Sea areas, to alternative city breaks in Konya and Bursa.” n

World’s Oldest Temple Found in Turkey A team of archaeologists has claimed that a temple being excavated in southeastern Turkey is 12,000 years old and is likely the oldest temple ever uncovered in the world.

According to a report by United Press International (UPI), the site was first identified in 1986 when a farmer tilling his field in Sanliurfa found a statuette in the soil.

Since then, archaeologists have uncovered the foundation of the temple built in the Neolithic Age along with carvings of pigs, foxes, snakes, fawns and headless humans.

Officials with the Harran University Archaeology Department have yet to identify the culture that built the temple or their belief system.

German teams were the first to excavate beginning in 1995, but the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry placed the site on its first-degree protection list in 2005, taking control of the research.

Prior to this discovery, the world’s oldest known temple was in Malta, dating from 5,000 B.C. n

festival. A specialist of leadership and establishing team-

Charles M. CARROL has come to Turkey within the The 8th International Gastronomy work, frame of the festival. Charles M. CARROL was the speaker Festival held in İstanbul of a seminar held on 20 March 2010 at TUYAP Beylikduzu The 8th International Gastronomy Festival brought together thousands of chefs and kitchens from all over the world under the same roof in Istanbul between 18-21 March 2010.

The festival started with a contest in “Junior Category”, which showcased skills displayed by students coming from many cookery schools across Turkey and across the globe, has drew great attention and acclaim of both the jury and the audience.

Yalcin Manav, the President of All Cooks Federation, said that about 15,000 visited the festival. “Interest shows to International Gastronomy Festival that was organizing since 2003 has increased year after year and the organization has entered the top ten festivals approved by WACS” said Manav.

Some of the world’s most famous chefs were in Istanbul during the

Exhibition and convention Centre. Chef CARROL, renowned as a life-guru in the USA, is the author of the book: Leadership Lessons from a Chef: Finding Time to Be Great.

The 8th International Istanbul Gastronomy Festival welcomed participant countries from across the world, including South Korea, the USA, Albania, Uzbekistan, Latvia, Romania, Germany, Bulgaria, Russia, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Azerbaijan, India, Mongolia, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Southern Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.

The festival, held for the eighth time is supported by many public institutions and NGOs and organized by All Cooks Federation. n

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Turkish Wine Receives Critical Acclaim from World-Renowned Wine Critics The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK, together with Turkish Wine Platform, Wines of Turkey, hosted a group of world-renowned British TV wine critics, broadcasters and “Masters of Wine” (MW) in Turkey for the first time between 28 February - 5 March 2010.

Visiting Turkey were world-renowned wine expert and broadcaster Oz Clarke; Charles Metcalfe, broadcaster and founder and co-chairman of the globally prestigious International Wine Challenge; Tim Atkin MW, wine critic for The Times and owner of London-based wine school; Caroline Gilby MW, wine writer and critic specialising in Eastern Europe; wine educator and consultant Susan Hulme MW; wine critic and author Stephen Brook; and consultant and sommelier David Furer.

Although guests commenced the trip knowing little of Turkish wines, an average score of ‘good’ was awarded by the critics at the blind tasting of 49 Turkish wines held on the first day; whilst 9 Turkish new audiences, this trip marks a milestone by showcasing wines received a score of ‘excellent’, both results surpassing its rich and unique food and drink culture, varied geography critics expectations and placing Turkish wines firmly on and rapidly developing wine industry; thus breaking the global stage. The trip continued with visits to vineyards stereotypes and promoting the multi-faceted riches of the and tastings held at wineries in Thrace near Istanbul and country. Expressing delight at the first such trip to promote Cappadocia, with the tastings focussing on indigenous Turkish Wines in the UK, Irfan Onal, Director of the Turkish Turkish grape varieties. The wine critics were particularly Culture and Tourism Office UK said: “We’re honoured to delighted at the quality and variety of Turkey’s indigenous have hosted such high-profile wine critics in Turkey together grapes including (from whites) Emir and Narince, (and from with Wines of Turkey as part of our focus on highlighting reds) Okuzgozu, Bogazkere and Kalecik Karasi. Tim Atkin the country’s rich and varied cultural offerings alongside our MW noted Kalecik Karasi as his favourite grape for being a more general tourism promotions. Our aim is to continue “soft, approachable, easy drinking grape, with international increasing awareness of how much the country has to offer appeal”, whilst Charles Metcalfe chose Narince and Emir visitors in addition to beach holidays - from wine and cuisine in whites and Okuzgozu in red for “having personality and to archaeology, art, film and music; all which reflect its huge individuality”. Overall the critics returned to the UK with far cultural heritage of more than 10,000 years.” more positive impressions than expected and with the advice The wine companies showcased throughout the trip were to concentrate on the native grapes in the export market for Wines of Turkey members Büyülübağ, Doluca, Kavaklıdere, providing new flavours and styles.

Kayra and Vinkara; as well as Bakus, Idol, Kocabağ, Likya, Unknown to much of the world, Turkey has a long history Pamukkale, Paşaeli, Prodom, Selendi, Sevilen, Turasan and of wine making - with archaeological evidence pointing to Umurbey. wine making having originated in the lands of Anatolia over A selection of Turkish wines are available to purchase 7000 years ago. Turkey also has the world’s fourth largest across the UK, including at world-renowned restaurants grape-growing area (565,000 ha) after Spain, Italy and France L’Etranger, The Fat Duck, Hakkasan and a host of Turkish and is fifth in terms of grape production. and Mediterranean restaurants nationwide. n With the aim of promoting Turkish culture and tourism to

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Antalya Tourist Numbers on Rise

“Istanbul, Capital of Civilization” Exhibition Opens in Berlin

The number of foreign tourists visiting Antalya by airlines climbed 32 percent in the first quarter of the year.

Antalya received 646,993 tourists in the first three months of 2010.

In March 2010 only, Antalya International Airport saw 334,998 tourists, marking a 42 percent rise from the same month a year earlier.

The number of tourists to Antalya was 521,599 in the first quarter of 2007, 624,297 in the same period of 2008. Last year, global economic downturn led to a drop in number to 489,631.

In the whole year in 2009, Antalya received 8.67 million tourists. n

An exhibition entitled “Istanbul, Capital of Civilization” by a Turkish painter; Meliksah Soyruk opened in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.

Painter Meliksah Soyturk’s exhibition including charcoal paintings opened at Turkish house in Berlin which was attended by Berlin’s interior senator Ehrhart Koerting. ”Istanbul, the Capital of Civilization” exhibition, which will run till April 13, has a composition explaining the reflections of Istanbul’s historical structure and the architecture. In addition, the exhibition is one of the locomotive projects which will make

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the description of Istanbul as the city was chosen as the European capital of culture 2010. n

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Acclaimed Turkish Pianist Mehmet Okonsar Wows Audiences in UK Acclaimed Turkish pianist and composer Mehmet Okonsar wowed the audience at his UK debut in an intimate concert recital at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 7th April with pieces by Chopin, Berg, Stockhausen and Stravinsky.

The exclusive evening, hosted by the Turkish Embassy and Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK featured a selection of pieces from Chopin and a seldom played Klavierstuck no. IX (1961); a piece that is all about resonances, sound colours and time. Okonsar thrilled with the finale, the most challenging work of the piano repertory, Igor Stravinsky’s Three Movements from Petrouchka, arranged for piano by the composer.

Guests at the event and drinks reception included Turkish Ambassador HE Mr and Mrs Yigit Alpogan; Ambassador of Albania HE Mr and Mrs Zef Mazi; Ambassador of Bahrain H.E. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al’ Khalifa; Croatian Ambassador HE Dr and Mrs Ivica Tomic; Egyptian Ambassador HE Mr and Mrs Hatem multiple award-winning Turkish pianist Mehmet Okonsar in Seif el Nasr; Honduras Ambassador HE Mr and Mrs Ivan such a wonderful setting as the historic Crush Room at the Romero-Martinez; Polish Ambassador HE Ms Barbara Tuge Royal Opera House. With Istanbul being Capital of Culture Erecinska; Lebanese Ambassador HE Mrs Inaam Osseiran; 2010, there is an exciting cultural energy that’s invigorating Moroccan Ambassador HE Her Highness Lalla Joumala Turkey this year and we’re very happy to be showcasing such Alaoui and Mr Esfandiari; Turkish Consul General Bahadir talent in Britain’s finest venues this year”. n Kaleli, Minister-Counsellor Kerem Kiratli; North Cyprus Representative Mr and Mrs Kemal Koprulu; Irfan Onal, Director of the Turkish Culture About Mehmet Okonsar and Tourism Office UK; Dr. Aysegul Gurgezoglu, Deputy Director of the (Vienna), Jack Singer Concert Hall ‘Here is a performer of real Turkish Culture and Tourism Office; Lady (Calgary) and Symphony Hall (Salt individuality, with perhaps the most Cholmondeley, President of the Chopin Lake City) and in New York, Tokyo, impressive sound at the keyboard...’ society; renowned broadcasters Oz Clarke William S. Goodfellow, Desert News, San Francisco, Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Nimes, Geneva, Rome, Utah, USA and Charles Metcalfe; Chairman of the Athens, Ankara, Istanbul and Antalya.

‘He’s a very major talent and I Turkish British Chamber of Commerce Dr. Orchestras he has performed with think he’ll go places. He has a very Harvey Marshall, as well as a host of other include the Utah Symphony, Poznan strong charisma on the stage.’ Bryce journalists, key industry players and official and Lublin Symphony Orchestras of Morrison (Gramophone) Calgary dignitaries from the UK and abroad.

Poland, Brussels Opera (La Monnaie), Herald, USA Turkish Ambassador HE Mr Alpogan Antwerp Philharmonic, Presidential At the age of just 21 he won the expressed his contentment in introducing Symphony (Ankara), Istanbul State International Young Virtuosos the Turkish pianist Mehmet Okonsar to Competition in Antwerp and was then Symphony and Izmir State Symphony. classical music enthusiasts and said that He is listed in the reference book a prize-winner at the Gina Bachauer “Turkey will continue presenting new 2000 Outstanding Musicians of competition in Salt Lake City (1991) and talented artists to London where and the J.S. Bach competition in Paris the 20th Century published by the devotees of classical music have an the International Biographical (1989, second prize). He was also a unparalleled finesse”. gold medallist at the Premio Etruria in Centre, Cambridge, UK (Melrose Irfan Onal, Director of the Turkish Culture Publications). Okonsar has also been Rome (1991). and Tourism Office UK expressed his Okonsar has given concerts at venues recognised as a State Artist by the delight at hosting one of Turkey’s top Republic of Turkey for his artistic round the world, including the Salle concert pianists last night: “in fitting with accomplishments.

Gaveau (Paris), Concertgebouw our focus on Turkish cultural promotion (Amsterdam), Bosendorfer Saal this year, we’re delighted to be hosting the

Half a Million Visited Istanbul Aquarium year,” Turkuazoo’s director general Phil Crane said.

Crane also announced that the aquarium planned to bring new sea creatures for the summer and fall.

Turkuazoo Istanbul Underwater World, constructed in Forum Shopping Mall was opened.

Serkan Buyukomerler was the 500,000th in Istanbul, is an aquarium where person that visited the aquarium, and he you can see 10,000 different species of underwater creatures and 25,000 has gained the right to free entry to the Turkuazoo and right to dive with sharks. creatures.

Cost around 17 million Euros, ”We have reached 500,000 visitors Turkuazoo is the first aquarium built in in five months although we have only a shopping mall in the world. n aimed at hosting one million people a Half a million people have visited the first and only modern aquarium “Turkuazoo” located in Istanbul since it

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First Turkey Tourism Radio Campaign in UK Shows a Different Side

ASTA International Destination Expo held in İstanbul

ASTA’s International Destination Expo brought 1,200 ASTA members to Istanbul, Turkey.

Some 100 travel agencies can’t join the expo because of the unexpected eruption of Mt. Eyjafjallajokul in Iceland.

ASTA President Chris Russo announced that a specialized education program will be launched in Turkey for travel agents. Russo said in Istanbul that as their corporate social responsibility ASTA continuously organizes education programs for agents. “We will start ‘Turkey Specialist Course’ in May so that our agents can become a Turkey specialist and have information about sale points.

Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism hosted the opening Gala Night at 1700 year-old Binbirdirek Cistern. ASTA members enjoyed their dinner in a unique venue which is the second-largest covered Byzantine cistern in Istanbul. This 1,700 year-old structure is impressive with 212 large stone columns throughout the venue. ASTA’s IDE 2010 was kicked off with delicious food and local entertainment in this ancient structure, which once served as a water collection facility, and embodies Istanbul’s rich history.

Speaking at the night, Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry Undersecretary Ismet Yilmaz said that initially ministry targets to increase number of American tourists visiting Turkey from 700 thousand to over 1 million tourists.

Beside the certification sessions and product seminars, countries, agents, hotels, associations exhibited their product and services at stands.

Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center hosted ASTA’s 2010 IDE between 19-22 April.

Puerto Rico, which will welcome ASTA members for ASTA’s Sixth Annual International Destination Expo in April 14-17, 2011, hosted IDE 2011 Dinner in Istanbul at Four Seasons Hotel on April 21. n

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The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office launched its first ever UK commercial radio campaign this week with advertising on Magic 105.4 FM, featuring the seductive voice of radio and TV presenter Mariella Frostrup backed by evocative Turkish melodies.

The concept behind the campaign is to position Turkey as a holiday destination with a huge range of experiences to offer and to present an ‘alternative’ side of Turkey to the usual sun, sea, sand and lowcost holiday themes of the past. The campaign which comprises three different adverts will run for eight weeks and reach over 2.6 million listeners nationwide with each listener hearing one of the adverts at least five times.

There are three adverts which feature Mariella Frostrup to the back drop of the evocative music “Bosphorus Blues” by Aidan Love in this first ever radio campaign; the first introduces fascinating cultural facts about Turkey, the next Istanbul as a European Capital of Culture for 2010 and the last the variety of experiences on offer in the country. All the adverts promote the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office’s website www.gototurkey.co.uk. Irfan Onal, Director for Turkish Culture and Tourism Office, explains: “We want to challenge listeners’ perceptions of Turkey, and tempt them to visit it for a completely different - and affordable - experience. We introduce the concepts of ancient cities, arts and culture, active sports and great cuisine - all in one location”. n

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amukkale is one of the tourism paradise of Turkey, The stunning white calcium pools, which cling to the side of a ridge, have long been one of the most famous picture postcard views of Turkey. Pamukkale, literally meaning “cotton castle”, is also the site of the ancient city of Hierapolis of which there are many interesting ruins, and is a very popular destination for a short visits. Every year hosting over 1 million local and international visitors with its travertines’ visual beauty.

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The healing thermal water that provided Pamukkale to be a residential area for thousands of years, is also spring of famous white travertines. It is known that the thermal springs in Karahayıt and Gölemezli which are close to the Pamukkale, are good for , rheumatism, heart diseases, stomach, arteriosclerosis, , blood pressure and skin diseases. Some of the hotels in the region, serviceing to the health tourism with their Professional personal.The Thermal Pool in Pamukkale, providing facilities for the visitors to entertain, with its 35 ˚ fixed temperature water.

Pamukkale was formed when a spring with a high content of dissolved calcium bicarbonate cascaded over the edge of the cliff, which cooled and hardened leaving calcium deposits. This formed into natural pools, shelves and ridges, which tourists could plunge and splash in the warm water.

Hotels were springing up from the 1970s to cater for the large influx of tourists, and shortly afterwards UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site. But by the 1990s, this took its toll on the state of the calcium pools and restrictions were placed on these travertine terraces. Many hotels were knocked down, visitors are only allowed on major paths around the sites, and must remove footwear to stand on the calcium deposits. This seems to have been a successful move, as the water supply is now used for preservation and some of the damaged calcium deposits have been strengthened.

The antique city Hierapolis and Pamukkale which are together in the same place is 20 km far from the city center. Hierapolis which is founded in B.C. 197, is taking attention because one apostle of the Jesus has been killed here. And so Hierapolis is very important for the region tourism. The historical artifacts which has been founded in excavations displaying in Hierapolis Archaeology Museum.

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Thermal springs are good for , rheumatism, heart diseases, stomach, arteriosclerosis, , blood pressure and skin diseases.

Hotels were springing up from the 1970s to cater for the large influx of tourists, and shortly afterwards UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site.

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Karahayıt Thermal Spring and Mineral Waters he Thermal Source is in Karahayıt Town about 5 km north of Pamukkale and also a part of the Pamukkale Thermal Sources System. The water composition resembles that of Pamukkale Thermal Sources, but it is warmer and has less CO2. There are three sources. The first one is 420C, the second is 50 0C and the third source is 56 0C. The water also has mildly radioactive elements. The thermal water is good for the heart, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, rheumatism, sciatica, skin and nerve diseases.

Thermal Water Contents:The water has calcium

(466.000), bicarbonate (1329,569), sodium (114,950), iron (2,485), potassium (32,883), magnesium (131,344), carbon dioxide (730,40) mg and radioactivity is 183,14.There are several oxides in thermal water. That’s why the water has formed different colored travertines according to its contents.

Karahayıt used to be just a local tourist destination, but nowadays it is an international destination because many hotels have been built. Karahayıt Town is almost as important as Pamukkale.The Karahayıt Red Cascades cover about 500 m2. The cascades are one of the most interesting places to see in Denizli.

The thermal water is good for the heart, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, rheumatism, sciatica, skin and nerve diseases.

Karahayıt Thermal Resort Thermal Water Contents: The water has calcium (466.000), bicarbonate (1329,569), sodium (114,950), iron (2,485), potassium (32,883), magnesium (131,344), carbon dioxide (730,40) mg and radioactivity is 183,14.There are several oxides in thermal water.

Water temperature: 42°C - 56°C pH value: 5.98 - 6.26 Physical and chemical properties: Hyperthermal, hypertonic, sulphur, bicarbonate, calcium, carbon dioxide, Recommended: Applications Drinking and bathing Helps to heal: Similar to waters of Pamukkale.

Drinking - digestive system especially the stomach, intestines, liver and gall bladder disorders, dyspepsia, chronic infections of the gall bladder and gall bladder pigmentation and gall stones, diabetes, obesity and gout. Bathing – arthritis, rheumatic ailments like osteoporosis, bronchial asthma, problems maintaining proper blood pressure, hardening of the arteries. Helps maintain a healthy circulatory system

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Pamukkale Thermal Spring and Mineral Waters he sources of thermal water for Pamukkale are about 20 km from Denizli. The ancient city of Hierapolis is also located in the same place. The water comes from underground karstic caverns and creates the cascades through precipitation of CaCO3 (calcium bicarbonate ) as the CO2 (carbon dioxide) evaporates. Thermal spring water is beneficial for myocardium and cardiac complaints.

The curative value of this thermal spring was understood in ancient times as well. It has been used for centuries.

During the Roman Era religious ceremonies and festivals were held at the thermal pools, and important statesmen and rich people came to Hierapolis to be cured. Religious functionaries and ancient physicians administered healing.

The spring waters are rich in calcium, magnesium sulfate, bicarbonate and carbon dioxide. They also have a radioactive content of 1,537 picocuries/liter. The pH is 6.0.

Travertine is a kind of rock which is formed as calcium bicarbonate precipitates out of hot spring water. It may be formed in many ways under different atmospheric conditions. Geological activity of the past affected a large area in which the Pamukkale thermal springs are found.

There are 17 thermal sources in this special area with temperatures ranging between 35-100°C. The source of Pamukkale is only one unit of that whole area. The thermal water flows to the top of the cascades by a 320-meter-long channel and then flows on the cascades about 240-300 m.

CaCO3 begins to precipitate on the cascades as the carbon dioxide evaporates, but in the beginning the precipitate is soft like gel. It needs time to completely dry and harden.

In order to protect the cascades from destruction and to preserve their natural beauty, entrance to the travertine area has been prohibited since 15 May 1997.

Weather conditions, the temperature of the water, and sufficient time for water to spread and flow are very important for the maintenance of white travertines.

Precipitation goes on until the levels of carbon dioxide in the thermal water and the surrounding air are balanced.

Pamukkale Thermal Resort Thermal Water Contents: The water has;

Ions: Potassium (K) 13.5 mg, Sodium (Na) 332.3 mg, Calcium (Ca) 464.5 mg, Magnesium (Mg) 911 mg, Iron (Fe) 0.036 mg, Aluminum (Al) 2.34 mg.

Anions: Chlorinate (CL) 53, Nitrate (NO3), Sulfate (SO4) 675.5, Hydro phosphate (HPO4) 1.08, Hydro Carbonate (HCO3) 1045.3.

Water temperature: 33°C - 35.5°C pH value: 5.83 - 6.02 Physical and chemical properties: Thermal, hypertonic, bicarbonate, sulphur, calcium, carbon dioxide.

Recommended Applications: Drinking and bathing Helps to heal: Drinking - digestive system especially stomach, intestines, liver and gall bladder disorders, dyspepsia, diabetes, obesity and gout. Bathing – arthritis, rheumatic ailments like osteoporosis, bronchial asthma, blood pressure, hardening of the arteries and circulation problems.

While the quantity of CO2 is 725 mg/l in the source, it is only 125 mg/l at the end of the travertines. Calcium bicarbonate also decreases from 1200 mg/l to 400 mg/l, and calcium decreases from 576 to 8 mg/l. Analysis indicates that 499.9 mg of CaCO3 precipitates per liter of thermal water over the cascades. The average density of the thermal water is 1.48 g/ cm3 with a flow rate of 466.2 liters/second. That means 43,191 grams of calcium bicarbonate precipitate from the thermal water per day. Theoretically, that can whiten a 13,584 m2 area. However, whitening a 13,584 m2 area is practically very difficult. The whole travertine area currently covers 22,000 m2.There is an area called ‘’Domuz Çukuru’’ which is about 3000 m2 on an old street which used to be connected to Pamukkale Town. It is free for tourists.

Ions: Potassium (K) 13.5 mg, Sodium (Na) 332.3 mg, Calcium (Ca) 464.5 mg, Magnesium (Mg) 911 mg, Iron (Fe) 0.036 mg, Aluminum (Al) 2.34 mg.

Anions: Chlorinate (CL) 53, Nitrate (NO3), Sulfate (SO4) 675.5, Hydro phosphate (HPO4) 1.08, Hydro Carbonate (HCO3) 1045.3.

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Focus On HOTELS

Kasr-i Nehroz: A fabulous Hotel in the Legend City Mardin

Kasr-ı Nehroz... A dignified, strong building which witnessed to most of the periods of the history of 1200 years...

It seems as if it promises to tell mysterious stories at first sight with its epic silhouette, its noble form which evokes a medallion, its proud walls which try to keep away itself from the unsteadiness of the Middle Age and its two towers that rise upright as if it challenges the changing ages...

Kasr-ı Nehroz will open the way for Midyat to become a new focal point of departure and accommodation for the trips organized to the region with its wide touristic hinterland and its historical beauties. The alternative trips centring Midyat would help countless nearby historical wealth come to light.

This summer place was used by one of the first Muslim families as home for 260 years in Midyat, where Syrian lived for centuries.

1200 years ago the summer place was built with its two bastions in style of a church and was used as Assyrian church for many years. In 1750 the Assyrians invited the Nehroz to Midyat to avoid the attacks of the tribes around. So the neighborhood and the house, where the Nehroz moved in, were called by their name.

After the Nehroz summer place had been used as home by the Nehroz (Yenigün) family throughout centuries, the place was renovated in 2009 in a regional architectural style as Kasr-ı Nehroz Boutique Hotel and opened its doors to new guests.

In the room, where the women of the Yenigün family made butter in churns years ago, a lot of goods and accessories used by the family are displayed. The small children of that time who have today grandchildren played in the yard. During converting the summer place into Kasr-ı Nehroz special attention was paid to maintain the warm ambiance and home life. n

For more information and reservation call +90.482.464 25 25 or visit www.hotelnehroz.com

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Biggest Tourism Investment of Cyprus by Cratos Premium Hotel Turkish construction company; BOZGROUP announced the biggest tourism investment of both Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and Republic of Cyprus.

Using only its own equity capital, BOZGROUP invested US$220 million for a hotel project - Cratos Premium Hotel - Casino - Port - Spa located in Kyrenia (Girne), Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). The hotel is expected to open officially beginning of June 2010 and make a soft opening mid of May. BOZGROUP organized a press conference at Four Seasons Bosphorus in Istanbul on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Boz Group’s vice chairman, Murat Bozoglu said, “They used to say that investing in Cyprus is just like writing on ice. We are going to change that belief with Cratos Premium”.

Ozer Diler, General Manager of the hotel said that Cratos Premium is the first Premium Hotel of the island [Cyprus]. “We have used best of the best equipment, design elements and you will find world’s most famous brands at every corner of the hotel” said Mr. Diler. Mr. Diler also stated that the casino has the latest machines such that guests may not see many of them in Las Vegas or Monaco casinos.

The hotel has 10 King suites, 410 premium rooms that half of them are suites. The guest rooms are decorated in 35 different designs.

The hotel has 14 meeting rooms and a big ballroom. Beside the hotel’s main restaurant, guests can also dine at 14 fine dining and gourmet restaurants within the Cratos Premium. Guests can enjoy their stay at 24 hours open

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beach club and at 1 km long private beach.

Guests that enjoy gambling must see Cratos Casino where will serve its guests with over 250 slot machines, 35 live table games, and a big Jackpot where all tables are linked.

Guests can be picked up from airport with luxurious vehicles including Rolls Royce, 2 different types of Hummer and Chrysler limousines, Bentley, Mercedes and Jaguar.

Travelers can fly to Ercan Airport in TRNC from several airports in Turkey or use ferry from Alanya. n

Barcelo Hotels in Istanbul Host Spanish Food Festival

As every year, Barceló Eresin Topkapi and Barceló Saray celebrate their traditional gastronomy event devoted to the Spanish Cuisine: “Spanish Food festival”, from April 7th to 28th. Coming straight from Barcelo Asia Gardens Hotel, Chef Olivier Ramos, together with their kitchen team, will make our guests discover the marvels of the gastronomy and some unique specialties from Spain. n Istanbul Recitals with the sponsorship of Eresin Hotels - Istanbul continued with Alice Sara Ott. Twenty-one year old German-Japanese pianist, Alice Sara Ott has already gained great critical acclaim for her performances at major concert halls across Europe and Japan. At the age of thirteen, Alice was hailed

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the Most Promising Artist at the Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition, and two years later she went on to take the top prize at the Silvio Bengalli International Piano Competition as the youngest contestant.

For more information and tickets of Istanbul Recitals, call +90 216 556 9800 n

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Turkey was Partner Country of ITB Berlin ITB-Berlin took place 10-14 March in Messe Berlin. Opening ceremony of the world’s leading tourism exhibition; ITB - Berlin staged show of its 2010 partner country; Turkey.

Turkey’s Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay, German Minister of Economics & Technology Rainer Bruederle and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit attended the gala.

“Turkey closed the year 2009 with revenues and success

despite regression in tourism in many countries in the world,” Gunay said during the opening ceremony. Gunay added that Germany had a great share in that success. Gunay expects that a further 10 percent increase in arrivals from four to five million German tourists in 2010.

With more than 180,000 visitors, among these 108,000 trade visitors, and over 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries ITB Berlin is the leading tourism exhibition in the world. Turkey participates in the fair with a 3,000 square meter stand.

ITB BERLIN 2010 - Opening Press Conference

Muberra Eresin promotes Eresin Hotels at ITB-Berlin

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay at the opening ceremony

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Speech by Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Ertugrul Karaoglu - Intra Tours met with tourism professionals from Cyprus

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Tulin Sahin and Ertugrul Gunay, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister

Turkey participates ITB with a 3,000 square meter stand

New Focus Travel Magazine distributed at Turkey stand

Ozgur Ozaslan (left) and Cumhur Guven Tasbasi attended Turkey press conference

The colourful show by Fire of Anatolia

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister organized a press conference on the second day of ITB.

ITB Berlin Talk Ibrahim Yazar, Deputy Director-General for Information at Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry

Ms. Zeliha Oksuz and Seref Karakan from Spa Hotel Colossae Thermal Pamukkale.

Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau is promoting Istanbul’s meeting and convention facilities at ITB-Berlin.

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European Tourism in 2010 Trends & Prospects The European Travel Commission (ETC) than cuts to capacity. Hoteliers have has just published its first quarterly experienced higher occupancy rates report on European Tourism in 2010 across Europe and revenue is growing Trends & Prospects. in the first quarter despite lower prices.

The report, compiled for ETC by Tourism Both of these trends point to renewed Economics, shows that overnight visits growth in tourist arrivals in the first part to European destinations declined of 2010.

6% in 2009 while international travel While the beginning of the recovery around the world fell an estimated 4.7% appears to be underway, European against the headwinds of the global economic conditions remain fragile - especially in the labour market recession. However, signs of a travel recovery emerged in the final months of which will weigh on already weak the year as economies around the world consumption. Additionally, budget troubles across much of the region strengthened.

As the “great recession” gave way to remain a concern. economic life in the final quarter of In the short term, survey results from last year, some European destinations travel-related industries are all pointing toward growing demand over the next posted visitor growth. And as 2010 few months in comparison to the depths begins, the trends established in the latter portion of 2009 are carrying of the recession. into 2010. European airlines are As the year progresses, the recovery reporting higher load factors due more will need to gain momentum if it is to increased passenger numbers rather to compare favourably with last year.

India is Promoted in İstanbul Indian Tourism and Hospitality is promoted in Istanbul on March 25, 2010 with a dinner at Hilton Istanbul organized by the Consulate General of India, Istanbul.

Mr. Subhash Gupta, Consul at the Consulate General of India in Istanbul made a presentation of “Glimpses of Indian Tourism and Hospitality Industry”.

Mr. Subhash said that foreign tourist arrivals to India is approximately 5,4 million and according to tourist arrivals in 2010, this year the country may have a better year compare to 2009. In January 2010, 491 thousand tourists visited India, compare to 422 thousand in January 2009. It is an increase of 16,4 per cent.

Subhash also added that India announced a new policy which includes a new promotion policy, Liberal Visa Regime, support from hotel industry and a better air network.

Consulate General of India in Istanbul offers Fast Visa Service for both Tourist and Business Visa such that Turkish citizens can get their passports back with a visa in 4 to 6 hours.

Visa submissions can be done between 9.30 to 11.30 and get their passport back at 16.30 to 17.30, Monday to Friday.

Requirements for Tourist Visa are; Valid passport ( valid at least 6 months) with Photocopy Air Tickets and Hotel bookings paper Application Form with 2 photos Proof of Address and Financial documents Visa fee is only US$40.

Consulate General of India in Istanbul issued 3519 tourist visas and 1960 Business visas in 2009. Till now in 2010, approx. 1000 tourist visas and 900 business visas are issued.

After the presentation, Mr. Vanlalhuma; Consul General also took stage and welcomed guests. n

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EUROPEAN TOURISM 2010 – Trends & Prospects Quarterly Report - Q1/2010

Visits to European destinations are expected to grow by 2.4% in 2010 and then accelerate to 3.8% in 2011, when 2008 visitor levels will finally be regained. n

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World Travel Awards 2010 Grand Tour Destinations The World Graham E. Cooke, Founder and Travel Awards President, World Travel Awards, said: has unveiled “The World Travel Awards is about the host seeking excellence in travel and destinations tourism. Our hosts represent some for its 2010 Grand Tour. After a of the most innovative and exciting rigorous selection procedure, Dubai places to visit in 2010 - destinations (UAE), Johannesburg (South Africa), with such a relentless drive to do Orlando (Florida, USA), Antalya things better they stand in a class of (Turkey), New Delhi (India) and Rio their own.” de Janeiro (Brazil) have all emerged He adds: “Competition in this year’s victorious.

WTA Grand Tour will undoubtedly Each will stage one of the six World prove hotter than ever. We have Travel Awards regional ceremonies, received a tremendous response with victors progressing to the Grand to self nominations, which are Final in London (UK) in November. up a phenomenal 50 per cent on Celebrating its 17th anniversary, the 2009, with applicants from over 70 World Travel Awards has grown into countries worldwide.” a global search for the very best travel “This increase, in the face of a global and tourism brands, and is heralded recession, demonstrates the vital by the Wall Street Journal as the role that World Travel Awards now “Oscars of the travel industry”. plays within the travel industry. More The growth of sport tourism - a sector multinational companies than ever, now worth US$600 billion annually ranging from Etihad Airways and TAP - is reflected strongly in the choice of Portugal to InterContinental Hotels this year’s WTA host venues. and Disney, are spearheading their Johannesburg - playing host to 2010 global marketing campaigns with FIFA World Cup - will hold the Africa their award victories,” he added.

Ceremony on 7 July, while newly “This level of accountability has led anointed 2016 Olympics host Rio to WTA becoming the “Oscars” of the de Janeiro will follow with the South global travel industry, broadcast by America Ceremony on 20 October.

BBC World News and other networks London, currently gearing up for the to over 254 million households 2012 Olympics, will host the WTA worldwide and attended by the Grand Final on 7 November. industry’s key decision makers.

Meanwhile, those destinations that “For the tourism trade, winning a have created tourism miracles away World Travel Award is more than from the sporting field will also an award - it is an endorsement feature prominently in this year’s from the thousands of professionals WTA Grand Tour. from around the globe, as well as a In the UAE, for example, the Address gold seal to the consumer of travel Hotel - a crown jewel of the Emaar excellence guaranteed.

Dubai Marina development - will “As confidence returns to the global host the Middle East Ceremony, economy in 2010, the World Travel showcasing the delights of this cityAwards will reward those travel and within-a city on 3 May. tourism players that are spearheading The Claridges Surajkund, India, the recovery. And judging by the will assume the WTA baton on 17 quality of nominations received October for the Asia & Australasia ahead of the Grand Tour, 2010 is Ceremony. A first of its kind luxury destined to be the biggest and most business hotel in Delhi, the property hotly-contested yet for the World blends the best of an exclusive Travel Awards.” n business hotel with a luxury resort.

World Travel Awards Grand Tour 2010 Middle East Gala Ceremony, Dubai, UAE, 3 May 2010 Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 July 2010 North & Central American & Caribbean Gala Ceremony, Orlando, Florida, USA, 11 September 2010

Kazakhstan Hosted KITF 2010 Organized by Iteca (Kazakhstan) and ITE (UK) exhibition companies, KITF held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

KITF - is the Premier and the biggest international Tourism & Travel Exhibition in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and was annually held in the picturesque City of Almaty. Suat Tore represented Focus on Travel News and NewFocus Travel Magazine is at KITF 2010.

KITF 2010 which is officially supported by Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the World Tourism Organization Specialized Agency of UN /UNWTO/, the Ministry of Tourism & Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Administration of Almaty City, is expecting more than 20.000 visitors from all over Central Asian region to visit the exhibition.

Travellers visited KITF 2010 found answers to some questions like “What new flights have been opened lately? What are the latest trends in tourism? What discount systems are available, and can travel costs be minimised?

Have any new efficient destinations appeared?”.

Tourist fair KITF was an enchanting spectacle of not only original stands but also special presentations and workshops, as well as performances by national companies and tasting contests at culinary competitions.

Traditionally, the event included local resorts and health centres, hotels and travel agencies, and national stands of dozens of countries willing to attract Kazakhstan tourists. n

Europe Gala Ceremony, Antalya, Turkey, 1 October 2010 Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony, New Delhi, India, 14 October 2010 South America Gala Ceremony, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 October 2010 Grand Final, London, UK 7 November 2010 n

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Volcano Crisis Cost Airlines $1.7 Billion The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated that the Icelandic volcano crisis cost airlines more than $1.7 billion in lost revenue.

For a three-day period (17-19 April), when disruptions were greatest, lost revenues reached $400 million per day.

“Lost revenues now total more than $1.7 billion for airlines alone. At the worst, the crisis impacted 29% of global aviation and affected 1.2 million passengers a day. The scale of the crisis eclipsed 9/11 when US airspace was closed for three days,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO. IATA noted there are some cost savings related to the flight groundings. For example, the fuel bill is $110 million a day less compared to normal. But airlines face added costs including from passenger care. “For an industry that lost $9.4 billion last year and was forecast to lose a further $2.8 billion in 2010, this crisis is devastating. It is hitting hardest where the carriers are in the most difficult financial situation. Europe’s carriers were already expected to lose $2.2 billion this year-the largest in the industry,” said Bisignani.

Mitigating the Financial Impact “As we are counting the costs of the crisis we must also look for ways to mitigate the impact. Some of our airport partners are setting industry best practice. London Heathrow and Dubai are waiving parking fees and not charging for repositioning flights. Others airports must follow,” said Bisignani.

But the larger role is for governments. Bisignani made four specific requests for regulatory relief: Relax Airport Slot Rules: IATA urged that rules on take-off and landing slot allocation (use it or lose it) be relaxed to reflect the extra-ordinary nature of the crisis.

Lift Restrictions on Night Flights: IATA urged governments to relax bans on night flights so carriers can take every opportunity to get stranded passengers back home as soon as possible.

Address Unfair Passenger Care Regulations: “This crisis is an act of god-completely beyond the control of airlines.

Insurers certainly see it this way. But Europe’s passenger rights regulations take no consideration of this. These regulations provide no relief for extraordinary situations and still hold airlines responsible to pay for hotels, meals and telephones. The regulations were never meant for such extra-ordinary situations. It is urgent that the European Commission finds a way to ease this unfair burden,” said Bisignani.

Bisignani also urged governments to examine ways for governments to compensate airlines for lost revenues.

Following 9/11, the US government provided $5 billion to compensate airlines for the costs of grounding the fleet for three days. The European Commission also allowed European states to provide similar assistance.

“I am the first one to say that this industry does not want or need bailouts. But this crisis is not the result of running our business badly. It is an extra-ordinary situation exaggerated with a poor decision-making process by national governments. The airlines could not do business normally.

Governments should help carriers recover the cost of this disruption,” said Bisignani.

Re-Opening Air Space On Monday, the European Commission announced revised measures for handling airspace closures, following widespread criticism of their methodology.

“Airspace was being closed based on theoretical models not on facts. Test flights by our members showed that the models were wrong. Our top priority is safety. Without compromising on safety, Europe needed to find a way to make decisions based on facts and risk assessment, not theories,” said Bisignani.

“The decision to categorize airspace based on risk was a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, not all states are applying this uniformly. It is an embarrassing situation for Europe, which after decades of discussion, still does not have an effective Single European Sky. The chaos and economic losses of the last week are a clarion call to Europe’s political leaders that a Single European Sky is critical and urgent,” said Bisignani. n

AnadoluJet Launches Flights to Europe AnadoluJet, as a trade mark of Turkish Airlines, has went into operation in 2008 starting with its 20 Ankara-based flight points.

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economic ticket fares, renewed aircraft interior services, Anadolujet will launch international direct flights to Europe’s various countries during June 2010.

After Ankara-Damascus-Ankara flights, launched on March 4th, 2010, AnadoluJet has been planning with its newly-joint airplanes to start 12 direct international flights from Ankara to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Vienna, Tehran, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and London. n

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Turkish Delight for Manchester United Manchester United today launched its new partnership with Turkish Airlines, the club’s official airline partner.

United players Wayne Rooney, Edwin van der Sar, Nani, Ji Sung Park and Darren Fletcher were at Old Trafford alongside the Club’s Chief Executive David Gill, Director of Commercial Richard Arnold, Turkish Airlines Chairman Hamdi Topcu, and Co Chairman Cemal Şanlı to reveal details of the sponsorship.

The three-and-a-half year deal will see the airline’s fleet livery carry the Manchester United crest as well as other iconic club and player imagery on the airline’s fuselage.

Turkish Airlines, Europe’s fourth-largest Airline will transport the Manchester United team and officials on their travels for Champions League matches and other tournaments and training camps throughout Europe and the World.

The airline will receive a number of rights from the deal including perimeter board advertising at Old Trafford and consumer promotions using the club’s intellectual properties.

David Gill said: “The deal with Turkish Airlines is yet another example of the global appeal of Manchester United and we welcome them to the Club, already they are proving to be a dynamic and committed partner which will no doubt allow us to further develop the reach of Manchester United and for Turkish Airlines to grow their customer base in Manchester and around the World.”

Richard Arnold said: “We have been impressed with Turkish Airlines, who are a creative and ambitious company, they have very exciting plans to make the most of the comprehensive sponsorship rights their partnership with the Club brings and we are looking forward to working closely with them.

Hamdi Topcu said: “It is a great honour for Turkish Airlines to be associated with Manchester United as the team’s official airline sponsor and I am confident the partnership will make an excellent contribution to our brand value. Like Manchester United we aim to be the very best in everything we do with first class quality of service in all aspects of our business. We are very excited about the commercial opportunities that the sponsorship will offer the airline working alongside one of the most famous football clubs in the world.”

Turkish Airlines was formed in 1933 and today flies to 120 destinations worldwide, transporting over 25 million passengers. The airline, which is a Star Alliance Member and operates the four star cabin service in all classes within Europe, has recently announced plans to grow its fleet to 196 aircraft within the next five years n

Turkish Airlines Announced US$372.6 million Net Profit in 2009 Turkey’s national air carrier; Turkish Airlines (THY) recorded 559 million Turkish liras (TL) (372.6 million USD) of net consolidated profit.

THY’s total assets were announced as 8.5 billion TL (5.6 billion USD) in 2009.

THY’s net consolidated profit was 1.1 billion TL (730 million USD) in 2008. Based in Istanbul, Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing and prosperous airlines in the world. It carries approximately 25 million passengers a year, with direct flights to 120 international and 37 domestic destinations. n

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Barcelona’s Stars Appear with Turkish Airlines Commercial Barcelona’s players, including Messi, Ibrahimovic, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Victor Valdez, Piege have taken part in a TV commercial for Turkish Airlines, the official sponsor of the team...

“We are Turkish Airlines, We are Globally Yours” On the way toward becoming a global brand Turkish Airlines, one of the fastest growing carriers in the world, has achieved another worldwide success with the sponsorship deals.

The commercial was first aired during the match between Real Madrid and Barcelona and it is set to hit next week global TV networks.

Marco Grandia directed the TV commercial with the motto Turkish Airlines’ “We are Turkish Airlines, We are Globally Yours”, Gabor Deak directed the commercial as the director of photography.

The musics of the commercial has formed by Nil Karaibrahimgil and Sertab Erener has sung on the commercial.

The commercial was shot in Istanbul and

Barcelona with a crew of nearly 286 people, to be shown in 70 countries.

The advertisement, which will premier in Turkey, will be aired on many domestic and international channels such as CNN International, BBC, Euronews, Al Jazeera, CNBC and Eurosport. n

EgyptAir Received its New Boeing 777-300ER On March 10, 2010, Cairo Airport witnessed the milestone delivery of the first EGYPTAIR new Boeing 777-300ER. The flyaway away flight from Boeing factory in Seattle was on the 9th at 14:30 after a ceremony that was overwhelmed by joy and happiness from both Boeing and EGYPTAIR teams. The aircraft accommodates 49 business class full flat seats and 297 Economy class seats all with individual monitors.

EGYPTAIR will take an additional five 777-300ERs through the second quarter of 2011 to continue upgrading its long-haul service with premium product.

Eng. Hussein Massoud, Chairman & CEO, EGYPTAIR Holding Company who welcomed the aircraft upon arrival, marked this moment stating that “This delivery is a substantial milestone in the history of EGYPTAIR .We will continue to bring the latest to our customers who deserve this premium and highly competitive product”. He added “We are determined on the coherent development plan for the Egyptian Civil Aviation under the vision of H.E. Ahmed Shafiq, the Minister of the Egyptian Civil Aviation”.

The delivery team was headed by Captain Alaa Ashour, Chairman of EGYPTAIR Airline who expressed his happiness welcoming the new aircraft to EGYPTAIR family. He declared that “This is a moment all EGYPTAIR employees are waiting for. It is a culmination of the strenuous efforts exerted few years ago to modernize our fleet and upgrade our services to exceed the expectations of our customers”.

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personal entertainment system with 10.4 inch screens to enable our customers selecting the best from the hundreds of audio-visual entertainment programs. Further, economy class customers will use power outlets in their seats to recharge their personal electronic devices.

The aircraft is equipped with advanced lighting system through colour mixing. Different mood lighting can be chosen to imitate the sunset, sunrise and dimming lights. In addition, the plane ceiling is decorated with shining blue star lights.

The aircraft will operate on the daily service between Cairo and London Heathrow, while the second aircraft who will be delivered by the end of next month will operate on the non-stop service to Narita Tokyo. After the delivery of the third and forth aircraft EGYPTAIR customers will enjoy this premium product on the daily non-stop service between Cairo and New York. n

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Etihad Reports 25.4 % Q1 Growth in Revenue Passenger Kms. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, reported 25.4 per cent growth in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) in the first quarter of 2010, far out-pacing the industry average and running ahead of the airline’s available seat kilometres (ASKs) growth of 22 per cent.

The improvement, against the first quarter of 2009, was matched by an increase in seat factors, from 73 per cent to 75 per cent.

Passenger numbers increased by 11 per cent and, despite the continuing economic downturn affecting many of Etihad’s international markets, premium traffic also increased by five per cent.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer, said: “These are encouraging figures. Despite operating in the worst air transport recession in history, Etihad has continued its growth trajectory.

“Our investment in our product and in our brand has helped us to attract higher numbers of passengers in both economy and premium cabins.”

The airline said that its long haul operations made important contributions to its performance in the first quarter, including: · 87 per cent seat factors in economy on the new Chicago route; · Asia-Pacific and Australian routes all operating at seat factors of more than 80 per cent in the economy cabin; and · European, American and Australian routes all operating at more than two thirds full in the business cabin during the period.

Etihad’s first quarter figures build on its 2009 performance, which saw RPKs increase by 15 per cent and total passenger numbers rise from 6.0 million to 6.3 million. Those figures were boosted by eight new route launches through the year, to Melbourne, Astana, Istanbul, Athens, Larnaca, Chicago, Cape Town and Hyderabad.

James Hogan said: “2009 was a very difficult year for the global air travel industry. The worst global recession in living memory, coupled with the H1N1 pandemic, led to a huge drop in demand for air travel.

“Airlines around the world have seen passenger numbers drop and yields have fallen significantly.

“Despite facing these same challenges, Etihad managed to

increase passenger numbers and saw a large growth in our RPK figures. This was helped by the continued expansion of our route network, by the growth of our fleet by 10 aircraft and by the aggressive sales and marketing of our services.

“Most importantly, we saw seat factor and yields recover over the latter part of the year, particularly in the premium cabins, where we have invested in creating a world-beating product.”

Seat factor through 2009 was 74 per cent, holding steady on the 2008 level.

Mr Hogan also highlighted the success of the airline’s cost reduction plan that commenced in 2007.

He said: “We reduced our costs per available seat kilometre (CASK) by more than 14 per cent during the year, a sizeable reduction.

“We are seeing the results of the implementation of our business strategy over the last three years coming to fruition.

An outstanding product, available across a robust and attractive network, delivered by a lean and efficient business - these elements are the recipe for our future success.

“By continuing to align Etihad’s growth agenda with Abu Dhabi’s 2030 plan, we believe we have the right strategy to meet those challenges.

“Our 2010 performance is already showing positive results, with all major indicators showing strong improvements on January and February of last year.

“The market environment remains very challenging and it will require clear focus if we are to continue on our growth path in 2010.” n

Atlasjet and El Al Signed Codeshare Agreement Israel’s national carrier; El Al and Turkey’s private carrier Atlasjet signed a code share agreement on Sunday through which the Israeli airline will operate a daily flight to Istanbul starting in April. The signing ceremony was held in El Al’s offices between El Al CEO Eliezer Shkedi, Atlasjet Chairman Murat Ersoy - who arrived especially from Istanbul, and Turkey’s tourism attaché in Israel, Inanc Ozcakmak.

Ersoy said, “As Turkish friends of Israel, we are excited about the cooperation, and we hope that this will be an opening for improved political relations between the countries.”

Shkedi said that the agreement provides an opportunity for El Al: “We believe that cooperation between El Al and Atlasjet is an important bridge for contributing to good relations between the countries and people, and I hope we will return and see this in the near future.” n NewFocus May/ June’2010

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Pegasus Airlines Flights from Birmingham to Antalya Pegasus Airlines, Turkey’s leading low-cost carrier is launching new direct flights from Birmingham to the Turkish holiday destination of Antalya on 2nd May 2010.

All direct flights are available to book now on www.flypgs.com.

The popular holiday destination of Antalya on the Turkish Riviera is easier to reach than ever with Pegasus’ new direct flights from Birmingham Airport; during the summer season there will be direct flights to Antalya every Sunday. A long holiday season offering plenty of sunshine, countless activities, family-friendly beaches, hidden coves, delicious cuisine, warm Mediterranean hospitality and a huge range of accommodation options to suit every budget are just some of the attractions of Antalya.

To celebrate the launch of the new flights to the Turkish summer resort of Antalya, Pegasus Airlines gave away a Mountain of Turkish Delight to passengers travelling through Birmingham Airport last week.

Sertac Haybat, General Manager of Pegasus Airlines, says: “We are delighted to add new direct flight routes to our summer timetable in response to ever-growing demand from our British customers. It is expected that more travellers than ever will visit Turkey from the UK in 2010 and we are proud to be part of this increase in Turkey’s popularity.” See below for further details of Pegasus’ new Birmingham flight schedule for 2010.

Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s Chief Executive Officer, says: “We are delighted to welcome Pegasus to Birmingham Airport and look forward to the commencement of their weekly scheduled service to Antalya on May 2nd. Turkey is shaping up to be a popular destination this summer, and as it lies outside of the Euro Zone it is sure to offer fantastic valuefor-money.

“This new service will offer even greater choice for Midlands’ travellers who want to escape the unpredictable weather at home in search of some assured sun abroad.”

Pegasus Airlines is the best way to see Turkey for less - Cheap and convenient direct flights from Birmingham mean you can now sample the country’s array of delights all summer long. n

Low-Cost flights between Istanbul and Milan Started

Italian low-cost airline Blu-express. com has doubled its flights between Turkey and Italy.

George Michalopoulos presented its new service between Istanbul and Milan, launched only three months after its successful opening of the Istanbul-Rome flight. Blu-express. com is the low-cost brand of Blue Panorama Airlines, Italy’s leading leisure airline.

The first flight between Milan and Istanbul was March 28. The route is served with a daily frequency (except for Saturday) and connects Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen airport with Milan’s Malpensa Airport. For the launch

Pegasus Airlines 2011 International Flights Now on Sale Pegasus, the easy way to fly, has just released its international flight schedule for sale, making it possible to buy tickets to Turkey from just £52.99 until 31 March 2011. Pegasus Airlines offers its guests the opportunity to plan their trips to Turkey for 2011 now. As from today, 1 April 2010 it will be possible to book tickets on flypgs. com for journeys until 31 March 2011 from just £52.99 including taxes and charges.

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of the route a promotional fare of 44,99€ was on sale on blu-express. com’s website. until April 1, for travel between April 8 until June 30, 2010.

“We are very satisfied with the results of our first three months of operations between Istanbul and Rome - said George Michalopoulos, Commercial Director of Blu-express.com - and are thus delighted to announce the launch of the flight between Istanbul and Milan, Italy’s economic heart.”.

“Blu-Express flights to Milan will strengthen trade ties between Turkey and Italy,” said Leonardo Scardigno, the trade attache at the Italian Consulate General in Istanbul Blu-express.com expects to carry slight more than 70.000 passengers on both the Rome and Milan routes, for a total of 140.000 passengers in its first twelve months of operations n

Turkey and Egypt Increase Flight Frequencies Turkey and Egypt increased weekly scheduled passenger flight frequencies to 21 within the scope of civil aviation negotiations between the two countries. A statement by the Civil Aviation Directorate General of Turkey said on Friday that Turkish and Egyptian parties signed a memorandum of understanding on February 18, 2009 and delegations of the two countries gathered in Cairo on March 23, 2010.

The two delegations from civil aviation authorities of Turkey and Egypt decided to increase passenger flight frequencies to 21 and cargo frequencies to 4 a week. n

TOUR OPERATORS & AGENTS

Turkish Travel Agencies Met Lebanese Tourism Minister Lebanon’s Minister of Tourism Fady Abboud received representatives of 45 travel agencies, headed by Basaran Ulusoy, the chairman of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB), in Beirut.

“Tourism and cooperation opportunities between the two countries have increased after visa procedures were lifted,” Abboud said during the meeting.

Abboud said he wanted to see more Turkish citizens in his country, whereas Ulusoy said they should work to boost tourism between the two countries and invited Abboud to Turkey.

Earlier on Friday, TURSAB delegation met members of their Lebanese counterpart and sought ways to boost cooperation.

The delegation will depart from Beirut on Saturday.

Lebanon is the first stop of TURSAB, which aims to visit 60 countries in five years to improve Turkey’s tourism.

Only 76,000 Lebanese people visited Turkey in 2009.

On January 11, 2010, Turkey and Lebanon decided to reciprocally lift visa procedures.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs & Emigrants Ali al-Shami signed the agreement on reciprocal removal of visa requirements.

Under the agreement, Turkish and Lebanese citizens will be exempt from visa reciprocally for their stay in each other’s territories no longer than 90 days. n

TCDD to Organize Cultural Tours in Turkey Turkish State Railways (TCDD) Foundation’s travel agency will organize cultural tours in Turkey using trains. TCDD said in a statement that Raytur will organize tours to central province Eskisehir by high-speed train as of April 3 from Ankara and tours to Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) region by train as of May 29 from Haydarpasa, Istanbul.

Tours by train will also be held to provinces and fronts where Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923) took place as of May 14.

For more information, the website “www.raytur.com.tr “ can be visited n

BookinTurkey.com Received 500.000th Reservation Launched in 2002 to cater corporate travel needs of companies, BookinTurkey Corporate Reservation System is today serving to about 2,000 companies.

BookinTurkey Corporate Reservation System received its 500,000th reservation.

500,000th reservation is done by AYGAZ A.S. and AYGAZ’s reservation is gifted to the company for free.

BookinTurkey.com, has now more than 1400 Turkey hotels, 20 major tour operators and travel agencies, a couple of car rental and bus companies, more than 50 Gullets and yachts, 7 marinas, more than 35 airline companies in its system selling their travel products in Turkey and beyond, online and real-time. For most travel products, online travel insurance can also be bought.

BookinTurkey.com, besides getting online & real-time bookings, also serves to client requests on telephone. n

“Ice Museum” A New Attraction in Istanbul “Magic Ice” --world’s first permanent ice museum which takes place in a warm climate country-- opened at an Istanbul shopping mall on April 23 National Sovereignty & Children’s Day. Eurovision song contest winner Alexander Rybak performed at the opening of the museum at Forum Istanbul located in the European side of the city. “Magic Ice” is the first permanent ice museum which took place in a warm climate country in the world. It covers a 1,400 square meter area. Visitors will wear special eskimo clothes in the museum which will be -5 degrees both in winter and summer. There will be 34 ice statues in the museum, and the theme of the museum will be changed once in every six months. The cost of the project was some 20 million Euro. 70 tons of ice were brought from Sweden for the statues, while the walls and

the tunnels of the museum were made with 100 tons of ice provided from Istanbul. The concept of the museum was created by designers of Ice Hotel in Sweden. The project was fulfilled by Norwegian Lotofen Trading Company, while infrastructure, heating and cooling systems of the museum were made by Turkish engineers. n

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Çin’in

Romantik Şehri

Hangzhou

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-9 Nisan tarihleri arasında düzenlenen ITCM China turizm fuarının ardından Hangzhou turizm organizasyonu Shanghai’a 180 km kadar uzaklıktakı şehirlerinin MICE ozelliklerini tanıtmak üzere bir post tur organize etti.

3 gün süren bu tur’da Hangzhou’nun kongre merkezlerini, MICE otel ve venue’lerini, müze ve atraksiyonlarını detayları ile tanıma fırsatı bulduk.

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Shanghai’den son derece düzgün ve bakımlı bir otoyolda Hangzhou’ya 3.5 saatte ulaşıyorsunuz. Burada tıpkı Shanghai’da olduğu gibi otobanının mükemmeliğinden söz etmek gerekir. Yol boyunca şehir girişlerindeki viyadükler vaktiyle gıpta ettiğimiz ABD’deki çok katlı karmakarışık bağlantılı yollarla yapılmış viyadüklerden de karışıktı.

Yol üstündeki park alanları, yeme,

içme ve alışveris mekanları da batılı örneklerinden farksızdı. Keza 180 km boyunca 4 şerit kaymak gibi asfaltı, geliş ve gidişi ayıran orta bantların aralarında peyzajlanmış rengarenk çiçekler, bizim İstanbul Belediyesinin her ilkbaharda milyon eurolar dökerek göstermelik süslediği şehir ici yolları hatırlatarak gülümsememizi sağladı!

Destinasyon HANGZHOU

Hangzhou ise güneşin batışı ile varmamıza rağmen mükemmel şehir planlaması, cadde ve sokak aydınlatması ile çiçek süsleme sanatının Uzakdoğuya özgü örneklerini sabah göreceğimizin müjdesini daha akşamın ilk saatlerinde şehir girişinde veriyordu.

Hangzhou’lular 2 gece 3 gün konaklayacağımız bu post tur için çok dolu bir program yapmışlar ve çok da iyi hazırlanmışlar. Şehre girişte akşam yemeği paketleri verilince önce şaşırdık

ama her iki gece icin birer gösteri programda olduğundan ilk akşam yemeğimizi ucu ucuna yetiştiğimiz “ The Romance of the Song Dynsty” adlı ilk müzikal showumuzu seyrederek yedik. Çin’in tarihi hanedanlarından olan Song hanedanını konu eden müzikal, 3000 kişilik kapalı salonda, Broodway showlarını aratmayan sahne teknikleri, görsel efektler, dekor ve kostümleri ile tüm grubumuzu büyüledi. Konunun gerektirdiği bölümlerde inip çıkarak

değişen sahne zemini ve dekorunun yanısıra seyircilerin de oturduğu bölümlerin zaman zaman harektlenerek sahneye dahil olması, yağmurlu bir sahnede seyircilerin de hafifce ıslatılarak yağmur altında kalınmış duygusu ile bölüm efektine doğrudan katılması da showun çok ilginç teknik zenginlikleri idi.

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Show sonrası konaklamak üzere şehrin tam merkezindeki Friendship Otele yerleştik. Guide’larda üç yıldız görülen Friendship otel, lobbysi, oda büyüklüğü ve tefrişatı ile üç yıldızdan kaynaklanan ilk endişelerimizin beyhude olduğunu gösterdi. Hele kahvaltılarda kullandığımiz en üst, 20.kattaki restoranın döner bir restoran olması kahvaltı keyfinin uzatılmasına bile neden oldu. Bir yandan zengin kahvaltı çeşitlerini tadarken, öte yandan 360 derece dönerek şehrin tamamını seyretme olanağı yakalıdık.

Belki de Çin’in askeri disiplinine uygun hazırlanmış programımız doğrultusunda sabahın ilk ışıkları ile, 06.30 larda kaldırılarak kalan iki günlük turumuza devam ettik.

Bizim Dolmabahçe-Beşiktaş arasındaki sık ağaçlı yol benzeri ama gökyüzünü göremediğimiz, sanki ağaç tünellerin arasından geçerek yolumuz Hangzhou’nun turistik yerlerine doğru sürdü. Bu yol boyunca şehirin bakımlılığı, temizliği ve rengarenk bitkilerden dizayn edilmiş farklı heykeller, farklı resim tabloları gördük.Otobüsle bir sanat galerisini gezer olduk, İstanbulumuzu yine üzülerek hatırladık. İlk günün ilk durağı Güney Asya’nın en önemli Budist tapınağı Lingyin oldu. Ardından Hangzhou şehrini kucaklayan West Lake ( Güney Gölü) etrafinda 78 yıllık Lei Feng Pagoda yı gördük. Bu göle bağlanan ve Venediği

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Hangzhou’nun Oriental Culture Parkı ve içindeki Budist tapınakları, 10.000 Buda heykelini bir kubbe altinda sergileyen Budist müzesi mutlaka ziyaret edilmesi gerekli ilginç yerler arasında.

andıran kanallarda yer alan The Xixi Wetland Park ve Banyan Three otelin gezilmesi, gölü besleyen kanal kenarlarında yürüyüş, Venedik sokaklarındaki gibi her türlü turistik ürünün satıldığı küçük yerel dükkanlardan alışverişler ve gondollar ile kanal turları Hangzhou’ya özgü yerel yemeklerin tadıldığı öğle yemeği öncesi ve sonrasında devam etti. Akşam yemeği öncesi şehrin en eski alışveriş caddesi olan River Lane caddesinde son hediyelikler satın alındı. Ardından şehrin en pahalı restoranında bu kez kalitesi yüksek bir yemek sunuldu.

Hangzhou’nun yöresel yemekleri icin daha değisik baharatlar kullanıldığı ve farklı pişirme teknikleri olduğu söylendi.Çok iyi bir Çin mutfağı tadımcısı olmadığımız için biz bu farkları yakalayamadık.Ama geleneksel olarak tavuk,

Hangzhou, mükemmel şehir planlaması, rengarenk cadde ve sokak aydınlatması ve çiçek süsleme sanatının Uzakdoğuya özgü örneklerini şehrin hemen her noktasında görebileceğiniz güzellikleri sunuyor.

deniz mahsulü, ördek, domuz ve dana eti başlangıçta soğuk olarak masanızın ortasındaki döner tablaya konuyor, ardından genelde köpek balığı yüzgecinden yapılmış farklı sebze ve baharatlar ile tadlandırılmış sıcak çorbalar ara geçişi sağlıyor. Son olarak da yine tavuk, ördek, domuz, dana eti ve tek bir büyük balık bu kez sıcak olarak döner tablanıza konuyor. Taze meyve ve değişik Çin meyvelerinden tatlılar da yemeğinizi tamamlıyor.

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Kara kaplumbağası eti, yılan eti, ve daha çok horozunkinin makbul olduğu tavuk ayağı tadına baktığımiz farklı yemekler oldular.

Hangzhou’daki ikinci yani son gecemizin süprizi ise West Lake gölünün hemen kıyısına kurulan ve göle bakan 2.000 kişilik açıkhava tiyatrosu oldu.

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Önce Song hanedanını konu eden, Broodway showlarını aratmayan sahne teknikleri, görsel efektler, dekor ve kostümleri ile “ The Romance of the Song Dynsty” adlı müzikali 3000 kişilik kapalı salonda seyrettik. Ardından bu kez açıkhavada, göl üstünde sahnelenen müthiş bir müzik ve ses gösterisi ile 300’ün üzerinde sanatçı rol aldığı fantastik ‘’ Impression of West Lake” tüm grubumuzu büyüledi.

Gölün bizim Küçükçekmece gölü büyüklüğünde çevresi ağaçlar ile kaplı bir bölümünde kurulmuş tiyatroda, herhalde su ve havai fisek gösterisi göreceğiz diye düşünerek en ön sıralardaki yerimizi aldık.

Ardından müthiş bir müzik ve ses gösterisi ile “Impression of West Lake” adli gösteri başladı. Sonradan güzel bir kadına dönüşerek hanedanın prensi ile aşk yaşayan beyaz bir yılanın öyküsünü konu eden show mükemmelin de ötesinde fantastikdi.

2008 Pekin Olimpiyatlarının açılış seromonisinin direktörü Zhang Yimou tarafından sahneye, pardon göle konan gösteride 300’ün üzerinde sanatçı rol alıyordu.

Gölün içinde danseden, savaşan, yürüyen, koşuşturan bu danscılar, ana dekoru oluşturan gölde hareket halindeki evler, tapınaklar, bazen gölün ortasından yükselerek suyu 30mt lik bir şelaleye çeviren, bazen fışkırtılarak suyu bir silah aracı olarak kullanan, ya da suyu sahneye dönüştüren platformlar Çin teknolojisinin nerelere geldiğini gösteriyordu. Bu teknolojik zenginlik, gölü çevreleyen ağaçlarda ve göl suyunda

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Destinasyon HANGZHOU inanılmaz uyumlu ses düzeni ve rengarenk ışık oyunları ile showu muhteşem bir görsel şölen haline çeviriyordu. Kısaca sözün özü bu şöleni yazarak anlatmanın zorluğu ve ancak görülmesi gerektiğidir.

Bu muhteşem showdan sonra son günün turları ve Shanghai dönüşümüz için tekrar otelimize geri döndük.

Son gün önce Hangzhou’nun yakın bir banliyosünde yer alan Oriental Culture Parkını ziyaret ettk. Burada Budist tapınakları arasında bulunan toplam sayısı 10.000 olan Buda heykelleri tapınağı, Budist müzesi, Budist ailelerin yaşam mekanlarını da bir müze gibi sergilyen ilginç bölümleri gezdik. Son olarak şehrin bir başka banliyölerinden olan Xiang bölgesine ve yine San Marco meydanının kopyasını işlemiş oldukları Venedik tipi The First World Hotel’ i gezdik ve öğle yemeğimizi de burada yedikten sonra dönüşe geçtik.

Hangzhou merkezde 4 milyona yaklaşan ama çevresi ile 18 milyonu aşan nüfusu ile Shanghai’a yakın iyi bir MICE destinasyonu. Çok sayıda kongre merkezinde her büyüklükte kongreye ev sahipliği yapabilecek, gerek kongresistlere gerekse ziyaretcilere gece ve gündüz zengin atraksiyon olanakları sunabilecek ve çok sayıda venue’sü ile MICE turizmde Çin’in nasıl geliştiğinin örnek bir şehri.

Oteller: Hangzhou’da çok sayıda uluslararası ve yerel otel var.

Oda fiyatları da Avrupa ve Dünya ortalamasının altında ve çok uygun. Biz konakladığımız ve görebildiğimiz iki oteli rahatlıkla önerebiliriz.

Friendship Hotel www.friendship-hotel.com The First World Hotel www.hzfwhotel.com

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Hangzhou bir yeşil cennet.

Her yer pırıl pırıl ve ilkbaharın müjdeleyicisi rengarenk çiçekleri, güneşin ışınları ile yeşilin her tonunu ardı ardına görebileceğiniz romantik bir şehir.

Hangzhou Shanghai’a yakın iyi bir MICE destinasyonu. Çok sayıda kongre merkeziyle her büyüklükte kongreye ev sahipliği yapabilecek, gerek kongresistlere gerekse ziyaretcilere gece ve gündüz zengin atraksiyonlar sunabilecek bir şehir.

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Gaziantep Novotel ve Gaziantep İbis açıldı Akfen ve Accor işbirliğinin Gaziantep’te gerçekleştirdiği Novotel ve İbis Otel Mart 2010’da Maliye Bakanı Mehmet Şimşek’in katılımıyla açıldı. Avrupa’nın lider, dünyanın ise üçüncü büyük otelcilik grubu “Accor Hotels” ile stratejik iş ortaklığının temelini ilk olarak İstanbul’da atan Akfen, özellikle Türkiye genelinde iş amaçlı seyahat eden kesime yönelik, yüksek kalitede hizmet veren uluslararası otel zinciri projelerine imza atmaya devam ediyor.

Bu hedef doğrultusunda Accor ile yaratılan sinerjiyi Anadolu’ya taşıyor. Eskişehir ve Trabzon’un ardından Mart ayı içinde açılacak Gaziantep Novotel ve ibis Otel ile Kayseri Novotel ve ibis Otel, inşaatı devam etmekte olan Bursa ibis Otel ve planlama aşamasında olan İstanbul ibis Esenyurt ile birlikte toplam otel sayısını 11’e çıkarıyor.

Akfen, Accor Hotels ile işbirliği, Accor gibi global bir devin Türkiye pazarına girişi ve yarattığı önemli bölgesel istihdam açısından da büyük önem taşıyor. Bu birliktelikte; Akfen bugüne kadar gerçekleştirdiği yatırımlarıyla birlikte, Accor’da Türkiye otellerinde 400’ün üzerinde kişiye istihdam sağladı.

Akfen, bu otelleri mimari, iç-dış dekorasyon ve donanım anlamında Accor ’un uluslararası standartlarına uygun olacak şekilde tamamlıyor, Accor ’da 40 yılı aşkın otelcilik tecrübesini uluslararası kalite anlayışını Gaziantep’e taşıyor.

90 ülkede 4.100’den fazla otelin işletmeciliğini üstlenen ve dünyada 150.000 çalışanı bulunan, Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Adagio, Ibis, All Seasons, Motel 6, Red Roof Inn, Etap, Formula 1 markaları ile bir yıldızlıdan beş yıldızlıya kadar oluşturduğu geniş yelpazesiyle dünya otelcilik devi “ Accor Hotels” işlettiği Novotel ve Ibis konseptlerine paralel olarak bulunduğu bölgelerde uygun fiyatla kaliteli hizmet verilmesine olanak sağlıyor.

Zincirin Gaziantep’teki bu yeni halkaları ile Akfen ve Accor stratejik ortaklığı işletmede olan oda sayısını 1312’ye ulaştırıyor. Çok sayıda otel yatırımını kapsayan bu birliktelik Mart ayı içinde hizmete girecek Novotel Kayseri ve ibis Otel Kayseri ile devam ediyor. İnşaatı hızla yükselen Bursa Ibis Otel de sırada. n

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Brezilya’da HABİTAT Ödülü’nü Başbakan Adına Günay aldı.

İstanbul’da Kostas Tsoklis Sergisi

HABİTAT ve Refik Hariri Vakfı tarafından İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı sırasındaki başarılarından ötürü Sayın Başbakan Erdoğan’a verilen Anı Ödülü’nü Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Ertuğrul Günay aldı.

Brezilya’nın Rio de Janeiro kentinde düzenlenen ‘’Beşinci Dünya Şehircilik Forumu’’nun dün yapılan açılışında gerçekleştirilen törende; Anı Ödülü’nü bir suikast sonucu öldürülen Lübnan eski Başbakanı Refik Hariri’nin anısına eşi Nazek Hariri verdi.

Ayrıca; iki ülke arasında ‘Turizm Karma Komisyonu’ oluşturulması ve ilk toplantının bu yıl Brezilya Turizm Bakanı’nın ülkemizi ziyareti sırasında gerçekleştirilmesi karlaştırıldı n

Yunan sanatçı Kostas Tsoclis’in «Prometheous’un İhtiyatsızlığı» başlıklı sergisi 25 Mart’ta İstanbul’un merkezinde bulunan Sismanoglio Megaro binasında açıldı.

Sergi 23 mayıs tarihine kadar İstaiklal caddesi No:60 Taksim adresinde devam edecek. Sismanoglio Megaro’nun iki katına yayılan sergi, video gösterileri, yanan fotoğraflar, sanatçının Türkçe yazılmış özdeyişlerini içeren elli küçük boy tuval ve üç büyük tablodan oluşuyor.

Sergi, İstanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti, Yunanistan İstanbul Başkonsolosluğu ve Devlet Modern Sanat Müzesi tarafından organize ediliyor. n

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Sabiha Gökçen’de Yolcu Sayısı % 96 Arttı

Lufthansa Grubu 2009’da 130 milyon euro Kâr Etti

İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı’nda bu yılın ilk üç ayında, yolcu sayısının geçen yılın aynı dönemine göre yüzde 96 artarak 2 milyon 201 bin 573’e ulaştığı açıklandı.

Yıllık 25 milyon yolcu kapasiteli yeni terminalin Limak Holding, GMR Infrastructure ve Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhard (MAHB) konsorsiyumu tarafından 18 ay gibi rekor bir sürede tamamlanarak geçen yılın Ekim ayında hizmete açıldığını hatırlatan Buğday, 2009 yılında yolcu sayısını bir önceki yıla göre yüzde 52 arttırarak 6 milyon 640 bine çıkardıklarını ifade etti. Buğday, ‘’Yılın ilk üç ayında yolcu sayımızı bir önceki yılın aynı dönemine göre yüzde 96 arttırarak 2 milyon 201 bin 573 kişiye ulaştık’’ diye konuştu. Gösterilen performanstan memnun olduklarını, bu artışın gerçek anlamda bir rekor olduğunu kaydeden Buğday, ‘’Rekor bir sürede inşa edilen havalimanımız, teknolojik altyapısı, ulaşım kolaylığı, yer hizmetlerinin kalitesi, konforlu oteli ve her zevke hitap eden alışveriş alanlarıyla yolcuların tercih ettiği bir havalimanı oldu’’ dedi.

THY’den sonra Star Alliance üyesi bir diğer havayolu olan Spainair ile de işbirliği yaptıklarını ve havayolunun her gün Barcelona’ya sefer düzenlediğini kaydeden Buğday, yeni işbirlikleri ve atılımlarla hedeflerine her geçen gün daha da yaklaştıklarını ifade etti. Yılın ilk çeyreğinde 1 milyon 563 bin 922 iç hat ve 637 bin 651 de dış hatlar yolcusunun terminali kullandığını anlatan Buğday, geçen yılın ilk üç ayında 9 bin 141 olan uçak sayısının da yılın aynı döneminde ikiye katlanarak 18 bin 605’e ulaştığını söyledi.

Buğday, uluslararası standartlarda hizmet kalitesine sahip bir havalimanı olan İSG’den halen Türkiye’de 21, dünyada ise 60 noktaya uçuş gerçekleştirildiğini ifade ederek, Nisan ayı başından itibaren dünyanın sayılı havayolu şirketleriyle anlaşarak havalimanına yeni destinasyonlar kazandırdıklarını kaydetti. Ülkelerinin simgesi olmuş, uluslararası alanda tanınan havayollarının İSG’yi tercih etmelerinin kendileri açısından önemli itici bir güç olduğunu vurgulayan Buğday, Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı’ndan uçuş düzenleyen yeni şirketlerden bazılarının Hollanda merkezli Air France, KLM grubuna bağlı havayolu Transavia, dünyanın en büyük tur operatörlerinden TUI grubuna bağlı havayolu sirketi Jetairfly, Kuveyt merkezli Wataniya Airways, BAE merkezli Fly Dubai, İspanya merkezli Vueling Airlenes, Suriye merkezli Chaim Ving, Kazakistan merkezli Scar Air ve Rusya merkezli Kuban Airlines’in da bulunduğunu söyledi.

Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı’nın ek ilavelerle birlikte yıllık 25 milyon olan yolcu kapasitesini 50 milyona çıkarmanın mümkün olduğunu anlatan Buğday, ikinci pist ile ilgili kamulaştırma çalışmalarına başlandığını ve önümüzdeki yıl ihale edileceğini kaydetti.

Birinci piste bin 180 metre uzaklıkta paralel olarak inşa edilecek pistin 3 bin 500 metre uzunlukta olacağını ve terminalde saatte 70 uçağın iniş ve kalkış yapabilir hale geleceğini ifade etti.

Buğday, İstanbul’a üçüncü bir havalimanının gerekli olup olmadığına ilişkin bir soru üzerine de İstanbul ve Türkiye için bunun bir ihtiyaç olduğunu ancak bunun Sabiha Gökçen ve Atatürk Havalimanı’nın yolcu sayılarının 55-60 milyona ulaştığında düşünülmesi gerektiğini savundu. ‘’2009 yılını yolcu sayısı ve gelir olarak beklediğimiz şekilde kapattık’’ diyen Buğday, konsorsiyum olarak havalimanı ihaleleri ile ilgilendiklerini söyledi.

Buğday, ilgilendikleri 3, 4 havalimanının var olduğunu, bunlardan birinin de Priştina Havalimanı olduğunu dile getirdi.

Türkiye’deki havacılık sektörünün küresel krize rağmen büyüdüğüne dikkati çeken Buğday, bu büyümenin 3, 4 yıl daha süreceğini ve Türkiye’nin havacılıkta bölgesindeki en büyük payı alacağını sözlerine ekledi. n

Lufthansa hedefine ulaşmış ve piyasa kaynaklı 2.56 milyar euro’luk gelir kaybına karşın, 2009 yılı için 130 milyon euro’luk faaliyet kârı elde etti. Böylece grup, geçtiğimiz yıla kıyasla 1.2 milyar euro daha az gelir elde etmiştir. Geçtiğimiz yılın rakamları, her ikisi de malî ve eknomik krizin sonuçları olan, ekonomi kaynaklı düşük talep ve buna eşlik eden yolcu taşımacılığı sektörünün ortalama getirilerindeki orantısız azalmanın olumsuz etkilerini taşıyordu. Bu koşullar çerçevesinde İcra Kurulu, Yıllık Olağan Genel Kurul Toplantısında 2009 malî yılı için hissedarlara kâr payı dağıtılmamasını önerecek. Yıllık sonuçların sunumu esnasında bir konuşma yapan Lufthansa Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı ve CEO’su Wolfgang Mayrhuber şunları söyledi: “Bu krizde başarılıyız, çünkü faaliyet segmentlerimiz büyük ölçüde dengelenmiş ve ideal donanıma sahip durumdalar ve bilançomuz da sağlam. Ayrıca, müşterilerimize odaklanmaktan hiç vazgeçmeden, kapasiteleri ve maliyetleri yönetmek üzere, hedefe yönelik hızlı sonuç verici önlemler aldık. Son derece zorlu şartlar söz konusu olmasına rağmen, faaliyet kârımızdan memnuniyet duymamız mümkün değil. Ancak yine de, ortada kayda değer bir performans var ve bu da kârlılığımızı iyileştirmek amacıyla gösterdiğimiz gayretlerin karşılığı ve bütün Lufhansalılar tarafından gerçekleştirilen yoğun çalışmaların sonucudur.”

2009’da kâr payı dağıtılmayacak ve Kârlılığın arttırılması önceliği devam edecek.

Mayrhuber: ‘’Lufthansa gelecekte de kaliteye odaklanmayı sürdürecek’’ dedi.

Lufthansa yaz aylarında 81 ülkede 204 noktaya uçacak 2010 yaz aylarında uçuş sayısı ve uçuş noktalarında bir değişiklik olmayacak.

Uçak filosuna katılan yeni uçaklarla koltuk kapasitesi artacak. n

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AB Otelleri Türk Otellerinden Yaşlı TYD nin yaptığı bir araştırmaya göre Avrupa Birliği ülkelerinde yatak yaşının yüksek olduğu açıklandı. Avrupa Birliği’nin resmi istatistik kurumu olan Eurostat’ın Ocak 2010’da yayınladığı verilere göre, 2008 yılı itibariyle AB üyesi 27 ülkedeki otel ve benzeri tesislerde (hotels and similar establishments) 11,9 milyon yatak bulunmaktadır.

AB ülkeleri içinde en fazla yatağa sahip olan ülke 2,2 milyonla İtalya’dır. Onu İspanya, Almanya, Fransa ve İngiltere izlemektedir. 2008 itibariyle belli başlı AB ülkelerinde yatak sayıları şöyledir:

İtalya İspanya Almanya Fransa İngiltere Yunanistan Avusturya Portekiz Çek Cumhuriyeti

1998 Yatak Sayısı (bin)

2008 Yatak Sayısı (bin)

1.782 979 1.547 1.467 1.096 585 585 216 203

2.202 1.685 1.677 1.256 1.176 716 580 274 258

2008’de 10 Yaş Üzeri Yatak Sayısının Oranı (%) 80,9 58,1 92,2 93,2 81,7 78,8 78,7

Tabloya bakıldığında, Avrupa Birliği ülkelerinde yatak yaşının oldukça yüksek olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. 10 yaş üzeri yatak sayısının oranının en düşük olduğu ülke % 58,1 ile İspanya’dır. Bu oran İngiltere ve Almanya’da % 90’nın, İtalya ve Yunanistan’da % 80’nin üzerindedir.

Bu ülkelerde Yatak Sayısı (bin) Diğer yandan Fransa ve Avusturya’da 2008’deki yatak sayılarının 1998 düzeyinin altında olduğu görülmektedir. 10 yaş üzeri İtalya 2.202 yatak sayısının Bu ülkelerde muhtemelen bazı tesisler yatak İspanya 1.685 kapasitelerini düşürmüşler veya bu tesisler sistem dışında toplam yatak Almanya 1.677 sayısı içindeki bırakılmışlardır. oranını saptamak Fransa 1.256 Yatak yaşının yüksek olması tesislerin her zaman eski, amacıyla 1998 İngiltere 1.176 teknolojik açıdan geri olduğu anlamına gelmemelidir, ve 2008 yatak zira renovasyon yatırımları ile tesisler modernize Yunanistan 716 kapasiteleri edilmektedir. Ancak geçmiş yıllarda (özellikle resort Avusturya 580 yandaki tabloda bölgelerde) inşa edilmiş turizm tesislerinde ürün Portekiz 274 karşılaştırılmıştır. çeşitliliğinin zengin olmaması, konaklayan ziyaretçilerin Çek Cumhuriyeti 258 Kaynak: Eurostat aktivite alanını sınırlandırmaktadır. Kısıtlı mekanlara sahip tesislerde termal/spa merkezleri, spor alanları, alışveriş mekanları yaratmak hayli zordur. Oysa bu imkanlar, turistlere faaliyet çeşitliliği sunmakta, bu çeşitlilik ise müşteri memnuniyetini yükseltmekte ve tesis pazarlamasını kolaylaştırmaktadır.

Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı verilerine göre Türkiye’nin işletme belgesine sahip yatak sayısı 1998’de 314 bin, 2008’de 567 bindir. 2008 itibariyle 10 yaş üzerindeki yatak kapasitesinin toplam içindeki oranı % 55,4’tür. Bu oran İspanya’nınkine (% 58,1) yakın, diğer AB ülkelerinden ise oldukça düşüktür.

Türk turizminde konaklama kapasitesinin oldukça yeni ve modern olması, rekabet açısından önemli artılar sağlamaktadır. n

Göksu’da 4 Mevsim Fotoğraf Yarışması Anadoluhisarı Turizm Kalkındırma Derneği ve Göksu Marine Restaurant &Cafe işbirliği ile “Göksu’da Dört Mevsim Fotoğraf Yarışması” düzenleniyor. Anadoluhisarı ve Göksu Deresi çevresini kapsayan yarışma; ilkbahar, yaz, sonbahar ve kış mevsimleri olmak üzere dört ayrı dönemde düzenlenecektir. İlkbahar dönemi için yarışmaya katılacaklar, 15 Mart 2010 tarihinden 31 Mayıs 2010 tarihleri arasında, yaz dönemi için 1 Haziran 2010- 31 Ağustos 2010 tarihleri arasında , sonbahar dönemi için 1 Eylül 2010- 30 Kasım 2010 tarihleri arasında ve kış dönemi için 1 Aralık 2010- 28 Şubat 2011 tarihleri arasındaki dönemde başvurular yapılabilecek. n

İTO ‘dan Fransa’ya, “ticaret yolu” Temalı İznik Çinisi İstanbul Ticaret Odası (İTO) Başkanı Murat Yalçıntaş, Fransız Dış Ticaret Bakanı Anne-Marie Idrac’a, “ticaret yolu” temalı minyatür üslubunda yapılmış İznik çinisini hediye etti. İstanbul’un Üsküdar Yakası’ndan bakışla Sarayburnu tarafını işleyen minyatür, uzun yıllar ipek yolunu elinde bulunduran Türklerin, deniz nakliyatı ve ticaretinde önemli noktalara gelmesi ve İstanbul Boğazı’nın deniz ticaretindeki önemini vurguluyor. n NewFocus May/ June’2010

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• Baracudatour turlarını, “e-frame” sistemi ile sektöre açtı.

• Finlandiya Seyahat Acentaları Birliği SMAL / AFTA temsilcileri Nisan ayında İstanbul’da workshop’a katıldı.

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- Berlin Ücretsiz abone • Serap Garipo¤lu Sungate Port Royal otel pazarlamaolun müdürü oldu.

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• Bursa uçuşlarına başlayan www.ftnnews.com • Gulf Air 60.yaşını kutluyor.

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• Air France ABD uçufllar›nda promosyonlar uyguluyor.

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Turizm fuarlar›nda.

• Pegasus Havayolları İstanbul –Paris uçuşları 12 Mart da başladı.

• American Airlines 2008 de ABD uçufllar›nda özel tarifeler uygulayacak.

• Etihad Japon ANA havayolları ile code-share anlaşması yaptı. • Turkish Airlines Hatay ucuslari basladi.

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