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22 A myth and history Ephesus

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30 Winter Destination Uludag

KƵƌ ŐƌĞĂƚ ͞ ƚĂƚƺƌŬ͟ ƚŽůĚ ƚŚĞ ƐůŽŐĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ ƚŚĂƚ ƟŵĞ͘

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F TURKEY NEWS New High Speed Train to Anatolia President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated a high speed train link from Istanbul to the Central Anatolian city of Konya on Dec. 17, which cuts journey times by nearly nine hours.

Erdoğan himself opened the line at a ceremony in Konya, 460 kilometers southeast of Istanbul, and declared that all travel on it would be free for the first week.

The president said the line was the latest step in his multi-

billion dollar drive to modernize Turkey. “For decades, we only sat back and watched developments taking place in the West.

We could see high speed trains only on TV and see planes only when we lay down on the ground and looked up to the sky,” Erdoğan said in a televised speech. “But thanks to us, Turkey has gone through a great transformation in 12 years. We have cleared the way for our people,” he added.

The Istanbul-Konya journey time on the high speed line is four hours 15 minutes, compared to 13 hours on the old trains. Two departures are planned a day, with tickets starting at 42.5 Turkish Liras ($18).

In July he inaugurated the first high speed train line between Istanbul and Ankara, which cut journey times in half to just 3.5 hours. There is already a high speed line between Ankara and Konya.

Istanbul &. Antalya in 11 months of 2014 Tourism authorities announced the total number of tourists visited both Istanbul and Antalya in the first 11 months of 2014. According to the Istanbul Tourism Directorate, a total of 10.987.177 tourists visited Istanbul in the first 11 months of this year. Antalya continues to receive more tourists than Istanbul. A total of 11.375.412 tourists visited Antalya in the same period.

Top 15 Markets for Istanbul between Jan. – Nov. 2014 1. Germany 1.121.575 (10.2%) 2. Russian Fed. 555.574 (5.1%) 3. Iran 539.912 (4.9%) 4. USA 502.561 (4.6%) 5. UK 468.431 (4.3%) 6. France 458.274 (4.2%) 7. Italy 427.286 (3.9%) 8. Iraq 427.286 (3.0%) 9. Saudi Arabia 310.524 (2.8%) 10. The Netherlands 275.856 (2.5%) 11. Libya 239.726 (2.2%) 12. Ukraine 237.157 (2.2%) 13. Azeraijan 220.379 (2.0%) 14. Spain 218.510 (2.0%) 15. Syria 210.319 (1.9%) 2013

2014

Change

Russian Fed.

3.323.084

3.479.705

4,7

Germany

2.772.462

2.911.823

5,0

The Netherlands

540.972

541.821

0,2

U.K.

437.327

444.682

1,7

Sweden

376.631

373.407

-0,9

Ukraine

383.321

285.550

-25,5

Kazakhstan

260.226

269.115

3,4

Belgium

263.903

267.573

1,4

Poland

206.022

243.321

18,1

Norway

297.696

226.174

-24,0

Austria

227.347

224.240

-1,4

Denmark

214.589

219.342

2,2

France

219.135

189.100

-13,7

Switzerland

166.654

181.357

8,8

Czech Rep.

147.080

151.816

3,2

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January

2013

2014

532.726

635.283

Change compare to 2013 (Monthly) 19,4

Change compare to 2013 (Cumulative) 19,4

February

617.015

696.054

12,8

15,8

March

838.201

866.985

3,4

10,6

April

936.961

1.014.662

8,3

9,9

May

1.058.771

1.079.598

2,0

7,8

June

957.894

1.090.284

13,8

8,9

July

929.266

1.155.407

24,3

11,4

August

1.074.950

1.290.218

20,0

12,7

September

1.006.014

1.181.742

17,5

13,3

October

998.442

1.132.655

13,4

13,3

November

770.288

844.289

9,6

13,0

9.720.078

10.987.177

Total

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Turkey’s Tourism Income Jumped Turkey’s tourism income jumped by 11 percent to $12.9 billion in the third quarter of 2014 from the same period of last year, the Turkish Statistics Agency (TÜİK) revealed on Oct. 30.

“Tourism continues to break records in Turkey despite the instability surrounding the country,” Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik said in a written statement. Income from foreign visitors accounted for 81.8 percent of the total revenue, with the remaining 18.2 percent coming from Turkish citizens living abroad, according to TÜİK data.

The average spending was $712 per foreign visitor and $963 per Turkish citizens living abroad. Turkey’s total tourism income

was $32 billion in 2013, and the country was the world’s sixth top destination in terms of tourist numbers last year, according to the World Tourism Organization.

Over 30 million tourists visited Turkey between January and September 2014, compared to the 28.3 million over the same period last year, according to Tourism Ministry data. Sector representatives expect around 42 million tourists to come to Turkey by the end of the year and for tourism revenues to reach $35 billion, which would mark a 6 percent boost in the number of tourists compared to last year.

New Cruise Port for Istanbul “The Galataport area is of crucial importance for cruise tourism in Istanbul, being the sole entrance for cruise ships in the city …

As all partners of the project, we have prepared a green project in which there is no room for huge building stacks. The area will be open to the public and families will enjoy the beauty of this great area in the heart of Istanbul,” Bilgili said.

Construction of the Galataport project is slated to start in 2015.

Doğuş Holding and its partner Bilgili Holding placed the highest offer for the privatization of the Galataport with a $702 million bid in May 2013, winning the rights to operate the port area in Istanbul’s Karaköy neighborhood for 30 years.

The Istanbul Salıpazarı Port Area has up to 1,200 meters of coastline and covers an area of approximately 100,000 square meters. “We will start to work in the site by the beginning of 2015 and to complete the project within two-and-a-half years.

We will restore many old buildings and sites in the area. There will be restaurants, hotels, an urban park and other green areas The controversial planned Istanbul Salıpazarı Port Area project, in the Galataport area to make it a central attraction again,” commonly known as Galataport, will be an “exemplary project” Bilgili said. He also claimed that the number of cruise tourists without multi-story eyesores, according to project partner could increase to 2 million per year, from the current level of Serdar Bilgili. around 650,000, after the project is completed.

Izmir Hosted 8th edition of Travel Turkey Turkey’s Aegean city of Izmir hosted Travel Turkey Izmir Tourism Exhibition & Conference between 4 and 7 December 2014. Travel Turkey İzmir closed its doors after hosting some 900 exhibitors and 25 thousand professional visitors from over 30 countries.

Travel Turkey Izmir Tourism Exhibition & Conference has been held successfully for 8th year. The event is cooperatively organized by Izmir Fuarcılık Hizmetleri Kültür ve Sanat Işleri Tic. A.Ş. (İZFAŞ) Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) and Hannover Fairs Turkey Fuarcılık A.Ş. under the patronage of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and with the support of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, SME Development Organization (KOSGEB) and Izmir Chamber of Commerce (IZTO).

World’s Largest Underground City Discovered in Nevşehir What may be the world’s largest underground city has been discovered beneath Nevşehir Castle, a medieval castle that has been under renovation for several years in the central Anatolian province of the same name, several media outlets reported on Sunday.

According to reports, the newly discovered underground city is about 785,000 square meters in size and is believed to be the largest ever discovered. The city is reportedly from the Roman period. Moreover, some of the underground housing units apparently contained what may be human skeletal remains, which have been sent to various Turkish universities for further examination.

In addition to other discoveries Nevşehir, in 2009, a man found four levels of an underground structure beneath his singlestory home in Melikgazi, a district in Kayseri province. Mustafa Bozdemir found the ancient site while cleaning and restoring

a home that he had inherited. Bozdemir informed the Kayseri Governor’s Office and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism about his discovery.

The 50-year-old man then spent 80,000 euros to hire a crew of 10 workers to excavate the four-level underground structure.

Over 100 truckloads of earth were removed in the process.

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F TURKEY NEWS First ‘Green Office’ Certified Duty Free

ATU is the first duty free company that received Green Office Certificate worldwide. Founded as a joint venture between TAV Airports and Unifree, ATU Duty Free; the largest duty free operator of Turkey, fulfilled the criteria defined by the ‘Green Office Project’, an attempt of World Wide Fund for Nature

Turkey (WWF) that carries out studies toward protecting nature worldwide and have agencies in many countries, to decrease the Ecologic Footprint. ATU Duty Free Headquarters has become the first duty free store that received ‘Green Office’ certificate with the works and practices carried out.

ATU Duty Free has obtained the certificate as a result of successful implementations that has been realized throughout the year at the headquarters about raising awareness of the employees, reducing paper consumption and waste management.

WWF Turkey defined 3 criteria to be fulfilled at the headquarters of ATU Duty Free within the scope of “Green Project”: Employee Awareness, Paper Consumption, and Waste Management. Informative e-mails, posters and notifications, seminars and meetings have been organized under these titles.

Agendas, calendars, and business cards have been produced with recycled paper. Double-sided print-outs have been retrieved from the printers. Waste management procedures have been adopted for the toner cartridges, paper and packing materials and wastes of electronic equipment. Glass, plastic and paper wastes have been separated to be recycled. The recycling works lead to the plantation of 50 trees.

Antalya to Host Middle East and Eurasia Focus Trade Events Turkey’s popular tourism destination; Antalya will host major hospitality sector events in 2015. The Antalya Expo Center is entering the new year with huge international fairs. The Anfas Hotel Equipment - 26th International trade fair for the hospitality industry and decoration will be organized on January 21 - 24, 2015, and the Anfas Food Product’s 22nd International Food and Beverage Specialized exhibition will be organized on February 25 - 28, 2015. Anfas Hotel Equipment fair is an event where hotels located in the Middle East, Eurasia, Turkic Republics and Gulf Countries have participated and familiarised themselves with the latest technology and equipment since the last 5 years and have also purchased them.

Business participation in the Anfas Hotel and Equipment Fair is through VIP Bookings, where more than 400 companies and more than 4000 brands get introduced to each other. The Anfas Hotel and Equipment Fair is the largest and the most comprehensive International Fair in Turkey in the hospitality equipment arena. It enables international visitors to develop commercial relations and cooperation with hotel chains and

World’s Largest Museum: Turkey A project titled “The World’s Largest Museum: Turkey” was initiated jointly by the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) Museums Initiatives, Bilkent Cultural Initiatives, and Anadolu Efes.

The project includes a book, a photography exhibition and a documentary film. It was officially launched at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.

With the visuals of archaeological artifacts, “The World’s Largest Museum: Turkey” brings together the cultural and historical heritage of Anatolia throughout a process from the Paleolithic age to the Hittite, Seljuk, Byzantine, Ottoman and Republican eras. The visuals show ancient sites such as the Karain Inns, Göbeklitepe, Çatalhöyük, Ephesus, Zeugma, Çavuştepe and others.

As part of the photography exhibition, more than 100 objects selected from various regions and eras were photographed. The photos will be displayed in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Bodrum and Antalya, as well as international tourism fairs, airports, consulate generals and prestigious exhibition halls in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Moscow.

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large scale tourism establishments. Equipment companies utilise this opportunity to execute dealership agreements with the equipment companies.

Food Wholesalers from all corners of the world come to the Anfas Food Products Fair. Turkey is a very attractive market for potential investors of food and beverage sector in Eurasia and Middle East. Every year more than 1 million ton of food is consumed in more than 1200 tourist facilities maintaining international standards while the consumption of beverage exceeds 600 thousand tons. No wonder, 46,122 sector professionals from 38 countries visited the Anfas Food Product Fair last year, which is the largest food and beverage fair in Turkey.

This year national chef teams from 7 countries will participate in the “1st Transnational Food Culture Event” in the Fair. The fair is held in Antalya, the capital city of tourism in Turkey, and will introduce visitors to the international food culture. This year the beverages event, the “Barista Show” will enable the International Coffee baristas to meet.

F TURKEY NEWS The 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial catalogue and visual identity were designed by Project Projects and the exhibition space by SUPERPOOL. In its second edition, the biennial collaborated with many universities, to explore different aspects of the biennial theme. The Academy Programme featured 72 projects by over 33 universities from Turkey and abroad. The exhibitions were visited free of charge at the event space at Antrepo 7 and university campuses. The Istanbul Design Biennial was spread over the city with its 40 Design Walks, 22 panels and talks, 12 film screenings, 5 book clubs, 13 workshops, and over 30 parallel events.

The youth and children’s workshops, titled EKO Tasarım, were organised by Informel Eğitim – çocukistanbul every day throughout the biennial. The programme had different contents for different age groups and was open to students The 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial, organised by the Istanbul during the weekdays and to children and youngsters together Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), titled The Future Is Not with their parents on weekends. As part of the workshops, What It Used To Be, curated by Zoë Ryan, ended on Sunday, approximately 3.500 students and 56 schools visited the 14 December 2014. Since opening on 1 November, the six-week biennial. The biennial was co-sponsored by Arçelik, Doğuş long and free-of-charge event hosted over 100.000 visitors Group & Bilgili Holding, ENKA Foundation and VitrA.The at the exhibitions and at pop-up venues throughout the city.

Istanbul Design Biennial was also supported by the Promotion The 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial exhibition was installed over Fund of the Prime Ministry, Republic of Turkey Ministry of all five floors of the Galata Greek Primary School, an area of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Copyright, Istanbul approximately 2,300 square metres. It hosted 53 projects by Metropolitan Municipality and Beyoğlu Municipality. more than 200designers from 20 countries. The biennial’s

Istanbul Marathon Tens of thousands of people; Istanbulites, athletes, tourists attended the 36th Istanbul Vodafone marathon, on Sunday in a festive atmosphere. The world’s one and only intercontinental marathon ran and walked on Sunday morning. Participants crossed the Bosphorus Strait from the Asian to the European side. Nearly 25,000 athletes, including Olympic medal-winners, are taking part in the 36th 42-km Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, as well as in two other 15-km and 10-km races. he marathon started at the Asian edge of the Bosphorus Bridge and ended in the historical peninsula of the Sultanahmet district, where the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia are located.

Istanbul mayor, Kadir Topbas, was at the start of the marathon.

He was joined by Akif Cagatay Kilic, the youth and sports minister, and former Kenyan marathon world record-holder Paul Tergat. Ethiopian Amane Gobena in the women’s category and Moroccan Hafid Chani in the men’s category have finished first.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals Rise Further in November The number of foreign visitor arrivals rose at a slightly faster pace in November, preliminary figures from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed.

Tourist arrivals rose 1.19 percent year-on-year in November, faster than 1.09 percent growth in the previous month. In the same month last year, total arrivals grew 4.77 percent. Foreign visitor arrivals totaled 1.73 million in November versus 1.71 million a year ago. In October, arrivals were 3.44 million. In the January to November period, tourist arrivals climbed 5.35 percent versus 9.95 percent in the same period last year.

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19th EMITT Exhibition in Istanbul ITE Group PLC and Ekin Fuar A.S. will host the 19th edition of EMITT-Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition between 22 and 25 January 2015.

EMITT 2015 will present a comprehensive coverage of outdoor and nature sports in the gigantic exhibition hall dedicated to winter tourism and Turkey’s top destinations, facilities and equipment manufacturers for rollerblades, mountain bikes, delta wings, camping, canoeing, skiing, mountain climbing,

model planes, bungee jumping, rafting, paragliding, diving, skateboarding, skydiving, snowboarding, trekking, water skiing, wind surfing, orienteering and motorhome camping will be meeting up with local and international companies and visitors at the event.

EMITT 2015 Exhibition will contribute to efforts for reviving and promoting the outdoor and nature tourism industry.

Hotels, facilities, equipment manufacturers, non-governmental organizations and media that are active in the area of nature and outdoor tourism both in Turkey and abroad will be joining the exhibition. For more information, visit www.emittistanbul. com

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Q Bugra Berberoglu, SVP Operations Middle East & Africa at Kempinski Hotels has been appointed as the CEO of Rixos Hotels.

Q Gülnur Atmaca has been appointed ass.general manager of Hilton Bodrum Türkbükü Resort & Spa. Q Salih Cene elected as President of Skal International Q Vera Verde Resort Belek, Antalya has appointed Umit Uygur as General Manager.

Q Tijen Günyol has been appointed General Manager to Ramada Encore Istanbul Airport.

Q Metin Peltek has been appointed as the latest property of Alkoçlar Hotels & Resorts.

Q Orhan Berberoğlu, has been appointed General Manager to Bodrum Vera Agean Dream Resort.

Q Begüm Ergün has been appointed as MICE dept.manager ofTekser Tourism & Travel.

Q İrfan Küçük has been appointed as sales and marketing manager of Rixos Premium Belek.

Q Aykut Bakay has been appointed General Manager to Crowne Plaza İstanbul-Oryapark .

Q Merit Hotels CEO Reha Arar is now North Cyprus representative of Turkish Investors Ass.-TYD. Q Murat Sak has been appointed General Manager to Sentido Orka Lotus Beach hotel.

Q Cem Aksoy has been appointed to sales and marketing manager of Cevahir Hotel İstanbul Asia.

Q Deniz Benli has been appointed to sales and marketing manager of Hilton Bodrum Türkbükü Resort & SPA. Q St. Regis İstanbul has a new general manager named Rui Reis.

Q Cem Lale, has been appointed General Manager to Topkapı İstanbul Mercure hotel.

Q Gürsel Karadeniz has been appointed General Manager to Crowne Plaza Minsk.

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F WORLD NEWS The First UNWTO Conference on Accessible Tourism in Europe The First UNWTO Conference on Accessible Tourism in Europe addressed how to advance quality, sustainability and competitiveness in accessible tourism with a special focus on cultural heritage and the use of smart technologies.

Achieving universal accessibility throughout the tourism value chain is the main call for action of the San Marino Declaration of Accessible Tourism, adopted at the First UNWTO Conference on Accessible Tourism in Europe (San Marino, 19-20 November 2014).

“Accessible Tourism for All ranks high amongst the ethical challenges we have identified and which require our permanent attention and guidance”, said the Chairman of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics, Pascal Lamy, opening the Conference. ”Advocating for and advancing universal access in travel and tourism is both a question of rights and a question of ethics, a matter of quality and respect, of freedom and nondiscrimination”, he added.

Echoing the legitimate right of access to tourism activities by people with disabilities, as established by the United Nations, the San Marino Declaration on Accessible Tourism was adopted unanimously, calling for all stakeholders to ensure universal accessibility in all the components of the tourism value chain.

This includes the physical environment, the transportation system and information and communications channels, as well as to strengthen and engage public-private partnerships and other forms of cooperation among entities working in the field of universal accessibility.

UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai stressed that “People with disabilities and special needs should be able to actively take part in tourism just as any other traveller. Great strides have been made to advance universal accessibility, particularly in Europe, but there are still many opportunities to be seized.

Accessibility for all depends much on the will of all players to work together, and we at UNWTO remain committed to advancing this fundamental agenda and implementing the necessary changes alongside our partners.”

While referring to the morphological features of the hilly mediaeval town of San Marino, the Minister of Tourism, H.E.

Mr. Teodoro Lonfernini, pointed out that “San Marino is doing its best to make its territory accessible to as many visitors as possible, while also trying to enable an authentic travel experience to people with special needs”, adding that “if a country like the Republic of San Marino can achieve that, many other States should be able to follow the same path”.

The Conference was jointly organized by UNWTO and the Government of the Republic of San Marino in collaboration with Village for All (V4A) and the ONCE Foundation of Spain.

WTM Delegates Numbers Approach 52,000 with 4% Increase

World Travel Market 2014 experienced a 4% increase in attendees with the event opening its doors to almost 52,000

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delegates over the four days (Monday 3 – Thursday 6 November).

The delegate increase makes it the largest trade-only WTM event and is the fifth consecutive year of growth.

All visitor groups experienced growth, according to unaudited figures, WTM Buyers’ Club delegates are up 7% to 9,116. This increase in senior buyers at WTM 2014 will see the event facilitate around £2.5 billion in industry deals.

Other visitor group increases include trade visitors (6%), international media (2%) and exhibitor personnel (2%) compared to WTM 2013.

Furthermore, overall visits to World Travel Market are fast-approaching the 100,000 mark, with WTM 2014 having 98,426 visits. Unique delegate numbers for WTM 2014 are 51,965.

ATA’s 39th Annual World Congress was in Uganda

Africa Travel Association (ATA) - 39th annual world congress was in Uganda. Moderated by Stephen Asiimwe, Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Tourism Board, Official Opening Ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. President of the Republic of Uganda H. E. Yoweri K. Museveni, Hon. Dr. Maria Mutagamba; Minister, MP, Uganda

Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Walter Mzembi; Minister of Zimbabwe Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Susan Muhwezi; ATA Uganda Chapter President; Chairperson, Uganda Hotel Owners Association, Edward Bergman; Executive Director, Africa Travel Association, H.E Ambassador Amina Salum Ali; Permanent Representative of the African Union Mission to the USA, African Union were the speakers of the opening ceremony of the ATA’s 39th Annual World Congress in Uganda.

ATA’s signature event in Africa provides a networking, learning and agenda-shaping platform for the most diverse group of tourism industry stakeholders of any travel industry event on the continent.

The event addresses timely industry topics, offers a line up of educational and professional development opportunities and showcases the host Destination’s newest products and services. Delegates also had the opportunity to participate in ATA’s Young Professionals Program forum, a tourism ministers’ roundtable, business-to-business and networking events, an African Bazaar, networking events, host country day(s), gala dinners and pre- and post- country tours.

Advisory Workshops for Internationalisation Projects at FITUR FITUR KNOW-HOW & EXPORT, one of the specialised sections at FITUR, the International Tourism Trade Show organised by IFEMA, will hold its third edition as part of the Trade Show’s 34th staging at FERIA DE MADRID from 28 January to 1 February 2015.

The section will maintain its ongoing commitment to the internationalisation of Spanish companies linked to the tourism industry and will boast a large exhibition space where companies will also be able to have access to the advisory service. In addition, as in previous editions, FITUR KNOWHOW & EXPORT will roll out a comprehensive programme of activities for all industry professionals.

During the first of the Trade Show’s workshops, under the heading of “Internationalisation”, in the Advisory Area of “How not to die in the effort? Keys to your company’s internationalisation”, a paper will be given on the strengths that should be taken into account for different organisations to achieve a successful internationalisation process. For anyone interested, a personalised advisory service will also be made available by appointment, comprised of experts from ICEX Spain Export and Investment in multilaterals and ICEX-Next and SEGITTUR. A round table will also be staged, “If you fall down seven times, get up eight”, which will discuss first-hand internationalisation experiences.

The workshop of 29 January will give visibility to other initiatives that also form part of the National and Integral Tourism Plan, PNIT, 2012-2015, such as Smart Tourist Destinations. Thus, under this caption, FITUR KNOW-HOW &

EXPORT will accommodate different monographic sessions, such as the conference “How not to die in the effort? Keys to your company’s internationalisation”, which will take place in the Advisory Area as well as in its expert advisory workshop. In the Auditorium, a discussion will be staged, “The Infographic of Smart Destinations”, followed by the round tables “Spain, a standard in managing smart destinations. Public-private partnership” and “Integrated Intelligence System: big data, open data”.

After last year’s success, the new technologies at the service of tourism will play a prominent role at FITUR KNOW HOW & EXPORT and will take centre stage at the afternoon session of Thursday 29 January under the name of “Apps Afternoon”.

This space will host the Presentation of the Tourist App Guide 2015; the mention of shortlisted apps by category in the 2nd AppTourism Awards 2015 and, lastly, the presentation of The AppTourism Awards 2015.

The last of the trade show’s professional days, 30 January, under the slogan of “Entrepreneurs”, will focus on providing advice, services and aid for anyone interested in creating a tourism-related business. In this process, and for the third consecutive year, the Secretariat of State for Tourism will launch the Emprendetur programme through which innovation projects and start-ups in the tourism industry may apply for a funding plan. In addition, interested professionals will have the opportunity of learning about the experience of the 10 “emprendetures” of the 2014 event. Several conferences will also be given: “Everything you always wanted to know about Emprendetur and the Official State Journal could not explain”, plus FITUREMPRENDE 2015 round tables such as “Investors under review: the art of investing”.

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F EXHIBITION WTM-London World Travel Market 2014 experienced a 4% increase in attendees with the event opening its doors to almost 52,000 delegates over the four days (Monday 3 – Thursday 6 November). The delegate increase makes it the largest trade-only WTM event and is the fifth consecutive year of growth. All visitor groups experienced growth, according to unaudited figures, WTM Buyers’ Club

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delegates are up 7% to 9,116. This increase in senior buyers at WTM 2014 will see the event facilitate around £2.5 billion in industry deals. Other visitor group increases include trade visitors (6%), international media (2%) and exhibitor personnel (2%) compared to WTM 2013. The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism again occupied a prominent space this year at the World Travel Market (WTM) at stand EM1000-1050. A huge variety of stands displayed and gave information on the diversity of experiences on offer in Turkey, for all sorts of visitors, in one of the world’s most popular destinations.

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F Tour Operators & Agents Dorak Holding Launches Dorak MICE Dorak Holding announced its newest establishment; Dorak MICE. Dorak Holding was originated in 1971 with the establishment of Dorak Tours which has been actively furnishing services in tourism industry by putting signature to remarkable and significant projects throughout Turkey. The company grew into an establishment of group of companies by 2002 which turned into a holding company by 2011.

Dorak Holding became a prominent brand in Turkish tourism sector with a dynamic team of 2.000 professionals. Dorak Tours has been considered among the most successful travel management

OTI Holding Employees Came Together

company in Turkey with sales offices in Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brazil, Thailand, France, and Italy.

And now, with offices in Ankara and Istanbul, Dorak MICE said “Hello” to the meetings industry with a ‘Wonderland’ theme party on December 9. The party took place at Dorak Holding’s Surplus Restaurant located in Eminönü, Istanbul.

Dorak MICE Business Development Director Asli Borakan Eryöner welcomed the guests that mostly representing Turkish hospitality industry. Invited guests had chance to network throughout the night.

Colombia and Peru are Promoted to Agents

The OTI Holding employees came together in Titanic Deluxe Antalya Hotel on November 21-23 for the ninth edition of the traditionalized Big Smile Fest Almost 550 people participated in the event that brought together the employees of ODEON Tours, OGD Security, DMC and Coral Travel - all OTI Holding affiliates. Within the scope of the event, an evaluation meeting also was held with the participation of Ayhan Bektaş, Chairman, OTI Holding Chairman and Vahit Petek, General Manager, ODEON Tours Inbound.

At the gala night, the entitled employees were given their seniority prizes by Vahit Petek, General Manager, ODEON Tours Inbound, Yurtsever Göyçek, General Manager, ODEON Tours DMC, and Mehmet Kamçı, Domestic Market Deputy Manager, Coral Travel-ODEON Tours. The prizes given to 38 persons in total were distributed as follows: 10-year prize to 10 persons and 5-year prize to 28 persons.

Following the prize-giving ceremony, the concert given by the singer Erkan Güleryüz let the guests have some entertaining time. Continuing to have good time in the disco, the guests found a real opportunity to get rid of the fatigue of the season.

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Turkey also becomes an important tourism market with the number of Turkish tourists visiting abroad.

Around 8 million Turkish tourists travel abroad annually. Countries that are interested in Turkish travelers started to show their interest by organizing

meetings in Turkey.

Officials representing Colombia and Peru got together with Turkish tourism professionals at the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies - TURSAB headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey.

F HOTELS 10 Karakoy, A Morgans Original Hotel Opened

The first international franchise in Morgans Hotel Group Co.’s portfolio of boutique hotels, 10 Karakoy, a Morgans Original is officially opened on Friday, December 19, 2014.

Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan joined the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik made the official opening ceremony of the property. Speaking at

the opening of 10 Karakoy, Çelik said that Karakoy which was the commercial and financial center of the city in the history today is becoming one of the most important centers of culture, history and tourism. Minister passed

his appreciation for the ones who contributed in making the hotel, which perfectly combines neo-classical architecture of the building with the modern interior design. Çelik added that Morgans Group is entering into Turkish market with the opening of this hotel. “Today will be a turning point for Morgans Group” said Çelik.

The original building, formerly known as Buyuk Balikli Han, was built in 1875 by architect Ariditi Razi and includes six floors with a glass roof over a large atrium.

In collaboration with Morgans Hotel Group and award-winning Turkish architect Sinan Kafadar the hotel has maintained the building’s original characteristics in keeping with its historical significance and modern approach to design.

Guests arrive through the main entrance into the glassroofed atrium with marble underfoot. The vaulted ceilings soar above a stunning water feature with bronze fish, a nod to the original name of the building.

Morgans Hotel Group signed a franchise agreement with Turkey’s Ne Sa Tourism which is owned by Ismail Ekşioğlu. 10 Karaköy offers 71 unique guestrooms, including spacious Loft & Loft Terrace Suites and a Penthouse on the top floor with magnificent private terrace, and is a perfect location for special events, dining and entertaining.

Each room features custom designed furniture by Kafadar, down duvets and pillows, Malin + Goetz® bathroom amenities, Samsung® LED televisions, docking stations, 24-hour room service and complimentary Wi-Fi. In addition to its guestrooms and suites, the hotel also includes an 82-seat restaurant called Rudolf. Rudolf features refined Mediterranean Cornucopia Cuisine with a respect to “slow food.” Other social spaces within the hotel include Rudolf Bar and Sky Terrace. With a retractable roof and heated floors, DJ’s will play year round to local and international crowds.

Accompanying the food and beverage offerings, the hotel features 785 squarefeet of meeting space with its Balikli Meeting Room, providing luxury options for corporate meetings and special events for up to 60 people.

Within 10 minutes of Istanbul’s best shopping, galleries, museums and dining options, 10 Karakoy is the premier destination for locals and international travelers. For more information on 10 Karakoy or to book a reservation at the property, please visit www.10karakoy.com.

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F HOTELS Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark Opens beside its flexible meeting and conference space.

Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark is easily accessible from Sabiha Gokcen Airport as well as Ataturk Airport and is a perfect venue for both business and leisure travelers.

Beside its close connection with main business districts like Kavacik, Altunizade on the Asian Side of Istanbul, both Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridges which are a few minutes’ drive connect you to Istanbul’s main business districts on the European side as well. Visitors can easily reach shops and cafés of Bagdat Street or under water metro line Marmaray with a short drive to reach old city, historical centre and Taksim Square. Crowne Plaza Istanbul Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark is opened in the center Oryapark has nine meeting rooms with daylight facility of Istanbul’s Asian side business center; Ümraniye and in and a ball room to can cater all your needs whether you walking distance to international companies’ headquarters. are planning an intimate board meeting or a joyful cocktail Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark, which is only a few minute reception. After a busy day, guests can relax at hotel’s drive to the Atasehir Finance Centre and in walking distance lounge-bar or enjoy a great meal in its restaurant, where to large companies’ headquarters like Unilever, HP, Citibank, they have a choice of international and Turkish cuisine.

Sony, Covidien and Huawei, features 156 contemporary Guests can also benefit from the hotels state-of-the-art spa rooms including club floor rooms and 41 luxurious suites and wellness center, Fitness Center, and swimming pool.

Kalyon Tourism Group to Open a Boutique Hotel in Çeşme

Kalyon Tourism Group will open a new, boutique hotel in Çeşme, Izmir. Kalyon Hotel Çesme is located in Çesme Yıldız Burnu area in Illıca district. The land, which is purchased by Kalyon Tourism group, is getting ready for opening in April 2015.

The General Coordinator of Kalyon Tourism Group Elif Balcı Fisunoglu said, “We have been proud to be active within the Hospitality and Tourism industry for approximately 50 years.

Kalyon Hotel İstanbul took its place as one of the classics of İstanbul and historical peninsula, witnessing the recent history of Istanbul. We are focusing on increasing our variety within the service industry by making investments in abroad as well as Turkey.”

The boutique hotel which has 4 different types of rooms between 28 and 52 square meter, has been planned by considering all the luxury and comfort for its guests. The hotel that is designed with unique furniture includes a cafe -restaurant-bar on the ground floor.

New Alkoclar hotel in Kemer, Antalya Alkoçlar Hotels & Resorts continues its investments in hotel management. Alkoclar Kemer hotelThe tourism activities of the Alkoçlar Family, which has begun in 1950s at a small mountain hotel in Uludağ, turned into a national chain of hotels among which different resort, city and boutique hotels operate in various destinations. Apart from the continuing investments, it continues to create value for the tourism in Turkey with its staff of 650 and bed capacity of 3.500 as well as its powerful travel agency named Ritmo Tur. Alkoçlar announced the addition of a new property which was previously named Kemer Maksim Resort Hotel. The new property; Alkoçlar Kemer Hotel, which is currently under renovation today, is expected to open its doors on January 15, 2015. Metin Peltek named as the General Manager of Alkoçlar Kemer Hotel.

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An Urban Beach Hotel Barceló Atenea Mar is a modern 4 star hotel that represents the new Barceló’s Urban Beach concept. It is only 150 meters from the Nova Mar Bella beach and, at the same time, only 15 minutes from the CCIB Convention Centre and the Diagonal Mar shopping Centre. Thus, it’s the perfect choice to combine a business trip with some leisure time in Barcelona.

You can even do both: in the morning go running along the seacoast, and after an after a healthy and plentiful breakfast, take care of your sun tanning at the beach club in front of the hotel while checking your emails (free WiFi).

And once relaxed, either leave to your meetings in the city centre by bus, underground or even bicycle, or stay at the hotel and do your business in one of its 5 business rooms which are naturally lit and can hold up to 400 people.

The hotel has 191 rooms, 90% of which have a sea view.

All of them will be refurbished, as of January, in order to be ready for the Summer season opening. This renovation also includes the incorporation of a swimming pool which will be located in the terrace of the hotel, transforming this spot in a marvellous sky corner in which to enjoy the best sunsets of the Mediterranean.

Barceló Atenea Mar is also a great hotel for “foodies”, as it´s seaside restaurant La Terrasa has become a very well known place to eat delicious rice dishes and to drink some of the best gin tonics in Barcelona.

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F AIRLINES Turkish Airlines Sponsors Blogger Event in White House Turkish Airlines was one of the main sponsors of a Dec. 9 blogger summit at the White House in Washington D.C., where the world’s 100 most influential travel bloggers were invited. Turkish Airlines executives said the second summit is planned to be held in

Turkey. “We are quite happy to be one of the sponsors of this event, the aim of which is to raise awareness of multicultural exchanges and educational opportunities across the world and in Turkey,” said Turkish Airlines General Manager in D.C., Handan Çörekçi.

The 100 most influential travel bloggers and digital media outlets met in the White House to discuss study abroad programs and global citizenship. The bloggers shared their travel and blogging experiences with each other on social media using the hashtags #WTTTravelBloggers and #DiscoverWithTurkishAirlines.

The summit included a dinner for the attendees at Newseum, one of the leading museums in Washington D.C., also sponsored by Turkish Airlines.

Turkish Airlines Passengers Increases in 2014 The number of passengers flying with Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, increased by 13.7 percent during the year’s first 10 months compared to the same period last year, the airline has said.

According to a statement by Turkish Airlines to the stock exchange, the airline witnessed a 13.9 percent increase in the number of passengers on domestic routes and a 13.6 increase of passengers on international flights, compared to the same January-to-October period last year.

The total number of passengers flying with Turkish Airlines was 46.2 million from January to October this year, up from 40.6 million year-on-year.

The airlines did not notice a change in the passenger occupancy rate, which remained at 79.5 percent.

The available seat kilometers performance – a measure of an

airline flight’s passenger carrying capacity – increased by 16.9 percent, reaching 113.1 billion.

Turkish Airlines also recorded 90 billion units of revenue passengerkilometers – a measure of the volume of passengers carried by an airline – from January to October this year, representing a 16.9 percent increase from the previous year.

More Flights Between UK, Antalya ICF Antalya Airport has announced an agreement with Jet2. com Limited to start new flights between Antalya and the United Kingdom, in a written statement issued on Nov. 10.

Beginning in 2015, Jet2.com, a U.K.-based airline company, will start flights from five airports in Britain - Glasgow, LeedsBradford, East Midlands, Manchester and Newcastle - to the Mediterranean province of Antalya, said the statement.

The flights will operate two days a week from Leeds-Bradford, Glasgow and Manchester and one day a week from Newcastle and the East Midlands, according to the statement. By making this and similar deals, the company can continue to contribute to the improvement of Turkish tourism, said ICF Airports Antalya Airport Board Member Yaşar Döngel.

Atlasjet in $3 bln Provisional Airbus Jet Order Turkey’s Atlasjet has reached a preliminary deal with European planemaker Airbus to buy around 30 aircraft worth $3 billion at list prices as it expands in eastern Europe and central Asia, two people familiar with the matter said. The tentative agreement covers current-generation A321ceo jets, but the number of units and other details have not been finalized, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are confidential.

Atlasjet declined comment. A spokesman for Airbus, the planemaking unit of Airbus Group, said: “We do not comment on confidential discussions that we may or may not be having with potential customers”. Chief executive Orhan Coşkun told Reuters last month the airline was in the final stage of talks to buy up to 50 airplanes and would make an announcement soon.

However, talks continue and industry sources said the number of planes being considered appeared to be closer to 30 and

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could end up lower depending on the terms of any final deal.

Atlasjet operates a fleet of 19 Airbus planes and flies to about 20 destinations in Turkey, Europe and the Middle East. Its routes include Arbil in northern Iraq, where it has a partnership called Zagrosjet.

Lufthansa & Turkish Airlines Partnership

Lufthansa said talks to make SunExpress, its joint venture with Turkish Airlines, a partner in its new low-cost long-haul Wings concept were progressing well. “The negotiations are progressing. If we do choose to do it with a partner then SunExpress is the likely partner,” Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr told analysts and journalists after the group reported third quarter results.

Lufthansa in December present ed concept for a new lowcost brand under the ‘Wings’ umbrella for long-haul flights to its supervisory board for approval. The brand could start operations from Germany with Cologne and Munich among airports being considered at the end of 2015 using seven A330 planes. Meanwhile, Lufthansa has lowered its profit guidance for 2015 for the second time this year, due to a stuttering

global economy and falling ticket prices, and said any further strikes could also impact the target for this year. The airline, Europe’s largest by revenue, said it now expected its 2015 operating profit to be “significantly above” the 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) seen for 2014, compared with a previous forecast for 2 billion.

Even before this warning, analysts had on average predicted operating profit of 1.5 billion euros for Lufthansa in 2015, according to a Reuters poll.

The airline, which is expanding low-cost operations and reducing costs to better compete with budget carriers and Gulf rivals, is also being affected by inflation in pension costs, swings in oil prices and foreign exchange rates, it said.

Weak European currencies mean airlines in the region are seeing less immediate benefit from falling fuel prices than their rivals in the United States. Analysts have also said falling oil prices can indicate a period of weak yields, a measure of pricing for airlines, because a drop in the price of crude is often linked to a weakening of the global economy. Analyst Robin Byde at brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald said given that airlines should benefit from reduced fuel costs next year, the lowered guidance is likely related to airlines adding more seats on longhaul routes and resulting pressure on yields.

Airlines generally have to lower prices to fill more seats.

Chief Financial Officer Simone Menne said yields would be stable rather than rise in 2015 and Lufthansa would react by reducing capacity plans. “We still have a yield pressure, not in Europe, but in other regions, especially North America,” she told journalists. Yields fell a currency-adjusted 3.9 percent in the third quarter, after a drop of 2.6 percent in the previous quarter.

SunExpress to Fly to 16 New Foreign Destinations in 2015 SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, will launch flights to 16 new foreign destinations from İzmir and Antalya by summer 2015. “SunExpress will make scheduled flights to Paris CDG, Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes, Genoa, Memmingen, Copenhagen, Luxembourg, Amsterdam and Stockholm from Antalya, in addition to its current flights to 38 foreign destinations. We will also start charter flights to Keflavik in Iceland, Pristina, and six destinations in Poland.

Overall, a total of 267 flights will be made on a weekly basis to 48 foreign destinations in 12 different countries from Antalya,” the company said in a written statement.

SunExpress will also operate flights to Brussels, Rome, Milan, Toulouse, Baku and London from İzmir in addition to its existing 30 foreign destinations. The company will make 123 flights to 36 foreign destinations from Turkey’s Aegean city of İzmir on a weekly basis.

“SunExpress connects 15 cities of Turkey to 65 different destinations in Europe. We will continue to grow in 2015 as the only airline company which makes direct scheduled flights from Anatolian cities to Europe,” said SunExpress Vice President Faruk Çizmecioğlu.

Charter Flights from Turkey to Plovdiv Airport This winter the Bulgaria’s Plovdiv airport will receive chartered flights with Turkish tourists arriving for a ski holiday in Bulgaria’s mountain resorts.

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova is attended the opening ceremony of the ski season in Pamporovo.

According to her, the current number of planned chartered flights is 43. As previously reported, the Tourism Ministry forecasts a significant increase of Turkish tourists in the winter season. The other two major Bulgarian ski resorts - Bansko and Borovets - are also opening the season on Saturday.

TAV Ground Services Turkey’s largest airport operator TAV has announced that its subsidiaries have placed bids on ground services tenders opened by Turkish Airlines (THY) in eight airports across the country.

Ground service operator Havaş, which is fully owned by TAV, and TGS, half of which is controlled by Havaş, have submitted offers to some of Turkey’s largest airports, according to a statement sent to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) by TAV. The eight airports for which offers have been placed are Istanbul Atatürk, Ankara Esenboğa, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen, İzmir Adnan Menderes, Antalya, Adana Şakir Paşa, Bodrum and Dalaman.

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A myth and history

Ephesus

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phesus is considered one of the great outdoor museums of Turkey, in fact perhaps of the world. It is located on the south of Izmir’s Selcuk county. The links of Ephesus with the Amazons and the myths had survived throughout history.

So, there was a competition for statue of an Amazon for the Temple of Artemis to be made by the famous sculptors in the 5th century B.C.. The town of Apasas under the rule of Ahhiyava Kingdom mentioned in the written records of the Hittites of the 14th and 13th centuries B.C. is Ephesus. The linguists accept that the word Ephesus was derived from Apasas. An important number of the findings revealed by the excavations carried on at southern slopes of Ayasuluk (Selcuk) castle by the Ephesus Museum since 1990 are dated to second

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millennium B.C.. Therefore, we can surely say that Apasas was founded on the Ayasuluk Hill. The findings from this place are exhibited in the Ephesus Museum.

After the fall of Troy and ensuing looting, the Thracians started migrating south. They joined the other Thracian groups who came from the sea and settled in Western Anatolia, forming colonies. The written Egyptian sources of the 12th century, mention the destruction of cities during these migrations, regions called Aeolis and Ionia appeared on the map. The region of Ionia where Ephesus is located is referred to as “Yavan” in the Bible, “Yavnai” in the Assyrian inscriptions and as “Yauna” in the Persian inscriptions. To Ensure their security, the immigrants preferred to settle on islands near the coast and on peninsulas. The colonization of Ephesus, as in the other

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Ionian cities, was completed in the 10th century B.C. Strabo and Pausanians tell the story of the settlement: Androklos, son of Kodros ( the King of Athens), and his friends who were about to migrate to Anatolia, could not decide on the location of the new city they were going to establish . Ephesus They consulted the oracle of Apollo, which told them to establish their new city at the location which would be indicated by fish and a boar.

Androklos and his friends who came to the region wanted to cook fish, but the fish they were frying jumped off the pan, scattering ames that set the dry bushes on fire. A boar ran out of the burning bushes and Androklos started to chase the boar, caught it and killed it. Convinced that the prophesy of the oracle had come true, Androklos and his friends established their new city in this location.

And Ephesus existed here for 400 years and was ruled

by Androklos and his descendents. When Androklos died during a war with the Carians he was buried near the Magnesia Gate and heroon ( a shrine dedicated to a deified person) was built on the site.

Ephesus was attacked by the Cimmerians in the 7th century BC but got back onto its feet again soon

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F COVER STORY afterwards. The 6th century BC brought a prosperous period for Ephesus. Later, Ephesus came under the rule of the Lydians and then under the Perisans. In 334 BC, Alexander the Great captured Ephesus, which offered no resistance. The death of Alexander brought dark days to Ephesus, which was ruled in 287 BC by Lysimachos. Most of the works of art seen today came into being during this period. Later on Ephesus came under the sovereignty of Rome, and Emperor Augustus declared Ephesus a metropolis. In the year 262 AD Ephesus was attacked and destroyed by the Goths and after this, it never regained its previous importance.

Ephesus, a city created by the Ionians in the 11th century B.C. and later expanded by the Romans. Now considered one of the grandest reconstructed onstructed sites in the ancient world the region also saw aw the likes of Cleopatra, Mark Anothy,, the Virgin Mary, and John the Apostle. tle.

Of all of Turkey’s ancient cities, the

Ephesus, a city created by the Ionians in the 11th century B.C. and later expanded by the Romans. Now considered one of the grandest reconstructed sites in the ancient world the region also saw the likes of Cleopatra, Mark Anothy, the Virgin Mary, and John the Apostle. Of all of Turkey’s ancient cities, the historic city of Ephesus is the most opulent and best preserved.

The once powerful trading and religious city of Ephesus. You’ll he escorted through the Magnesia Gate, the main entrance to the ancient city, and continue along marble streets grooved by chariot wheels.

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historic city of Ephesus is the most opulent and best preserved. The once powerful trading and religious city of Ephesus. You’ll he escorted through the Magnesia Gate, the main entrance to the ancient city, and continue along marble streets grooved by chariot wheels. Among the impressive ruins dating back to the Roman period, you’ll see beautiful temples, porticoes, fountains and frescoes. The three-story Library of Celsus is adorned with magnificent columns and statues. You’ll also see the Temple of Hadrian, the Odeum (concert and council hall), the Fountain of Trajan, and the Great Theater. You’ll also walk along the Arcadian Way, where Mark Anthony and Cleopatra once rode in procession. Through the colorful town of Kusadasi and along the coast past verdant countryside to Ephesus. You’ll pass by the limited

remains of the Temple of Artemis (Temple of Diana), which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and through the town of Secluk before reaching the ruins of Ephesus. There is a limited amount of shopping time available at the archeological site. Upon returning to Kusadasi a stop will be made at a local carpet shop for a carpet demonstration. Upon reaching the once powerful trading and religious city of Ephesus, you’ll be escorted through the Magnesia Gate, main entrance to the ancient city, and continue along marble streets grooved by chariot wheels.

Among the impressive ruins dating back to the Roman period, you’ll see beautiful temples, porticoes, fountains and frescoes. The two-story Library of Celsus is adorned with magnificent columns

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At the Ephesus Archeological Museum you’ll be escorted through the many exhibits tracing the religious and chronological history of the ancient city.

Filled with attractively displayed mosaics, statuary, and other artifacts, the museum exhibits several marble statues of the Mother Goddess Artemis, goddess of nature, childbirth, and the harvest.

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and statues. You’ll also see the Temple of Hadrian, the Odeum (concert and council hall), the Fountain of Trajan, and the Great Theater. You’ll also walk along the Arcadian Way, where Mark Anthony and Cleopatra once rode in procession.

At the Ephesus Archeological Museum you’ll be escorted through the many exhibits tracing the religious and chronological history of the ancient city.

Filled with attractively displayed mosaics, statuary, and other artifacts,

the museum exhibits several marble statues of the Mother Goddess Artemis, goddess of nature, childbirth, and the harvest. Sitting atop a hill overlooking Ephesus are the remains of St. John’s Basilica, a once great church built on a 2nd century tomb thought to hold the remains of St. John. While the church is now in ruins, there are many frescoes, mosaics and graceful columns that attest to the glory that marked the place where St. John lived and died.

House of the Virgin Mary The belief that the Virgin Mary had spent her last days in the nity of Ephesus and that she vicinity had died there, focused attention on a nun named Anna Katherina merich who had livid in the Emmerich late 18th century (1774-1820).

The efforts to find the house weree greatly influenced by her detailed description of the Virgin Mary’s coming phesus, her life to Ephesus, and her last home theree and the racteristics of characteristics the city although she had never n to Ephesus. Enjoy been the historic charms of ent Ephesus while ancient ting the shrine to visiting the Virgin Mary, thought to bee her home from the yearr 45 AD. The small ne thought to be the shrine se of the Virgin Mary.

House end states that Mary, Legend ompanied by John the accompanied stle, came to Ephesus Apostle, he end of her life. In 1967 at the Popee Paul VI claimed the site hentic and each year a authentic itional service, celebrated traditional

by Orthodox and Muslim clergy, ors Mary’s Assumption honors into heaven.

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ludaÄ&#x;, the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, of altitude 2,543 m. It is a favourite center of winter sports, including skiing, and a national park of rich ora and fauna. Summer activities, such as trekking and camping, also are

popular.

Turkish UludaÄ&#x; means “Great Mountainâ€?, but in colloquial Turkish, the mountain is called KeĹ&#x;iĹ&#x; DaÄ&#x;Äą, “Mountain of Monksâ€?. It is said that Homeros used to refer to Mt. UludaÄ&#x; as Olympos Misios or Bithynik Olymp . According to the legends , it is said that Trojan wars used to have been watched by the Apollon and the other Greek Gods . In the Roman Empire and Hellenic periods, Mt. UludaÄ&#x; a place of seclusion for early Christian monks.

Mt. UludaÄ&#x; is the highest mountain of the Marmara region.

Its highest peak is Kartaltepe 2543 meters high. To the north are high plateaus: SarÄąalan, KirazlÄąyayla , KadÄąyayla , Sobra.

There is an abandoned wolfram mine near the summit. The mine and the integrated plant which were built in 1974 for 60 million dollars, were eventually closed in 1989 due to high production costs.

UludaÄ&#x; National Park The highest area in western Anatolia, UludaÄ&#x; is easily ascended by car or cable-car. The park is about 22 km south of Bursa and is signposted from there. Bursa can be reached by road from Istanbul. The cable-car ascends from Bursa and has an intermediate stop in the alpine meadows of Kadiyayla at about 1000 m elevation. It ends at Sarialan at about 1630 m.

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Habitats of the park range from maquis on the lower slopes, through deciduous woodland and beech and fir forest to alpine meadows at the highest levels. It is a refuge for mountain birds, such as Lammergeier and other vultures, Golden Eagle and more than 20 other raptor species. Other high-altitude species include Alpine Accentor, rock thrushes and choughs

Uludag Ski Center Uludag ski center has suitable conditions for Alpine skiing, ski touring, crosscountry and heli-skiing.

The skiing area of Uludag is 1750 2543m high and covered with forests.

The duration of skiing is 120 days a year.

The most suitable skiing conditions are between 20 December and 20 March. The average snowfall is 3 m in winter. At the beginning of the season the type of snow is “powdery snow” and at the end of the season the snow characteristic is slightly “slushy.”

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accommodation is available in hotels, in family chalets and apres-ski facilities.

This center has suitable conditions for Alpine skiing, ski touring, cross-country and heli-skiing. Uludag Ski Center is equipped with 1 cable car, 8 chair lifts and 7 ski lifts and also several snow machines for the ski trails. There are also slalom and giant slalom courses, beginner’s slopes. 5 Qualified skiing instructors and equipment for hire are available. The center has first aid facilities and a rural clinic. Uludağ has lots of different cuisine restaurants, bars and nightclubs. They offer great entertainment for the guests.

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he city of Bursa, southeast of the Sea of Marmara, lies on the lower slopes of Uludag (Mt. Olympos of Mysia, 2443 meters). The city derives its name from its founder King Prusias, of Bithynia. Its previous antique name was Prussa ad Hypium. It subsequently came under Roman, then Byzantine rule before falling to Orhan Gazi in 1326, when it become the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. Many important Ottoman buildings remain.

Known as “Green Bursa”, the city is filled with gardens and parks and overlooks a verdant plain. It is at the center of an important fruit growing region. Bursa was and is still famus for its peaches, silk trade, towel manufacture and thermal springs. Make a point to try the locally-created Iskender Kebap, a dish of bread, tomato sauce, strips of grilled meat, melted butter and yogurt. Candied chestnuts are another regional speciality.

A tour of the city beginsin the eastern section at the Yesil turbe (Green Mausoleum). Set in a garden and distinguished by its exterior paneling of tiles, the mausoleum holds the tiled cenotaph of Sultan Mehmet 1. Across the street, the Yesil Mosque of 1424 relects the new ottoman, as opposed to Seljuk, aesthetic. A medrese nearby complates the complex and is also home to the Ethnography Museum.

Before exploring this area, stop for a glass of tea in one of the traditional tea houses. Going uphill, to the east, you pass by the Emir Sultan Mosque in its delightful setting and after walking through a district of old houses you reach the Yildirim Beyazit Mosque (1391).

Now make your wayto Cumhuriyet Square (known locally as heykel) and stroll along Ataturk Avenue to koza park where outdoor cafes are set among flowers and fountains. At the back of the park, a long building, the Koza Han (1490),

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houses the silk cocoon trade. From here you proceed to the covered bazaar area, with its narrow streets, caravanserais and bedesten. On the other side of Koza Park satnds one of Bursa’s oldest religious buildings, the Orhan Gazi Mosque, built in 1413. Nearby is the large Ulu Mosque, constructed in the Seljuk style.

A finely carved walnut mimber (speaker’s platform) and impressive calligraphic panels decorate the mosque. The sadirvan (ablutionary fountain) lies uncharacteristicly within the mosque itself under the ceiling of twenty domes.

Walking west from the Ulu Mosque you arrive at Hisar, an old and picturesque quarter of Bursa. In the park that overlooks the valley are the mausoleums of Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire and his son Orhan Gazi, who commanded the army that conquered Bursa. The cafes of the Tophane offer a good place to stop for refreshment. It nearby Ressamlar Sokak (Painters’ Street), local artists work in the open air. At the Yildiz Park Tea Gardens in the Muradiye quarter, you get a superb view of the Muradiye complex.

The compound, in a tranquil park-like setting, contains the Mosque of Sultan Murat II (1426) built in the style of the Yesil Mosque and the tombs of Murat II, Sehzade Cem and Sehzade Mustafa. These contain some of the loveliest

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decoration and tile work.

The nearby Ottoman House Museum is in a restored 17th century dwelling that provides an interesting glimpse into the lives of wealthy Ottomans.

Other places of interest in Bursa include the Culture Park with the Bursa Archeological Museum and the Ataturk Museum on the road to Cekirge.

The western suburb of Cekirge has been known since Roman times for its warm springs rich in minerals. Many modern hotels have thermal bath facilities or you can also visit the old hamams. Yeni kaplica (New Spring) was built in 1552 by Rustem Pasa, the Grand Vizier Suleyman the Magnificent.

The Eski Kaplica (Old Spring), built on the site of the original Byzantine baths, is the oldest bath. The karamustafa Pasabaths are reputed to have the best hot mineral waters in the area. Buildings of interest in Cekirge include the Mosque and Mausoleum of Murat I and the tomb of Suleyman celebi, areligious poet.

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apon Milli Turizm Organizasyonu’nun 7 günlük fam trip’i daveti ile Eylül sonunda Osaka’dan başlayarak kültür şehri Kyoto, en eski başkent Nara, kısa sürede yapsa ilk başkent Hakone, ünlü Yokohama ve bugünün başkenti Tokyo’yu gezdik. Avrupa’nın 11 ülkesinden outgoing’ci acenta ve medya mensuplarından oluşan 32 kişilik grup 7 gün boyunca Japonya’nın değişik kentlerindeki turizm olanaklarını tanıma fırsatı buldular.

Türkiye’den Turizmcinin Gazetesi başta olmak üzere çeşitli yayınları ile S&M Yayıncılık ve Espada Tour organizasyona katılırken 32 kişik grubta yalnızca 4 medya mensubu bulunuyordu. Belçika, İtalya, Hollanda ve Türkiye’den 1’er medya mensubunun yanısıra İspanya, Hollanda, Belçika,Danimarka, Polonya, İtalya, Avusturya,İsrail, Norveç

ve Türkiye’den toplam 28 outgoing acentası fam trip grubunu oluşturdu.

Turizmciler bir hafta boyunca Japonya’nın belli başlı ama farklı turistik yörelerini ziyaret edip, temaslarda bulundular.

Bu kalabalık grubu Japonlar üç ayrı takıma ayırarak farklı bölgelere yönlendirdiler ve son buluşma noktası olan Tokyo’da da birleştirdiler.

Bizim de içinde bulunduğumuz grubun ilk durağı sanayi şehri Osaka’dan sonra ünlü kültür şehri Kyoto oldu. Osaka’yı hızlı geçmemizin nedeni burası otomotiv, fotografçılık ve elektronikte adını bildigimiz ünlü markaların üretildiği fabrikalara evsahipliği, yani fazlaca turistik özelliği yok.

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yeterli. Elbette kaldığımız Westin stin oteli gibi ağırlık iş otellerinde. Toplantı turizmi ön planda. Sanayi kenti Osaka’nın a’nın ardından Tokyo’dan önce 1200 0 yıl başkentlik yapmış Kyoto ve en n eski başkent Nara şehirlerini gezen n grubumuzun acenta ve medyaa mensubları kültürel şehir Kyoto’da to’da Fushimi Inari Shrine, Nishiki

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Market’i gezdiler gezd ve Japon kültürünün olmazsa olmazı olm Machiya Çay evinde çay seromonisinde bulundular. Nanzenji seromoni Ginmond Ginmon restoran’da Japon yemek kültürünün önemli bir özelliği olan kültürü ‘’Lunch ‘’Lunc Box ‘’ın ardından Kyoto kültürünün en büyük uğrak kültü noktaları olan Nijo Kalesi ve nokt içinde içind Altın Köşkü barındıran

Kinkakuji tapınağı gezildi ve Japon geleneksel mutfağından örnekler sunan Takasegawa Nijoen restoran’da öğle yemeğinin örneklerini tadılarak Japon mutfak kültürünü de tanımış oldular.

Yemek sonrası en eski başkent Nara’da Hindistan’ın dokunulmazları olan inekler gibi, Nara’nın da tabusu geyiklerin arasından Kasuga Taisa ve Todalji tapınakları gezildi.Nara park’da geyiklerin krallığı arasından akşam dönülen Kyoto’da Funatsura restoran’da Japonya’nın Fransız mutfağından örnekler tatdıldı. Info gezisinin ertesi gün heyecanla beklediğimiz hızlı trenle gideceğimiz ilk durağında Hakone ve yolda o hızla yanından geçeceğimiz ünlü Fujiyama dağı var.

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F DESTİNASYON Japonya kent. Kısa süre Kyoto’dan sonra gidilen Japon tarihinin ilk kullanan çok güzel bir ken Noodle Çorba’nın başkenti Hakone’ye e’ye de hızlı tren kalınan kentde Noo Mr.Noodle’ın yaptığı ile 2 saatte ulaşıldı. ldı. Hızlı treni mucidi Mr.Noo mutlaka gezmek tanımak için Japonya’ya onya’ya müzeyi mu gelmek gerekiyor! r! Ünlü gerek. 4 katlı müze bir eğitim Fujiyama dağını bizdeki tam b merkezi. Darısı bizim gibi tren bir bozulsa ulsa mer başımıza, yeme da daha iyi görsek ek ba içme konusunda diyorsunuz iç ! Hakone vvazgeçilemeyecek bir ülkeyiz şehrinin Atami ama ne bir istasyonuna ürünümüzü varan davetli tanıtabiliyoruz, grub aniden ne de böyle değişen çok yağmurlu bir havada göl sahiplenebiliyoruz!!! kıyısındaki sah Hakone otel’i Müze’de kendi Müze tanıdılar. Ashi noodle’ımızı ürettikten noodle’ nehrinde yapılan Japon’ya’da bir sonra Japo tekne gezisinin restoranına gittik. Çin Çin restoranı ardından Owakudani dani mahallesindeki öğle ö yemeğimizin vadisi ve Hakonee dağının Travel Mart sonrasında Japon Tra tepesine teleferikle kle ulaştılar.

Tokyo’yu yıllar içinTokyo’ya ulaştık. Toky Termal otel olan Ryokan’da gerçekleşen önce görmüştük.

Disney’in k Di ’i oyun parkı birkaç yıl konaklamaların ile son iki gün için Yokohoma’ya yola düşüldü. önce açılmıştı ve biz daha ABD’ye gidip bu parkların orijinal Liman kenti Yokohama deniz kıyısında olmanın avantajını versiyonunu tanımamıştık. Bu kez Tokyo’da Disney’e

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gitmedik ama Ginza başta olmak üzere Tokyo’nun belli başlı caddelerini, vitrinlerdeki yüksek rakamlı ürünleri görerek nostalji yaptık. İki gece konaklayacağımız Tokyo’daki otelimiz Ginza bölgesinde bulunan İmperial Hotel Tokyo. Bir iş, bir büyük grub ve toplantı oteli.

Birkaç kapısı olan bu oteleimize yerleştikten sonra belli başlı alışveriş merkezlerinin olduğu caddede kısa bir turun ardından akşam yemeği için Gonpachi Nishiazabu restoranında Alman Octoberfest’i andıran bir yerleşim düzeniyle Japon mutfağından örnekler tattık.

Son tam günümüzün ilk durağı bu yıl Jata ile beraber düzenlenen Japon Travel Mart oldu. Yüzlerce masaya yerleşmiş tüm Dünya’dan gelen alıcılar karşılarında Japon satıcılar ile birebir toplantılarını yaparlarken bizim ülkenin adı ne yazık ki yer almıyordu. Grubumuzdaki Espada Tour’un tesellisi ile yer aldığımız Japan Travel Mart’ın hemen yanında, tüm ülkelerin yer aldığı ancak pek profesyonel ziyaretcinin görünmediği JATA salonuna da uğradık. Türkiye standımızdaki birkaç dostla lafladık ve yandaki Japan Travel Mart’a girip çok geç de kalınsa randevu için çabalamalarını önerdik.

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F DESTİNASYON Japonya Fuar ziyareti sonrası Sushi yapmasını da öğrendik. Sushi Making Class’da kendi suşhimizi yaptık ve öğle yemeği niyetine de yedik.

Tok karınlarımızın hazmını Tokyo’nun ünlü tapınağı Asakusa Kannon’u ziyeret ederek gerçekleştirdik. Ve sonra da Tokyo’nun olmazsa olmazı Nakamise alışveriş caddesindeki turistik dükkanlara kendimizi attık, cüzdanlarımızı hafiflettik.

Son gecemiz’de Japonya’nın diğer bölgelerini de gezen grubumuzla otelde buluştuk. Gördüğümüz güzellikleri birbirimizle paylaştık. Japon Turizm organizasyonun verdiği kokteyl ile birlikte seçkin Japon acenta ve otelcileri ile anlaşmalar yaptık. Ardından farewell party ile son gecemizi tamamladık.

Japonya önemli bir incoming pazarı. THY bunun farkında hergün çeşitli şehirlere birkaç kez uçuyor. Bu ülke ile turizm yapan az sayıda acentamıza yenilerinin katılması lazım.

Ama bu acentaların güçlü olmaları gerekiyor. Yoksa pazarda borusunu öttüren eskiler yeni katılanlardan hoşlanmazlar. Ne diyorduk hep ‘’Türk’ün Türk’e ettiğini ...’’

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F BÜLTEN Bakan sektörü topladı Çelik ‘’Turizm sektörümüzün çok değerli temsilcileri ile değerlendirme yapacağız. Yeni sezona nasıl hazırlık yapacağız, Türkiye’nin tanıtımına, Türkiye ile ilgili bir takım kara propagandaların bertaraf edilmesine dönük ne tür tedbir alacağız diye. Bütün bunlarla ilgili bir araya geliyoruz, karar veriyoruz. Bakanlık olarak bunun sektörle birlikte yapılaması gerektiğini, hatta sektörün Bakanlıktan daha öne çıkması gerektiğini düşünüyoruz.

Nihayetinde gerek tanıtım gerekse Türkiye’nin turizm potansiyelinin her sene daha güncellenerek anlatılması sivil bir faaliyettir. Burada biz destek olacağız, ön açacağız sektörümüzü dünyayla daha çok temas eder hale getireceğiz.

Bugün Tanıtma Genel Müdürlüğümüzde kapsamlı bir toplantı yapıldı. Önümüzdeki dönemde özellikle Rusya’daki gelişmelere bağlı olarak Türk turizminin olumsuz etkilenmemesi için Rusya’ya ziyaretler serisi olacak. Sektörden arkadaşlarımız Rusya’ya gidecek. Bütün bu ziyaretlerin sonunda ben Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Ömer Çelik, turizm sektörü temsilcileriyle bir araya geldi. TÜROFED Başkanı Osman Ayık ve de bir ziyarette bulunacağım. Bunu yanı sıra Avrupa’ya beraberindeki heyeti makamında kabul eden Bakan Ömer Çelik, dönük bir tanıtım kampanyası yapacağız. Bütün bunların değerlendirilmesi ve bunlarla ilgili Bakanlığın ve sektörün sektör temsilcileriyle yıl sonu değerlendirmesi yaptı. birlikte yapacağı işlerin değerlendirilmesi bakımından bu Bakan Ömer Çelik, Türk turizminin daha çok gelişmesi için toplantı serisini başlatmış oluyoruz. sektör temsilcileriyle birlikte hareket ettiklerini belirtti.

35 milyon turiste ulaştık Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü’nün geçici verilerine 2014’ün 11 ayında Türkiye’ye gelen yabancıların toplam sayısı geçen yıla göre % 5,35 artarak 35 milyon 257 bin 859’u oldu.

Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü’nün geçici verilerine göre Kasım ayında Türkiye’ye gelen 1 milyon 729 bin 803 yabancı turistin % 4,67’si (80 bin 787), günü birlikçilerden oluştu. Kasım ayında yabancı turistlerin yüzde 48,86’sı İstanbul’daki, yüzde 15,08’i Antalya’daki, yüzde 10,97’si Edirne’deki, yüzde 7,80’i Artvin’deki ve yüzde 2,52’si İzmir’deki sınır kapılarından ülkeye girdi. Öte yandan 2014’ün Ocak-Kasım döneminde Türkiye’ye gelen yabancıların sayısı geçen yılın aynı dönemine göre % 5,35 artarak 35 milyon 257 bin 859 oldu. Bu dönemde en çok ziyaretçi gönderen ülkeler sıralamasında Almanya yüzde 14,38 (5 milyon 68 bin 335 kişi) ile birinci, Rusya Federasyonu yüzde 12,57 (4 milyon 431 bin 95 kişi) ile ikinci, İngiltere yüzde 7,26 (2 milyon 560 bin 940 kişi) ile üçüncü sırada yer aldı. İngiltere’yi Gürcistan ve Bulgaristan takip etti.

Ottoman Hotel Park’a “En İyi Lüks Tarihi Otel” ödülü Ottoman Hotel Park, ‘Avrupa Kıtası’ kategorisinde “En İyi Lüks Tarihi Otel” seçildi. Ottoman Hotel Park, Dünyada turizm sektörünün en prestijli ödüllerinden olan World Luxury Hotel Awards 2014’te ‘’En İyi Lüks Tarihi Otel’’ ödülü ile grubun aynı ödülü kazanan diğer oteli oldu.

Hizmet kalitesindeki mükemmellikleri kapsamında dünyanın en iyi lüks otellerinin değerlendirildiği, kusursuz hizmet standartlarını yakalayan otellere ekstra kredibilite sağlayan ve dünya çapında farkındalıklarını artıran, alanındaki en önemli uluslararası organizasyonlardan biri olan “World Luxury Hotel Awards”, Avrupa Kıtası En İyi Lüks Tarihi Otel

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kategorisinde Ottoman Hotel Park’ı ödüllendirdi.

2014 yılı “World Luxury Hotel Awards” ödülleri için, 150’ye yakın ülkenin otelleri aday gösterilmişti. Seyahat acenteleri, tur operatörleri gibi uluslararası turizm profesyonellerinin ve otelde konaklayan misafirlerinin bir yıl süren oylamalarına dayanarak yapılan değerlendirme sonucunda Ottoman Hotel Park, Avrupa Kıtası kategorisinde 2014 yılının ‘En İyi Lüks Tarihi Oteli’ ödülüne layık görüldü.

6 Aralık’ta gerçekleşen ödül galası Güney Afrika’nın Cape Town şehrinde bulunan The Bay Hotel’de gerçekleşti.

Törende, Ottoman Hotels Genel Müdürü Serdar Balta’ya ödülünü, World Luxury Hotel Awards Müdürü Marinique de Wet tarafından verildi.

Ottoman Hotels Grubu’nun diğer oteli olan, Ottoman Hotel Imperial 2012 yılında “World Luxury Hotel Awards” dünya çapında En İyi Lüks Tarihi Otel Ödülü’nü kazanmıştı. Sahip olduğu ödüle bir yenisini daha ekleyen Ottoman Hotels Grubu, iki yılda her iki otelinin de dünyanın sayılı prestijli ödüllerini Türkiye’ye kazandırmış oldu.

F BÜLTEN Rusların Türkiye’ye giriş koşulları değişiyor Rusya Dışişleri Bakanlığı Basın Servisi tarafından yapılan açıklamaya göre, 1 Ocak 2015’den itibaren Rus vatandaşlarının Türkiye’ye giriş koşulları değişiyor.

Dışişleri Bakanlığı’ndan yapılan açıklamada, Rus vatandaşlarının Türkiye topraklarına geçerlilik süresinin bitmesine 60 günden az kalan pasaportlarla girmelerine izin veren Türkiye hükümeti düzenlemelerinin 31 Aralık’ta sona ermesi sebebiyle bu

değişikliklerin yapıldığı belirtildi.

Açıklamada, “Böylelikle, 1 Ocak 2015’den itibaren pasaportların geçerlilik süresinin 60 günden fazla olması Rus vatandaşları için zorunlu hale gelecek “ denildi.

Türkiye’nin Moskova Büyükelçiliği’nce Kasım ayında yapılan açıklamada, 1 Ocak 2015’de pasaportların geçerlilik sürelerine ilişkin yeni taleplerin yürürlüğe gireceğine ilişkin Rus vatandaşları uyarılmıştı. Türkiye Büyükelçiliği’nden yapılan açıklamalarda, “Yeni yasaya göre, Türkiye’ye 60 gün vizesiz girme hakkına sahip olan Rusya Federasyonu vatandaşlarının pasaportlarının geçerlilik süresi Türkiye’ye girişlerinden en az 120 gün sonra bitmek zorundadır” ifadesi yer aldı.

Gözler Rusya’da Akdeniz Turistik Otelciler ve İşletmeciler Birliği (AKTOB) 4.

Uluslararası Turizm Resort Kongresi nde konuşan Rusya’daki en büyük tur operatörü Coral Travel Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Coşkun Yurt “Ruble değer yitiriyor, Rusların gelirleri azaldı.

Ekonomide daralma söz konusu.

Ancak Avrupa’ya yönelik taleplerin düşmüş olmasının Türkiye’ye bir parça yararı olacaktır” şeklinde konuştu.

“Geleceğin Turizmi Turizmin Geleceği” sloganıyla Antalya’da gerçekleştirilen Kongre’de 2015’te turizmde Rus turistin belirleyici bir rol oynayacağı beklentisi ortaya çıktı. AKTOB Başkanı Yusuf Hacısüleyman, 2015 yılının turizm sektörü için zor bir yıl olacağını belirterek, “Rusya’da rublenin alım gücünde önemli bir düşüş ile birlikte devalüasyon olması bizim turizm sektörümüzü yakından ilgilendiriyor. 2014 yılı itibariyle,

Rus misafirlerimiz Alman misafirlerimizi geçerek ilk sıraya oturmuşlardı. 2015 yılı için turizm sektöründe Rus turistler yine belirleyici olacaklar” dedi.

Rus turiste yurtdışı zor Rublenin dolar ve euro karşısında rekor değer kaybının özellikle ithal ürünlere art arda yeni zamların geldiği Rusya’da halkın tüketim alışkanlıkları da değişmeye başladı. Komsomolskaya Pravda gazetesi, halkın vazgeçmek zorunda olduğu alışkanlıklara dikkat çeti.

Komsomolskaya Pravda gazetesi, Rusya’nın içinde bulunduğu zorlu ekonomik şartlarda halkın çoğunun vazgeçmek zorunda

olduğu alışkanlıklarına dikkat çekerken ilk sırayı yurtdışı tatiller aldı. Artık hangi ülkede tatil yapılacağı sorusu önemli değil, çünkü her yer pahalı hale geldi.

Rusya’daki orta sınıf yurt dışında tatil yapmaya alıştı. Ancak muhtemelen, şu anki şartlarda feragat edilmesi gerekecek ilk şey bu olacak. Devalüasyon nedeniyle en fazla fiyat artışına uğrayan şeylerin başında tur paketleri geliyor.

Efes Müze açılıyor Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürü Abdullah Kocapınar, Selçuk’ta yenileme çalışmaları devam eden ve önümüzdeki günlerde açılması planlanan Efes Müze’de incelemelerde bulundu.

Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler(KVM) Genel Müdürü Abdullah Koçapınar’ın Efes Müzedeki İncelemelerine, Genel Müdür yardımcılar daire başkanlarıyla birlikte İzmir Valisi Mustafa Toprak, İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürü Abdülaziz Ediz, Kaymakamı Ayhan Boyacı Belediye Başkanı Selçuk Belediye Başkanı Yrd. Doç. Dr. Dahi Zeynel Bakıcı, Efes Müzesi Müdürü Cengiz Topal ve yetkililer hazır bulundu. İzmir Valisi Toprak ve KVM Genel Müdürü Kocapınar, birlikte yaptığı açıklamada müzenin önümüzdeki günlerde açılacağını, UNESCO Dünya Mirası Listesi’ne kabul edilmesi beklenen Efes Antik Kenti’nin Dünya Mirası Geçici Listesi’nden asıl listeye girmesini de kutlayacaklarını da ifade etti. Vali Toprak İzmir için gerekeni yapacaklarını belirtirken Kocapınar da “2015’te Efes Antik Kenti’nin UNESCO Dünya Mirası asıl listeye

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girmesini, müzemizin açılmasıyla hep birlikte kutlayacağız.” dedi. Kocapınar, daha sonra İzmir Atatürk Müzesi’ninde de incelemelerde bulundu.

Uluslararası 1’inci EURO MENA İzmir›in Çeşme İlçesi›nde, ‹Engelli Ulaşılabilir, Sürdürülebilir ve 3›üncü Yaş Grubu için Herkese Turizm› temasıyla 28 Kasım-1 Aralık tarihleri arasında Uluslararası 1›inci EURO MENA düzenlendi. İzmir›in sağlık turizminde kaderi için büyük önem taşıdığı belirtilen Çeşme Radisson Blu Resort›teki forum ve fuarın ilk günü açılış konuşmaları yapıldı.

Engelli ve yaşlı bakımında atılacak adımları belirlemek üzere 23 ülkeden kamu, özel sektör ve sivil toplum temsilcisin katıldığı forum ve fuarda, gelişmiş ülkelerin deneyim ve tecrübeleri, gelişmekte olan ülkelerle paylaşılacağı bildirildi.

Ayrıca forumda, Birleşmiş Milletler 2002 Uluslararası Yaşlanma Eylem Planı ve Engelli Hakları Sözleşmesi kapsamında bu konudaki en iyi uygulamalar değerlendirilip, gelecek eylem planı da tartışılacağı belirtildi.

Uluslararası forumun açılışında konuşan İzmir Vali Yardımcısı Hasan Hüseyin Can, her ülke gibi ülkemiz için de turizm olgusunun vazgeçilemez bir öneme sahip olduğunu belirterek, “Turizm Derneği’ni ilk kuran şehir İzmir’dir. Son 30 yılda ülkemiz turizm alanında çok ciddi gelişmeler kaydetti.

Setur’un “Ford Fiesta çekilişi” kampanyası sonuçlandı

Setur’un gelenekselleşen kampanyası “Ford Fiesta çekilişi”, 7 Ağustos – 31 Ekim 2014 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirildi.

Kampanyanın talihlisi düzenlenen organizasyon ile Ford Fiesta’nın sahibi oldu.

Kalitesi, istikrarı ve müşteri memnuniyetiyle yıllardır ilklere imza atan SETUR, 7 Ağustos – 31 Ekim 2014 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirdiği çekiliş kampanyası ile www.setur. com.tr veya www.bookinturkey.com adresini ziyaret eden

kullanıcılarına Ford Fiesta kazanma fırsatı sundu. Seyahat severlerin, tüm ürünler için tek seferde 500 TL ve katları tutarında rezervasyon gerçekleştirerek Ford Fiesta çekilişine katılma hakkı kazandığı kampanyanın talihlisi Siirt’ten Davut YILDIZ oldu. Davut YILDIZ, 2014 Model Buz Beyazı Ford Fiesta’nın sahibi oldu.

16 Aralık Salı günü Kalamış Setur Marina Divan Brasserie’de yapılan özel bir tören ile yeni Ford Fiesta Davut YILDIZ’a Setur Pazarlama ve Kurumsal İletişim Müdürü Selen SÖZER ve Ford Otosan Pazarlama İnteraktif İletişim Müdür Yardımcısı Talat İŞÇİOĞLU tarafından takdim edildi.

Kazanan tahlilinin mutluluğunu paylaşan Selen SÖZER: “Ford Otosan ile birlikte bu yıl beşincisini gerçekleştirdiğimiz çekiliş kampanyası bizim için bir gelenek haline dönüştü.

Kampanyamızın her yıl artan bir ilgi görmesi bizi heyecanlandırıyor. Önümüzdeki yıllarda da güzel kampanyalar ile müşterilerimize seyahat ederken kazanma fırsatı sunmaya devam edeceğiz.” dedi. Talat İŞÇİOĞLU ise “Koç Holding çatısı altında yer alan kurumlar olarak yıllardır devam eden bu güzel kampanyanın içinde yer almaktan her zaman mutluluk duyduk.

Kampanyamızın yoğun ilgi görmesi de memnuniyetimizi daha da arttırıyor.” diyerek duygularını dile getirdi.

THY’nin yolcu sayısı 50 milyonu aştı Türk Hava Yolları’nın (THY) yolcu sayısı bu yılın ocak-kasım döneminde geçen yılın aynı dönemine göre % 13,3 artarak 50,4 milyona ulaştı.

THY’nin Kamuyu Aydınlatma Platformu’nda (KAP) yer alan Ocak-Kasım 2014 trafik verilerine göre, 2013 yılı Ocak-Kasım döneminde 44,5 milyon olan toplam yolcu sayısı, 2014 yılının aynı döneminde yüzde 13,3 artışla 50,4 milyona ulaştı.

Yolcu sayısındaki artış iç hatlarda yüzde 13,5, dış hatlarda yüzde 13,2 oldu. Dış Hatlar Business/Comfort Class yolcu sayısı ve dıştan dışa transfer yolcu sayılarında da Ocak-Kasım 2013

dönemine kıyasla yüzde 14,1 ve yüzde 20,5 artış sağlandı. Yolcu doluluk oranı 0,1 puanlık düşüş ile yüzde 79,1 olarak gerçekleşti.

Toplam arz edilen koltuk kilometre (AKK), Ocak-Kasım 2013 döneminde 106,5 milyar iken, 2014 yılının aynı döneminde yüzde 16,5 artarak 124 milyara ulaştı. AKK artışı iç hat uçuşlarda yüzde 14,4, dış hat uçuşlarda yüzde 16,8 oldu. Ücretli Yolcu kilometre (ÜYK), Ocak-Kasım 2013 döneminde 84,4 milyar iken 2014 yılının aynı döneminde yüzde 16,3 artarak 98,1 milyara ulaştı. ÜYK artışı iç hat uçuşlarda ve dış hat uçuşlarda yüzde 16,3 olarak gerçekleşti. Yolcu uçakları konma sayısı, Ocak-Kasım 2013 döneminde 339 bin 292 iken, 2014 yılının aynı döneminde yüzde12 artışla 379 bin 991›e yükseldi.

2013 Kasım ayı sonunda toplam uçulan şehir sayısı 241 iken 2014 Kasım ayı sonunda 261 oldu. İç hat şehir sayısı 42’den 43’e, dış hat şehir sayısı ise 199’dan 218’e yükseldi.

Geçen yıl kasım ayı sonunda mevcut uçak sayısı 232 iken 2014 Kasım ayı sonunda 261’e çıktı.Geniş gövde yolcu uçak sayısı 41’den 54’e, dar gövde yolcu uçak sayısı ise 182’den 198’e yükseldi. 9 adet olan kargo uçak sayısı ise değişmedi.

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F BÜLTEN Yunanistan İstanbul’da turizm ofisi açtı Yunanistan Başkonsolosluğu İstanbul’da Turizm Ofisi açtı. Ülkemiz ile turizm ilşkilerini daha da artırmak isteyen Yunanistan, İstanbul’da bir ofis açarak, ay başında açılan Türkiye’nin Atina Büyükelçiliği Kültür ve Tanıtma Müşavirliği’nin yeni ofisine karşılık vermiş oldu. Bilindiği gibi Atina’daki açılışa Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Ömer Çelik ile Yunanistan Turizm Bakanı Olga Kefaloyanni’nin katılmıştı. Bakan Çelik, açılışta yaptığı konuşmada, “Atina’da gerçekleşen Türkiye-Yunanistan Yüksek Düzeyli İşbirliği Konseyi’nde konuştuğumuz en verimli alanlardan bir tanesi turizm ve kültür işbirliğiydi. Bundan sonra ortak paket ve projeler geliştireceğiz. Açılışını yaptığımız bu

büro turizme katkı sağlayacak” dedi. Çelik, “Burası bizim irtibat büromuz olacak, Yunanlı turistlerin bağlantısını doğrudan sağlayacak. Biz iki taraftan da turist sayısının artmasını istiyoruz” diye konuştu.

Yunanistan Turizm Bakanı Kefaloyanni ise iki ülke arasında turizm alanındaki işbirliğinin geliştirilmesinin her iki tarafa da fayda sağlayacağını söyledi. Kefaloyanni, “Türkiye-Yunanistan Yüksek Düzeyli İşbirliği Konseyi çerçevesinde bugün burada bu ofisin açılışını yapmaktan çok büyük memnuniyet duyuyorum.

Sayın Çelik ile turizm konusuna çok büyük önem veriyoruz.

Toplantıda ortak turizm paketleri konuşuldu. Turizm, ülkeleri ve halkları birbirine yakınlaştıran unsurlardandır ve bunu değerlendirmemiz gerekiyor” ifadesini kullandı.

Kefaloyanni, iki ülke arasındaki karşılıklı turizm akışı dışında Çin, Hindistan ve Brezilya’dan da ortak şekilde bölgeye turist çekebilecek yüksek düzeyde işbirliği yapabileceklerini de ifade etti.

Yunanistan İstanbul ofisinde Turizm ataşeliğini Maria Rachmanidou yürütecek.

WTA’da ödüller yine Angel’s Peninsula’ya verilmıştı.

31 Ağustos 2013’te Antalya’da yapılan Avrupa Ödül Töreni’nde 20. Yıldönümünü kutlayan World Travel Awards tarafından Avrupa’nın En İyi Resort Hoteli ve Türkiye’nin En İyi Oteli ödüllerine Angel’s Peninsula layık görülmüştü.

06 Ekim 2012’de World Travel Awards Avrupa ödüllerinin verildiği Portekiz’den Türkiye’nin En İyi Yeni Oteli ve Avrupa’nın En İyi Yeni Lüks Oteli ödüllerini alan Angel’s Peninsula; 12 Aralık 2012’de Hindistan’da yapılan Dünya Ödülleri Töreninde Dünyanın En iyi Lüks Alkolsüz Oteli ve Dünyanın En İyi Yeni Lüks Oteli Ödüllerini almıştı.

Ege’nin Burunucu sahilinde 80.000 m² alan üzerine kurulu Angels Peninsula, her biri farklı dizayn edilmiş olan toplam 182 odadan ve özel villalardan oluşuyor. Her çeşit masajın ve kişiye özel bakımların yapıldığı SPA ve Fitness merkezleriyle öne çıkarak bu ödülleri almaya hak kazandı.

Karayip Adaları’dan Anguilla Ada’sında düzenlenen World Travel Ayrıca alkollü içecek servisinin yapılmadığı Angel’s Peninsula, Awards Dünya Ödülleri seremonisinde Angel’s Peninsula Otel’e muhteşem Ege Denizi manzarasına sahip 7 Restoran, 4 Kafe ve 1 Pastanesi ile dikkatleri üzerine çekmeyi başardı.

Dünya’nın En İyi Alkolsüz Oteli, Dünya’nın En İyi Aile Oteli ve Otele otantik bir hava veren ve yarımadanın etrafını çevreleyen Dünya’nın En Lüks Yeşil Oteli Ödülleri verildi. locaları, mavi ile yeşilin bir araya geldiği Mısır’dan getirtilen 7 Aralık’da Karayip Adaları’dan Anguilla Ada’sında düzenlenen gecede ödülleri toplayan Angel’s Peninsula , 2 Ağustos 2014’te beyaz kumdan oluşan 2,5 km uzunluğundaki sahili ve bayanlara Yunanistan’ın başkenti Atına’da yapılan Avrupa ödül töreninde özel olarak hizmet veren gizemli Saklı Deniz’i ile bütün turizm Avrupa’nın Enİyi Aile Otelıive Türkiye’nin En İyi Oteli seçilmişti. şirketlerinin yoğun ilgisine neden oldu.

Sunduğu Lüks, Konfor ve Kaliteli Hizmet anlayışı ile Angel’s 30 Kasım 2013’te Katar’ın başkenti Doha’da yapılan World Peninsula; mısafırlerını Türk mısafır perverlıgınden odun Travel Awards’ta Dünya’nın En İyi Alkolsüz Oteli ve yine vermeden ağırlamaya devam edıyor.

Dünya’nın En İyi Aile Oteli ödülleri Angel’s Peninsula’ya

İzmir’in havalimanı da otel’ine kavuştu Türkiye’nin ilk ve en büyük havalimanı oteli olarak 2004 yılında, İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı içerisinde hizmet vermeye başlayan TAV Airport Hotel, ikinci otelini İzmir Adnan Menderes Havalimanı’nda açtı.

BTA tarafından işletilen TAV Airport Hotel İzmir, 2 milyon Euro yatırımla hayata geçirildi. İzmir Adnan Menderes Havalimanı’nın iç hatlar terminali ile dış hatlar terminalinin birleştiği noktada konumlanan otel, 5 bin metrekare alanda 81 odası ile hizmet veriyor. Buradan şehrin çekim gücü yüksek diğer noktalarına da kolayca ulaşım sağlanabiliyor.

TAV Airport Hotel İzmir’in Çeşme ve Kuşadası’na mesafesi yalnızca 1 saat. Konuklar şehir merkezineyse 25 dakikada ulaşabiliyor.

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Taşfed Baku Kitchen Academy’i açtı

Sertifikalı ve lisanslı eğitim veren ilk profesyonel aşçılık okulu olma özelliğine sahip Baku Kitchen Academy, Azerbaycan’da Taşfed’in destekleri ile açıldı.

Açılış törenine Türkiye Aşçılar ve Şefler Federasyonu Başkanı Y.Yalçın MANAV, Azerbaycan Medeniyyet ve Turizm Nazirliği şube Müd. Aydın İSMİYEV, Özkaya Group Yönetim Krl. Bşk.

Osman GEZEKER, Karadağ Devleti Fahri Konsolosu Vugar ALİYEV, Bakü Kitchen Academy Akademi Müd. Fırat DURSUN, Millennium Tour & Congres DMC. Genel Müd. Ruslan GULIYEV ve kalabalık bir davetli topluluğu katıldı.

Yiyecek – İçecek sektöründe, Azerbaycan milli mutfağı ve dünya mutfaklarını eğitim kapsamına alan, BKA profesyonel aşçılık kariyeri hedefleyenler için uluslararası eğitim sertifikaları verirken, lezzet ve kaliteli bir hizmet anlayışını ön planda tutmacak. Konusunda uzman uluslararası sertifikalara sahip seçkin, tanınmış şeflerden profesyonel aşçılık alanında hem teorik hem de uygulamalı eğitimler verilecek. Baku Kitchen Academy, profesyonel aşçılık eğitimlerinin yanı sıra F&B işletmeciliği, temel aşçılık, sağlıklı yaşam, hobi günleri ve workshops şeklinde planlanan amatör eğitimleri ile yemekli toplantılar, rent a chef, organizasyonlar, otel ve restaurantlar için danışmanlık hizmetleri de sunacak.

YHT’de alkol servisi kalmadı Yüksek hızlı trenin (YHT) AnkaraEskişehir hattında da alkol satışı kalktı. Böylece YHT’nin hiçbir hattında artık alkol servisi kalmadı. YHT restoranlarını işleten Beşler Şirket yetkilileri talep eksikliği nedeniyle böyle bir karar aldıklarını belirttiler. Şirket yetkilileri Hürriyet’e, Ankara-Konya hattında daha önce talep eksikliği nedeniyle alkol servisini kaldırdıklarını söylediler.

Ankara-Eskişehir hattında da aynı gerekçeyle böyle bir karar aldıklarını kaydeden yetkililer şu bilgileri verdi: “Ankara-İstanbul hattı alkolsüz başlamıştı. Şu an alınan kararla yüksek hızlı trenlerde alkol servisi kalktı.

Ancak konvansiyonel hatlarımızda alkol servisi devam ediyor. Uzun hatlarda bir değişiklik yok. Bu karara ekonomik olarak bakmak gerekir.”

Kapadokya Antalya uçakla artık direkt Dünyanın önemli doğa harikaları arasında yer alan ve ülkemizin en önemli turizm merkezlerinden olan Kapadokya’nın yüksek turizm potansiyeline cevap vermek amacı ile Kapadokya ile Antalya arasında direkt uçak seferleri başlıyor.

Dorak Holding iş birliği ile Anadolu Jet tarafından düzenlenecek direkt seferler 01 Nisan ile 31 Ekim 2015 tarihleri arasında karşılıklı olarak her hafta pazartesi, çarşamba ve cuma günleri yapılacak. Dorak Holding’in önderliğinde, Nevşehir Ticaret Odasının katkısı ile gerçekleşen ve ülke turizmine büyük katkısı sağlayacak proje için dün Ankara’da Anadolu Jet Başkanı İbrahim Doğan ile Dorak Holding Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Ahmet Serdar Körükçü

arasında bir protokol imzalandı. İmza törenine THY adına Kapadokya Havalimanı Genel Müdürü Osman Taha Küçük ve Nevşehir Ticaret Odası Başkanı Mehmet Arif Parmaksız da katıldı.

Türkiye’den Hollanda’ya çağrı merkezi hizmeti veren en büyük Türk şirketi, zirve hedefini sağlık turizmi olarak belirledi.

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1 Ergün Demiray Alshaya grubunda Türkiye yeme içme iş direktörü oldu.

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1 Meral Özçelik, Vera Hotels&Resorts‘un Antalya Bölge satış müdürlüğüne atandı.

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1 Mehmet Sami Temim Richmond Nua Wellness-Spa’nın satış direktörü oldu.

1 Mina Ertem Richmond International’ın pazarlama direktörlüğüne atandı.

Tesisler 1 Accor Türkiye, Kasımpaşa Çocuk Yuvası’ndan 58 çocuğu yeni yıl için Minopolis’te bir araya getirdi.

1 Courtyard Marriott Istanbul 15 Ocak ‘da çocuklar için yeni yıl partisi düzenledi.

1 Akbank, Belek’teki Attaleia tatil köyü ve Shine Luxury Otelini satışa çıkardı.

1 Dedeman Palandöken ve Dedeman Palandöken Ski Lodge, yeni yıla hazır.

1 Martı Resort Marmaris bu yıl 12 ay açık.

1 Hilton İstanbul Bomonti, Gold Key Award’da ‘En İyi Üst Sınıf Otel seçildi.

1 Gaziantep’te ilk Hampton by Hilton oteli açıldı.

1 Voyage Sorgun yenileniyor, 24 Nisan 2015’de tekrar açılacak.

1 Elite World İstanbul otel, Agoda.com 2014 Gold Circle Ödülü’ne layık görüldü.

Acentalar 1 Di-Ar Turizm Nisan ayından başlayarak İzmir çıkışlı Riga turları organize ediyor.

1 TÜRSAB kış turizmi raporunu yayınladı.

1 Meet Travel & Odanova.com yeni yılı ofis terasındaki mangal başı partisi ile kutladı.

1 ProntoLife kış sayısı yeni formatı ile yayınlandı.

1 Bentour 2015 için Türkiye’ye dönük bisiklet kataloğu çıkardı.

1 İngiliz tur operatörleri İstanbul›da bir araya geldi 1 Setur’un 15 Aralık’a kadar süren erken rezervasyonu büyük ilgi gördü.

Havayolları 1 THY’nin ‘’We’r From Turkey’’ lansmanı yapıldı.

1 Air Arabia, Türkiye’den Katmandu’ya 30 Kg bagaj dahil € 399 dan baslayan fiyatlar sunuyor.

1 İçinde 162 kişi olan Air Asia’ya ait uçak Endonezya-Singapur uçuşunda kayboldu.

1 THY’nin, “Lounge Sabiha Gökçen İç Hatlar” açıldı.

1 Sunexpress sponsorluğunda gerçekleşecek Cup of Belek 15-23 Ocak arasında.

1 Germanwings, Booking.com ile üç yıllık işbirliği anlaşması imzaladı.

1 Corendon Havayolları Almanya pazarındaki hedeflerine ulaştı.

1 Emirates, New York JFK seferlerini artırdı.

1 Borajet İstanbul-Trabzon arasında her gün uçuyor.

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