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No: 114 July / August’2010

Mardin, A City of Tolerance 5 Million German Travelers may Visit Turkey in 2010 Almaty, Elma Kokan Şehir

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We should Protect Nature Tourism is to discover nature.

The start of tourism movements is the travel act to discover the beauties of this planet. Listen music of waves in Portofino, enjoy a romantic sunset on your honeymoon in Maui Island, watching the beauties of Bosphorus scene while tasting unique Turkish food, increase your adrenaline by climbing top of the Himalayas, discover nature architecture of Cappadocia with a balloon ride, underwater beauties of Maldives, dance of water at Niagara or Igassu, scenic view of rocks at Copper or Grand Canyon......

To discover many natural beauties in this planet is tourism.

However increasing population and consumption change the balance of nature. When destruction of nature by humans is added, the response of nature to that becomes harsher.

Eruption of volcanoes that affect continents, climate changes caused by hole in the ozone layer, the floods destroying countries, flooding, or the opposite running out of water at rivers, lakes ...

Tourism is not only the peace between humans; tourism is also the peace with nature!

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Almaty her yıl Nisan ayı sonlarında KITF adlı bir turizm fuarı düzenliyor.

Geçen yıla göre bu yıl biraz küçülmüş olduğunu söyleyen turizmcilere rağmen 2 salonda gerçekleşen KITF de Türkiye hakimiyeti hemen göze çarpıyordu.

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Mardin’s cultural diversity is further enriched by the deep-rooted culture of various communities including the oldest Christian community, the Suryani.

Who can refuse to see a city of tolerance where ezan from mosques lives in brotherhood with church bells?

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41 Intra Tours Celebrated 30 th Year with a Garden Party

Turkish tourism industry representatives gathered in an unusual way at Intra Tours’ 30th anniversary party. Turkish tourism professionals that mostly come together in several luxurious venues in their business suits made a difference with their casual dresses on and met at Event Garden.

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Tourist Arrivals to Turkey increased in May 2010 The number of arriving foreigners in Turkey in May 2010 increased by 15,77% compared to the same month of the previous year.

According to the provisional data acquired from the General Directorate of Security, the number of arriving foreigners in Turkey in May 2010 has reached 3.147.492 with a 15,77% increase compared to the same month of the previous year.

205.032 (%6,51) of 3.147.492 foreign visitors arriving in Turkey in May is excursionist.

The cities with border gates with the most number of arriving foreigners in May 2010 are:

The number of arriving foreigners in Turkey between JanuaryMay 2010 increased by 10,14% compared to the same period of the previous year.

According to the provisional data acquired from the General Directorate of Security, the number of arriving foreigners in Turkey between January-May 2010 has reached 8.070.558 with a 10,14% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. 347.075 (%4,30) out of 8.070.558 foreigners arriving in Turkey between January-May 2010 are excursionist.

The cities with border gates with the most number of arriving foreigners between January-May 2010 are:

1- Antalya 38,43 % (1.209.735) 2- İstanbul 21,88 % (688.822) 3- Muğla 13,05 % (410.845) 4- Edirne 6,63 % (208.782) 5- İzmir 4,14 % (130.455)

1- İstanbul 29,77 % (2.402.479) 2- Antalya 27,78 % (2.242.166) 3- Edirne 9,84 % (794.272) 4- Muğla 6,26 % (505.561) 5- Artvin 4,58 % (370.002)

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGNERS ARRIVING IN TURKEY BY NATIONALITIES IN

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGNERS ARRIVING IN TURKEY BY NATIONALITIES IN 2008-2010(*) JANUARY- MAY (TOP TEN)

2008-2010(*) MAY (TOP TEN) COUNTRIES

2010*

SHARE %

2009

SHARE %

2008

SHARE %

COUNTRIES

2010*

SHARE %

2009

SHARE %

2008

SHARE %

GERMANY

479.574

15,24

429.250

15,79

459.283

16,71

GERMANY

1.259.455

15,61

1.204.391

16,44

1.292.459

17,51

RUSSIAN FED.

453.763

14,42

340.373

12,52

385.999

14,04

IRAN

739.803

9,17

388.837

5,31

364.500

4,94

U.KINGDOM

373.355

11,86

288.936

10,63

260.937

9,49

RUSSIAN FED.

678.130

8,40

522.077

7,12

649.793

8,80

NETHERLANDS

171.156

5,44

126.676

4,66

145.638

5,30

U.KINGDOM

584.719

7,25

514.946

7,03

466.816

6,32

IRAN

162.235

5,15

105.887

3,89

107.332

3,91

BULGARIA

504.643

6,25

515.891

7,04

442.642

6,00

BULGARIA

137.143

4,36

139.377

5,13

115.882

4,22

GEORGIA

361.626

4,48

453.245

6,19

272.229

3,69

FRANCE

101.709

3,23

95.906

3,53

86.213

3,14

NETHERLANDS

317.594

3,94

314.086

4,29

336.516

4,56

GEORGIA

98.410

3,13

126.840

4,67

71.033

2,58

SYRIA

298.792

3,70

143.079

1,95

141.333

1,91

UKRAINE

89.036

2,83

83.609

3,08

93.325

3,40

FRANCE

272.596

3,38

271.768

3,71

261.210

3,54

U.S.A

78.734

2,50

65.505

2,41

85.016

3,09

GREECE

234.797

2,91

210.852

2,88

194.759

2,64

OTHERS

1.002.377

31,85

916.429

33,71

937.906

34,12

OTHERS

2.818.403

34,92

2.788.370

38,05

2.958.775

40,09

TOTAL

3 147 492

100,00

2.718.788

100,00

2.748.564

100,00

TOTAL

8.070.558

100,00

7.327.542

100,00

7.381.032

100,00

(*):Provisional Data.

Germany takes the first place by its share of 15,24% (479 574) in the comparison of arriving foreign visitors by nationality in May 2010, Russian Federation takes the second place by its share of 14,42% (453 763) as well as United Kingdom is the third country by its share of 11,86% (373 355). Netherlands, Iran, Bulgaria, France, Georgia Ukraine and U.S.A follow respectively United Kingdom.

(*):Provisional Data.

Germany takes the first place by its share of 15,61% (1 259 455) in the comparison of arriving foreign visitors by nationality in January-May 2010, Iran takes the second place by its share of 9,17% (739 803) as well as Russian Federation is the third country by its share of 8,40% (678 130). United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Georgia, Netherlands, Syria, France and Greece follow respectively Russian Federation .

Number of Foreign Arrivals to Istanbul for May 2010

2009

2010

2009

2010

751.817

809.974

339.897

294.352

- 13.4

- 13.4

FEBRUARY 898.927

953.848

408.083

372.713

- 8.7

- 10.8

MARCH

1.207.729 1.414.616 485.607

489.884

0,9

- 6,2

APRIL

1.750.281 1.744.628 632.209

588.601

- 6,9

- 6,4

MAY

2.718.788 ?

700.123

688.821

- 1,6

- 5,1

2.565.919 2.434.371

JANUARY

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Rate of Change compared to the previous year (Cumulative)

Rate of Change compared to 2009 (Monthly basis)

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Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism announced May 2010 tourism statistics.

According to the data taken from Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen Airports along with Haydarpaşa, Pendik and Karaköy Seaports; it is seen that the number of international arrivals to Istanbul in the period covering the months from January to April 2010 has decreased in the ratio of %5 compared to the previous year.

Compared to the period between the months January and May last year, number of arrivals by air has decreased in the ratio of %6; whereas number of arrivals by sea has increased in the ratio of %9.

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Turkey and China to Boost Culture and Tourism Turkish culture and tourism minister Ertuğrul Günay has signed an agreement with his Chinese counterpart to proclaim 2012 as “Chinese Year in Turkey”, and 2013 as “the Turkish Year in China.”

On June 16, 2010, Ertuğrul Günay met with his Chinese counterpart Cai Wu in capital Beijing as part of his talks in China.

The agreement signed in Beijing will boost touristic and cultural relations between two countries. Cai said Turkey could attract more Chinese tourists by increasing the number of direct flights and launch effective promotion campaigns. n

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Interview 5 Million German Travelers may Visit Turkey in 2010 During IMEX, we had chance to ask questions about German market to Mr. Raci Karaca who is the Director of Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry Frankfurt office.

Mr. Karaca, can you present German market to us?

KARACA: German market is a locomotive for Turkish tourism industry. While rivals in the industry facing declines in last years, Turkey closed years with increase. For instance, Turkey recorded a 1% increase in tourism despite the global financial crisis. Many rivals saw double digit decrease.

We are happy to start year with increase in tourism trend. Statistics show that German market will continue to grow in coming years. Turkey will increase its market share. Number of reservations at tour operators confirms it.

What is your forecast for this year?

KARACA: Last year, 4,5 million German tourists visited Turkey. With the expected 10% growth, 5 million of German tourists may visit Turkey in 2010. Important thing here is that there could be increases and decreases according to years but if we can close the worst years with an increase, it gives us big pleasure. And I believe that this trend will continue on next years.

What is the position of Turkey in MICE tourism? What are your thoughts about fair and how you see future after IMEX? KARACA: Turkey became active in tourism both in MICE and in leisure tourism later than many of its competitors. As you may now some countries stated themselves as a tourism destination in 1800s, on the other hand, Turkey was attracting only 200-300 thousand tourists in 1980s.

Thus, we understand that in such a short time we closed a big gap. And now number of tourist arrivals to Turkey is above 25 million annually. At the same time, we passed many countries in this field. After promotion of general tourism, now it is time to present details of it.

In every occasion, we say that Turkey has not only one feature to promote. From summer to winter tourism, city to congress tourism, Turkey has many alternatives to fulfill tourists’ needs.

When it comes to detailing, we need more concentration and intense study on the subject. Unfortunately, position of Turkey in congress tourism is not as good as our position in general tourism however there is a promising growth in this category of tourism. 3 to 5 years before, Turkey ranked at 35th place in world meetings destination. Now, Turkey arrives to 18 or 19th place. Needless to say that this position won’t satisfy us.

Because our pie in the industry is less than 1%, we can capture around 5% levels. This is our primary target. As you may know IMEX exhibition is a very important event, which is related with the congress tourism.

From 150 countries, 3,500 participants are attending IMEX this year.

We meet here with industry players and promote our products, services, cities, regions.

I believe that this year we have a larger stand. Are you happy with this year’s presence? What is the budget for IMEX? KARACA: IMEX is a very specific fair. We should not put it in same category with other fairs. Rent for same size stand (350 sqm) is varying between 50-150 thousand in general tourism fairs but here rent for 350sqm stand we paid is 350 thousand euro. The stand construction costs some 100 thousand euro. Totally our presence here costs around 500 thousand euro. On the other hand, here 8,000 people in 3 days are deciding travel of millions of people who consumes much more that a leisure traveler. Therefore we must perfectly address stand visitors and find answers, solutions to their questions, and promote Turkey’s meeting products and services in the best possible way that Turkey can host top international congress and conventions. n

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Visa Requirement lifted between Turkey and Russia No visas will be required from Turkish and Russian citizens willing to travel to each other’s countries thanks to a visa exemption agreement signed by Turkey and Russia on Wednesday.

With the new agreement signed by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in capital Ankara today, Turkish and Russian citizens will not be asked for visas for their touristic visits not lasting more than 30 days within a 90 day-period.

For journeys longer than 30 days, both countries’ citizens will be requested visas. Turkish officials say that a total of 2.6 million Russian tourists visited Turkey in 2009.

Thanks to the intense diplomatic efforts displayed by Turkey recently, a total of 7 countries, namely Syria, Pakistan, Albania, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon and Russia,

lifted visa procedures for Turkish citizens in the last 8 months. Turkey currently has visa exemption agreements with 58 countries and special administrative regions. In addition to the above-mentioned 7 countries, these states are Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Morocco, Fiji, Philippines, Guatemala, South Africa, Georgia, Haiti, Croatia, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Colombia, South Korea, Kosovo, Costa Rica, Macau, Macedonia, Maldives, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, St. Vincent-Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Chile, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uruguay and Venezuela. n

Turkey and Russia Sign Joint Declaration on Tourism Turkey and Russia signed a joint declaration on tourism in Istanbul.

The joint declaration between Turkey’s Culture & Tourism Ministry and Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency was signed

by Undersecretary Ismet Yilmaz of the Turkish ministry and President Anatoly Yarochkin of the Russian agency at Ciragan Palace.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin also attended the signing ceremony.

The joint declaration aims at ensuring safety of Turkish and Russian tourists during the time they spend at each other’s country. n

Cappadocia Hosts 297,439 Tourists in May Cappadocia, one of the most important tourism centers of Turkey, hosted 297,439 tourists in May, 2010.

Governor’s Office of the central Anatolian province of Nevsehir stated on Monday that the historical and touristic places of Cappadocia hosted 121,573 Turkish and 175,866 foreign tourists in May. Goreme open-air museum hosted the highest number of visitors with 113,082 tourists.

59,930 tourists visited Kaymakli underground city, 39,883 visited Derinkuyu underground city, and 35,457 tourists visited Hacibektas Veli Museum & Social Complex (Kulliye).

Cappadocia hosted 236,756 tourists in May, 2009.

Cappadocia which is unique in the world and is a miraculous nature wonder with its famous “fairy chimneys,” is the common name of the field covered by the provinces of Aksaray, Nevsehir, Nigde, Kayseri and Kirsehir in the central Anatolian region.

The region is largely underlain by sedimentary rocks formed in lakes and streams, and ignimbrite deposits erupted from ancient volcanos millions of years ago.

Cappadocia contains several underground cities, largely used by early Christians as hiding places before Christianity became an accepted religion. v

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Turkey Becomes Lead Sponsor of Istancool The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism is proud to be Lead Sponsor of the Istancool cultural festival 2-4 July 2010, hosted by the global British cultural diplomacy brand Liberatum, bringing an eclectic mix of leading cultural and fashion figures from London, Milan, Paris and New York with Turkish audiences.

This partnership will help to increase global awareness of Istanbul and Turkey’s unique cultural landscape - both historic and modern; as well as strengthening cultural relations between the UK/US and Turkey.

Many of the festival events are open to the public free of charge, thus strengthening grass roots diplomacy and offering a diverse, eclectic and inspiring program to Istanbulites.

Additionally, this event is a highlight in Istanbul’s cultural calendar as ‘European Capital of Culture’ for 2010.

This sponsorship builds on Turkey’s huge success in hosting major events and international guests from around the world, from the Global Spa Summit in May to the 2010 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Men’s World Championship later this year. Indeed, last year, Turkey hosted 26 million visitors with this figure is set to grow further in 2010; 8 million visitors arrived in Turkey in the first five months of 2010, translating to a year-on-year increase of 10%. Turkey also remains a hugely popular destination with British visitors, 2.43 million of them arriving from the UK last year behind only Germany and Russia.

Mr. Ertugrul Gunay, Turkish Minster of Culture and Tourism says “we are proud to be Lead Sponsor for Istancool this year, a project that will further strengthen the links we’ve

been making over the years between Turkey and the rest of the world, whilst bringing together a diverse range of cultural leaders in an eclectic program of events. The program is aligned with our long-term commitment to promoting Turkey’s incredibly diverse range of cultural and touristic offerings to the rest of the world, inspiring dialogue and greater understanding on both sides.”

“We thought Istanbul would be perfect for our 10th anniversary of Liberatum with it also being European Capital of Culture 2010,” said Pablo Ganguli, founder of the festival: “I want to thank the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the city and country in general, for being so supportive of the festival - and warmly welcoming our international guests.”

Programmıng Informatıon: The programme will include exhibitions, performances, art installations, fashion showcase, talks, discussions, Q&As, film screenings and masterclasses. Guests will include leading actors, designers, musicians, directors, artists, authors and media figures such as Nobel Laureate Sir VS Naipaul, Philip Treacy, Zaha Hadid, Academy Award® nominated director Lee Daniels, Taner Ceylan, Jefferson Hack, Gore Vidal, Terence Koh, Gareth Pugh, Lily Cole, Haluk Akakce, Academy Award® nominated musician Michael Nyman, Waris Ahluwalia, Elif Shafak, Academy Award® nominated director Stephen Frears, Franca Sozzani, Alfred Dunhill creative director Kim Jones Serdar Gulgun, The Misshapes (Leigh Lezark and Geordon Nicol), Mike Figgis, Wallpaper editor in chief Tony Chambers, Daphne Guinness, Leyla Umar, Academy Award® nominated screenwriter and author Hanif Kureishi among many others. n

1515 Turkish Appetizers entered Guiness Book of Records Turkish Yeni Rakı and Turkey’s All Cooks Federation organized a festival on July 3rd in Boshporus. The festival brought a record of 1515 appetizers cooked by 90 chefs with the authorities from Guiness Record Book.

All appetizers are controled and notorized by the authorities from Guinness. Mey Drinks Marketing Manager Elif Göktaş stated that as 2010 is the Istanbul European Capital of Culture, they decided to realize this project which has two years of studies. Göktaş added that this project is one of the projects they support raki and culture of dining. Göktaş said 1515 appetizers cooked by 90 chefs from Turkey Cooks National Team clearly shows the rich appetizer culture of Turkey. “We push the boundaries of creativity in appetizer business. First cooks determined 1515 appetizers. Then wrote their receipts one by one”, added Göktaş. n

Top Brands in Turkish Tourism are Revealed Superbrands Turkey and Nielsen chose super brands of Turkish business industry.

Within the 117 brands, Setur, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, and TAV represent the tourism industry.

Operating in more than 50 countries worldwide, Superbrands is an independent arbiter of branding and as the only organisation operating in this field, it is itself a worldwide Superbrand.

The brand selection process involves consultation with a dedicated Superbrands Council, consisting of leading

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luminaries and respected specialists of the country concerned. This local knowledge and experience ensures objectivity throughout the Superbrands selection process.

Only 117 brands are listed from a total of 1046 brands which selected at first stage; presentation to the council.

The number of brands dropped to 306 brands after the consultation to Superbrands Council.

Nielsen researched 306 brands on 1635 people in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir that belongs to all Socioeconomic Status (SES) groups at ages from 18 to 56. n

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Turkish Wine Scoops Medals at London International Wine Fair 2010 Turkish wines promoted by Wines of Turkey, the umbrella organisation representing the Turkish wine sector, scored a coup at the London International Wine Fair (LIWF) when they scooped numerous medals and awards in both the International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2010, the world’s most prestigious and influential independent wine competition and the Decanter World Wine Awards 2010.

Thirty-nine Turkish wines were entered into the IWC 2010 with a 72% award rate: 13% of the wines were awarded a silver medal, 18% a bronze and 41% were commended.

The silver medals were taken by Kavaklidere’s Pendore Syrah 2008, Ancyra Syrah 2009, Prestige Bogazkere 2004 and Tatli Sert Beyaz 1999 and Likya’s Arykanda Cabernet Sauvignon 2008.

In the Decanter World Wine Awards 2010, the largest international consumer wine competition which had a record high of almost 11,000 entries this year, Kavaklidere’s Tatli Sert

the harsher climates of South-eastern Turkey. Participating wineries at the LIWF were Doluca, Kavaklidere, Kayra, Idol, Likya, Sevilen & Vinkara.

Commenting on Turkish wines Oz Clarke said: “Some of the most exciting Turkish native grapes are the scented but muscular reds, Okuzgozu and Bogazkere which come from the vineyards in the East and are made into sophisticated fascinatingly different wines back in cosmopolitan Turkey to the west; whilst the vineyards of Cappadocia are aweinspiring because of their age and history. Turkish wine is a very indeed an exciting new world for us all.” Wine critic Tim Atkin MW also said “Turkish wines are enjoying a timely revival. This historic, but little known wine-producing country has an exciting range of indigenous varieties that deserve to reach a wider audience. I am very impressed by the quality of the best wines, several of which won medals at this year’s International Wine Challenge.”

Taner Ogutoglu, director of Wines of Turkey, said: “We are delighted with the reception that Turkish wines met with Narince 1999 from Central Anatolia was awarded a silver at the London International Wine Fair. We are of course medal. A number of bronze medals and commendations were also awarded to wines from across Turkey mostly of the especially thrilled by the awards bestowed by the IWC and Kavaklidere brand, but also the Likya, Kayra and Pamukkale Decanter World Wine Awards, confirming that Turkish wines have an important place in the international arena. We saw wineries. a very positive response by tasters many of whom expressed Activities at the LIWF also included the first-ever expertsurprise and delight at the variety and quality of Turkish wine led tastings of the best of Turkish wine with celebrity wine on offer, reflecting the fact that wine production in Turkey critics Oz Clarke, Tim Atkin MW, Charles Metcalfe and has seen phenomenal development over the last 10 years Susan Hulme MW fresh after their visit to Turkey in March. with major improvements in winemaking techniques and, The quality and variety of Turkey’s indigenous grapes were sampled including (from whites) Emir and Narince, (and from subsequently, quality.” reds) Okuzgozu, Bogazkere and Kalecik Karasi. Tasters were A selection of Turkish wines are available to purchase across the UK, including at world-renowned restaurants taken on a journey through Turkey, from the fertile grounds L’Etranger, The Fat Duck, Hakkasan and a host of Turkish and of the Thrace and Aegean regions to the grapes that grow in fairy-chimney surrounded vineyards of Cappadocia and Mediterranean restaurants and supermarkets nationwide. n

Lewis Hamilton Wins Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix, ahead of teammate Jenson Button. Red Bull team mates

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber crashed while fighting for the lead. With Vettel retiring on the spot, Webber recovered to finish third behind Hamilton’s team-mate Jenson Button the Australian, however, denied his third victory in as many races having led from pole position.

Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher finished fourth ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg, with Renault’s Robert Kubica sixth ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa.

Massa’s team-mate Fernando Alonso finished eighth ahead of Force India’s Adrian Sutil, with Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi claiming the last world championship point. n NewFocus July/August’2010

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Renowned Chef to Showcase Turkish Contemporary Cuisine in Chicago Hande Bozdogan’s cooking demonstration at NRA (National Restaurant Association) Show was in Chicago.

Co-organized by Office of Commercial Attache at the Consulate General of Turkey in Chicago and Office of Tourism at the Consulate General of Turkey in New York, along with world’s most celebrated chefs and culinary innovators, Turkey’s prominent chef Hande Bozdogan showcase contemporary Turkish dishes to food enthusiasts.

Turkish cuisine, heritage of Ottoman culinary ingenuity, is a fusion and refinement of Mediterranean, Central Asian, Middle Eastern, Caucasian and Balkan cuisines.

Hande Bozdoğan is the founding director of the Istanbul Culinary Institute (ICI) with a career in the culinary industry since the early 1990s. She will also hold a book signing for her award winning books Flavors of the Street: Turkey and Istanbul Contemporary Cuisine - Istanbul Cuisine Contemporaine after the demonstration. n

Condé Nast Traveller Magazine Published Turkey-Themed Special Promotional Section

Condé Nast Traveller feature a 12-page Turkey-themed luxury travel special section in its July issue.

This special 12-page Turkey special promotional section will present Turkey as an affordable luxury destination while highlighting its hidden gems including the best places to visit, stay and eat. Much of the country is covered including Istanbul, European Capital of Culture for 2010; Turkey’s central Cappadocia region with its boutique cave hotels and balloon rides; the stunning Aegean and Mediterranean coasts; and the enigmatic east of the country with its traces of Mesopotamian civilisation. It also touches on lesser-known aspects of Turkey such as opportunities for skiing at resorts in both the east (Sarikamis) and west (Uludag) of the country and trekking in the Kackar Mountains of the dramatic Black Sea coast region.

With an average issue circulation of more than 80,000, Condé Nast Traveller is published monthly with a remit to cover travel for the discerning with the motto “Daring and demanding, smart and stylish, curious and cutting edge. Its ‘Truth in Travel’ policy means that it never yields to pressure.

Condé Nast Traveller is a magazine readers trust.”

Director of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK Irfan Onal says: “We are delighted with the result of this special section on Turkey in Condé Nast Traveller with its discerning readership and acclaimed journalism. It is the perfect way of showing the breadth of the enchantments that Turkey has to offer and be of great interest to its British readers who have made Turkey their number one destination.” n

The 24th International Izmir Festival The İzmir Foundation for Culture Arts and Education (İKSEV) will organize the 24TH International İzmir Festival between the dates June 16 - July 19, 2010. İKSEV which celebrates its 25th (silver) anniversary of its establishment will make the announcement of the 24th International İzmir Festival with an unprecedented feast of art. An extremely innovative and revolutionary tango show dramatized by Daniel Binelli, Pillar Alvarez and Claudio Hoffman, the masterpiece of Argentina Tango, Tango Metropolis will herald the most extensive art activity of İzmir, the 24th International İzmir Festival with its show in Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center on May 23, 2010 Sunday at 21.30.

Also, twelve events will take place in the program of the Festival that will be organized under the main sponsorship of the Introduction Fund of the Prime Ministry, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Eczacıbaşı Holding and İzmir Development Agency; with the contributions of Konak Municipality, İzmir Provincial Special Administration, VOB, Ataer Energy, Çimentaş, Yaşar Holding, İnci Holding, ENDA Energy, Arkas, Bak Packaging, Söktaş, AKG, Batıçim, Akbank, Chamber of Shipping, Faz Elektrik, Petkim, Öztüre Holding, Ben Boru, Laila, ESBAŞ, Koç System and with the collaboration of the Polish Embassy, the Italian Consulate in İzmir, İzmir Goethe Institut and French Cultral Center. The 24th International İzmir Festival that has included Seferihisar, the first ‘‘slow city’’ of Turkey also among the Festival venues, will be made in Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center, Celsus Library, Çeşme Fortress, Bergama Asklepion Theater and Ephesus Odeon. The 24th International İzmir Festival also allocated a place for Mahler in his 150th anniversary of birth, Chopin and Schumann in their 200th anniversaries of birth. The legendary trumpet player raised by İzmir, Muaffak Falay will celebrate his 80th birthday with his program consisting of the compositions of the legendary names of jazz Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie with whom he played for years. n

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Turkey-Armenia Youth Symphony Orchestra Plays in Istanbul 65 young musicians from Turkey and Armenia come together for a very special concert in which they will perform a repertoire that also includes composers’ works from two countries.

Led by the conductors Nvart Andreassian and Cem Mansur, the Turkey-Armenia Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform at 20.30 on Friday, July 16 at Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall.

The concert, organised with the cooperation of İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Anadolu Kültür, and Boğaziçi University will include works from Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Aram Haçaturyan and Bedrich Smetana as well as Beethoven and Bizet. The vocalists of the concert are Hande Küden and Tigran Harutyunyan. The concert is organised with the support of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture.

Istanbul-born orchestra conductor Nvart Andreassian’s idea for a joint orchestra, which she came up with last summer, is brought to life with the cooperation of Cem Mansur. The auditions for this project, supported by Anadolu Kültür and Boğaziçi University, were led in Armenia by Nvart Andreassian with the support of Cadence Music and in Turkey

by Cem Mansur in conservatories. The conductors listened to hundreds of musicians from conservatories, and chose 65 talented Turkish and Armenian musicians aged between 18 and 23 depending on the individual characteristics and their musical quality to form the Turkey-Armenia Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Turkey-Armenia Youth Symphony Orchestra began rehearsals in Istanbul on July 5 and will perform free concerts at Büyükada and Boğaziçi University Garanti Cultural Centre

for the islanders and the students. Turkey-Armenia Youth Symphony Orchestra is expected to perform in Armenia in the Fall, following their Istanbul concert.

Born in Istanbul, Nvart Andressian earned the appreciation of composers and her colleagues from all around the world throughout her career of 40 years as an orchestra conductor.

As an expert in French music interpretation, Nvart Andressian acted as the conductor of Contemporary French Music Band “Polychromie” and as the art director of the “Polychromie” Contemporary Art Festival for 20 years in France. Andressian acted as the orchestra and choir conductor in National Lille Conservatory and as Music Director of Armenian State Opera and Tianjin Symphony Orchestra in China. Since 2005 Andressian teaches in Moscow Tchaïkovski State Conservatory.

The founding Musical Director of the Turkish National Youth Symphony Orchestra, Cem Mansur received his music education at City University in London, in Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he received Ricordi Conducting Award, and later in Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, where he studied under Leonard Bernstein. Mansur acted as the conductor of Istanbul State Opera between 1981 and 1989, has performed in concerts with many soloists and orchestras of worldwide fame; acted as the Primary Conductor in Oxford City Orchestra between 1989 and 1997. He was appointed as the Artistic Director of Akbank Chamber Orchestra in 1998. Mansur, who has led the interracial youth orchestra and festival in South Africa in 2007 and 2008, is President of the Ipswich Choral Society, the second oldest such institution in England. n

Istanbul to Host World-Famous Musicians in Summer 2010

Istanbul is welcoming music lovers this summer season.

Numerous world-famous musicians will give concert in 2010 summer.

Grammy-award winning folk musician Cesaria Evora, 6 times Grammy-nominated Akon, legendary American singersongwriter Bob Dylan, popular R&B artist Rihanna, Grammywinner legendary guitarist Eric Clapton, British singersongwriter Steve Winwood, electronic music duo Groove Armada, Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti, British trip-hop band Massive Attack, British electronica band Faithless, Irish rock band The Cranberries and world-wide known rock band U2 are some of the names that will meet with Turkish musiclovers this summer.

American heavy metal band Metallica, German band Rammstein, heavy metal band Slayer and rock band Alice in Chains took stage at the “Sonisphere Festival” held between June 25-27.

The concerts, which was begin by mid-May, will continue until the end of September.

Performances will mainly take place at Istanbul’s popular venues such as Cemil Topuzlu Acikhava Sahnesi, Turkcell Kurucesme Arena, Santralistanbul, Inonu Stadium, Macka Kucukciftlik Park and Ataturk Olympic Stadium. n

Turkish Music Rocked Audience in New York City The Central Park in New York City hosted the second Istanbulive Festival, which paid a tribute to late Arif Mardin, a renowned Turkish-American music composer and producer.

Arif Mardin’s son Joe Mardin said he was honoured to hear that the Istanbulive festival was held as a tribute to his father.

This year, Istanbul is being officially hailed as the European Capital of Culture. Coinciding with this prestigious honour, on Saturday, July 3, from 2pm to 7pm, Istanbulive II arrived at New York’s Central Park Summer Stage. For five hours, Turkey’s most exciting and daring contemporary artists,

whose music encompasses myriad East-meets-West sounds from Turkish rock to jazz, dance, pop and folk, took the stage live at the Central Park in NYC. Turkish musicians Şükriye Tutkun, Duman, İlhan Erşahin and Istanbul Sessions, Ozan Doğulu and Kenan Doğulu attended the festival.

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Cities of Mediterranean: The biennials of art from Athens, Istanbul and Marrakech in Sicily International Istanbul Biennial is proud to participate in “The Cities of the Mediterranean”, a project that will involve major Mediterranean cities in a series of events, aiming to highlight issues of identity and to represent the art, culture, economic and production systems of the region. The project is organized by Riso, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea della Sicilia, and the Fondazione Campania dei Festival, under an agreement between the Sicilian Region, the Region of Campania, and MISE (Ministry of Economic Development).

The exhibition “What Happens to the Hole When the Cheese Is Gone?” is in direct dialogue with the key themes and trajectories of the 11th Istanbul Biennial “What Keeps Mankind Alive”, but on the other hand, it also immediately suggests the dubiousness, and even the impossibility of recreating the original exhibition. “What Happens to the Hole When the Cheese Is Gone?” tries to oppose the idea of a Biennial overview. It rather proposes a kind of discontinued journey that reveals some of the crucial relations that took part in the process of its inception. The artists who are participating in the exhibition “What Happens to the Hole When the Cheese Is Gone?” are; Nevin Aladağ, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Yüksel Arslan, Zanny Begg, Lidia Blinova, Anna Boghiguian, KP Brehmer, CANAN, Etcétera, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Igor Grubi, Nilbar Güreş, Sharon Hayes, Hamlet Hovsepian, Sanja Ivekovi, Jesse Jones, Michel Journiac, Avi

Mograbi, Marina Naprushkina, Wendelien van Oldenborgh, Erkan Özgen, Trevor Paglen, Darinka Pop-Miti , Ruti Sela & Maayan Amir, Mladen Stilinovi, Jinoos Taghizadeh, What is to be done / Chto delat? n

Youth Sailors will compete in Turkey The Turkish National Sailing Team has unveiled the youth sailors that will represent Turkey at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship.

A total of 348 sailors and 253 boats from 63 countries are set to compete at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Istanbul from 8 - 17 July, 2010. The event has been held in 23 countries over the past 40 years, but it is the first time Istanbul has hosted the championship.

All the competition is in supplied equipment across eight events and all competitors must be under the age of 19 on 31 December of the year of the Championship. World champions will be identified for each event for both boy’s and girl’s divisions.

The Turkish National Sailing Team has been undertaking a comprehensive training programme and will get the chance to experience racing against the best youth sailors from 63 different countries.

The Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship is the world’s premier event for youth sailing. The regatta is one of the projects of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture.

The Youth Worlds are organized by Turkish Sailing Federation with the support of GSGM (General Directorate of Youth and Sports), Spor-toto Organizations, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Beyoglu Municipality.

The Opening Ceremony will take place in Haskoy on the former Galata Bridge on 9 July. Halic will have a great significance for the ceremony of Mixing Waters. Leaving the message of love, peace and unity, this meaningful ceremony will come true in Istanbul’s Antique Bay Halic by the pouring of the waters that are brought from each country by the participants.

The Championship will hold a festival of activities with music and entertainment at the event area next to the event village.

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coming from abroad, 350 on the water and shore based employees, more than 60 official boats for race management, 100 volunteers and 25 international media teams, television production teams and overseas publicity all providing a showcase for the city of Istanbul.

While ‘Volvo Ocean Race’ is the title sponsor of the Championship, the Championship in Istanbul is supported by Opet, I-Marine, Dati Holding, Atakoy Marine as co-sponsor, Shop&Miles, Garanti Emeklilik as support sponsors and Yatch Turkiye, Power FM as media sponsors.

Besides being current owner of the Volvo Trophy, The Champions of 2009, France has been the kings of the competition from the beginning of the Championship, winning the Volvo trophy 10 times, France is the record holder with a total of 62 medals, including 20 gold, 27 silver and 15 bronze.

Istanbul welcomes the opportunity to showcase the city by organising a successful sailing event and demonstrating the city’s ability to host more prestigious major events in the future. n

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Current World Archaeology Publishes First-Ever Special Issue on Turkey Current World Archaeology (CWA) has just published its first-ever special issue on Turkey, featuring all the latest greatest archaeological news from the country.

The June-July special issue, decorated with the Lycian tombs of Turkey on the front cover, opens with a feature on the ancient region of Lycia in Turkey and includes a Turkey-dedicated travel section and an archaeo round-up, all adorned with fantastic images of the archaeological sites. Turkey will also be featured on the CWA website. http://www.world-archaeology.com.

Dr Nadia Durrani, editor of CWA says: “ in addition to updates on iconic sites such as Troy and Ephesus, this sensational Special Issue, will also explore many much less well-known sites, such the coastal site of Myra - home to the 4th century bishop, St Nicolas (of Santa Claus fame) - and Arycanda, a gem of an ancient city set high in Turkey’s south-western mountains.”

Other features both cover the latest landmark discoveries in Turkey beginning in Yenikapi in Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010, and moving onto explore an array of compelling sites; in particular those on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list 2009 including the Lycia region, Perge, Sagalassos and Catalhoyuk - in addition to Turkey’s most recently excavated sites such as Metropolis and Laodikeia - not forgetting Turkey’s biggest and oldest excavation sites such as Ephesus, Troy and Caunos. Turkish and international experts and academics, including excavation directors, provide an unparalleled insight into these archaeological riches and cultural touristic highlights.

The travel section focuses on Olba, the archaeology-rich region of south-eastern Turkey between the Mediterranean and the Taurus Mountains, and the Lycian city of Arycanda in the southwest with its magnificent archaeology and panoramic views.

Dr Aysegul Gurgezoglu, Deputy Director of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK says: “We are delighted to be involved in this special issue of Current World Archaeology which highlights a side of Turkey that many are not fully aware of - a country brimming with archaeological treasures waiting to be explored from countless past civilisations and cultures.”

This special issue of Current World Archaeology also includes a fantastic not-tobe missed competition to win a cultural gulet cruise for two in western Lycia with

Peter Sommer Travels, leading provider of specialist archaeological tours, gulet cruises and private charters. The winners will join the Sailing Western Lycia cultural gulet cruise led by Dr Nigel Spivey, Lecturer in Classics at Cambridge University, between Saturday 25 September and Saturday 2 October 2010. n

In Brief * Meral Özçelik has been appointed Hilton Dalaman Resort & Spa as Sales and Okan Karadag

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Marketing Director. * Okan Karadağ has been appointed as General Manager to Mia Pera; the new business hotel of Istanbul’s historical Pera district. * Recep Özdemir named General Manager of Crowne Plaza Istanbul - Old City. * After 15 years at the BW The President Hotel in Istanbul, Gülseren Vatansever appointed as General Manager of the hotel. * Emrah Gültekin has been appointed as General Manager of Varan Tourism. * Başak Erel has been appointed to Rixos Hotels as Senior Vice President. * Tijen Günyol Dilber has been appointed to Martı Hotels as Assistant General Manager responsible from Sales and Marketing. * Can Girgin has been appointed Magic Life Marmaris as General Manager. * Turkey’s first and newest hotel; Double Tree By Hilton Hotel Moda appointed Yalçın Aydın as General Manager. * Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International appointed Asaad Farag as Director of Operations. * Günaç Gürkaynak has been appointed to Green Park Pendik as General Manager. * Berna Erdoğan has been appointed Sales Manager to Kaya Izmir Thermal & Spa Hotel which will open in August 2010.

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Kazakh Tourism Shows Growth at the KITF The 10th edition of Kazakhstan International Tourism & Travel Fair (KITF) organized at Almaty convention center April 2123. Representatives of governments, industry associations, embassies and the organizers of the exhibition attended the official opening ceremony with big interest.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Serik Seydumanov - Deputy of Governor in Almaty, said: “It has become a good tradition to holding the international tourism fairs on the hospitable land of Kazakhstan. For the tenth time Almaty hosts KITF visitors, to show them opportunities all over the country and to meet with domestic and foreign tourist companies. I am very glad that every year the event is more important and popular for the tourism professionals from Kazakhstan, Central Asia and Europe. “ Evgueni Nikitinsky - Adviser to the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan said, “According to the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan, tourism revenue in 2009 is increased by 5,3% and totaled to 78.191 billion tenge (in 2008, 74,239 billion tenge). During the year 2009, amount of inbound visitors fell by

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8.3% and recorded 4,330 million, number of domestic visitors has also decreased by 5,3% compared with the previous year and reported as 4.028 million. With regard to outbound tourism, the number of visitors exiting country is increased by 22,3% compared with 2008, and reached to 6.414 million people.

At its 10th anniversary, the number of exhibitors is increased by 9 times and total area is increased 27 times: from 300 square meters of the hotel Ankara (now InterContinental) to 8 000 square meters of modern exhibition center Atakent.

Moreover, a separate pavilion is introduced to national tourism organizations, where a central position is occupied by the stand of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan, and regional tourism offices.

About 500 companies from 36 countries represented at KITF 2010. 16 countries; Greece, Georgia, India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, UAE, Poland, Slovakia, Thailand, Turkey, Czech Republic, South Africa, South Korea attended KITF with their own stands. The increase in exhibitors and exhibition space confirms the strengthening of Kazakhstan’s positive image abroad and its involvement in the global tourism industry. n

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ATM-Dubai Arabian Travel Market 2010 presented Strength of the Industry Arabian Travel Market 2010 closed on a high note as four days of the Middle East’s premier travel and tourism event clearly reflected the industry’s built-up momentum for growth.

With significantly increased number of participants and visitors maximising every opportunity at further developing renewed business opportunities, brought about by steadily recovering economies previously affected by unfavourable global economic conditions, the show lived up to its billing as the most important to date.

Onsite statistics recorded an overall visitor increase of three percent; Arabian Travel Market also witnessed an increase in GCC visitors. Turkey registered the largest visitor increase amongst participating countries. Most importantly there was an increase in quality visitors with participants returning day after day to conduct business.

Turkey is promoted to the Middle East market with several hotels and travel agencies. Turkey’s city of Bursa attended ATM 2010 with its special stand which brings together city’s all tourism service companies; hotels, travel agencies, ski resorts, etc. Moreover, Bursa city organized a night at the Monarch Hotel and made a presentation of city’s offerings as

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well as served guests its famous Iskender kebab.

Almost all exhibitors of Turkey booth are delighted at participating in Arabian Travel Market. Having its own dedicated stand as a new-to-market exhibitor, Turkish Airlines used this year’s Arabian Travel Market participation to enhance its brand presence, raise further awareness and reach out to more clients. n

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Pow Wow Orlando The Orlando-based attraction made the announcement at the International Pow Wow 2010 week-long event, held May 15-19 at the Orange County Convention Center. Pow Wow brings together tourism destinations, businesses, organization and vendors from all over the world to showcase their products to media professionals, tour operators and tourism officials.

In just three days of intensive pre-scheduled business appointments, more than 1,000 U.S. travel organizations from every region of the USA (representing all industry category components), and close to 1,500 International and Domestic Buyers from more than 70 countries, had business negotiations that result in the generation of over $3.5 billion in future Visit USA travel.

International Pow Wow, Media Marketplace organized in two sessions with the sponsorship of CityPass. First on the morning session press visited participating U.S. Suppliers at their tables and on second session afternoon, U.S. Suppliers visited Press at their tables.

Suat Tore represented Focus on Travel News, New Focus Travel Magazine and MeeTurkey Incentive Magazine from Turkey attended the media marketplace.

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This year’s event included more than 450 media professionals and 5,100 attendees.

Next year’s event will be held in San Francisco from May 21-25. n

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Best Western CEO Congratulated Best Western Eresin Taxim Hotel Chairman of the Best Western International (BWI) - The World’s Largest Hotel Chain®, sent a congratulation letter to Best Western Eresin Taxim Hotel.

Throughout the year Best Western International recognizes its highest quality international hotels as recipients of the International Quality Award.

Best Western’s International Quality Award program has been developed to provide recognition for highly performing properties in quality and standards achieved during their quality assurance assessments.

Best Western Eresin Taxim Hotel, which underwent a major renovation last season, received Global Quality Award among 4100 Best Western International Hotels worldwide.

In 2009, according to the new technological developments, Best Western Eresin Taxim Hotel completely renovated its infrastructure, all rooms and public places. The hotel added new meeting rooms, pool, health club, Terrace Restaurant with magnificent Istanbul view, and two restaurants operating at the front garden.

Best Western Eresin Taxim Hotel received top points at all categories in 2010 quality assurance assessments checks, scores 995 in 1000-point scale, and was awarded by the Global Quality Award.

BWI Chairman David Kong sent a congratulations letter to the hotel management.

General Manager of Eresin Hotels; Müberra Eresin received their

award from Best Western Turkey Manager Nalan Turnalar. Mrs. Eresin said that the award they received, increase their motivation and convince them to increase their service quality that they already proud of.

Mrs. Eresin stated that it is difficult to keep up with the standards every year however their team is dedicated themselves to keep up with quality service. Mrs. Eresin added that she congratulated all who have contributed to the continued success. n

The Radisson Blu Resort, Sharjah Honored as Best Hotel in Sharjah

The Radisson Blu Resort, Sharjah proudly announces its status as Best Hotel in Sharjah as granted by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority.

The Sharjah Tourism Excellence Award ceremony took place at the Sharjah Equestrian Club on 28 April 2010, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qassimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah.

During the event, organized by the SCTDA, the resort was awarded the Best 5 star Hotel in Sharjah for 2009.

In addition, the resort was presented with a certificate in recognition of its efforts to support the SCTDA’s promotional activities during 2009.

The Sharjah Tourism Excellence Award aims to encourage all tourism establishments to follow international standards, to contribute to the development of the tourism sector in Sharjah, and to spread leadership standards that could help establishments and authorities in the Sharjah business community evaluate their performance.

Additionally, the award recognizes the accomplishments of the nominated hotels and resorts - those who run their operations with high levels of professionalism and quality, and raise the bar for services on offer to tourists and residents in the emirate of Sharjah.

The award was presented by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qassimi - Chairman of SCTDA to Mr. Basel Talal - General Manager of our hotel.

Al Qassimi said that the SCTDA is proud of the progress and efforts made in this regard, and that the authority is looking forward to taking huge strides and adding further successes.

“We are also proud of the efforts made by different government establishments and authorities in contributing and supporting the tourism sector and promoting the capital of Arabic culture as an international tourism destination,” he said.

Basel Talal comments, “I am delighted the hotel has received this prestigious award and believe this is a fitting way to acknowledge all of the hard work and efforts of the hotel team over the last year that has made us run our operations with high levels of professionalism and quality, while at the same time promoting the destination of Sharjah. It’s heartening to see that we have been recognised as a leader in the industry in Sharjah. The committed efforts of all staff are to be applauded” n

After Armani, now Gucci Opens a Hotel Fashion label Gucci will open a hotel after the opening of an Armani-branded luxury hotel in April in Dubai, UAE. Luxury hotelier Elisabetta Gucci, daughter to the fashion designer, is planning to open 40 hotels over the next 15 years in the Middle East, Far East and South America and aims to

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open its first hotel in Dubai at the end of the year.

The first hotel of Elisabetta Gucci Hotel & Resorts has been completed in Dubai and will be a 87-room boutique hotel.

The luxury hotel company is now looking forward to open its second hotel in China next year. n

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Divan Group Hotels became member of Preferred Hotel Group As the first chain hotel brand and the “Ecolé of Hotel Management” in Turkey, Divan Group continues to serve its customers the highest quality with individually exclusive service since 54 years, therefore still is the “LEGEND BRAND”.

To gain competitive power regarding international brand awareness, Divan Group is the first chain hotel in Turkey who became a member of “Preferred Hotel Group” with all its hotels.

About Preferred Hotel Group Celebrating 42 years of excellence, Preferred Hotel GroupTM is a leading global provider of high-performance sales, marketing and technology support to individually owned and operated hotels and resorts, with over 700 members in over 75 countries.

Established in 1968, Preferred Hotel Group today comprises of five distinct brands - Preferred Hotels® & Resorts, Preferred BoutiqueTM, Summit Hotels & ResortsTM, Sterling HotelsTM and Historic Hotels of Americas®.

Preferred Hotel Group provides unparalleled sales support through their team of nearly 50 dedicated sales professionals located in 28 offices around the world. Strong relationships in all market segments - leisure, corporate, and group - create substantial opportunities for member hotels. Also works closely with the best leisure agents in every region and organizations like Virtuoso®, Signature Travel Network, Ensemble Travel®, and American Express® Fine Hotels & Resorts. n

Doubletree Hotel Universal Orlando Becomes First Hotel in Orlando to Introduce PURE Allergy Friendly Rooms Doubletree Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando has announced that they have become the first hotel in the city to introduce PURE® Allergy Friendly Rooms.

This Doubletree location is setting a new standard by introducing an entire floor of 24 new PURE rooms which create an allergy-friendly environment and remove up to 98% of bacteria and viruses. Travelers who occasionally suffer from allergies and asthma can now enjoy the cleanest, freshest air in their rooms and enjoy a more restful sleep during their stay.

“The Doubletree Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando is proud to be the first hotel in Orlando to welcome the world’s travelers to enjoy an innovative guestroom experience where their stay with us will be ultra-comfortable, even if they have severe allergies or chemical sensitivities. The opening of our new PURE Rooms already are getting rave reviews and encouraging return stays,” says Bill Worcester, General Manager of The Doubletree Universal.

The Doubletree Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando offers corporate, convention and leisure travelers a winning combination of comfortable hotel accommodations and the

exceptional amenities of an upscale hotel. Whether visiting Orlando on business or a family vacation, this captivating Orlando hotel, with 742 guest rooms, delivers a refreshing blend of high-tech hospitality and sunny Florida personality in an enchanting lakeside setting. Experience the best of both worlds - a warm, friendly lodging environment, combining the comforts of home with the luxuries of a grand convention center hotel. n

The biggest tourism investment of Cyprus Cratos Premium Hotel & Casino

Cratos Premium Hotel & Casino, which aims to bring Las Vegas’s magical world, Paris’s tastes, Ibiza’s irresistible fun, and Bali’s tranquility under the same roof, will officially open on July 20 . Cratos Premium Hotel & Casino is located in Çatalköy - Kyrenia, Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.

The biggest tourism investment of Cyprus; both in Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and in Republic of Cyprus, Cratos Premium Hotel has 10 King suites, 410 premium rooms. The guest rooms are decorated in 35 different designs.

The hotel has 14 meeting rooms and a big ballroom. Beside the hotel’s main restaurant, guests can also dine at 14 fine dining and gourmet restaurants within the Cratos Premium. Guests can enjoy their stay at 24 hours open beach club and swim at the blue waters of Mediterranean. Cratos Premium’s 1 km long private beach will soon be the trendiest beach in Cyprus.

Do you love gambling in Las Vegas? You must see Cratos Casino where will serve its guests with over 250 slot machines, 35 live table games, and a big Jackpot where all tables are linked.

Management of the Cratos Casino is very ambitious with the technology used. They say “You may even see some games here that you will not find in many casinos in Las Vegas”.

Cratos Premium Hotel & Casino will give the best possible

service for its guests. Guests can be picked up from airport with luxurious vehicles including Rolls Royce, Hummers and Chrysler limousines, Bentley, Mercedes and Jaguar.

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

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Hotel Complex “OTRAR” with Tour Operator’s Licence.

Otrar hotel is located in the very center of Almaty, opposite the wonderful Panfilov Park, shopping area.

It is a 5-minute walk from “Akbota” Park which contains an amusement Central Park & City Zoo, 20 minutes to International airport and 5 minutes to railway terminal.

There are 161 comfortable rooms, equipped with airconditioners, en-suite bathrooms, telephones, satellite TV, refrigerators and mini-bars, hair dryers. All rooms provide access to Internet.

Services are: sauna with a swimming pool, beauty salon, barber’s shop, round-the-clock-currency exchange office, conference hall, guarded parking, personal safety lockers and cloak-room, business-centre, restaurant –offered an excellent choice of delicate dishes of National, European & Oriental cuisine.

Incoming & Marketing Department: Service along Silk Road; Visa support & Registration; Sight- seeing programs Almaty and outside; Hotels reservation and various tours in Kazakhstan and other CA countries; Transport services; Guide and guide- interpreter’ s services;

The €4 million Renovation of Hotel Sun Zeynep- Belek Hotel Sun Zeynep located in Belek; the most distinguished touristic region of Antalya has undergone massive renovation.

The hotel’s 120 rooms completely renovated with new bed and furniture, restaurants, bars, lobby, lobby terrace have undergone a complete renovation. Pool’s ceramic floor has been changed with marble floor and redecorated with teak wood border.

All carpets at the guest rooms and corridors in main building will restored with new ones.

All bathrooms at the guest rooms both in main building and at Bungalows will be changed.

A new swimming pool and a snack restaurant will be built at hotel’s left wing; at the area in front of the Bungalows.

There will be additions to the current ‘All Inclusive’ concept with new a ‘la carte restaurant, new services at restaurants.

After the second phase of renovation/developments the hotel will operate 12 months.

Hotel’s garden renewed with a new design and additionally a Japanese garden at the entrance will welcome guests of the hotel.

The €4 million renovation includes; A new Mini Club with a playground, WC for small children, sleeping rooms, cinema, computer room.

Guests can enjoy their time at newly built open air theater, at new comfortable seating groups near the beach and drink most exotic cocktails at the bar and dance till morning at the disco. The 300 sqm pier expanded to 650 sqm that will accommodate more guests to enjoy sea and sun.

The beach volley area is moved to activity area at the garden so that now hotel has almost a professional volleyball field.

The Spa and Wellness area in and out of the hotel building, Fitness Center and all equipment, hotel’s IT and internet infrastructure are completely renewed.

The congress center has also completely restored with new audio and video equipment, new carpets and wallpapers.

Hotel Sun Zeynep is also opened to 2010 summer season with new heating - air condition system, purification system,

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ventilation system. With all these changes Hotel Sun Zeynep continues to remain committed to the environment.

The second phase of renovation/developments will continue in winter season of 2010-2011. At the second phase, the name will change to “Zeynep Resort”. n

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MardinÕ s cultural diversity is further enriched by the deep-rooted culture of various communities including the oldest Christian community, the Suryani. Who can refuse to see a city of tolerance where ezan from mosques lives in brotherhood with church bells?

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ardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for its Arab-style architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria.

Mardin has a very mixed population, Kurds, Turks, Assyrian/Syriacs and Arabs all represent large groups. There is also a small Armenian community in the region.

The city is located on the slope of a hill looking down south to the Mesopotamian plains. Mardin is on the rail and highway routes connecting Turkey to Syria and Iraq.

According to a hearsay, the history of the city dates as far back as the Flood. The city lived under the rule of the Hurri-Mitani, Hittites, Surs, Babylonians, Persians, Romans, Arabs and the Seljuk Turks. Later, the Mardin branch of the Artuklu Kingdom called “Tabaka Ilgaziyye” was established and the city flourished during this time.

Historically many different names were used for Mardin. These include Erdobe, Tidu, Merdin, Merdo, Merdi, Merda, Merde, “Eagle’s Nest”, “Birds’ Nest”, Maridin and finally Mardin Mardin’s cultural diversity is further enriched by the deep-rooted culture of various communities including the oldest Christian community, the Suryani. Who can refuse to see a city of tolerance where ezan from mosques lives in brotherhood with church bells?

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different parts of the world. It is a candidate for UNESCO’s List of “Cities of World Heritage.” Submitting, protecting and transferring cultural richness for the next generations require a big importance Mardin has an enormous historical, cultural and architectural richness.

The fortress, Kasimiye Medresse, Zinciriye Medresse and Grand Mosque are important historical sites around the city. Other historical assets in the area worth seeing include Dayrul-Zeferan Monastery and Harizm Medresse. Dating from 1385, the Sultan Isa Medresse is an interesting, beautiful Turkish monument with its magnificent carved portal. The Kasim Pasa Medresse, is also significant for its dome of beautiful stonework and the Ulu (Grand) Mosque with its well-decorated minaret, is another sightseeing spot.

The best examples of Artutid architecture can be seen at Kiziltepe, 21 kilometers south of Mardin, with the 13th century Ulu Mosque with its fine mihrap relief and beautifully decorated portal.

At Hasankeyf which is on the borderline with Batman province, you will see the ruins of the ancient 12th century capital of the Artutids. The bridge which once connected the two parts of the city over the Tigris (Dicle) river and the palace, are others. Hasankeyf will be completely flooded when they will finish the nearby dam, a part of GAP Project.

The 15th century Zeynel Bey Mausoleum

Mardin, A City of

Tolerance nearby, is attractively decorated with blue tiles.

Deyr’ul Zafaran Monastery is a Syriac monastery 9 kilometers to the east of Mardin, built in the 9th century. At present, it is a visit place and a shelter for impoverished Syriacs. The monastery used to be a religious centre for the Syriac until 1932. One of the biggest of many monasteries existing in the region, Deyr’ul Zafaran has 52 Syriac Patriarchs buried here. The secret section for worshipping called “mahzen” is the oldest part of the monastery. The monastery was enlarged with additional sections built later.

Around the structures which form a trinity with Deyr’ul Zafaran, Church of Virgin Mary and Mar Yakup Monastery, there are three fortresses built for protecting the trinity.

Mar Yakup Monastery derives its name from a priest (Marislium). It was later known as “Marevgan Monastery”. According to a hearsay, Marbinyamin, one of the heralds of the east had the bones of his oldest disciple buried here. The monastery was also knows as “Marhonesya” for a time.

The museum is housed in the former patriarchate constructed in 1895 by the Patriarch of Antakya, Ignatios Benham Banni.

Now restored to its original condition, the building houses collections dating from 4000 BC up to the present day and representing the Assyrian, Urartian, Hellenistic, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Artuklu and Ottoman periods. Pottery, seals, cylinder seals, coins, lamps, figurines, teardrop

bottles, and jewelry are among the many and fascinating exhibits.

Mardin has preserved the old-style carving in its houses. Since located in a volcanic area, the basic input used in local architecture is easily workable calcareous rock. Houses in Mardin, reflecting all features of a closed-in life style are surrounded by 4 meters high walls and isolated from the street. These walls also provide protection from harsh climatic conditions.

Houses have their separate sections for males and females and mostly have no kitchen.

The most important feature of these houses is the stone craftsmanship called “Midyat Work”. Doors, windows and small columns are dressed with arches and various motif.

The central settlement was given the status of urban site area in 1979. Above the house doors are carved pictures of the Kaaba if the owner has made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and the door knockers have a distinctive form resembling the beaks of birds. Often the lanes run through arched tunnels beneath the upper floors of houses. Relief carvings of animals and fruit lend the city a dream-like character, and the modern world seems to fade away.

Syrian Orthodox gold and silver smiths whose work is famous throughout the country still practice their craft here, their workshops side by side with those of Muslim copper smiths.

Along with the buildings themselves, it is to be hoped that this living culture can also be preserved.

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Midyat

There are also other opinions about the inhabitants of these villages talking in Mahalmic Language. According to an opinion, Midyat is historically important town of Mardin. This name is these are from “cengaver” and fighter Benihal Tribes living in used to mean the land and mountain of the warshippings. the Desert Necef . And it has believed that they are Turks from There are different opinions about the foundation and name of Middle Asia. Memun following a conquering and defending the province. According to some sources the name of province policy by placing them in the Midyat Region between Cizre and means “mirror” coming from a combination of Arabic Persian on Mardi had Midyat Mosque and Derizbin(Acırlı) mosque built.

Suryanic language after lots of changes.

According to Prof. H.Hollerwegar, a lot of villages of Mhalmoye According to another opinion ,the name “Midyat” comes from in the east of Mardin and west of Midyat accepted Islam after “Matiate” which means the land of the caves. Thinking about this Christianity in 1209. opinion , say that the name “Matiate” is on Asur prescriptions in In the 11th century Artuk State widened and invaded Halep the 9th century B.C. Paralel to this opinion, it’s said that “Elath” in west , Musul and Bitlis in east, Harput(Elazığ) in north and land showing that caves were the first places of living in Midyat Darzuru in south. And Midyat lived its most comfortable times (The place Ziyaret - Nesire 3 kms distant to Midyat and near because of being a land between Mardin and Hasankeyf. At Acırlı Municipility) has been here since Romans. those times Derizbin (Acırlı) village was the centre of the region.

This information is included about the history of the province in The authors of Derizbin used to rule as a commonplace related he Mardin Annual of 1973 ; Eti Turks coming from Middle Asia to Artukoğulları, Midyat was conquered by the Ottoman Army to Anatolia, inhabited in the land between Dicle and Fırat rivers ruled by Bıyıklı Memet Paşa in 1535 after Mervanis and Eyyubi. called Mesopotamia (in about 2000 B.C) while passing into the Midyat became a province in 1810 and then Cevat Paşa Mosque region they built a large land of caves and raised their animals and Ulu Mosque were built at that time. here. The caves under Midyat were used as shelters in that times.

According to the general census in 2000; the population of There are connections between these caves.Then Komuk Turks the province is 56.669 in the centre, 71.416 in the villages the vanguard inhabitant of Middle Asia Turks inhabited in this and totally 128.085. In recent years, an intensive amount of region . the people in the villages and migrating to the centre of the Komuks in this region fought with Asurs for years.It’s determined province. that Asurs conquered this region for few times. But this invasions Dara Ruins didn’t last for long and they had to go back. As a matter of fact Komuks were dominant in this case in the period of the Asur The ruins are in the village of Oğuz, 30 km to the southeast of Ruler Tiglatninip. The region was invaded by different nations in Mardin city center. Once one of the most important cities in the years between 500-100 B.C. Makedonians, Persians, Romans antique Mesopotamia, the site now hosts a tiny village. It is also ruled in this region Midyat was really inhabited or founded as a the location of the battle between Alexander the Great and Dara. region in the period of Selefkus(the years in 180 B.C.) The antique city was founded by Darayovasi, a Persian Ruler and Christianity was the dominant religion till the 5th century A.D. in later changed hands between the Persians and Romans. the 6th century, the Arabian rushes began after the spreading of Islam, and the armies of Halid Bin Velid conquered the region.

It’s seen there were movings for development in the period of Arabics .A large number of the villages in Midyat were founded in the period of Harun El Resid. Harun El Resid placed an army which is a combination of Turk - Arabic rations and formed by his son Memun on 100 station houses began the old way of Cizre-Mardin. Mahalmies was born after this case. The name “Mahalmi” used to call the villages around Midyat comes from that. Mahalmi means 100 districts ,100 lands,100 encampments, and today those old villages on the way to Baghdad speaking a language called Mahalmic language consist of Turkish Suryanic language and particularly Arabic. These villages are Söğütlü, Şenkay, Acırlı, Çavuşlu, Sarıkaya , Gelinkaya, Düzgeçit , Ovabaşı ,Ziyaret, Estel Part, Yolbaşı, Sarıkay, Düzova, Yayvantepe, Eğlence and Delitli.

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Creative Germany Promoted in Istanbul Chief Executive Officer of German National Tourist Board; Petra Hedorfer was in Istanbul June 15, 2010 to promote Germany.

Mrs. Hedorfer said according to World Travel Monitor 4,4 million Turkish citizens traveled abroad and 1,25 million of those visited Germany in 2009. 57% of Turkish travelers visited Germany for holiday, 24% of them for business and 19% for visiting relatives. Hedorfer also stated that there is an increase of 8,7% increase in accommodations first 3 months of 2010.

In 2009 Turkish travelers visited cities like Cologne, Dusseldorf, Bayern and Hessen.

Mrs. Hedorfer aims to promote Germany with its creativity, culture, design, and fashion. n

Bulgarians’ Travels Abroad Slump By 50% in Q1 2010 The trips of Bulgarians abroad during the first quarter of 2010 have been 853 700, the National Statistics Institute data shows.

The data was published Monday and reveals that compared to the same period of 2009, the number of trips is down over 32%. The number of trips abroad is down over 50%, while of those inside the country - down over 30%..

The majority of people, who traveled inside the country or abroad, went on vacation (29%) or to visit friends and relatives (52%).

46% of all travelers, who took personal trips, and 59% of the business travelers are people between 25 and 44 years of age. Only 7% of those above 65 took personal trips.

When traveling locally and abroad during the first quarter of

2010, Bulgarians spent most money on transportation - 31% and 33% respectively followed by food - 30% of all expenditures.

During the first three months of 2010, each person had spent an average of BGN 123 for personal trips inside the country and BGN 702 for trips abroad. The expenses for business trips are BGN 117 and BGN 982 respectively.

Meanwhile, also on Monday, the Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Ivo Marinov, announced that despite the crisis, there are hotels that have stopped accepting reservations for the summer because they are fully booked.

The Ministry forecasts a 5% growth of tourism during the summer of 2010, compared to last year’s summer season.

Marinov expects a “difficult, but profitable” summer. n

World Travel Awards European Nominees Unveiled The World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony is taking place in October but the fight is just beginning to make it on to the coveted winners’ platform.

Described as the ultimate achievement for any European company, more than 1,000 travel brands are competing to be the best. Voting has opened and nominees are now campaigning hard with agents and industry executives to win support.

Regional winners will go forward to compete in the World Travel Awards 2010 Grand Final in London, when they will be up against some of the finest travel operators in the world, consistently demonstrating excellence in every aspect of their business.

World Travel Awards, now in its 17th year, is a major driver of supreme quality standards within the global travel and tourism industry, encouraging excellence in everything from product innovation, creativity and staff training to customer service and overall performance The European nominees are among 5,000 nominated companies, spread across more than 1,000 categories, including airlines, cruise companies, destinations, resorts and hotels in over 160 countries.

Graham E. Cooke, Founder and President, World Travel Awards, said: “We have been overwhelmed with the tremendous response to self nominations this year, which have grown a phenomenal 50 per cent on 2009.”

“Europe in particular is always highly contested. After a

rigorous selection procedure, successful nominees must now continue to demonstrate what exactly it is that sets them apart from the rest.

“Nominees will now focus on a hard-fought campaign, canvassing industry professionals for their support. Success at World Travel Awards is proven to bring considerable honours, prestige and significant commercial benefits so let battle commence!!”

Europcar, Adam & Eve Hotels, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Virgin Atlantic Airways were amongst companies who triumphed during the World Travel Awards European regional ceremony last year.

In the Europe categories, Lufthansa won the award for Europe’s Leading Airline and Marriott Hotels Resorts & Suites took the coveted title of Europe’s Leading Hotel Brand.

Meanwhile Europe’s Leading Destination went to Lisbon, Portugal. Carlson Wagonlit Travel was also successful, presented with Europe’s Leading Travel Management Company while Viajes Iberia won the title of Europe’s Leading Travel Agency. Virgin Atlantic Airways won Europe’s Leading Marketing Campaign for their ‘25 Years Still Red Hot’ campaign. A number of national category awards were also presented throughout the evening.

Winners of this years Europe Ceremony will be announced at the the Rixos Premium Belek, located in Antalya, Turkey - the pearl of the Mediterranean on Friday 1 October. The exclusive-all Inclusive luxury beach resort guarantees the very highest standards and has resulted in the resort being nominated for Europe’s Leading Resort, Turkey’s Leading Beach Resort and Leading Hotel in this year’s World Travel Awards. n NewFocus July/August’2010

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TAT Announces Tourism Promotion Strategy for 2011 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced its promotional strategy for 2011 along with several initiatives designed for specific market segments.

For next year, TAT will still use the highly successful “Amazing Thailand” theme. It will be enhanced with the new tag line “Always Amazes You” to reinforce the many aspects of “Thainess” that are so appealing to visitors from all over the world. Some 15.5 million international tourist arrivals will be targeted for 2011, generating approximate revenue of 600 billion Baht (18.5 billion USD.), an increase of 9 percent from last year and the domestic tourism sector expects to have 91 million trips with revenue of 432 billion Baht (13.3 billion USD.), a rise of 3 percent from last year.

The “Amazing Thailand” theme has gained worldwide recognition, as it built up the country’s strong brand and positioning as a destination that offers tremendous value-formoney, a unique culture, and a wide variety of experiences to visitors. This theme is being complemented by the “Always Amazes You” tag line to reinforce the concept of “Thainess” - that makes the Kingdom a truly exceptional destination and differentiates it from other countries, as well as have confidence in travelling to Thailand for their holidays and business meetings.

“For 2011, we will build on Thailand’s many traditional strengths as a preferred tourist destination by branching out into new market segments such as green and sustainable tourism,” said Mr Suraphon Svetasreni, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. “We will also expand traditional channels into more online and social media activations, reaching the next generation of visitors who have a desire for more interesting and stimulating travel experiences.”

Outreach via traditional and social media channels The TAT’s marketing campaigns for 2011 will be highly visible worldwide through traditional promotional channels including TV commercials and vignettes, print advertising, out-of-home media, brochures, and posters. There will also be an increased use of celebrity marketing, inviting popular actors, and sports figures to major events in Thailand, while also encouraging the movie industry to consider Thailand as a shooting location.

In the new media space, TAT will reach the younger demographic of travellers using social media; such as, an Amazing Thailand video channel on YouTube featuring short documentaries, more use of E-Books and E-Brochures, an iThai application to get Thai tourism updates on iPhone, and an Internet Call Centre that visitors can contact via computer.

We will also build on the member network of the Thailand Fan Club that has already been established in our Europe and Middle East markets.

Positive signs for the tourism sector in 2011 There are many positive indicators of a promising year for Thai tourism in 2011. They include the stabilization of the Thai political situation, with foreign governments easing their travel warnings about Thailand. Recent surveys of tourists in Thailand showed there is still a very positive attitude towards Thailand, with them considering it a friendly, exciting, and welcoming place with a lot of variety.

Other positive indicators for the coming year include economies around Asia showing steady improvement, with countries such as India and Australia showing solid signs of growth. This is especially promising for short-haul markets such as India, China and Indonesia, which have large populations of potential visitors just a few hours away.

The airline industry is also demonstrating its confidence in Thailand with new flights added from key markets; such as,

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Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam to Thailand.

The “Amazing Thailand - Always Amazes You” campaign will focus on specific activities that are popular with visitors from Asian markets. The value that Thailand offers to shoppers will be highlighted through the “Amazing Thailand Shopping Paradise” campaign. The foundation of this campaign is the “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale,” which will see even more activities and special offers from participating department stores. TAT will more actively engage target markets through their local media and support for tour companies to sell holiday shopping packages.

There will be ongoing promotion of Thailand’s strength as a shopping destination. TAT will arrange for media familiarization visits to the country’s leading shopping areas. It will also work with major department stores to offer discount coupons to distribute to tourists and tour companies that offer shopping packages.

Given the popularity of golf among Asian visitors, TAT will also highlight Thailand’s hundreds of world-class golf courses. The “Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise” campaign will include the “Thailand Golf Invitation TAT 50th Anniversary Golf Tournament.” Marketing activities will include support for TV golf programmes, new promotional materials to highlight Thailand as a preferred golf destination, joint marketing, and support for “Golf Package” sales with tour companies and golf magazines; bringing leading golf columnists to Thailand so they can experience Thailand’s golf courses first hand, and inviting media to visit the Golf Travel Mart.

The “5 Asian Tigers Golf Tournament” will be hosted especially for the East Asia markets. Related activities include arranging a golf inspection trip for travel agents and media to try out golf courses in Chiang Mai and throughout the northern region during May 2011. Seminars and golf tournaments for consumers will also take place around this time.

To appeal to the growing market of environmentallyconscious travellers, TAT will introduce the “Go Green, Go Thailand” campaign. It will bring travel agents and media to the Kingdom to survey Green Destinations, check out Green Label products, and join conservation activities such as planting trees and preserving coral reefs. They will also be invited to join the Thailand Eco and Adventure Travel Mart 2011.

“In addition to focusing on restoring Thai tourism for the remainder of this year, TAT is working closely with Thailand’s travel sector to develop products and marketing initiatives that will sustain tourism over the long term. We will announce many more initiatives during the coming months that will help to ensure we meet the country’s tourism targets for 2011,” concluded Mr Suraphon.

For domestic tourism, the TAT plans to establish a new dimension in terms of value and understanding among Thai people about the important contribution their domestic travel makes to the Thai economy. By making domestic tourism an integral part of Thai people’s lives, the TAT hopes to shift the perception of Thai travellers and tourism owners and operators alike to a new awareness that will lead to sustainable tourism. The core tourism values that TAT aims to build are travel with awareness (pride); travel with creativity (gain new ideas and perspectives); travel together (to encourage unity and respect for diversity); travel with understanding (gain knowledge and wisdom); and travel by the heart (feel love and cherish the amazing moments). n

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TTM - The Biggest Travel Business to Business Opportunity With cooperation between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Thai tourism industry, Thailand has the honour to be the host of the largest B2B event ‘Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion’ (TTM+ GMS).

The event, first organised in 2001, has the uttermost objective to promote the tourism and service business in Thailand and its Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) counterparts. Small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) have also been supported on the international stage with their products on offer. The major markets include Europe, South East Asia, Eastern Asia, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as emerging ones; such as, the CIS countries, Eastern Europe, Middle East, South America, and South Africa.

TAT is pleased to invite applicants from all over the world to participate in the Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2010. Application forms can be found on the official website only from 4 January - 31 March 2010. In this period, over 400 booths are available for travel operators and service businesses across Thailand and the GMS countries. The 10 business categories arranged for the event are Hotels and Resorts, Tour Operators and Travel Agents, Eco and Adventure, Wellness and Spa, Airlines, Entertainment/ Theme Parks/Culture Products, Golf Courses, Associations, Other Travel Services and the Greater Mekong Subregion/ NTOs .

For the year 2010, the Thailand Travel Mart Plus is scheduled to be held on 8-10 September, at IMPACT Convention Center (Hall 9), Muang Thong Thani, focusing on trade and business talks among operators and participants. Moreover, as an added bonus, TTM+ buyers and media can also enjoy a full range of post tours from 5 June onwards, showcasing Thailand’s worldrenowned natural beauty and rich cultural heritage.

With cooperation between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Thai tourism industry, Thailand has the honour to be the host of the largest B2B event ‘Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion’ (TTM+ GMS).

The event, first organised in 2001, has the uttermost objective to promote the tourism and service business in Thailand and its Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) counterparts. Small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) have also been supported on the international stage with their products on offer. The major markets include Europe, South East Asia, Eastern Asia, the

United States, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as emerging ones; such as, the CIS countries, Eastern Europe, Middle East, South America, and South Africa.

TAT is pleased to invite applicants from all over the world to participate in the Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2010. Application forms can be found on the official website only from 4 January - 31 March 2010. In this period, over 400 booths are available for travel operators and service businesses across Thailand and the GMS countries. The 10 business categories arranged for the event are Hotels and Resorts, Tour Operators and Travel Agents, Eco and Adventure, Wellness and Spa, Airlines, Entertainment/ Theme Parks/Culture Products, Golf Courses, Associations, Other Travel Services and the Greater Mekong Subregion/ NTOs .

For the year 2010, the Thailand Travel Mart Plus is scheduled to be held on 8-10 September, at IMPACT Convention Center (Hall 9), Muang Thong Thani, focusing on trade and business talks among operators and participants. Moreover, as an added bonus, TTM+ buyers and media can also enjoy a full range of post tours from 5 June onwards, showcasing Thailand’s worldrenowned natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. n

World’s Biggest Global Healthcare Congress in September The Medical Tourism Association (MTA) is pleased to announce the creation of a Spa and Wellness Track at the 3rd Annual World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, September 22-24th, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

MTA, in response to the growing $2 trillion global wellness industry, has expanded its offering. A dedicated Spa and Wellness Tract will cover innovative topics presented by industry leaders in order to help bridge the gap between traditional healthcare and wellness. Topics include integrative medicine, corporate health, global spa trends, special interest products and investment opportunities. With a focus on education, networking and pre-arranged business meetings and social events, attendance is projected to be 2,000 delegates from 60 counties.

Camille Hoheb, Spa and Wellness Conference Chair explains, “There is an extraordinary opportunity to explore new models with new partnerships between spas, healthcare providers, insurance companies and employers. Consumers now perceive their well-being as a ‘need’ rather than a ‘want’

- and with corporations understanding the importance for a healthy workforce, wellness tourism is on the rise -and has not yet reached its potential.”

Individuals are encouraged to submit proposals that focus on the following categories: 1) Integrative Medicine 2) Spas and Corporate Health/Workplace Wellness 3) Economic Development 4) Market Segmentation /Branding.

5) Insurance Opportunities 6) Special Interest (disabled, geriatric, retirement). The Spa and Wellness Tract call for papers closes July 20th 2010.

About the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress Where ~ Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California When ~ September 22-24, 2010 What to Expect ~ · Up to 2,000 Delegates representing 60 countries · More than 10,000 Pre-Arranged Networking Meetings · Up to 150 Exhibitors and Sponsors · Cocktail Receptions and Entertainment each Night NewFocus July/August’2010

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UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at WTM The fourth and largest-ever UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at World Travel Market will for the first time conclude with a Statement of Intent outlining the future direction of the travel and tourism industry.

The tourism ministers attending this year’s November 9 summit - Shaping a Stronger Travel and Tourism Industry Governance and business models for the future - will agree their plan and direction for the industry for the next 12 months.

It will be the first time global travel ministers agree a set of actions and principles for the future of the industry.

The UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at WTM is poised to be the largest ever surpassing last year’s record of 147 ministers and aides.

The ministers and aides will be joined by senior business leaders from the industry to help agree the future direction for travel and tourism. Last year, private sector speakers included Thomas Cook Chief Executive Manny FontenlaNovoa.

“The 2010 Ministers’ Summit provides a crucial platform for public and private stakeholders to address current

global challenges” said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. “This is a unique opportunity for ministers from around the globe to share experiences and set the outline for the future of the industry” he added.

World Travel Market Chairman Fiona Jeffery said: “The UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at World Travel Market remains extremely significant for travel and tourism this year.

“This year’s Statement of Intent, agreed by the largest ever meeting of tourism ministers, aides and leading private sector representatives makes the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at WTM even more central to the future success of the travel industry.

“As WTM is the premiere global event for the travel industry, it is the ideal business environment for this far reaching and critical meeting, the outcome of which will set the agenda for the following 12 months.

Also for the first time this year, World Travel Market will host the WTM Ministerial Evening at the prestigious St.Paul’s Cathedral, London. The exclusive evening will host Tourism Ministers and Senior Aides from around the world and will offer entertainment from a leading London West End musical production.

The UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at WTM takes place at ExCeL, London on Tuesday 9 November 2010 n

Visitor Arrivals to Asia - Pacific Grew by 10% PATA The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) released the preliminary Asia and the Pacific1 international visitor arrivals figures for the months of April and May 2010, showing year-on-year growth in arrivals of seven per cent and 16% respectively. For the first five months of 2010, international visitor arrivals to the region grew by a robust 10% as compared to the same period last year.

The improving global economic environment continued to boost overall travel demand in April and May. However, there was a noticeable impact on air travel caused by the ash cloud from Iceland’s volcanic eruption, which dampened arrival flows to and from Europe. Growth was much stronger in May with the end of the ash cloud problem in Europe and the Labour Day holiday in China (PRC); however, it must be remembered that this monthly comparison is against a lower arrivals base in May 2009 when the travel industry, already down from the global recession, was hit further by the spread of the A (H1N1) flu.

International arrivals to South Asia2 grew by four per cent and 19% in April and May respectively, with the continuously improving safety and security situation helping to boost arrivals to the sub-region. Sri Lanka, one year on from the end of the decades-long civil war, continues to record robust growth in arrivals in April and May, at year-on-year rates of 47% and 42% respectively.

For the first five months of the year, arrivals to South Asia surged 15%; the fastest in terms of rate of growth among the sub-regions under review.

Arrivals to Southeast Asia grew by better than eight per cent year-on-year for both the months of April and May; comparatively slower than that seen in the first three months of the year, but robust nonetheless. Some

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slowdown – albeit marginal - can be attributed to the ash cloud disruption in April and the political turmoil in Thailand that negatively impacted visitor arrivals to the Kingdom, which were down by 0.2% and 13% in April and May respectively. With the exception of Thailand, arrivals to other Southeast Asian destinations remained robust.

Overall, the sub-region recorded year-on-year growth of 13% in the first five months of the year.

The largest sub-region in terms of visitor volumes, Northeast Asia3, registered a steady growth of seven per cent during April and a massive 19% increase during May. This has been supported by the large and robust intraregional flows within Mainland China and the two SARs of Hong Kong and Macau, as well as the growing popularity of Chinese Taipei as a nearby destination. Equally impressive was the growth in international arrivals to Japan which surged 26% and 49% in April and May respectively.

Japan is currently enjoying a period of buoyant recovery, recording six consecutive months of double-digit growth in arrivals since December last year, following a long slump.

Overall, growth in international arrivals to Northeast Asia reached 10% for the first five months of the year.

Among the sub-regions, only the Pacific recorded overall declines in visitor numbers in April and May. Arrivals to Australia and New Zealand were down by six per cent and four per cent respectively for those two months, as the ash cloud disruption negatively impacted arrivals from Europe.

The majority of the smaller Pacific island destinations also recorded declines in arrivals in April. Apart from the Northern Marianas, Palau and Tuvalu, growth in arrivals to the Pacific remained sluggish in May. For the first five months of 2010, visitor arrivals to the Pacific grew by a modest two per cent as compared to the same period last year. n

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Gazipasa Airport Welcomes Its First Scheduled Flight Gazipaşa Airport - Alanya, operation for which was taken over by TAV Airports Holding in 2007 for a period of 25 years, receives its first scheduled flight.

On 12, 2010, Gazipaşa Airport, whose construction commenced in 1991, received flight BRJ600 operated by Borajet Airlines, welcoming its first ever scheduled flight.

Passengers arriving on the ATR 72 aircraft owned by BoraJet Airlines, leaving Istanbul at 11:20 and arriving at Gazipaşa Airport around 12:50, were welcomed by TAV Gazipaşa officials.

As part of its welcoming ceremony, TAV Gazipaşa officials received the BoraJet flight bearing a seating capacity of 66

with a water arch, a tradition in the aviation industry, and greeted the first passengers at Gazipaşa Airport and the crew with flowers. General Director of Borajet Airlines Kadir Peker, local officials, representatives of political and nongovernmental organizations, and numerous institutions and tourism agencies that have contributed to the development of tourism in the region were among the first passengers that arrived at Gazipaşa Airport on Borajet Airlines.

Gazipaşa Airport, which will be operated by TAV Gazipaşa until July, 2034, has the capacity to serve 500,000 passengers annually. It includes a terminal building located in an area of 2,144 sq. m. and a car park with a capacity of 150 cars.

On August 21, 2007, TAV Airports Holding was granted the right to operate Antalya Gazipaşa Airport upon its bid to operate the airport against the yearly lease charge of 50,000 US Dollars + VAT; with submission of 65% of the revenue generated from operation activities to the government. The airport has gained significant importance with the recent acceleration in the growth of Turkey’s aviation industry and is expected to make a great contribution to the development of Turkey’s tourism sector. n

EGYPTAIR and Turkish Airlines Cooperation In their continuous process of providing more options for their customers, EGYPTAIR and Turkish Airlines signed an agreement to enhance their existing code share strategic cooperation by adding new city pairs starting June 19th 2010.

The agreement shall add more benefits to the customers of both carriers and will increase the transfer traffic in both carriers’ hubs Cairo and Istanbul.

EGYPTAIR’s customers will reach new markets on Turkish Airlines network from Alexandria to Istanbul with the commencement of four weekly flights. Moreover, EGYPTAIR will place its code on Turkish Airlines flights between Istanbul and Alamaty in Kazakhstan.

Both carriers now operate a total to 31 weekly flights between Cairo and Istanbul and 4 flights from Alexandria.

The cooperation between both carriers is planned to cover further international destinations in the near future. Passengers of EGYPTAIR and Turkish Airlines will benefit from the mutually coordinated timetables with more flight possibilities and convenient connections between Egypt and Turkey. These services can be booked through EGYPTAIR call center and travel agent worldwide.

Eng. Hussein Massoud, chairman and CEO of EGYPTAIR Holding Company declared that “We are committed to offer our customers greater flexibility when planning their travel itineraries. We are pleased to announce the expansion of the existing code share agreement with Turkish Airlines, our Star Alliance partner “ He added that “This step is in the scope of our network expansion strategy and we will continue to add more benefits to EGYPTAIR’s customers n

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Turkey’s Atlasjet Becomes Partner of Cyprus Turkish Airlines Atlasjet Airlines of Turkey has become the management partner of Cyprus Turkish Airlines (KTHY) as of June 21.

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk said that KTHY had some financial problems and needed a management partner. Kucuk said Atlasjet’s bid was accepted by KTHY and became 50 percent management partner of KTHY for five years.

On the other hand, the civil aviation authority of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has suspended all

flights conducted by the country’s national air carrier.

Commenting on the suspension of the flights of KTHY which has been having financial problems lately, Turkish Cypriot Transportation Minister Ersan Saner said the airline company’s planes would be kept at Ercan Airport.

Meanwhile, following the suspension of flights, Hava-Sen, Union of Workers of the Turkish Cypriot Air Carrier, started a strike at Ercan Airport early on Tuesday. All air carrier flights to Ercan Airport are affected by the strike.

It is reported that KTHY currently owed nearly 40 million USD to the Turkish Cypriot Civil Aviation Department. n

Tailwind Airlines Received 5th Aircraft 2009, Tailwind, which is the youngest airline in Turkey with Turkish-English partners, brought its fifth aircraft leased from ILFC firm. With the aircraft of Boeing 737400 type that landed on İstanbul Atatürk Airport at 4:00 am on the date 12.06.2010, Saturday, Tailwind Airlines has fulfilled the condition of fifth plane to organize scheduled flights. Controlled by engineer Eray Kurum and technicians Nejdet Yılmaz and Hüseyin Yılmaz from Tailwind Airlines in America, plane with TC-TLE registry was brought by Captain Pilots Muhsin Akgün and Salim Gönüç.

Expanding its crew Continuing to grow by bringing its fifth plane to Turkey, Tailwind Airlines also expands its crew. Looking for experienced woman cabin attendants, who can speak English and German, Tailwind Airlines has provided employment to 212 people within one year, since the date it was established.

Turkey’s youngest airline Tailwind received its fifth aircraft.

Organizing flights from notable Touristic cities in Leased from ILFC The Boeing 737-400’s technical acceptance turkey such as İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bodrum and Antalya, was done by Tailwind’s engineer Eray Kurum technicians Tailwind Airlines’ routes include Germany, Belgium, Bosnia Hasan Satılmış and Necdet Yılmaz in USA. Herzegovina, Holland, Italy, Spain, Israel, Iran, Switzerland Obtained flight permission and initiated its flights in May and Hungary. n

Turkish National Air Carrier to Buy New Airbus A330-200 Aircraft Turkish Airlines (THY) has announced that it would purchase a new Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

Releasing a statement on Friday, THY said its new passenger plane would be delivered in July 2011.

Based in Istanbul, Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing and prosperous airlines in the world. It carries approximately 25 million passengers a year and it flies to 120 international and 37 domestic destinations with its 159 planes.

The airline’s main base is at Ataturk International Airport, with secondary hubs at Esenboga International Airport, Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and Adnan Menderes Airport. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, THY carried 17 million, 19.7 million, 22.5 million and 25.1 million passengers with total revenues of US$2.23, US$3.0, US$4.5, and US$4 billion, respectively.

THY posted 387 million Euro of profit in 2009, becoming the top five airline companies following Air China and Ryan Air in the world that recorded the highest profit in 2009.

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The airline is currently the sponsor of FC Barcelona, Manchester United soccer teams and Greek basketball club Maroussi, as well as 2010 Euroleague-Final Four organization. n

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Air Arabia Announces Q1 - 2010 net Profit of AED 50 Million Air Arabia (PJSC), the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, announced its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2010, demonstrating continued profitability during a period characterised by lower yields among airlines worldwide.

Air Arabia’s net profit for the three months ending March 31, 2010, stood at AED 50 million, a decline of 51 per cent compared to AED 103 million in the corresponding period in 2009. This decline in profitability was in line with global trends of the aviation industry performance represented by the increase in fuel cost as well as continuous pressure on yield margins.

In the first quarter of this year, Air Arabia posted a turnover of AED 482 million, an increase of 4 per cent compared to AED 463 million in the same period of 2009.

The airline served 1.03 million passengers in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 9.2 per cent compared to 951,000 passengers in the same period last year. In the three months ending March 31, 2010, Air Arabia’s average seat load factor - or passengers carried as a percentage of available seats - stood at an impressive 80 per cent, sustaining the carrier’s performance from the previous period.

“We are glad with the positive results Air Arabia posted in the first quarter of this year,” said Adel Ali, Board Member and Group Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia. “The lingering impact of the global financial crisis and the rise in fuel cost continues to affect the profitability of airlines worldwide as a result of continuous dilution in yields versus market over capacity. Nevertheless, Air Arabia posted appealing profits for this quarter and maintained its positive

growth in passenger numbers.”

“As we continue to chart our growth path, including the upcoming launch of service from our third hub in Egypt, Air Arabia remains committed to excellence across its operations, and providing its customer best value for money.”

Air Arabia currently provides service to 60 destinations

across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia from its hubs in UAE and Morocco. The low-cost carrier will shortly introduce service across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region through Air Arabia “Egypt,” the carrier’s Alexandriabased joint venture company formed in cooperation with the Travco Group, the Middle East’s largest travel and hospitality group. n

Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ Takes Off the Skies Air Arabia ‘Egypt,’ an Alexandria-based Air Arabia Group company and Egypt’s new low cost carrier (LCC) held an official ceremony today in Cairo to mark the carrier’s launch.

The event was attended by officials from Egypt and UAE along with members of public and trade sector.

Based at Burj Al Arab International Airport in Alexandria, Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ first commercial flight took off the skies on June 1st , 2010 to Khartoum, to be followed by flights to Kuwait , Amman and Beirut..

A joint venture between Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, and the Travco Group, the Middle East’s largest travel and hospitality group, Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ will shortly plans to expand further its range of destinations from Alexandria Burj Al Arab Airport to key cities across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Adel Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia said: “We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of operations of Air Arabia ‘Egypt,’ the newest member of the rapidly growing Air Arabia family of companies.

Complementing our existing operations in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, this new low-cost carrier will provide the same consistently high level of service, operational reliability and value-for-money fares that have become the hallmark of Air Arabia. We thank the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority and the management of Burj Al Arab International Airport as well as all our strategic partners for marking the launch of Air Arabia ‘Egypt’”.

He continued: “Working together with the Travco Group,

with whom we share a vision of facilitating the economic growth and positive contribution to the Egyptian tourism sector, we remain committed to creating further opportunities for affordable and reliable travel across this young and vibrant region.”

“Today represents a milestone in the history of the travel and hospitality industry here in Egypt – and for all of us at the Travco Group and Air Arabia,” said Hamed El Chiaty, Chairman and CEO of the Travco Group. “For more than three decades, we have focused on fostering the development of an umbrella of brands that contribute to the diversification of the domestic tourism industry, which is so vital to the Egyptian economy.

“With the launch of Air Arabia ‘Egypt,’ we further expand the opportunities for travelers from across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to visit the Arab world’s mostpopulous nation, whether for business, leisure or personal reasons, while also increasing opportunities for Egypt-based individuals and companies to reach out across the markets we serve,” he said. “Together with Air Arabia, we look forward to further expanding the range of destinations and services provided by Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ in the months and years to come.”

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Air Arabia – Pegasus Cooperation Leisure Cargo FZCO, a Dubai centered company responsible for cargo management in southern Europe for Air Arabia of Sharjah, has appointed Pegasus Airlines as a Cargo Sales Agent.

According to a statement issued by Pegasus Airlines, Pegasus will conduct the management and sales of Air Arabia’s flights to the Middle East and India with A320 jets four times a week.

Air Arabia offers Turkish exporters the convenience of

reaching 19 destinations in the Indian sub-continent.

The Pegasus Airlines was established in 1990 as a joint venture between Aer Lingus, Silkar Yatirim and Net Holding.

Since its first commercial flight in May 1990, the airline has grown from a fleet of two aircraft to a fleet of 15, which includes the very latest new generation Boeing 737/800s.

With a fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800s, 2 Boeing 737-400s, and 3 Boeing 737-500s, the airline operates charter flights from Turkey to 99 destinations in 17 countries. Pegasus Airlines also provides wet lease to airlines in need of extra capacity. n

Kuwait’s Wataniya Airways Started Istanbul Flights Kuwait-based airline company Wataniya Airways began scheduled flights from Kuwait City to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

Wataniya Airways will fly between the two cities every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday with its Airbus A320 aircrafts.

Wataniya Airways, Kuwait’s new premium service airline, commenced operations in January 2009 with point to point connections across the Middle East.

Flying to numerous destinations such as Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Dubai and Sharm El Sheikh, Wataniya Airways offers advantageous services and schedules geared to the specific demands of discerning travellers flying to and from Kuwait. n

SWISS Aircraft takes off in “San Francisco” Design Swiss International Air Lines will commence its new non-stop service between Zurich and San Francisco on 2 June.

To mark the event, the airline has come up with a “first” in its corporate history: one of its Airbus A340s - the biggest aircraft in the fleet will be sporting a colourful and flowery design together with striking “San Francisco” lettering as a tribute to the West Coast city’s famed flower power past.

The launch of the new route has been preceded by extensive preparations. At Zurich Airport alone, a team of eight individuals spent three days applying the new colour scheme to the 63-metre-long aircraft. The work involved the use of almost 400 square metres of special film. And the “flower power” A340, registration HB-JMJ, is now ready to operate SWISS’s first flight to San Francisco on 2 June. The final design was chosen from a selection of three by the readers of the 20 Minuten daily paper. Around 30 000 readers voted, and their choice will remain on the aircraft for more than a year.

Customers aboard the “San Francisco” aircraft can expect a further highlight inside. HB-JMJ is the first of SWISS’s A340s to be equipped with the new SWISS Business cabin, with its unique seating arrangement and the generous space it

provides and seats that feature an innovative air cushion whose firmness can be swiftly and flexibly adjusted to individual wishes, to name just two of the new cabin’s many benefits. Under current plans, a second A340 should have the new SWISS Business cabin installed by mid-July, enabling the new Business Class product to be offered to travellers on all Zurich-San Francisco flights.

The first SWISS flight to San Francisco is already booked out, and demand is extremely strong for the following days, too.

Full details of seat availability can be found on the swiss.com website. n

Spanair Started Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Flights Spanish air carrier, Spanair, on Tuesday made its maiden flight to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG), located on the Asian side of the city A ceremony was held on the occasion of the first flight from Barcelona and it was attended by Spanish Ambassador

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to Turkey Joan Clos as well as senior executives from Spanair and SGIA. ”Spanair’s flights to Istanbul will further improve the relations between Spain and Turkey. Turkey, with its 72-million population, is an important friend, ally and trade partner for us,” Clos told the ceremony.

Spanair is set to fly daily from Istanbul to Barcelona with its 156-passenger Airbus A320s. n

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Air Astana Highly Rated By Skytrax in Eastern Europe After a series of independent service delivery audits by the official World Airline Star Rating Programme, Skytrax Research, Air Astana is pleased to announce that it has been ranked third amongst carriers for the “Best Airline: Eastern Europe” award. No other carriers in the top three came from Russia/ CIS, which once demonstrates Air Astana’s leadership in service standards in this region.

This latest Skytrax award follows the overall rating of Air Astana in March 2009 with 3-Stars, with its short haul Business Class being rated as 4-Star.

The full Star Rating determination examines more than 800 different areas of product and service delivery for each

airline, where the ratings range from 1-Star (poor) to 5-Star (excellent). Most of the world’s best known airlines are rated either 3 or 4-Stars, with a select few rated as 5 star. Air Astana is one of only two airlines in Russia/CIS with a 3-Star rating.

“Air Astana has once again demonstrated its leadership amongst carriers from Russia / CIS in providing internationally recognised high standards of passenger service. Congrat�������� ulations to all our dedicated and enthusiastic service delivery staff for their achievement, ” said Peter Foster, President of Air Astana n

Etihad Ranked in Top Three Airlines in the World Etihad Airways has been ranked among the best three airlines in the world by leading Swiss business publication, BILANZ. The ranking comes following a survey of frequent flyers in Switzerland and after comparisons of different airlines undertaken by BILANZ journalists themselves. BILANZ also used recent international surveys such as the Skytrax ratings - in which Etihad was awarded World’s Best First Class by almost 18 million air travellers worldwide - to confirm the airline’s overall ranking. As well as being ranked third best airline in the world, Etihad Airways was ranked number one in the ‘Onboard Service’ category and second in the ‘Business Class’ category. The BILANZ ratings are conducted annually, and the results are among the most highly regarded in the Swiss market.

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer said: “I am very proud that in less than seven years, Etihad Airways has risen to be among the top three airlines operating to Switzerland, which is a very important market for Etihad.

“We are committed to providing the highest levels of service to our customers in Switzerland and we are thrilled to be recognised in this way.”

Australia promotion from Emirates for Turkish travellers Emirates announced special promotion for passengers traveling from Istanbul to Australia.

According to the promotion special fares are available to purchase until June 7, 2010.

Economy class tickets to Sydney are; €789, Melbourne €776, Perth €773, Brisbane €792.

You can fly to Australia with these hot fares until 30 June 2010. The fares above are not valid for EK412 and EK413 flights that use A380 aircrafts. n

Etihad operates five return services per week to Geneva, on three class A330-200 aircraft.

Etihad offers a superior product and service experience to its Swiss passengers and to all guests travelling to Geneva. The airline has recently introduced its ‘Inspired Service’ concept in Economy class as well as in its premium cabins, which seeks to provide all customers with service individually tailored to their needs.

Etihad Airways flights to and from Geneva also feature the innovative Food and Beverage Manager position in the premium cabins.

Many of these managers are from five-star hospitality backgrounds, and are responsible for championing the quality, presentation and delivery of food and beverages on board to ensure consistent high standards.

In all cabins, Etihad offers its customers state-of-the-art, ondemand entertainment systems, allowing customers to enjoy the latest movies, TV shows, music and interactive games as well as recharge laptop computers and mobile devices.

On the ground, Etihad offers its chauffeur service to guests travelling to and from Geneva International

Airport, creating a smooth and convenient door-to-door service for its premium guests.

Etihad, which began flying less than seven years ago, was awarded three titles at the recent 2010 Skytrax awards: World’s Best First Class; Best First Class Airline Seat; and Best First Class Onboard Catering. This win built upon its success at the 2009 Skytrax awards where it won the Best Business Class and Best Business Class Catering categories. It also won the title of the World’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards (WTA) in November 2009, as well as six Middle East awards at the WTAs in May 2010.

About BILANZ: BILANZ is the leading Swiss business magazine covering all facets of economic affairs. BILANZ places particular emphasis on ratings and league tables in a wide range of different areas: hotels; airlines; private banks; investment funds; annual reports; the most powerful figures in commerce; and Switzerland’s 300 richest. The magazine is published 23 times a year and reaches 210,000 readers within German speaking Switzerland. n

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Etihad has “World’s Best First Class” Etihad Airways has the world’s best First Class product and service. The confirmation of the news came today, Thursday May 20, at the announcement in Hamburg of the results of the latest Skytrax survey of 200 airlines across the world.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline won three titles for its First Class at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, following a poll of almost 18 million global air travellers, from more than 100 countries.

Etihad won the awards for: World’s Best First Class; Best First Class Airline Seat; and Best First Class Onboard Catering The Skytrax survey is conducted annually, and the awards are among the most prestigious in the industry. The public poll takes into account all aspects of the air travel experience as well as the quality of customer service delivered by each airline’s staff.

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We are exceptionally proud to have won these three awards for our new and innovative First Class product and service which is now recognised as the world’s best by the ultimate judges - air travellers.

“In 2008 we introduced a new Business Class product and we won the Skytrax award for Best Business Class so it is hugely satisfying, 12 months later, to introduce our new First Class Suite and to win the awards for Best First Class, Best First Class Seat and Best first Class Onboard Service.”

Edward Plaisted, Chairman of Skytrax, said: “This was a fantastic Awards ceremony for Etihad Airways, walking away with the World’s Best First Class Award, the Best First Class Onboard Catering Award and Best First Class Airline Seat, achieving a clean sweep of this premium travel category.

“On a global basis, out of 200 airlines, Etihad Airways ranked 6th in the world, moving up from 7th in 2009. The World Airline Awards are known as ‘The Passenger’s Choice’, underlining the fact that Etihad Airways are clearly satisfying their hardest critics - the passengers.”

Etihad redefined luxury air travel in 2009 when it unveiled its new First Class cabin suite. The cabin contains 12 individual suites, which have been designed to provide First Class customers with more privacy, greater comfort and increased storage.

Each private suite is accessed by its own sliding door and includes a personal wardrobe and mini bar, as well as 23 inch wide-screen LCD screen. Customers can use the innovative E-BOX system to view a wealth of on-demand television shows, movies and games.

The airline has introduced its “Inspired Service” concept on the ground and in the air, which seeks to provide both its First Class customers with service individually tailored to their needs.

Etihad’s new First Class cabin interior was created by craftsmen from some of the world’s top designers, including luxury leather upholstered by world-renowned Poltrona Frau, which also provides interiors for Ferrari cars.

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Each suite with Arabic styled sliding privacy doors 23 inch personal TV/video screen, with in-flight entertainment system that allows customers to pause, stop, fast-forward or rewind up to 600 hours of films, TV and radio programmes, and play games Personal mini bar Illuminated wardrobe with a personal mirror In-seat massager, lumbar support and adjustable headrest Spacious compartment areas where customers can stow their belongings Poltrona Frau leather upholstery Extra large (24 inches by 25 inches) wood finished meal table In-seat power sockets for PCs, iPod connector, USB ports, Ethernet port and audio jack Luxury changing room with full length mirror, raised wash basin and leather fold-down seat Luxurious soft furnishings and designer amenity kit In the air, Etihad Airways long and ultra long haul flights feature the innovative Food and Beverage Manager position.

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The airline has also opened dedicated First and Business class lounges at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi airport, where customers can enjoy a range of services including all-day fine dining, boardroom-style meeting facilities, Six Senses Spa treatments and a champagne bar.

Etihad, which began flying less than seven years ago, built upon its success at the 2009 Skytrax awards where it won the Best Business Class and Best Business Class Catering categories. It also won the title of the World’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards in November 2009, as well as six Middle East awards at the WTAs in May 2010. n

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Intra Tours Celebrated 30th Year with a Garden Party Spanish and Portuguese markets and also does a great deal of incoming business from USA, UK and South America.

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

INAIR is a member of “Intra Group of Companies”, specialized in Aviation & Brokerage. INAIR organizes full or seat basis, spot and chain charter operations; benefiting from the power it has accumulated in domestic and international markets in a short time. INAIR offers charter and & brokerage service to worldwide destinations mainly being Turkey, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and, France countries. n

Turkish tourism industry representatives gathered in an unusual way at Intra Tours’ 30th anniversary party. Turkish tourism professionals that mostly come together in several luxurious venues in their business suits made a difference with their casual dresses on and met at Event Garden.

On green grass field some thousand tourism industry friends congratulated Intra’s 30th anniversary.

Guests that attended the event with all of their family; husbands and wives, children and pets enjoyed a great sunny Istanbul in the nature. While children played with balls, balloons and together with a special animation team, their fathers and mothers had chance to chat and enjoyed musical performance of a percussion group.

Speaking at the garden party, Intra Chairman Ertugrul Karaoğlu said, “Intra Tourism continues to grow with its old, new employees and business partners. Our contribution to Turkish tourism will continue with services as an international tour operator”.

“While we are doing these, we will try to set new standards such as Environment. Intra Goes Green, or Green Intra - as we will name soon - , we will comply with environmental regulations and take actions for improving environmental performance. We will use green standards as criteria while choosing our suppliers” said Karaoğlu. Karaoğlu added, “At our 30th year, we would like to take 30 people to Italy and Spain”.

Within the celebration program, members of Intra for 5-1020 and more years are awarded. Moreover, a lucky draw was organized and many guests won awards such as balloon tours, helicopter rides, free dinner at many restaurants.

As a social responsibility project, Intra Tours at its 30th anniversary will reward 30 successful students in Turkey by taking them abroad for holiday.

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Setur Marinas Organize 5th Aegean Yacht Rally The 5th International Aegean Yacht Rally, organized by Setur Marinas in order to present Aegean Sea to the yachtsmen from all over the world and support yachting and sailing in Aegean waters, will set sail 18 30 July 2010.

The Aegean Yacht Rally targets to develop friendship and cooperation between the two neighbouring countries of the Aegean Sea; Greece and Turkey.

The first Aegean Yacht Rally was organised in July 2000 and traditionally been organised every two years since then. During the International Aegean Yacht Rallies organised in 2000, 2003, 2005 & 2007, more than 1000 yachtsmen from 20 different countries visited Samos, Chios, Lesvos, Limnos, Kos, Leros, Skopelos, Skiathos, Thasos Islands and Kavala, Volos and Porto Carras Ports by covering 2250 nautical miles.

A press conference is organized today to announce the programme of the rally. The 5th International Aegean Yacht Rally will start from Setur Kusadasi Marina. Fallowing, the Rally Fleet will be visiting Samos, Leros, Simi and Rhodes islands and the rally will end in Marmaris Netsel Marina. This year’s rally will be attended by 55 yachts. Participants include CEO of

Japan’s Mitsui Holding, Rahmi Koç from Koç Holding and from the Netherlands, UK, Greece, and Turkey.

Photo shows from left: Kemal Saatcioglu (Setur Kalamis and Fenerbahce marinas Manager), Melis Mutus (Arcelik), Emre Doruk (Setur Turkey Marinas Manager), Necati Zicirkiran (Comodor), Arzu Colakoglu (Alfa Romeo), Aysenur Aydin (Opet) and Devrim Cubukcu (Aygaz). n

ASTA Announces Turkey Specialist Course ASTA is proud to announce its newest education course, The Turkey Specialist, which will teach agents how to become Turkey specialists by gaining a thorough knowledge of the destination and its myriad selling points.

The course, which is divided into three sections, will illustrate how travel counselors can create vacations that mix history, culture, affordable luxury and more -- all with the aim of boosting agency profits.

“We just came back from an exhilarating week in Istanbul for our fifth annual International Destination Expo, exploring all the ancient city had to offer and I was more than amazed.

Our members were excited to learn more about Turkey and take these ideas home to their clients,” said Chris Russo, ASTA president and chair. “This course will allow everyone to sell Turkey easily and expand their client base.”

“The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism was delighted by the agents’ enthusiastic response to ASTA Turkey Travel Specialist Course, which was previewed at the International Destination Expo,” said Nihan Bekar, director of the Turkish Culture and Tourist Office in New York. “The course, which comprehensively illustrates all Turkey has to offer in an engaging and comprehensive fashion, is designed first and foremost to educate agents on how to significantly boost their profits by learning all about the country and how to sell it.”

The course will provide information on Turkey’s cultural and historical importance in world history, a geographical

overview. There will also be information on transportation, accommodations, cultural considerations and the wide array of activities available to travelers. The following major destinations will be covered as well: Istanbul, Marmara, Ephesus, the Turquoise Coast, Cappadocia, Ankara and more.

Each touring region includes such subcategories as getting there, getting around, attractions, dining and entertainment.

The course will also teach agents how to sell and market Turkey, including how to qualify clients and create vacations suited to their particular demographics and interests. This section incorporates a range of sample itineraries along with a variety of cultural tours, religious pilgrimages, cruising, meetings and conventions and more.

The course price will be $39 for the PDF for ASTA members and $49 for non-members. The course will be available in June and ASTA will debut the course for a limited time at $29 for ASTA members and $39 for non- members. To learn more about this and other ASTA education courses, visit ASTA.org/ Education.

The mission of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is to facilitate the business of selling travel through effective representation, shared knowledge and the enhancement of professionalism. ASTA seeks a retail travel marketplace that is profitable and growing and a rewarding field in which to work, invest and do business. n

TUI Chairman Michael Frenzel: Importance of Turkey increases TUI Chairman Michael Frenzel pointed the importance of Turkey’s tourism strategy and said, “We pay attention to Turkey not only for Germany but also for UK and North Africa markets”.

Frenzel said that Turkey’s importance in travel industry is further increased as Turkey’s location; being in middle between two growing markets; East Mediterranean and Russia. Therefore, TUI will continue to invest in Turkey.

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Turkish German Friendship Federation gave a friendship award in economics category to TUI Chairman Michael Frenzel. The award ceremony is organized at Mecidiye Köşk (Mansion) inside the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. Michael Frenzel attended the ceremony with his wife; Gabriele Frenzel and many tourism industry representatives were also attended the ceremony. n

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ASTA’s IDE Hailed a Success by Attendees, Exhibitors among other sites, the world famous Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi Palace, while others learned about Turkish cuisine, Turkey’s myriad religious faiths and the art of belly dancing.

ASTA’s IDE is an annual gathering of travel industry professionals, seeking to immerse themselves in the culture, food and sightseeing of a unique destination, with the purpose of educating their clients about the region. To that end, 550 certifications were awarded during ASTA, the world’s largest travel trade association, the event in such destination education courses as the announced the success of its recent International Treasures of Southern Europe (Andorra, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Destination Expo (IDE) in Istanbul, Turkey (April 19-22).

Malta, Monaco and San Marino) and Turkey, the Cradle All told, 120 supplier companies (141 booths), were on of Civilization, as well as niche programs on faith-based hand to meet one-on-one with more than 1,200 travel travel in and around the Middle East and Holy Land, professionals from 18 countries, as they gathered to learn Mediterranean cruising and culinary travel to Turkey. about the culture, attractions and travel business of Turkey Product seminars, which examined such topics and its neighboring countries. as creating customized groups and FITs to Turkey, “The International Destination Expo offers attendees a rare developing the perfect custom Turkey itinerary, and chance to learn about a country or region at a personal understanding and selling Turkey, were attended by more level, allowing them to come home with great insider than 450 travel agents. Supplier seminars, which touched tips to share with their clients,” said Chris Russo, ASTA upon the subjects of growing a business with ASTA, president and chair. “This year’s event was no different. working with US travel agents, and finding and working The more than 1,200 people who came to Istanbul to attend the IDE were able to make life-long business connections that will benefit their companies and their clients for years to come.”

“It was a great pleasure to host the esteemed delegates from the International Destination Expo. Thanks to the enthusiasm, dedication and hard work of the ASTA team, we had a successful show,” said Levent Demirel, Deputy General Manager of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. “Thank you ASTA for all of your support and help. We are glad that our relations with the USA, our friend and strategic ally, are ever increasing in every field, including tourism.”

While travel agent delegates came from as far away with home-based and independent travel agents, were as Vietnam and Thailand, more than half of those in attended by 300 exhibitors, while 75 people attended the attendance hailed from the United States. Overall, 33 International Travel Agents Summit. percent of delegates were first-time attendees, 78 percent Prior to the event, ASTA’s Board of Directors, which held were making their first trip to Turkey and 23 percent its meeting April 18-19 in conjunction with IDE, was reported they had booked Turkey before. hosted at a lunch by the Foreign Economic Relations Exhibiting companies, more than 90 percent of which Board’s (DEIK) Turkish American Business Council (TAIK). were new to the event, included international tourist The event, which was attended by numerous Turkish offices, hotel properties, travel and tour companies and tourism interests, provided the chance for attendees to travel technology firms. The trade show hosted suppliers meet and discuss ways in which U.S. and Turkish travel representing the various regions of Turkey and unique entities might better work together for mutual benefit. areas such as Palestine, Romania and Kenya. In total, 17 Haluk Dincer, chairman of the DEIK’s Turkish American countries were represented among the exhibitors.

Business Council, welcomed the group which included This year’s International Destination Expo offered more Sharon Weiner, Consul-General of the United States in than 1,200 delegates a chance to explore the wonders Istanbul, as an honored guest. n of Istanbul and Turkish culture. Tour participants saw, NewFocus July/August’2010

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eçen Nisan ayı ayı sonunda bu yıla kadar hiç katılamadığımız KITF fuarı için Kazakistan’ın Almaty kentine gittik. 2.725 bin km2’lik yüzölçümü ile ülkemizin üç katı büyüklüğünde toprağa sahip olan Kazakistan’da yaklaşık 16 milyon kişi yaşıyor. Şu anki başkent Astana ama ülkenin eski başkenti olan Almaty 2 milyona yaklaşan nüfusu ile ticaret ve yaşamın bugünkü en büyük şehri.

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Turizm izlenimlerimizden önce Almaty’i kısaca tanıtalım. Şehrin sembolü adından da anlaşılacağı üzere elma. Şehir içinde de elma ağaçlarına rastlıyorsunuz ama şehrin etrafı tamamen elma bahçeleri ile kaplı. Elma suyu da doğal olarak çok muteber.

Almaty yemyeşil bir şehir. Şehrin hemen güneyinde Tien Shan-Tanrı dağları var. Nisan sonu olmasına

karşın hala tepeleri karla kaplı olan bu sıradağların eteklerine yerleşmiş olan şehir yeşil çehresiyle Almaty’ e ayrı bir güzellik veriyor.

Her yer irili ufaklı parklar ile dolu.

Parklar bakımlı, içlerindeki heykeller, anıtlar, katedral ve kiliseler, kafe ve restoranlar turistlerin ve halkın en çok rağbet ettikleri yerler. Ülkenin en önemli gelir kaynağı Hazar Denizi dolaylarında bulunan

Destinasyon ALMATY

Şehrin sembolü adından da anlaşılacağı üzere elma. Şehir içinde de elma ağaçlarına rastlıyorsunuz ama şehrin etrafı tamamen elma bahçeleri ile kaplı

petrol ve doğal gaz. Kazaklar tarafından işletilen bu kaynaklar ile ülkenin gelir seviyesi de çok yüksek.7 bin USD olarak açıklanan resmi kişi başı gelir seviyesinin gayri resmi olarak 10 bin USD nin üzerinde olduğu da sıkca dile getiriliyor. Şehirde tüm Dünyaca ünlü eşya, giyim, araba ve teknoloji markalarını görebiliyorsunuz. Lüks restoran, kafe ve eğlence merkezleri ile Türklerin inşa edip sahip oldukları 5 yıldızlı otel zincirleri de Intercontinental –Ankara- ve Rixos ile yer alıyor.

Almaty her yıl Nisan ayı sonlarında KITF adlı bir turizm fuarı düzenliyor. Geçen yıla göre bu yıl biraz küçülmüş olduğunu söyleyen turizmcilere rağmen 2 salonda gerçekleşen KITF de Türkiye hakimiyeti hemen göze çarpıyordu.

36 ülkeden 500 kadar turizmcinin stand aldığı KITF’de en büyük standları Türk turizmciler işgal etmişler. Geçen yıl 6.5 milyon Kazak vatandaşının yurtdışına çıktığı ve Kazakların gelir seviyesi yüksek turist sınıfında olmaları bu pazarın önemini arttırıyor.

Kazaklar kültürel bağlar nedeniyle Türklere yakınlar. Ülkemize gelen Kazak turist sayısının da her yıl arttığı bunun göstergesi. 2007 de 195 bin olan kazak turist sayısı, 2008 de 213 bin ve 2009 da 250 bini aşmış. Bu yıl ki izlenimlerde kazak turist sayısının 300.000 lere ulaşacağı yönünde. Türkiye’ye gelen Kazak turistlerin ağırlıklı olarak yüksek gelire sahip olması ve bu segmentin ekonomik krizden çok etkilenmemesi de ülke turizmimiz açısından pazarın önemini arttırıyor.

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Destinasyon ALMATY Almaty yemyeşil bir şehir. Şehrin hemen güneyinde Tien ShanTanrı dağları var. Nisan sonu olmasına karşın hala tepeleri karla kaplı olan bu sıradağların eteklerine yerleşmiş olan şehir yeşil çehresiyle Almaty’ e ayrı bir güzellik veriyor.

Tatillerinde 5 yıldızlı otelleri ve villaları tercih eden Kazak turistler, diğer pazarlardan farklı olarak lüks alısverise ve dışarıda yeme/içme ve eğlenmeye de düşkünler. Çocuklu kalabalık aileler şeklinde tatile çıkıyorlar.

Kazak turistlerin ilk tercih ettikleri destinasyon Antalya. Hemen ardından İstanbul geliyor. Marmaris, İzmir de tercih ettikleri diğer destinasyonlarımız.

Bu yıl Bodrum kalabalık bir heyetle KITF de yer aldı ve çok iyi bir tanıtım

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yaptı. Geçen yıl 10 binleri aşan Kazak turist sayısını bu yıl 20 binlere yükseltmek de hedefleri arasında.

Almaty turizm büromuz çok iyi çalışmış. İşlek Almaty caddelerinin en önemli kavşak ve merkezi noktalarına yerleştirilen Türkiye bilboardlari, fuar alanında hemen girişteki işlevsel standımız, fuar suresindeki ikramlar çok önemli ve faydalı tanıtım unsurları olarak gözümüze çarptı. Turizm ataşemiz Mine Kasap hanım da

Almaty’e atanalı henüz 1.5 yıl olmasına rağmen pazarı iyi tanımış. Fuar sırasında ve fuar dışındaki yoğun çabası ile hem Bodrum’dan gelen resmi heyete hem de standımızı ziyaret edenlere ev sahipliğinin en ince detaylarını gösterdi.

Sonuçta Kazak pazarında ipler bizim elimizde. Bu pazarın lüx ve paralı turizme açık olması nedeniyle hizmet ve serviste kalitemizi yüksek tuttuğumuz sürece kazanan turizmcilerimiz ve turizmimiz olacaktır.

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2. Türkiye Sommelier Yarıflması Sonuçlandı Her yıl yetenekli gençlere ulaşmayı hedefleyen ve zorlu etaplardan oluşan Türkiye Sommelier Yarışması’nın bu yıl ikincisi düzenlendi, kazanan isim Serdar Kömbe oldu.

Bir restoranda başta şarap olmak üzere tüm içeceklerin tedarikinden, stoklanmasından, menüleştirilmesinden ve satışından sorumlu olan sommelier mesleği, kaliteli turist çekmeyi hedefleyen ülkemizde her geçen gün yaygınlaşıyor.

Konuya ilgi duyanların sektörle buluşmasını, sommelier mesleğinin bilinirliliğinin artmasını hedefleyen Türkiye Sommelier Yarışması’nın bu maksatla ikincisi düzenlendi. Her yıl daha kapsamlı şekilde organize edilen Türkiye Sommelier Yarışması çok sayıda yetenekli gence ulaşmayı hedefliyor.

2. Türkiye Sommelier Yarışması’nın organizatörlerinden Chaine des Rotisseurs Türkiye Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Niso Adato, yaptığı konuşmada “Türkiye’de yeni bir meslek oluşuyor.

Bu mesleğe ilgi duyanların kendilerine önemli miktarda bilgi, eğitim, pratik yatırımı yapmaları ve belli yeteneklere sahip olması gerektiriyor. Yarışmamız, bu mesleğe ilgiyi arttırmayı amaçlıyor” dedi.

Bu yıl 23 Haziran’da Grand Hyatt Hotel’de gerçekleştirilen Türkiye Sommelier Yarışması’nda Serdar Kömbe, Burçak Desombre, Görkem Öztürk 11 yarışmacıdan finale kalan üç isim oldu. Birinci olan Serdar Kömbe kasım ayında Türkiye’yi temsilen ASI Avrupa Sommelier Yarışması’nda yarışacak,

ayrıca 25-27 Eylül tarihleri arasında Eno Gastronomic eğitimi için Acqua Panna San Pellegrino tarafından İtalya’ya gönderilecek. İkinci olan Burçak Desombre ise ekim ayında Türkiye’yi temsilen İspanya’da yarışacak. Yurt dışında kendi ülkelerinde yapılan yarışmalarda birinci olan gençlerle birlikte yarışma fırsatı yakalayan Serdar Kömbe ve Burçak Desombre; başarılı olmaları halinde dünya çapında tanınacak ve dünyanın önde gelen yiyecek içecek sektörü temsilcileri ile iletişim kurma imkânı sağlayabilecekler. n

Sezonun ilk offshore Yat Yarıflı DenizBank Marmara Kupası Türk denizciliğinin gelişimine finansal destek sağlayan kuruluşların başında gelen DenizBank’ın sponsorluğunda, Türkiye Açıkdeniz Yarış Kulübü (TAYK) tarafından düzenlenen “DenizBank Marmara Kupası” yat yarışı, 12-13 Haziran 2010 tarihlerinde yapıldı. Yarışa katılan tekneler, İstanbul Ataköy Marina ile Marmara Adası yakınlarında bulunan Asmalıada arasındaki parkurda kıyasıya bir rekabet içine girdiler.

Türkiye’nin en prestijli yat trofesi olan DenizBank-TAYK Trofesi 27 Mart 2010 tarihinde düzenlenen Fahir Çelikbaş Kupası I yarışı ile başlamış ve trofe kapsamında Marmara Kupası’na kadar 5 yarış yapılmıştı. Sezonun ilk offshore yarışı olma özelliği taşıyan ve bu yıl 35. kez düzenlenen “DenizBank Marmara Kupası” yat yarışına toplam 30 yat katıldı. Marmara Denizi’ndeki en önemli açık deniz yarışı olan mücadelede yarışın galipleri IRC I sınıfında UNO-Hasip Gencer/L.Özonur ve Ekibi, IRC II’de GOBLİN-Aydın Yurdum ve Ekibi, IRC III’de de PASSION ONE-Ergin Kargalıoğlu ve Ekibi oldular.

DenizBank Marmara Kupası ile ilgili açıklama yapan DenizBank Finansal Hizmetler Grubu Başkanı Hakan Ateş, “Yelken sporunun ruhunda mücadele, zorluklarla baş etme, takım oyunu ve ortak akıl var. Tüm bu kavramlar, DenizBank’ın kurumsal değerleriyle birebir örtüşüyor. Bu yarışa katılan tüm denizcilerimizi yürekten kutluyorum” dedi. Yarışlar ile ilgili değerlendirmede bulunan TAYK Komodoru Serdar Kısadere ise, “Dört ayrı sınıfta 113 deniz mili mesafeli parkurda tamamlanan yarış oldukça rüzgârsız bir havada tamamlandı. Cumartesi günü gün boyunca batı/batı lodosdan 3-5 deniz mili esen rüzgârla

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Marmara Adası’na ulaşan yatlar, dönüş seyrinde daha da zorlandılar. Akşam saatlerine kalan 6 teknenin imdadına akşam saat beşe doğru çıkan poyraz yetişti ve sona kalan tekneler güzel bir rüzgarla finiş yaptılar” diye konuştu.

DenizBank, “DenizBank Marmara Kupası” ile en önemli açık deniz yarışlarından birine adını vermiş bulunuyor.

DenizBank’ın TAYK sponsorluğu çerçevesinde, TAYK trofesindeki tüm yarışlar “DenizBank-TAYK Trofesi Yat Yarışları” olarak adlandırılıyor. n

Focus On BÜLTEN

Tüyap Yönetim Kurulu Baflkanı Bülent Ünal Kayısıyı Anlattı Malatya Valiliği, Malatya Belediyesi Kültür A.Ş. ve Ziraat Odası tarafından düzenlenen Kayısı konulu konferansa konuşmacı olarak TÜYAP Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Bülent Ünal katıldı. Özel İdare Salonu’ndaki konferansa Vali Yardımcısı Şükür Özcan, Belediye Başkanı Ahmet Çakır ile çok sayıda kamu kurum ve kuruluş temsilcisi ile sivil toplum kuruluşu temsilcileri katıldılar.

TÜYAP Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Bülent Ünal, edinmiş olduğu bilgi birikimini Malatyalılarla paylaşmak amacıyla Malatya’ya geldiğini söyledi.

Malatya’da öncelikle kayısını korunması gerektiğini söyleyerek alışılmışın dışında artık çözüm yollarını bulunması gerektiğini söyleyerek, Malatyalıların kayısıdan 300 milyon dolar kazandığını ancak dünya kayısında bu değerin 3 milyar dolar olduğunu kaydetti. Ünal ağaçların korunması gerektiğini söyleyerek, “Son günlerde dondan dolayı 87 milyon TL’nin ödenmesi çok önemliymiş gibi ortaya konuldu. Bu 87 milyon TL, 25 bin çiftçiye dağıtılacak. Çiftçi başına sanırım 3 bin, 3.5 bin TL ödenecek. Özellikle çiçeklenme döneminde kayısının dondan korunması gerekiyor. Kısa adı don pervanesi olan pervaneler kullanılıyor. Bu teknoloji Türkiye’ye yeni yeni girmeye başladı.

Bahçenizin üzerine 10-12 metre uzunluğunda hava şartını

değiştirebilecek pervane yerleştiriliyor.

Hava şartlarını otomatik olarak değiştiriyor” dedi. Ünal, kayısı üretimin daha geniş bir zaman dilimine dağılması gerektiğini söyleyerek, Ekim ayında veya Kasım ayında da taze kayısı satılmasının amaçlanması gerektiğini ifade etti. n

Dünyaca Ünlü Türk Tasarımcı Hüseyin Çağlayan İstanbul Modern’de Çağdaş sanatın ve modanın önde gelen temsilcilerinden Hüseyin Çağlayan’ın Türkiye’deki en kapsamlı sergisi İstanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti programı kapsamında İstanbul Modern’de açıldı. Tasarımcının son 16 yılda ürettiği çalışmalarının bir seçkisi niteliğini taşıyan “Hüseyin Çağlayan: 1994-2010” başlıklı sergi, 15 Temmuz-24 Ekim tarihleri arasında İstanbul Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon İhracatçı Birlikleri’nin (İTKİB) organizasyonu ve İstanbul 2010 Avrupa

Kültür Başkenti Ajansı’nın katkılarıyla, İstanbul Fashion Week 2010, İstanbul Moda Akademisi (IMA), İstanbul Modern ile Londra Tasarım Müzesi işbirliğiyle gerçekleşiyor.

Daha önce Londra Tasarım Müzesi ve Tokyo Çağdaş Sanat Müzesi’nde sergilenen, küratörlüğünü Donna Loveday’in yaptığı sergide, Hüseyin Çağlayan’ın 1994 ile 2010 yılları arasında ürettiği moda koleksiyonları, enstalasyonları ve filmleri bir araya geliyor. Sergi, mimari, felsefe, bilim, tarih, antropoloji, biyoloji ve teknolojiden esinlenen Hüseyin Çağlayan’ın genetik, teknolojik ilerleme, yer değiştirme, göçmenlik ve kültürel kimlik gibi çeşitli alanlardaki düşüncelerini yansıtıyor. n

JAZZ Hotel Niflantaflı Açıldı Merit Crystal Cove Yenilendi 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti olan İstanbul, 1 Haziran tarihinde, JAZZ Hotel Nişantaşı’na kavuştu.

Caz teması üzerine yapılan dekorasyonu, objeleri, yalın ve modern tasarımıyla caz severleri büyüleyecek olan JAZZ Hotel Nişantaşı’nın açılışı, YES Hotels Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Y. Mimar Yalçın Sağlıkova, yönetim kurulu üyeleri Burak Sağlıkova ve Batu Sağlıkova’nın ev sahipliğinde sektör temsilcilerinin katılımıyla gerçekleşti. Ülkemizin ilk caz konseptli oteli olan JAZZ Hotel’in, 12 lüks odadan oluşan odalarının her biri; John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong’un da aralarında bulunduğu ünlü bir caz sanatçısının ismiyle adlandırıldı. n

Doğu’nun ihtişamı ile Batı Dünyası’nın konfor anlayışını bir araya getirerek, “füzyon mimari konsepti” ile yenilenen Kıbrıs Merit Crystal Cove Oteli, suit odaları, SPA merkezi, beach ve portakal bahçesi ile misafirlerini bekliyor.

Merit Otelleri Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Reha Arar’ın öncülüğünde yenilenen Merit Crystal Cove Oteli, klasik ve modern tarzı birleştiren füzyon konseptiyle ele alınıyor. Rahatlık ve konfor duygusunun mimari yeniliklerinin hareket noktası olduğunu belirten Reha Arar, yenileme çalışmalarında oda sayısını 307’den 285’e indirerek, suit oda sayısını 38’e çıkarmıştır.

Otel misafirlerinin konaklamaları sırasında azami keyif almaları ve konfor duygusunu yaşamaları için yapılan yenilenme süresince oteldeki misafirlerini rahatsız etmeden çalışmaları tamamlamış olmanın da kendileri için mutluluk verici olduğunu sözlerine ekledi. n

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Eylül / Ekİm 2010 Yöneticiler • Levent Arslan Dedeman Istanbul’un ve Ali Doğan’da * TTM- Bangkok * Leisure- Moskova Dedeman Antalya ‘nın yeni şefleri oldular. * T&T – Varsova * CIS-St.Petersburg • Oğuz Ergül Eray Tour Ukrayna ofis direktörlüğüne atandı. * ITB Asia- Singapur • Berna Erdoğan Kaya Izmir Thermal & Spa otel satış Turizm fuarlarında dağıtılacak. müdürlüğüne getirildi.

Haber ve reklamlarınız için son gün • Murat Neptün Cratos Premium otel de F&B.den sorumlu 20 Ağustos 2010 Genel Müdür yardımcısı oldu.

• TÜSİAV, Yılın Turizm Yöneticisi’ ödülünü, Dedeman Ankara Genel Müdürü Nadir Kadakal’a verdi Havayolları • AnadoluJet, Nahçıvan’a Türkiye’den ilk tarifeli seferlerine başladı • THY Accra, Ghana, Sochi, İskenderiye seferlerine başladı.

• SunExpress Viyana seferlerini artırdı.

• Etihad Malev ile Codeshare anlaşması yaptı.

• Spanair İstanbul- Barcelona arasında karşılıklı günlük uçuşlara başladı.

• Skytrax anketinde Lufthansa Avrupa’nın en iyi havayolu şirketi seçildi.

• Lufthansa, ilk A380 uçağını teslim almasıyla birlikte yeni First Class hizmetini de başlattı.

• Swiss yeni uçuş noktası olan San Fransisco’ya özel tasarlanan çiçek desenli A340 uçağı ile uçmaya başlayacak.

• Air Arabia’nın 4.uçuş merkezi Ürdün oldu.

• Atlas Jet, Kıbrıs Türk Hava Yolları’nı bünyesine kattı.

Tesisler • Turob 39.Yılını kutladı.

• Merit Crystal Cove “Balayı Aşk Paketi” ile çiftlere uygun fiyata unutulmaz bir balayı sunuyor.

• Skal Marmara 3.kuruluş yıldönümünü Moda Deniz Kulübünde kutladı.

• Divan Bodrum Palmira, golf tutkunlarını sevindirecek çok özel bir kampanya başlattı.

• Gloria Hotels & Resort’da gerçekleşen Golf İş Forumun’da Greg Norman Yaşam Boyu Başarı Ödülü ve Annika Sorenstam Yılın Girişimcisi ödülünü aldı.

• TEMA Vakfı ve Borusan işbirliğinde, yeni Kırsal Kalkınma Projesi Afyonkarahisar’da Sinanpaşa İlçesi’ne bağlı Güney, Düzağaç ve Tokuşlar Beldeleri ile Kınık ve Karacaören Köyleri’nde de gerçekleştirilecek.

• Pera Palace otel, Eylül ayında misafirlerini ağırlamaya başlayacak.

• Bianca Beach geceleri Bodrum da başladı • Sirkeci İpek Palas Oteli’inde “Payitaht Restoran”ı ve Frigone House’ı açıldı.

• Marintürk İstanbul City Port Kupası MYK / UNO Yat Yarışı, denizseverlerin yoğun katılımıyla 29 – 30 Mayıs’ta gerçekleştirildi.

• D-Marin Didim Marina, 1 Temmuz’da Mustafa Sandal, 30 Temmuz’da ise Fatih Erkoç ile ilk kez gerçekleştireceği konserlerle Egelilerle buluşuyor.

• Kumbağ Tatil Köyü yenilenerek İstanbul’a sadece 135’kmlik mesafede hizmet vermeye başladı.

• Select Maris, çam ormanları arasındaki muhteşem konumu, özel koyları ve su sporları aktiviteleriyle spor tutkunu yerli ve yabancı seçkin konukların vazgeçilmez adresi.

Yöneticiler • Elite World İstanbul Otel, İstanbul’da bir ilki gerçekleştirerek ünlü Hotels üyeleri arasında • Harun Bilgiçdünyaca Bodrum Green BeachLuxe ResortWorldwide otel müdürü oldu.

• Ali Barut Concordia Celes otel genel müdürlü¤üne atand›. yerini aldı.

Mart/Nisan ’08 devam eden efsane • Faikgrup Kaptano¤lu ALTAV - baflkanl›¤›na yeniden secildi.

• New TorbaFocus Sina Otel, 80’lerden bugüne Lokomotif’le konuklarına unutulmaz tatil keyfi yaşatıyor.

• Mustafa K›z›l Alkoçlar otel, Uluda¤ genel müdürlü¤üne atand›.

Acentalar ITB - Berlin • Riza Epikmen ve Feyyaz Yalçin UKTAS yönetimine seçildi.

• Etstur’un büyük projesi İnanılmaz İş Teklifi’nin kazanan çiftiGaripo¤lu Pınar Demiral ve Miguel tatil yüzü • Serap Sungate Port Royal otel Martin pazarlama oldu. müdürüTürkiye’nin oldu.

- Goteburg • Suatçift, Kantacio¤lu Radisson as F&Bharcamadan müdürü oldu. dünyayı gezecek, olarak TUR 15 Haziran 2010 tarihinde ilk tatiline çıkacak şanslı altı ay Ankara boyunca tekSASkuruş üstelik 5.000 maaş alacak MAPTL de- Paris KISA KISA...

• Viyana Turizm Ofisi ‘’İstanbul’da bir ViyanaYöneticiler Gecesi’’düzenleyerek Viyana mutfagı, sanatı ve yaşam tarzındaki yeniliklerini MITT Moscow • Harun Bilgiç Bodrum Green Beach Resort otel müdürü oldu.

Havayollar› tanıttı.

• Ali Barut Concordia Celes otel genel müdürlü¤üne atand›.

AirYunan uçufllar›nda promosyonlar uyguluyor.

Focus Ve Mart/Nisan ’08 Ağustos tarihleri • Faik Kaptano¤lu• ALTAV - France baflkanl›¤›naABD yeniden secildi.

• CruiseNew Holiday, 24 Haziran-3 arasında adalarına vizesiz turlar düzenliyor.

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TURfuarlar›nda.

- Kurulu Goteburg Suat Kantacio¤lu RadissonHotels SAS oldu.

• TUI AG Yönetim Başkanı Dr. Michael• Frenzel ve• Ankara Gloria & Resorts’un sahibi ve Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Nuri Pegasus uçakas F&B içi müdürü promosyonlar› uyguluyor.

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

MAP d-aParis Özaltın, İstanbul’ işbirliği görüşmeleri yaptılar.

Haber veMITT reklamlar›n›z›n • Turkish Airlines Hatay ucuslari basladi.

- Moscow Havayollar› • Thomas Cook Öger Tour’u satın aldı.

• British Airways • Air France ABD uçufllar›nda promosyonlar uyguluyor.Antalya-London ucufllar›na bafll›yor. yay›n› için son günVe22.fiubat.2008 • OTI bu yıl 1.4 milyon turist hedefliyor.

• Pegasus Airline yeni bir Boeing 737-800 u filosuna katt›.

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KISA KISA...

UITT - Kiev

• İngiltere’dTurizm en ekonomik paketler satan Gold Trail iflas etti fuarlar›nda.

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SunExpress ‹zmir - Samsun uçufllar›na bafllad›.

Pegasus uçak içi promosyonlar› uyguluyor.

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

Turkish Airlines Hatay ucuslari basladi.

Acentalar British Airways Antalya-London ucufllar›na bafll›yor.

Ücretsiz abone olun Haber ve reklamlar›n›z›n için son 22.fiubat.2008 Focus on Travelyay›n› News Art›kgünHergun Bilgisayar›n›zda Ücretsiz abone olun Transorient turizm kurucusu eskiveTursab Tüm Arab Ülkeleri Türk Turizmi New Online Travel Gazette www.ftnnews.com Acentalar Focus on Travel News Art›k Hergun Bilgisayar›n›zda www.ftnnews.com

Epikmenbir a Köprü abeyimizi Kurduk for Russian Market ba kanlarından FeritArasında Transorient turizm kurucusu eski Tursab Online Newsletter Kasım ayı ba ında kaybettik.

Ailesi ve ba kanlarından Ferit Epikmen a abeyimizi Turizm sektorümüzün ba › sa olsun.

Kasım ayı ba ında kaybettik.

Ailesi ve Turizm sektorümüzün ba › sa olsun.

Arab Turkish Travel Gazette

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www.arabturkishtravel.com • OTI grub 2008 de 600 bin yabanci turist getirmeyi hedefliyor.

OTI grub 2008 de 600 bin yabanci turist getirmeyi hedefliyor.

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2009 Turizm Pazarlaman›z için

World Travel Guide & Diary'09 - Dünyadaki tüm turizm örgütlerinin

Tesisler Polat Renaissance ‹stanbul IT Servislerini yeniledi.

Tesisler Carlton otel arazisi sat›ld›.

Renaissance ‹stanbul IT Servislerini yeniledi.

Bentley otel yeni•y›l› Polat özel bir partiyle kutladi.

Hilton otelleri erken rezervasyonlara özel arazisi iskontolar sat›ld›. uygulayacak.

• Carlton otel Sheraton Istanbul Turob üyelerini Kas›m ay›nda ag›rlad›.

• Bentley otel yeni y›l› özel partiyle kutladi.

Ceylan InterContinental ‹stanbul Brasserie Restaurant da yenibir tatlar menuye eklendi.

Sarabi Beyo¤lu 9•y›l›n›Hilton kutlad›. otelleri erken rezervasyonlara özel iskontolar

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Temmuz Ağustos 02-04 OTM- Haydarabad 06-08 OTM – Surad uygulayacak.

• Sheraton Istanbul Turob üyelerini Kas›m ay›nda ag›rlad›.

Fuarlar 10-12 OTM-Kalküta 25-07 KaravanDuesseldorf Ocak • Ceylan InterContinental ‹stanbul Brasserie Restaurant da yeni tatlar menuye eklendi.

04-06 Tourisma - Magdeburg 16-20 BTL - Lisbon • - Utrecht Sarabi Beyo¤lu 9 y›l›n› kutlad›.

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