turizmYEAR: 21 • NUMBER: aktüel 2019/2 • MAY/2019 • YIL: 21 • SAYI 2019/2 • MAYIS/2019 • FİYATI 50 TL (KDV DAHİL) ANTALYA GROWS BUT MED RIVALS SLUMP

NEW MASTER PLAN TO BOOST ’S EUROPEAN REVENUES TOURISTS BY 50 PCT relaxing CONTINUE TO RETURN

MOTTO BY HILTON TO OPEN FIRST HOTEL IN Turkey JOLLY TOUR INVITES US TO THE MEDITERRANEAN’S PARADISE NORTHERN CYPRUS

TUROB’S NEW HEAD IS MÜBERRA ERESIN

TURKEY IS TURKEY’S GOING CAPPADOCIA TO BE AN HOSTS OVER IMPORTANT 440,000 DESTINATION VISITORS IN Q1 IN CRUISER TOURISM

İSTANBUL WILL BE ADVERTISED IN SOCIAL MEDIA

EDITO ÇANAKKALE / TURKEY Discover Something New & Unique turizm aktüel HOW ABOUT SEEING Year: 21 • Number: 2019/2 • MAY 2019 Yıl: 21 • Sayı 2019/2 • MAYIS 2019 SSN: 1301- 4587 THE BEAUTIES OF PUBLISHING CENTER YAYIN MERKEZI KENT TURIZM ARAŞTIRMALARI TURKEY ON SITE? VE YAYINCILIK Yerebatan Cad. No: 43 Hüdaverdi İş Merkezi K. 3/8 Cağaloglu İstanbul nother year has passed and as ‘Turizm Aktüel Magazine’ we are again in Tel:+90 212 511 25 61 Dubai. It is again time for the show, time for making an impression. Turkey, Fax:+90 212 513 63 59 e-mail:[email protected] especially in the recent years, has made a breakthrough in the tourism www.turizmaktuel.com A arena. And this will continue in the same way. Bringing the world tourism industry

OWNER AND together, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Fair has a great significance for the tourism MANAGING EDITOR sector. This huge platform, where exhibitors and visitors introduce themselves, Sahibi ve Sorumlu Yazı İşleri Müdürü exhibit their products, new trends make a debut, and even the tendencies of the Hasan Arslan new season is determined and future strategies are formed, has great significance [email protected] also for Turkish tourism. In 2018, many things have changed both in Turkey and in the world. It was PROJECT COORDINATOR Projeler Koordinatörü inevitable that such a dynamic sector like tourism would remain uninfluenced. We, Doç. Dr. Volkan ALTINTAŞ İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi as a sector, had challenges again but we managed to ride out the storm. 2019 will Turizm Fakültesi be a different year in many aspects. But it will be a year that values and balances [email protected] will change…. GENERAL COORDINATOR Genel Koordinatör Now we are at the ATM Tourism Fair, which is considered as the biggest tourism fair Özcan Mutlu of the Middle East. We will see altogether that Turkey will come into prominence [email protected] also in this tourism fair. Turkey, especially in the recent years, has made a CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR breakthrough and it has often become a byword in the world tourism arena. Kurumsal İletişim Koordinatörü The important thing is to leave a mark in people’s pleasant holiday memories. Hakan Metin [email protected] Hosting their most pleasant moments... Enabling them to cherish the memories of

PHOTOGRAPH EDITOR the Mediterranean and Aegean until the next holiday… They should be dreaming Fotoğraf Editörü of İstanbul, Antalya, Göbeklitepe, Çanakkale (TROY), Bodrum, Çeşme, Marmaris, Halil Tuncer [email protected] Kapadokya, Bursa, Kuşadası, Yalova and the Black sea. The most favorite name

ANTALYA AREA MANAGER of the Mediterranean basin should be Turkey again. The only reason that prevents Antalya Bölge Temsilcisi people coming to Turkey should be a volcano. Otherwise, what could possibly Muhammet Irmak [email protected] restrain a holiday in Turkey, such a unique pleasure?

MEDITTERANEAN AREA MANAGER That’s it. This must be said abroad. The Mediterranean region, the address of the Akdeniz Bölge Temsilcisi youngest and most elegant facilities… Antalya, the irresistible address of a holiday Halil Öncü [email protected] with its nature, sea and sun, the most pleasant brand of Turkey… Istanbul, Antalya, Kapadokya, Çeşme, and Bodrum dream holiday towns... PRINT Birinci Baskı And Turkey will repeat the appearance made at the ITB Berlin 2019 among the Matbaacılar Sitesi. Mahtepe Mah. Davutpaşa Çifte Havuzlar Sk. No: 2/61 world tourism giants, now at the ATM Dubai with its Antalya, İstanbul, Göbeklitepe, Zeytinburnu/İstanbul Tel: 0212 612 00 88 Çanakkale (TROY) Bodrum, Marmaris, Kuşadası, Çeşme, Kapadokya and other touristic centers and all the cultural motifs. PUBLICATION TYPE Local Periodical - Monthly Magazine In our current issue you will read the latest news of the tourism sector, interviews YAYIN TÜRÜ Yerel Süreli Yayın - Aylık Dergi each more interesting than the other, the newest information on hotel investments, latest developments of the world and European tourism and clues from the sector © TURIZM AKTÜEL DERGISI T.C. YASALARINA UYGUN OLARAK YAYIMLANMAKTADIR. DERG IDE YAYIMLANAN YAZI, FOTOĞRAF, HARITA, before the new season. Goodbye for now till I LÜSTRASYON VE KONULARIN HER HAKKI SAKLIDIR. İZ INSIZ KAYNAK GÖSTERILEREK DAHI ALINTI YAPILAMAZ. we meet again for the next special wolume on © TURIZM AKTÜEL DERGISI BASIN MESLEK İLKELERINE HASAN ARSLAN UYMAYA SÖZ VERMIŞTIR. IMEX Frankfurt... [email protected]

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[email protected] NEW MASTER PLAN TO BOOST TURKEY’S CONTEMPORARY HOTEL IN VIBRANT ISTANBUL TOURISM REVENUES BY 50 PCT The Culture and Tourism Ministry is developing a master plan to boost Turkey’s tourism revenues to up to $70 billion, in accordance with the revised goals for 2023 that focuses on the diversification of tourism activities. urkey’s tourism sector is positioned as a strategic Tindustry that could help reduce the country’s current account deficit, particularly at a time when the Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Ersoy lira has significantly depreciated. potential of our country in this matter different tourism types, such as Accordingly, the Culture and Tourism and we are setting new routes for faith gastronomy, faith and congress ministry has revised its targets for tourism in order to make full use of it. In tourism, to diversify the tourism 2023 from “50 million tourists and this area, we will determine the target market. “We are carrying out special $50 billion in tourism revenue” to market and the masses of visitors and promotional activities to increase our “70 million tourists and $70 billion.” carry out market-specific promotional shares in the Far Eastern countries, Turkey welcomed 39.5 million foreign activities.” He identified gastronomy as such as China, , South Korea and visitors last year, a 21.84 percent another one of their priorities. “We want Japan,” he said, recalling that they have increase year-on-year, according to to become a center of attraction by signed a protocol with the Education the Culture and Tourism Ministry, while revealing the richness of our country’s Ministry in order to train qualified the national statistical body revealed gastronomy, especially for the high- personnel who can provide services to that the country’s tourism income income group we are trying to reach qualified tourists. ENJOY A RELAXING STAY AT RADISSON BLU HOTEL, VADISTANBUL WITH QUICK surged 12.3 percent to $29.5 billion. in the new period,” Ersoy said. Noting The minister said that the Tourism AND EASY ACCESS TO SHOPPING, SIGHTS, AIRPORT AND BUSINESS HUBS. Talking to the Turkish language daily, that the development of health tourism Ministry’s General Directorate of Sabah, Culture and Tourism Minister in terms of medical health is carried Research and Education has organized Mehmet Ersoy said in order to reach out within the Ministry of Health, he vocational tourism education programs the target of $70 billion in revenue, said in the priority regions determined in order to increase the quality of LOUNGE it is necessary to focus on qualified in the thermal tourism centers, service. “These training programs, tourism, accommodation capacity and planning works for the establishment which are organized as ‘On-the-Job qualified tourists. He stressed their of Cure and Rehabilitation Centers, Training Courses,’ are attended by project on creating the Tourism Master are underway for the purpose of approximately 4,000 sector employees Plan continues in this context since developing points of attraction that will each year. To date, 94,550 people per capita spending of tourists should allow the use of geothermal resources have been given a Certificate of be increased by 50 percent in order for therapeutic purposes. He further Participation,” he added. to achieve the new goal. He pointed argued that these would spread Talking about the Tourism This contemporary hotel offers a choice of city or Work out at our fitness center and relax your With seven meeting and event rooms and one out that the Tourism Master Plan has tourism across 12 months and increase Development Fund, Ersoy said that forest views from the rooms designed with your way with a revitalizing treatment at our spa. To ballroom, all fitting up to 900 people, we are ready been prepared to extend the duration diversity, adding that they expect these seven of the 10 countries with the comfort in mind. Stay connected with Free high- make the most of your stay, try our delicious All to help host for any and every occasion. Our state- speed, wireless Internet throughout the entire hotel Day Dining restaurant with international cuisine, of-the-art facilities guarantee effective meetings and of the tourism season and increase works and projects to increase Turkey’s highest tourism income in the world and take advantage of the many optimal services. guaranteed to tickly your taste buds. our committed staff are happy to assist with a smile. per capita spending. He said that faith tourism revenues, as well as per capita have funds and these countries get tourism will be one of their priorities spending. more than one-third of the world’s Radisson Blu Hotel, Vadistanbul Ayazağa Mh. Cendere Cad. No109 / A, 34396 Sarıyer - Istanbul, Turkey in this regard. “We are aware of the Ersoy said they have plans to develop tourism revenues. T: +90 212 341 0000 F: +90 212 323 3434 radissonblu.com/hotel-vadistanbul [email protected] 10 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019

OVER 500,000 FOREIGN TOURISTS VISIT ANTALYA IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey’s popular holiday destination Antalya increased by 25 percent on an annual basis to 571,207 in the first three months of the year, with Germans topping the list followed by Russian nationals. ccording to data from the city’s airport authority, 151,391 AGerman tourists came to Antalya, on the Mediterranean coast, in January-March, an eight percent increase compared to the same period of 2018. German nationals accounted for 26.5 percent of total foreign tourists that visited the city in the first quarter of the year. Russian tourist arrivals, on the other hand, showed a 74 percent increase as 136,689 Russians visited Antalya over the same period. The share of the Russians in total foreign visitor VISITORS FROM 140 NATIONS The number of German visitors, numbers was 23.93 percent. Data also showed that people from however, declined by 18 percent on Turkey and Russia have been in talks 140 countries visited Antalya in the first an annual basis to 77,881. Yet, the to allow Russian nationals to travel to three months of the year, including Germans were still the largest group, Turkey without a passport, the Turkish the Polish, Iranians, Israelis, Dutch, followed by the Russians. In the month, foreign minister said last month. Norwegians, Swedes, French, and a total of 30,631 Russian nationals Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu discussed the issue Ukrainians. Britons made up the third visited Antalya, a 45 percent increase with his Russian counterpart Sergey largest group with a 6.44 percent share from a year earlier. Lavrov at a meeting held in Antalya on in total foreign tourists. In January- In January and February, foreign tourist March 29. March, 36,791 U.K. nationals arrived in arrivals in the city rose by 50 percent In February, Russia’s president signed the city for vacation, translating into a compared to the same months of 2018. a decree to lift visa requirements 58 percent increase compared to the Last year 13.6 million foreign and more for Turkish service passport holders same period of the last year. than 3 million domestic tourists visited and truck drivers traveling to Russia. In March alone, Antalya attracted Antalya – this marked a record number Çavuşoğlu said Ankara expects Russia 279, 097 foreign tourists which of tourists for the city. Antalya targets to remove the visa ban on Turkish corresponded to a five percent to welcome 15 million foreign and 5 citizens. increase from a year ago. million domestic tourists this year.

14 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 6.299 NEW HOTELS COMING IN 5 YEARS The world will be saturated to the hotel in 5 years. 6.299 new hotels are expected to be opened on a global scale during the period 2019-2023.

hen the distribution of the years between 2019-2023, 1.068 91 projects in France, 79 projects in new hotels by region is facilities out of 1.521 hotels, %70, will be Spain and 69 projects in Austria. In the Wexamined; 2,163 in the first class, and 453 facilities out of 1.521, cities that will open new hotels, the Asia Pacific, 1,815 in America, 1,521 in %30, will be luxury class. list is as follows: London 78 projects, , 506 in the Middle East and Dublin 31, 30, Hamburg and 294 will be put into service in Africa. GERMANY IS FIRST PLACE Vienna 20 projects each. When the The TUYED management examined When the new hotels to be put into hotel brands to be put into service in TopHotel’s data on the subject. service in the next 5 years are analyzed Europe between the years of 2019- According to this, there is detailed by country, the first five countries and 2023 are examined, it will be seen that information about the new hotels the number of new hotel projects the Holiday Inn Express brand will be that are expected to be in service will be listed as follows: Germany the winner with 45 new hotels. It is especially in the European region. In 377 projects, England 285 projects, followed by with 42 projects, Hilton Garden Inn and Courtyard Marriot with 22 projects each, and with 20 projects Holiday Inn.

In what year how many hotels will be opened in Europe? Years Numbers Of Projects 2019 432 2020 451 2021 199 2022 55 2023 384 Total 1.521

16 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 TURKEY EXPECTS TO RECEIVE MORE GERMAN TOURISTS Tourism minister says Turkey strives to welcome nearly 5.6 million German visitors this year urkey expects to attract 5.6 million TGerman tourists to the country this year, the country’s culture and tourism minister said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at the ITB Berlin tourism fair, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy expressed optimism about attracting a record number of tourists from Germany in 2019. “There has been a 58 percent rise in early bookings from Germany for Turkey,” Ersoy said. He underlined that Turkey has again become a leading destination for German tourists after numbers fell in 2016 and 2017. “This year we’re expecting around 5.6 million German tourists to visit Turkey,” he said, raising hopes of beating the 2015 record of 5.5 million visitors. Turkey presents Gobeklitepe in Berlin Ersoy said Turkey would become more attractive for tourists not only for its natural wonders or beautiful You have a home where the history takes breath… beaches but also its rich culture and history and its impressive archaeological sites. He said Gobeklitepe in southeastern Turkey, the world’s oldest temple, will be one of the main highlights of Turkish tourism this year. Following his remarks, Ersoy visited an exhibition showcasing Gobeklitepe at the fair. Turkey’s presence at the fair this year is spread out over 2,000 square meters, with the participation of more than 100 municipalities, hotels, tour operators, and other tourism service providers. ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel trade fair, will open its doors to the public this weekend after hosting tourism industry professionals all week.

18 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 Ankara Cad.Hocapaşa Hamami Sok.No:1 Sirkeci-İstanbul Türkiye • Tel:0212 522 25 15 • Fax: 0212 522 25 19 • www.eurostars.com.tr • [email protected] ANTALYA GROWS BUT MED RIVALS SLUMP Germans kept booking Turkish Riviera holidays last month but sales to Spain, Greece and Egypt all slumped, according to the latest monthly figures from Amadeus Leisure IT (formerly Traveltainment).

anuary was a disappointing month on the German market Jwith a 9% drop in bookings for summer 2019, sales analysis from researchers GfK showed. This inevitably resulted in lower demand for many top destinations last month, the data from the tourism reservations company showed (click on the interactive chart to compare the different months). Total booked revenues for the top ten destination airports was 10% lower in January than 12 months earlier, with a 16% drop in travel agency sales and 3% fall in online sales for these 10 airports. There was some good news for Turkey as package holiday bookings with Antalya as the destination airport rose by 6% last month. However, this was well behind the high double-digit case for most of the past year. weakened compared to January 2018, growth rates seen over the last few The Egyptian Red Sea resort of continuing a trend seen over the last months. Hurghada showed the heaviest year- few months. The second-largest destination, Palma, on-year decline last month, with a In terms of market share (calculated continued its recent decline with a 13% 24% drop, but this is in comparison to as the share of all bookings for the fall that follows double-digit falls every extremely high growth rates in early top ten destination airports), Antalya month since last July. Similarly, the 2018. There was also bad news for remained the clear leader last month Canary Islands again attracted fewer Greece last month as bookings for with 28%, well ahead of Palma (19%) bookings in January, as has been the Crete (Heraklion), Rhodes and Kos all and Hurghada (15%).

20 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 New address for comfortable and luxurious accommodation: Our hotel has 193 modern and stylish rooms, and the total bed capacity is 386, where our guests can reach RADISSON BLU their dreams. Standing out among the city hotels of Istanbul, Radisson Blu Hotel Vadistanbul; With both city HOTEL VADISTANBUL and forest view options, it is the new The Radisson Blu Hotel Vadistanbul, located in the Vadistanbul project, one address for comfortable and luxurious of the most exclusive investments in Istanbul, began hosting its guests in accommodation. February. The closest 5-star hotel to newly opened İstanbul Airport is only What makes Radisson Blu Hotel Radisson Blu Hotel Vadistanbul, which provide a forest in the city, General Vadistanbul different from other Manager of Vadistanbul Atakan Altuğ introduced Radisson Blu Hotel 5-star hotels in İstanbul and your Vadistanbul, in an interview to our magazine. region? We are the closest 5-star hotel to he Radisson Blu Hotel to host its guests in February? the newly opened İstanbul Airport. Vadistanbul, located in the With easy access to shopping, city Located next to Vadistanbul Shopping TVadistanbul project, one of tours, airports and business centers and Life Center and 5 minutes away the most exclusive investments in of the city, Radisson Blu Hotel, from Maslak - Levent area, our hotel’s Istanbul, began hosting its guests in Vadistanbul, makes a difference location is the most striking feature of February. The closest 5-star hotel to with its rooms designed to provide a ours. We have 7 meeting rooms which newly opened İstanbul Airport is only comfortable stay. With a magnificent get sunlight along with forest view, Radisson Blu Hotel Vadistanbul, which city and peaceful forest views, our and also our ballroom gets sunlight provide a forest in the city, General hotel offers accommodation with with the capacity of 1000 people, Manager of Vadistanbul Atakan free high-speed wireless internet. and we host organizations such as Altuğ introduced Radisson Blu Hotel Radisson Blu Hotel Vadistanbul meetings, congresses, and weddings Vadistanbul, in an interview to our offers a memorable stay with its in the ballroom. With the view of 2300 magazine. high level of service, even now it square meters forest field, we provide Could you please present the Radisson has already become one of the a relaxing accommodation along with Radisson Blu Hotel Vadistanbul Blu Hotel Vadistanbul, which started indispensable hotels of the city. General Manager Atakan Altug spa, this is why our hotel is different

22 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 23 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 among the other city audio and imaging hotels. equipment, and we also Your hotel is part of the provide office tools and Vadistanbul project, one equipment that may of the most outstanding be needed in meetings investments in İstanbul. free of charge to our Is it an advantage for guests. The adaptability a hotel to take part in of our meeting rooms mixed projects? allows us to host We take it as an meetings in different advantage. We are very scales and in different pleased to be able to seating arrangements. meet all the needs of our We have meeting guests. Guests staying rooms suitable for sales at our hotel can reach a meetings, company new generation shopping meetings, product and living center where they can experienced meeting and event presentations, seminars, conferences, find all kinds of products, and relax coordinators are always on duty to press conferences, social events and in the calm and forest-view rooms to make the meetings of our customers all kinds of invitations, meals and relieve the tiredness of the day. They more efficient. All of our halls get weddings. can relax and spend time in the SPA sunlight and have the forest view that Could you please tell us about your area overlooking the forest. We are will make every event unforgettable, general guest portfolio? one of the few hotels that offer these from 2 to 900 people, including Radisson Blu Hotel Vadistanbul’s properties together. That makes us meetings and special celebrations. target groups has diversity; due to privileged. Each floor, where our meeting halls the business districts close to the Can you give us information about are located, has a terrace overlooking region, the guests who are traveling, the congress tourism of Radisson Blu the forest. We serve our customers the teams and viewers coming to the Hotel Vadistanbul, which attracts in a quiet environment with modern, matches played in the Türk Telekom attention with a thousand-person comfortable and state-of-the-art Arena, the tourists visiting İstanbul, the ballroom? meeting rooms. Our meeting rooms employees of the Istanbul Airport and There are 7 meeting rooms equipped provide a perfect environment for the transit passengers, the meeting with state-of-the-art technical efficient meetings and aim to support and accommodation groups. All guests equipment and 1 ballroom with creativity within the team. We also who want to stay in İstanbul are among a capacity of one thousand. Our provide high-speed wireless internet, our target audience.

24 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 Cem Kınay: Turkey needs a new story in tourism Professional hotel managers association (POYD) in their monthly meeting in Kemer they reviewed new trends. em Kınay told new trends and that is not enough, golf courses in tourism to hotel keepers. might intermingle with cultural tourism CVillages, towns, cities, in near future “I would create a golf the countries freely and want to be geographies, cultures, tastes, music, course in an ancient city and become mobile. We should adapt to this kind localization, which kept their freedom, the first in the world” said Kınay. of life too. Taste is also important in are becoming new trend in the world A new trend based on localization is these new trends. A tasty meal has the tourism says Cem Kınay, he also developing “A localization movement, power to express a place and makes it pointed out the lacking of golf courses, return to essence, and bringing past consistent. The local cuisine of an area and said I would create a golf course into present became an important has a connection with people’s soul in an ancient city and become the feature in everywhere. In this context, and their daily life rhythm” first in the world. Gulet Tourism and nature plays an active role. Tourism Kınay claims that history and nature Magic Life creator Cem kınay said is impossible without nature. Nature must be protected “Villages, towns, that trends are changing very quickly must be a priority for every tourism. cities, geographies, cultures, tastes, that is why tourism sector needs to We must maintain nature and tourism music, localization, which kept their be more dynamic than ever. Kınay together. Everything must be natural. freedom, are becoming a new trend in informed about Turkey’s holiday The differences between work holiday the world tourism. Anatolia has much areas and pointed out that the sea, and travel holiday are removed for the more potential than sea tourism, along sand, the Sun, are important factors young generation. The new generation with its unique potential and power, for Antalya. Kınay stated that there wants to live a free life. They want to Anatolia’s history, nature, cuisine, and are only 15 golf courses in Turkey work wherever they want and visit its stories has a priceless value. leave the rest to us

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26 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 ENJOYMENT OF FOUR SEASONS OF ISTANBUL IN ALL SEASONS HOTEL ll Seasons Hotel İstanbul, located in Fındıkzade, one of Athe oldest and most established districts of Istanbul, has been serving for almost 20 years with its principle of guest satisfaction. The hotel, which cuisine and the most special delicacies has undergone a major renovation to of international cuisine. Our restaurant serve better to its guests, introduced starts with a rich buffet breakfast in by All Seasons Hotels Board Member the morning and the rest of the day is Mustafa Topaloğlu to the readers of provided with an ideal ambiance that Turizm Aktüel. can be enjoyed by our ala carte and Could you please describe your hotel? set menus. In addition, our guests can Located in İstanbul which is one of perform the most fruitful meetings in the most important and visited cities our meeting room for 40 people, and in the world, All Season Hotel located they can enjoy hookah on our terrace. in Sultanahmet peninsula of İstanbul, We also serve our guests sauna, Turkish bath, and massage room. Our also known as the old city walls. When All Seasons Hotels Board Member Mustafa Topaloğlu you step outside out of the main door main goal is to provide the highest of our hotel, you have the chance to to their demands, to provide quality lamps, from bed to bed headboard, level of customer satisfaction and to see and live both the historical İstanbul service and make them leave our hotel from textile products to bathrooms ensure quality. and the modern İstanbul at the same in a happy way. Being aware of the for the comfort of our guests. For Do you want to add anything? time. As the name suggests, you can importance of our responsibility and the comfort of our guests, we have I would like to point out that the service experience both İstanbul and our hotel the satisfaction of our guests, we strive thought of everything to the smallest and quality offered to its guests by in different seasons in All Seasons to provide the best service. Located detail and provided the necessary All Seasons Hotel İstanbul will be All Seasons Hotels board members Mustafa Topaloğlu, and Çoşkun Topaloğlu, and All Seasons Hotels Chairman Sami Topaloğlu. Hotel. With the 20 years of experience, very close to the Grand Bazaar and comfort to meet their expectations. reflected without sacrificing anything. All Seasons Hotel creates an ambiance Laleli area, our hotel has the advantage Our 4-star hotel has 1 Junior Suite, 4 In addition, in June 2019, we will offer Who is Mustafa Topaloğlu? company, we continue our commercial that makes guests feel at home. of being able to reach all the central Standard Family Rooms, 61 Standard All Seasons Luxury Suites to our I was born in 1976 in İstanbul. I activities in the tourism, real estate, What makes the All Seasons Hotel points of Istanbul. and 3 Deluxe rooms in total of 70 guests. I would like to summarize what am married and the father of two construction, and automotive sectors. different from other hotels? Can you tell us about the rooms in rooms. Our hotel also has a meeting it needs to improve tourism in Turkey; daughters. In 1998, I graduated I am a member of the Board of One of the most important features of your hotel? room for 40 people. P ower of unity from Trakya University Mechanical Directors of All Seasons Hotels. In our hotel is the importance given to The renovation work we did in our Could you please tell us about the O ur best in action Engineering Department. In 2006, I addition, I serve as a board member guests’ satisfaction. Our main service hotel and in our rooms ended about 1 restaurant and the other services you W orking hard completed my higher education in of; Turkey Hotel Association (TUROB), principles are to meet our guests with month ago. In our rooms, we made all offer to your guests? E xiguous talking international business at Marmara in MÜSİAD, and in İstanbul Cultural a warm welcome, being sensitive kinds of innovations from paint to wall Our hotel serves traditional Turkish R ising above of all University. As a member of the family Ambassadors.

28 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 29 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 Health Becomes Popular in Tourism The Five-star hotels on the Anatolian Side in recent years made the Anatolian Side popular in tourism. tating that they are the first 3 months were better than Alp Atilla, General most crowded host hotels Manager of Hilton expected, and he continued Sof the Anatolian Side, Alp Garden Inn Canpark his speech: “We believe that Atilla, General Manager of Hilton Ümraniye this year will be better than the Garden Inn Canpark Ümraniye, previous year. There will be an said that: “Anatolian side became increase in terms of occupancy popular due to the tours and income. During our visits to organized for shopping and the agents working with the Middle nearby area. Our Hotel, taking East and Gulf countries, they part in the Canpark Shopping share positive opinions for this Mall mixed project, provides year. A revival in the Chinese great advantage especially for and Indian market is expected our long stay guests and tourists again. This year, especially in the from the Middle East.” summer months, we are waiting for intensive tourist traffic from STRONG DEMAND FOR the Middle East.” HEALTH TOURISM Alp Atilla stated the intensive INTENSIVE DEMAND demand for health tourism, and FOR MEETING he claimed: “Health Tourism has ORGANIZATIONS become a significant source Alp Atilla stated that they of income for our country. Our received many meeting requests hotel has become a preferred throughout the year, and said: “In brand because of the service terms of meeting organizations, we provide to the guests who we receive a serious demand came for both localization and health European countries. We expect a 20 for our hotel. Because we can say tourism. Guests are not coming just percent increase in health tourism in that our meeting halls are spacious for hair transplantation and aesthetics; 2019” and provide daylight, offering unique www.hotelallseasons.com there are many guests that are coming tastes, high service quality and ease of Molla Gürani Cad. Emin Ali Yasin Sok. No:5 for serious operations such as brain INCREASE IN TERMS OF transportation. In addition to meetings, surgeries. We welcome health tourists OCCUPANCY AND INCOME we are also a preferred hotel for Fındıkzade İstanbul - TÜRKİYE from many countries such as Germany In 2019, Alp Atilla stated that a organizations such as weddings and Telefon: +90 212 635 83 83 (pbx) - Fax: +90 212 621 45 35 and Spain, especially in Northern successful start was made and the henna. Email : [email protected]

30 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 MOTTO BY HILTON TO OPEN FIRST HOTEL IN ISTANBUL With the recent rise of the tourism sector in Turkey, foreign hotel chains have once again turned their attention to the country.

he multinational hospitality He further explained that the brand’s they plan to open the hotels in touristic company Hilton serves in first hotel will be opened in Karaköy, areas in Istanbul, like Taksim, Nişantaşı, TTurkey with 63 hotels, under five which will be operational in 2021 Kadıköy and Sultanahmet. “Motto’s different brands, including DoubleTree, provided that construction starts this investment and operating costs are Garden Inn, Hampton, Conrad and year. Announcing that Hilton opened much more affordable,” he said. “As a Hilton. Having recently signed for 63 hotels in Turkey and signed on for powerful alternative for investors who Curio, the hotel chain has also pushed 25 which are still under construction, want to take part in city centers, Motto the button for Motto, its seventh brand. Temel said they currently operate in provides great efficiency in small areas Motto will be opened in Istanbul, the country with five brands, including with its ergonomically designed and simultaneously with cities that have 13 Hiltons, 17 DoubleTrees, 19 Garden shared rooms. Since the rooms are heavy tourist traffic such as London, Inns, 13 Hampton and one Conrad. operated effectively, the profitability Washington and Dublin. “We have recently signed for our Curio margin is high, and competitive prices Hilton Turkey Senior Investment brand. We will open three hotels, also offer a powerful alternative for Director Tuğrul Temel said that the two in Istanbul and one in Bodrum,” tourists.” Temel said 2018 was a very new brand will be located in city he continued. “We are opening the productive year for Hilton Turkey, centers. “Finding land in the city first Curio in Sultanahmet this year, adding their hotels significantly centers around the world has become thus reaching six brands in total. Our increased their revenues compared quite difficult. Therefore, we wanted to seventh brand will be Motto. We also to 2017. “Profitability varies in each develop a solution and implemented have a brand called Canopy and it is province. For example, the revenues of the Motto by Hilton brand,” he said. located in the market as Hilton and our hotels in Istanbul increased by 30 Explaining that Motto will have 100 above. We are still in talks for our plans percent in terms of foreign currency 14-square-meter rooms, Temel to bring this brand to Istanbul.” compared to 2017. For this year, the added, “The rooms are ergonomically Stating that they do not have a number indicators point to a very positive used with smart designs. These in mind for Motto, Temel noted that direction as well,” he added interconnected and shared rooms also appeal to crowded groups.” He stressed that a competitive policy will be followed at Motto. He added that the brand will be opened simultaneously in some of the world’s leading tourism cities, including Istanbul, which holds a very important place for the brand.

32 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 TURKEY’S CAPPADOCIA HOSTS OVER 440,000 VISITORS IN Q1 Number of tourists visiting world-famous scenic region surges 14.5% year-on-year in January-March period urkey’s world-famous scenic Cappadocia region attracted T440,686 visitors in the first quarter of 2019, reaching six-year peak. Cappadocia is famous for its unique “fairy chimney” volcanic cones, valleys, underground cities, boutique hotels and houses carved into rocks, churches, chapels, and shelters used sites in the region were Goreme Open that sector representatives made all during the early years of the Christian Air Museum, Kaymakli Underground preparations in advance to provide faith. It also allows tourists to enjoy a City, and Derinkuyu Underground City. high quality of touristic services. “In bird’s-eye-view of the historical sites Mustafa Durmaz, head of the Goreme this period, Cappadocia hosts foreign with hot air balloon trips. (a historical town in the region) Tourism visitors mostly from the Far East and The region, located in Central Development Cooperative, said Europe,” he said. He said as soon as Anatolia’s Nevsehir province, is Cappadocia saw one of its busiest the weather becomes warmer, the preserved as a UNESCO World seasons in the first quarter of 2019 current accommodation capacity will Heritage site. Provincial Directorate of compared to the past years. reach its limits. Durmaz also said the Culture and Tourism figures revealed “The active period through the end student groups across Turkey should that the number of tourists visiting of 2018 gave hints that the intensity prefer day-trips to visit the region Cappadocia surged 14.5% year-on-year would continue this year,” Durmaz in the spring months, as there is an in January-March period. In the three- said in an exclusive interview with accommodation shortage due to the month period, the top three touristic Anadolu Agency. Durmaz noted high hotel occupancy rates.

34 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 Fikri Ataoğlu- Mete Vardar Jolly Tour invites us to the Mediterranean’s paradise Northern Cyprus Jolly Tour, entering this year renewed with their motto “Let’s Go!”, with their new campaign Jolly Tour invites us to discover Mediterranean’s paradise island Northern Cyprus’s unknown values along with its beauties that take place in legends.

n the night for Northern Cyprus Vardar, continued his speech: “As Jolly, Baturalp Bozkurt - Fikri campaign launch the Chairman of we see Northern Cyprus as a part of Ataoğlu - Esra Bozkurt - Türker Yüksel - Sezer Kızgın - İsmet Esenyel - Mete İsmail Tirali - Görkem Aydıner Vardar - Fikri Ataoğlu - Erkan Yağcı - Ekrem Barlas Ithe Board of Jolly Tour Mete Vardar Turkey and to liven up and improve said, “As Jolly Tour we serve tourism the tourism, we will continue our Kudret Özersoy, Head of UBP (National culture after all, the increase of flight to spend their holiday opportunity in sector wholeheartedly for 33 years, this invests in 2019. This paradise island, Unity Party) Ersin Tatar, along with UBP numbers of airline companies, the the best way, Mete Vardar also said time in our journey; we await all our which we can travel with ID only, is a Kyrenia deputy and old Tourism Minister increase of tours of travel agencies prove “Northern Cyprus is the first destination guests to Northern Cyprus to witness domestic destination for us, to share Ünal Üstel joined the night. the increase of visitor count. I would that we suggest to our guests who have the best state of sea-sand-the Sun, this with our guests and to invite you The speech Turkish Republic of like to thank especially to Mete Vardar come here for special trips, each season the historical feeling where fun and to this paradise island we are proud to Northern Cyprus Tourism Minister Fikri and the Jolly family, and all the travel has its own beauty, the opportunity shopping combine together, with their share this advertising campaign about Ataoğlu gave during the night stated agencies that organize tours to Northern to benefit the sea for 9 months, along local flavors and the sight of Spring’s Northern Cyprus for the first time.” “We are glad to see the increase of Cyprus, airline companies which with its magnificent nature Cyprus is a colorful and lively aspects.” To the night hosted by Mete Vardar at visitor count in Turkish Republic of increased their flights, the hotelkeepers paradise island. There are people who Bellapais Monastery; Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus. It is important for us who invested in Northern Cyprus tourism have traveled abroad but yet they didn’t JOLLY IS INVESTING TO LIVEN of Northern Cyprus Tourism Minister that the guests coming from Turkey to and to all our tourism stakeholders” see Northern Cyprus, whereas there UP NORTHERN CYPRUS’ Fikri Ataoğlu, Turkish Republic of see here as a domestic destination. As Mete Vardar stated, Northern Cyprus are lots of things to discover in Northern Erkan Yağcı - Mete Vardar TOURISM Northern Cyprus Foreign Minister We are sharing the same currency and is a favorite destination for who want Cyprus”

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he HESTOUREX 2019 Health, very successful; it created a huge bring in $10 billion in the coming years. Sports and Alternative Tourism remarkable platform for B2B (business Sports Tourism Union Association TFair, which is organized under to business) meetings. This year, it is President Şamil Yaşacan also the auspices of the Turkish Presidency, intended that the fair will continue remarked that HESTOUREX is Turkey’s will bring together people from all over the success that it achieved in 2018 brand and is an example to the world. the world at the Antalya EXPO Center and double the potential business “International federations that will between April 4 and April 7. opportunities. A press meeting was come with the theme of sports tourism It is Turkey’s first and only held in the capital Ankara to publicize will have the opportunity to see the multidisciplinary platform established the fair. Speaking at the meeting, sports tourism opportunities of our with the aim to introduce Turkey’s HESTOUREX Consultative Committee country,” Yaşacan said. Emin Çakmak potential in health, sport and President Emin Çakmak said that continued talking about the health alternative tourism by developing health tourism has gained speed in sector in Turkey. “The bilateral talks bilateral cooperation between the last 15 years and contributed to that were conducted within the body countries at global professional the country’s economy. Çakmak noted of HESTOUREX have contributed TL 20 business meetings. Having opened that the same potential can be shown billion to the health tourism economy. with “Camp Caravan” and “Gastronomy” in sports tourism. Some 25 sports This year, our target is to reach TL 30 themes in the last two years, the federations are expected to participate billion and to provide a record level of theme of “Sports Tourism” will be in HESTOUREX 2019. Çakmak stressed new business potential to our country,” covered this year. Last year’s fair was that sports tourism is a sector that will he explained.

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40 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 İSTANBUL WILL BE ADVERTISED IN SOCIAL MEDIA #oneistanbul Instagram contest award ceremony held in Çırağan Palace Kempinski for the purpose of making Istanbul more visible in the world. ith the cooperation of sharing among the other cities. With of Communication Prof. Dr. Celalettin Istanbul Metropolitan the #oneistanbul and #istanbul, 610 Aktaş, chose the most liked pictures of WMunicipality, Istanbul thousand pictures are being shared and the theme of “Share the Istanbul and Chamber of Commerce, TUGEV and @oneistanbul account reached to 100 fly.” The most liked pictures’ contestants’ Istanbul Congress and Visitors Bureau thousand followers. With the theme of rewards were given in a ceremony in (ICVB), Oneistanbul is started in 2015 “Share the İstanbul and fly” Oneistanbul Çırağan Palace Kempinski with the in social media to make İstanbul, contest’ juries, Deputy governor of participation of the names from the along with its history, culture, and Tourism İsmail Gültekin, Vice president business and art world. beauties, more visible in the world. This of the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce year Oneistanbul Instagram contest İsrafil Kuralay, Istanbul Metropolitan THE WINNERS OF held by Turkish Airlines, the winners Municipality Artistic Director Hüseyin ONEISTANBUL TOOK THEIR announced in a ceremony in Çırağan Karaca, Turkish Airlines Marketing REWARDS Palace Kempinski. With the campaign and Sales President Emre Menevşe, The competition organized in two carried out by @oneistanbul account, Turkish Airlines Head of Corporate different periods by Turkish Airlines, it is aimed to get İstanbul highest rate Communications Seda Kalyoncu, Dean with the theme of “Share the İstanbul in social media regarding to picture of Istanbul Ticaret University Faculty and Fly”, had an intense interest, the winners are; first period 3rd Begüm Serra Üstün, second period 3rd Cihan Çorak, first period 2nd Abdullah Bilgiç, second period 2nd Soner Akan, first period 1st Rıdvan Aras and second period 1st Aydın Sertbaş. The 3rd place rewards presented by world famous social media phenomena Mikhail Tenezas from the Philippines and Thiago Correa from the Brazil, 2nd place rewards presented by Turkish Airlines Head of Corporate Communications Seda Kalyoncu, 1st place rewards presented by İstanbul governor Ali Yerlikaya and Chairman of the board of directors of İstanbul Chamber of Commerce Şekib Avdagiç.

42 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 Uzundere Cad. No: 37 Göreme Nevşehir ■ +90 384 271 3038 ■ [email protected] ■ www.heracavesuites.com German Tourist will return to Kemer With the invitation of World Sister Cities Association general secretary Hüseyin Baraner, Political Chairman of the German Travel Association Volker Adams came to Kemer and he got amazed with Kemer.

mazed by Kemer’s sea, beach, and also stated mountains, Adams visited that Kemer has an AKemer’s Harbor Street, he important place in took a break in Kemer’s famous Turkish Tourism, brand Kemer Patisserie and met with “Our goal is to artisans. He become the guests of bring German KESDER’s (Kemer Artisans and Tourism tourists to Kemer Association) chairman Abdullah once more. We Çilengir and artisans. came to Kemer with DRV German KEMER IS A Travel Association MAGNIFICENT PLACE! chairman Volker German Volker Adams wandered Adams. It is his first time in Kemer. WE WANT TO SEE GERMANS in Kemer and met with artisans said Our goal is to bring more German to IN KEMER! “It is my first time in Kemer. It is a Kemer, because Kemer has changed KESDER’s (Kemer Artisans and Tourism magnificent place. A wonder of nature. a lot. Along with Kemer’s magnificent Association) chairman Abdullah Çilengir As we learned today Germans are natural beauty, Kemer has gained stated that “We are awaiting European not frequently coming to Kemer. Any substructure. Kemer is being wasted. tourists to Kemer, and said we want to tourism destination cannot live with Kemer needs to be active again. Kemer see more German tourists in Kemer. We 4-5 months season only. With the should take place in real markets. are proud to host World Sister Cities coming of Germans this place could It should be marketed better and Association general secretary Hüseyin live up to 8 months at least. From now submit to higher guests. And this Baraner and DRV German Travel on Germans will frequently come to need more effort than before. You Association chairman Volker Adams. Kemer. cannot bring those tourists with only Hopefully, in the near future, we would advertising yourself one or two times be happy if we help to bring German KEMER SHOULD TAKE PLACE in newspapers. You cannot achieve tourist back in Kemer. We definitely IN REAL MARKETS! this with only going a fair and giving need market diversity. Germans used to World Sister Cities Association general out some brochures. You need to come to this area and they were liking secretary Hüseyin Baraner said that be institutional and consistent.” Said it. Especially in Europe market, we want he knows Kemer’s 45 years old history Baraner. the German tourists in Kemer.

44 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 WE AIM FOR LEADERSHIP IN CULTURAL TOURS Prontotour is going to have an impact on the domestic tourism market. Within the total turnover of the company, the domestic tourism market share, which is currently 5 percent will triple its share to 15 percent.

rontotour organized its 25th year tourism. Reminding that the domestic Gaziantep.” said Onaran. at the Ramada Kazdağları Hotel. culture tours accounted for 5 percent PProntotour set out to become of Prontotour’s turnover, Onaran stated SEA VACATION IS OUTSIDE the leader in domestic culture tours that they would increase the rate to He said that they set out to build within the scope of its new strategy. 15 percent in 2019, then they would their seaside holidays with the ‘World Prontotour Chairman Ali Onaran be one of the two leading companies Seas’ tour and they saw an important explained that they have achieved a in this tour. Ali Onaran, “Our main opportunity to make many of the new 300 percent increase in the cultural business is both abroad and domestic products with TL. Onaran said “This tours in the first quarter of the year. cultural tours. Now we have made year the prices for the sea holiday are Ali Onaran met with journalists at the it much more special. Of course, we too high for local tourists. 6 thousand press invitation which they made in are going to Cappadocia, the Black TL holiday in Bodrum is not better Kazdağları and shared his predictions Sea, and Mardin, but we also going to than our holiday campaign in Italy, about both last year and 2019. Onaran natural life and village tours like Urla Tunisia with the price of 3 thousand said that they had achieved 10 Artichoke Festival, roses, and lavender TL.” Onaran stated that the same percent growth in turnover despite the in Isparta. We do campaign packages opportunity will be started for Cyprus decrease in the number of people in with airplanes, buses, trains. There and they would start selling on June 3. 2018. “Last year we took 100 thousand are also tours of İzmir, Ankara, Bursa, people on holiday and gained a Eskişehir, Adana, Mersin, Aydın, and A DAY AT THE MUSEUM turnover of 250 million TL. In Prontotour CMO Gürkan Erol some markets, we have grown stated that travelers have made to double digits. We continued significant progress at the point to diversify our products of buying forward overseas and expanded our goals tours and that early purchase in domestic tours. Cultural went from 35 days to 90 days. Tourism helps to protect the Mr. Hakan Öksel, Deputy cultural heritage while it is General Manager in charge of helping to the economy” said Prontotour Domestic Tours said Onaran. that the tourism type which is famous among the world ‘A Day FROM VILLAGE in Museum’, can be changed TO FESTIVAL into ‘One Day in Excavation’ In 2019, Onaran said that they if they can get the necessary went on to create alternatives permits within the scope of for the local tourist especially the diversification of domestic against the increasing prices in culture tours.

46 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 One of the province of Canakkale hotels, our hotel is serving since 1974; Sadıkoglu Heat Tech Tourism Investment San.Tic. Ltd. Sti. is a part of a chain of hotels. Büyük Truva Otel , with its seafront location in the heart of the city at the weekend on holiday, business meetings and summer holiday in the most beautiful example EUROPEAN TOURISTS of hospitality gives you the Dardanelles ... Soothing architecture, a beautiful work of art and history can shed light on. Our hotel in the majestic beauty of the CONTINUE TO RETURN Bosphorus, experienced staff is proud to serve you throughout the four seasons. Istanbul became the home of the accommodation sector. Turkey’s average occupancy fell by 1 percent and İstanbul’s increased by 3.1 percent. In Istanbul, where European tourists continue to return, room prices have risen by 8 percent while in Antalya there has been a decrease of 5.7 percent.

orldwide data and analysis tourists to İstanbul, the revival of hotels from 69.5 euros to 75.2 euros, and the company STG prepared a continues. The increase in occupancy revenue per room increased from 45.4 Wcountry performance for in İstanbul held Turkey’s average euros to 48.8 euros. the February 2019 for Turkey Hotel occupancy in 1 percent, meanwhile, February 2019 hotel occupancy rate Association (TUROB), according to the price increases in Istanbul hotel in Antalya increased by 2.4 percent reports that Turkey’s February 2019 rooms have kept the low drop rate in compared to the same period of the hotel occupancy recorded as 61.9 low in the average of Turkey. İstanbul’s previous year, and become 61.3 percent percent decreased by 1 percent from occupancy rate, which was 65.1 in total. In February 2018, this rate was the same period of 2018. According percent in February 2018, increased 59.9 percent. In February 2019, the to the statement made by TUROB, by 3.1 percent in February 2019 and average daily sold room price become Turkey continued the rise in prices measured as 67.1 percent. The average 42.2 euros in Antalya decreased by 5.7 despite the decrease in average daily sold room price in İstanbul in percent compared to 2018. In February occupancy. The average daily sold February 2019 increased by 8 percent 2018 this figure was 44.7 euros. RevPAR, room rate, called the ADR (Average and the price become 73.4 euros. In on the other hand, decreased by 3.4 Daily Rate), increased by 6.6 percent to February 2018 this figure was 67.9 percent compared to the previous 60.3 euros in February 2019 compared euros. The revenue generated by the year and was measured at 25.9 euros. to the same month of the previous total number of rooms increased by In February 2018 this figure was 26.8 year, and the revenue generated by 11.3 percent compared to the previous euros. In January-February 2019, the the room (RevPAR) rose 5.6 percent year and was measured as 49.2 euros. occupancy rate in Antalya rose from to 37.3 euros. In February 2019, the While the occupancy rate in Istanbul in 57.2 percent to 60.4 percent according average occupancy rate of European the first two months, January-February to the same period of the previous destinations was 65 percent, while the 2019 decreased from 65.3 percent year. The average daily sold room price average room price was 101.1 and the to 64.8 percent according to the decreased from 44.2 euros to 43.14 Cevatpaşa Mah.Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cad. price per room was 65.7 Euros. same period of the previous year; the euros, while the revenue per room No: 2 Merkez - Canakkale / Turkey With the return of the European average daily sold room cost increased increased from 25.3 euros to 26.0 euros. P: +90 286 217 10 24 F: +90 286 217 09 03 [email protected] 48 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 www.truvaotel.com PALACE CUISINE TO BE PRESENTED BY MATBAH RESTAURANT IN JAPAN he pioneer of concept kitchens Tin Istanbul and the best representative of the Ottoman Palace Cuisine, Matbah Restaurant continues to attract the attention of foreign guests as well as local guests. This time, Matbah and Istanbul when broadcasted Restaurant welcomes in Japan, a country that is deeply very special guests attached to its traditions and cultural from Japan, contributed roots: ‘This show, performed by Nippon to the promotion of TV, Japan’s leading channel since 1952 historical flavours across that always receives good ratings, will continents. greatly contribute to the promotion Nippon TV, a well-known of Turkish Gastronomy and will be TV channel in Japan, broadcasted the first week of May. filmed a tv program Matbah Restaurant, operated by about Turkish gastronomy and food Arefe Meatballs, Cherry Leaf Wrap, Ottoman Hotel Imperial, contributed to culture in Ottoman Palace Cuisine. Hummus, Almond Soup, Honey Halva. the promotion of both our Country and The Chef of Matbah Restaurant, Kadir The shooting, presented by Tomoyuki our Beautiful Istanbul by welcoming Yılmaz, prepared some recipes that Kani, continued with food tasting many foreign TV programmers & high date back from the Matbah-ı Amire in Matbah’s garden. Waka Matsui officials for the past 11 years. (Palace Cuisine) of Topkapı Palace in accompanied Tomoyuki Kani as Serving as a gastro hotel, the Ottoman presence of the production team, in translator & guide. Serdar Balta, Imperial Hotel and its on-site Matbah Matbah Restaurant’s kitchen: general manager of Ottoman Hotel Restaurant will continue to contribute Nirbac, Mutancana, Lamb Shank in the Imperial, tells us about this program to gastronomy tourism while bed of Beğendi, Ballı Gemici Pastry, that will help to promote both Turkey continuing to promote Istanbul’’

50 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 Hotelbeds partners with Accor to host MarketHub Europe event in Istanbul Invitation only, three-day event will be held in Istanbul from 28th to 31st May. ‘SHIFTING FUTURES’ theme to explore how travel companies can future-proof their technology, distribution, payments and data strategies – whilst tackling the key topic of the complexity of distribution. he world’s leading business to business bedbank, has joined Tforces with AccorHotels and has chosen Istanbul in Turkey as the host destination for the Hotelbeds MarketHub Europe event that will take place from Tuesday 28th to Friday 31st May. HOTEL Taking place under the theme of ‘SHIFTING FUTURES’, the three-day EMPIRE event will explore how the travel sector should react to the changes and shifts PALACE in the industry to better prepare for from Amazon, Google and Alibaba support of AccorHotels as the ISTANBUL the future in terms of key topics such will also be appearing on stage and hotel host partner. Additionally, I am as technology, the complexity of further speakers will be confirmed excited to confirm that speakers from distribution, payments, and data. in due course. MarketHub Europe both Skift and Phocuswright will be Hotelbeds is proud to confirm that is an invitation-only event attended giving key-note speeches on stage – its strategic partner for the event by up to 300 of the most important exploring important topics such as the will be Accor, who will host the Hotelbeds partners from all the key complexity of distribution. event in three of its leading Istanbul source markets of Europe, the Middle “This MarketHub Europe event will be properties, Swissotel The Bosphorus, East and Africa. Attendees include tour particularly exciting for us as it will be Fairmont Quasar and Novotel Istanbul operators, airlines, loyalty and reward the first edition as one consolidated Bosphorus. points schemes, top travel agency company as over the last year we’ve A senior leader from Accor will provide chains, and online travel agents. been working hard to create one new a key-note speech at the event. Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze and enhanced business. Additionally, guest speakers from partners have also been confirmed. “I look forward to thanking in person the leading industry publication Skift Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing all our sponsors, and of course clients and the renowned industry analysts Director at Hotelbeds, commented: for their loyalty, as well as their trust Phocuswright will be appearing on “I´m very pleased to confirm that this in us to continue to deliver them with stage to both give a key-note speech year’s MarketHub Europe will be the best and most exclusive deals plus host a panel session. Experts in Istanbul thanks to the generous available in the market.”

52 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 ERCIYES 2020 SKI SEASON IS OPENED EARLY THIS SEASON Erciyes Ski Center, which is the rising value of ski tourism in Turkey and abroad, opened 2020 season without closing 2019 ski season.

rciyes Ski Center, which recorded with a strong reputation in Ukrainian a rapid rise especially in Russia market. The Agencies that we interviewed Eand Ukraine market, achieved expressed their satisfaction from the success beyond the estimates as the Erciyes Ski Center, the agency officials most popular 3rd Ski destination in who organized charter flights to Kayseri Ukraine in 2019. Radisson Blu Hotel stated that they were pleased with Kayseri General Manager Burak Aydın Erciyes’ interest and they would double reviewed the improvement in 2019 and the number of charters in the year.” said “Erciyes deserves much more with its quality of facilities and its offerings. WE ARE AIMING TO INCREASE Looking at the increase in the number THE VISITORS TO CULTURAL of foreign skiers hosted by our hotel in TOURISM 2019, it is possible to say that Erciyes Burak Aydın stated that they are will be a foreign tourist destination continuing to participate in international such as Mediterranean and Aegean fairs and workshops for the promotion of coasts in a few years.” Burak Aydın Kayseri, Aydın also stated that they will added that they are hopeful about attend to fairs in Frankfort, Warsaw, and 2020, even now they are receiving Kiev, “With the services we offer and requests from abroad. our quality we managed to get top 5 among 100 hotels in Otelpuan.com. Our IN UPCOMING SKI SEASON, hotel, which has a world-class quality, THE NUMBER OF CHARTER is preferred by guests who expect high FLIGHTS IS INCREASING quality along with affordable services. Evaluating the Kiev Tourism Fair, which In addition to the Cappadocia groups of they attended recently, Burak Aydın local agencies, we also receive group continued his speech: “At the UITT Kiev bookings from Argentina, Brazil, and Tourism Fair held in Kiev, Ukraine on Spain for the summer season. Now we March 27-29, 2019, we found that Erciyes Radisson Blu Hotel Kayseri can easily say that Kayseri has a tourism was one of the 3 most popular ski resorts, General Manager Burak Aydın potential for 12 months.

54 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 Turkish hoteliers invest $550 million in 2018 for 167 new projects report released by the union of Turkish hoteliers showed a rising trend in the tourism sector in 2018 following two tumultuous years. he Hotel Association of Turkey (TÜROB) report, based on TInvestment Incentive Certificates awarded by the Ministry of Trade, showed that the applications were made for 167 new hotel projects with 28,661 bed capacity last year. These new investments, which will be carried out through a sum funding of 3.05 billion Turkish liras (nearly $550 million on average currency rates in 2018), are expected to provide 8,303 arriving in the bc) and eastern Van with 6 applications additional jobs in the tourism country, ranked (535). sector. first in terms Trabzon’s lead was also followed The number of new project of new project by other provinces in the Black Sea applications dropped by 13 proposals with region, mainly popular among Arab percent compared to 2017, 22 facilities tourists, with applications for new when investment incentive (4,333 bc). projects also made in Samsun (5), Rize certificates were awarded for The southern (4), Giresun (3), Ordu (3), Artvin (2) and 192 new hotel projects with province of Amasya (1) provinces. 33,259 bed capacity (bc). However, Antalya, dubbed the Turkish tourism Three-star hotels were the leading the total investment amount, TL 3.3 capital, and southwestern province of category with 89 applications, billion in 2017, slightly increased by 0.6 Muğla, together forming the Turkish although five-star hotels lead the bed percent per project. While the overall Riviera, followed closely behind capacity with 9,912 units. Four-star bed capacity dropped by more than with 17 and 14 projects (4,128 and hotels, for which 38 applications were 60 percent in the last five years, the 3,413 bc), respectively. The northern made, are projected to have a total investment per bed capacity increased Trabzon province, a leading area with of 8,591 bed capacity. A total of 15 by 63 percent with rising costs. a significant number of investments in boutique hotels with 1,117 bed capacity Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and the past two years, shared third place were also granted investment incentive cultural and economic capital visited with Muğla with 14 projects (1,353 bc), certificates in 2018, according to the roughly by one-third of all tourists followed by western Izmir with 8 (1,265 report.

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Women’s Power of Anatolia Emerge with Designs A thousand women designers participated in a competition called “Women’s Power of Anatolia”, organized by Anatolia Culture Entrepreneurship, for the purpose of recognition and protection of cultural heritage, the winners of competition’s prizes were given to their owner.

he competition started in and decoration”, “coffee set”, and October and 946 women “illustration” were rewarded with the Tdesigners and manufacturers purchase of a thousand TL of product. joined from Turkey. Following the 25 women producers who applied to competition, which ended on January the competition and were selected by 31, 2019, the evaluation board pre- pre-evaluation were recruited to the selected and assigned 5 names Anatolian Cultural Entrepreneurship for each category. 25 designs and (AKG) supplier group. As a result of products from 5 categories left in the scores of the jury members; in the the final, and reviewed by Fashion category of jewelry Işın Çaçur, in the Designer Arzu Kaprol, President of category of textile Burcu Çipiloğlu, in the award ceremony, expressed their KAGİDER and Chairman of Direct the category of home & decoration satisfaction with the interest of the Comm. Sanem Oktar, Vogue Magazine Burcu Yürek Uğur, in the category project. Korkmaz stated that women Publication Director Seda Domaniç, of coffee set Tansel Baybara, in the should be a part of the community, “For Designer and Dressbest partner category of illustration Nazlı Gürgan this reason, we created the Women’s Canan Göknil, Founder of Anatoli got the highest score and become Power of Anatolia project with the sense Beyhan Bağış, Turkey Education the first place. The highest number of social responsibility. With this project, Foundation Trustee Member Aşkın of applicants to the Women’s Power we aimed to offer an opportunity to Asan, Art Historian Kıymet Giray, of Anatolia competition was in the the products that are designed by We speak your language Cheapest price online Anatolia University Fine Arts Institute category of home decoration with entrepreneur women by giving them English, French, Arabic, Turkish, No Booking Fees - Save Money! Director Sibel Sevim, Handicrafts and the number of 327. This was followed the opportunity to present them at Portuguese, Dutch and others More Than 70 suppliers in the same system, Stores Operations Manager Gülnur by the category of jewelry with 249 our museums and sales points. Our Warranty the best price İz Yılmaz, and Attorney Jülide Ertürk. applications, followed by the textile project attracted a lot of attention from Under the theme “Anatolia” Turkey’s category with 226 applications. women. Every year we repeat these Manage your booking online 470,000 Propert ies worldwide cultural values reflected in designs competitions with different themes It is easy to cancel, 70 101 Dest inat ion in 206 countries and handicrafts, and the winners of WE WILL EXPAND WOMEN’S and we will support more women modify or send a request the competition received awards in a POOL IN PRODUCTION AND entrepreneurs to sell their products to ceremony held in İstanbul. The winners DESIGN the world through our stores. We will of the competition organized in the Anatolia Culture Entrepreneurship expand women’s pool in production categories of “jewelry”, “textile”, “home CEO Halil Korkmaz, in his speech at and design” said Halil Korkmaz

60 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 TourismOLBIA & Travel Agency Olbitur Turistik Hizmetler ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

TOUR PACKAGES AND PROGRAMS ISTANBUL HOTEL BOOKINGS AIRPORT TRANSFERS ISTANBUL CITY TOURS TURKEY TOURS BLUE VOYAGE OYA NARIN WAS CHOSEN AS TTYD ONLINE BOOKING CHAIRMANSHIP FOR SECOND TIME Turkey Tourism Investor Association (TTYD), assembled 16th Ordinary General Assembly and 1st Financial General Assembly. In the election they have made, Oya Narin was chosen as TTYD chairmanship for second time. eaving 30 years behind TTYD, assembled the 16th Ordinary LGeneral Assembly and 1st Financial General Assembly in Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus Otel. TTYD’s Elective General Assembly reviewed the development in the sector in 2017- 2019 and for 2019-2021 elections of board directors and other committees had been made.

“TRANSFORMATION IN TOURISM WILL BE PRIORITY” In the next period of TTYD Narin stated that they will work for Transformation in Tourism, “Tourism’s infrastructure will be reviewed again and with same would reach 100 million tourists count Şerife ERCANTÜRK- Bilgili Holding urban renewal understanding it will be and it is possible to reach thousand- Hediye GÜRAL GÜR – Ng Hotels subjected to physical transformation, dollar spending by each individual” Banu DEDEMAN - Dedeman Otels variety policy in tourism, different Pelin AKIN ÖZALP -Akfen GYO easement arrangements, the necessity TTYD 2019-2021 PERIOD Mehmet NANE – Pegasus Airlines An Expert On to implement “Transformation in BOARD DIRECTORS Kaan KAVALOĞLU – Limak Otels Tourism” road map which includes the Oya Narin - Martı Group Eryiğit UMUR – Doğuş Otel Investing institutionalization of new tourism routes Ali Güreli - The Sofa Hotel and Tourism Inc. and a structured promotional move Naile Göçen Çukurova – Göçtur Emre DORUK – Setur Marinas on a global scale. If Transformation Tourism Inc. Erkunt ÖNER – Tura Tourism Holding Istanbul in Tourism can be successfully Aslı ÇETİNCEVİZ-GÖÇAY – Onur Ömer TOSUN - Museum Hotel implemented, by the year 2033 we Toursim Inc. Mehmet ERDOĞAN – TAV Airlines www.olbiatravel.com Kemalpaşa Mah., Atatürk Bulvarı Cad. No:34 Kat:2 Daire 10 Fatih/Istanbul 62 • Turizm Aktüel • May 2019 + 90 212 529 45 17 • [email protected] • www.olbiatravel.com Turkey is going to be an important destination in cruiser tourism HIS travel’s head of Turkey Emre Özkur “Turkey is an unmatched country regard to cultural tourism. If we create enough potential, we wish to bring cruiser ships Turkey.” o liven up cruiser tourism in Turkey HIS travel, with its 7 Tbillion dollars endorsement and being number one in Japan, started Cruise Planet browser in Turkey., 1.9 Billion Dollars investment in 2 years “We want to build the future” says HIS travel head of Turkey Emre Özkur, created by Hideo Sadawa in Japan, HIS travel advertised Cruise Planet in a 1000 square meters office in Şişli İstanbul where 127 workers are working. Emre Özkur stated their 1.9 billion dollars investment in 2 years “Turkey is an unmatched country regard to cultural tourism. Following the creator of HIS travel’s motto ‘Every crisis is an opportunity’ we wish to create a potential to bring cruiser ships to Turkey.” Çağdaş Polat stated that Cruise Planet stated that The World recognizes WE ARE GROWING IN TURKEY which created in 1999 rented ships cruise tourism with the movie The HIS travel head of Turkey Emre Özkur to conduct their operations. Polat Love Boat and it developed after says “We are in Turkey since 2005. We also stated that they sold other ship that, he also stated “Waking up to grew with tickets and corporate. We companies’ products “We created the different country each morning, increased the success chart with b2b first cruise supermarket in Turkey and with budget-friendly voyages, brand called Skyhub in Turkey. Turkey we are booking 35 different cruise entertainments, and the best chefs office chose as the most successful brands through 13 brands. In 2019 we make cruiser tourism appealing. in world regard to endorsement and aim 140 billion dollars in 256 billion The most attractive cruise line in the tourist count. Dubai, Iran, Azerbaijan, dollars market and we are creating 45 world is developing in Alaska. As river , Greece are working under million dollars labor force.” ships Rhine, Danube, Elbe, Moselle Turkey office, İstanbul and Ankara. are becoming favorite. Cruise In our office, we have a variety of TURKEY WILL BE AN Critics writes that Turkey will be an people from different countries and 11 IMPORTANT DESTINATION IN important destination for Cruise in languages are being talked. CRUISER 2019. Cruiser Tourism will develop HIS travel regional sales manager HIS travel chairman Onur Ovacık even more in Turkey.”

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