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12.8 Million Tourists and US$5.9 Billion Revenue
Turkish Statistsc Institute announced
first half of the year’s tourism num-
bers. Turkey earned US$5.9 billi-
on income in the first six months. In
the same period, Turkey’s expen-
ses in tourism were US$1.5 billion.
In the first half of 2007, income from
tourism increased by 3.4 percent
compared to the same term last year.
Between January and June, 2007,
9.6 million foreign tourists arri-
ved in Turkey while 2.5 million
Turks went overseas for tourism.
The report, titled “Departing Visitors
and Arriving Citizens Survey, Second
Quarter of 2007,” highlights that the
highest income from tourism for 2007
peaked at $1.54 billion in June. Of the
$3.7 billion income during the second
quarter, $3.1 billion was earned from
Turkey to be Promoted with Special Campaigns
Turkish Culture & Tourism Ministry is
preparing to launch a new promotional
campaign to promote Turkey as a tou-
rist destination next year, Ozgur Ozas-
lan, the Director General of Promoti-
on Department at the Ministry, said.
“We will prepare special promotion
campaigns for destinations like Is-
tanbul and Antalya,” said Ozaslan.
He said that Turkey is one of the fa-
vorite countries with its sea-sand-sun
tourism, culture and belief tourism en-
riched with remains of 13 civilizations
and three religions, natural beauties
and geography. “And therefore, we
will give priority to all these aspects in
our promotion campaigns,” he stated.
According to Ozaslan, Istanbul, Cap-
padocia, Antalya, Pamukkale (Hiera-
polis), Ephesus, Nemrut (mountain),
Black Sea region, Aegean coasts
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and Eastern and Southeastern Ana-
tolia regions will be promoted as tou-
rist destinations in these campaigns.
On the other hand, golf, yachting,
congress and city tourism will also
be highlighted in the campaigns.
Ozaslan said that Istanbul will be
,
foreign visitors, while another $621.5
million came from visiting Turkish ci-
tizens who now live abroad. During
their vacation, the average personal
expenditure for foreign visitors is repor-
ted to be $538, while Turkish visitors
spent $875. The total number of de-
parting visitors was around 6.5 million
from April to June. This breaks down
as 5.8 million foreigners and 740,000
Turkish citizens. During the second qu-
arter, the number of visitors was obser-
ved as 2.69 million in June, 2.2 milli-
on in May and 1.58 million in April.
Federation of Turkish Hoteliers (TU-
ROFED ) President Ahmet Barut said,
“At the first 7 months of this year,
12 million 808 thousand and 339
tourists visited Turkey so far”. “This
number is above 2006 figures for
the same period however the inco-
me is not satisfactory,” added Barut.
Barut said that they were happy to
see an increase in tourist arrivals
but they are not happy in number
of tourist arrivals coming from EU.
Barut commented on the new govern-
ment, said that Culture and Tourism Mi-
nistry should be seperated and Barut re-
quested to have a more dynamic ministry.
promoted by its different aspects,
including its restaurants, shopping
malls, history, culture, arts and en-
tertainment. In the campaigns, “Is-
tanbul: A City where Two Continents
Meet” theme will be emphasized.
The logo of “Istanbul: European Cul-
ture City” will also be used in posters
and promotional films, Ozaslan noted.
Belief tourism will have a special
place in Turkey’s promotion next
year. Three religions and 13 anci-
ent civilizations will be introduced.
Campaigns peculiar for teenagers
in Britain, Germany, Russia, Austria,
Netherlands, Israel, France, Belgium,
Italy, Spain and Poland will be pre-
pared; while Turkey will try to attract
tourists in short holidays like the Easter,
Christmas and new year eve holiday.
On the other hand, Turkey will la-
unch initiatives to grant “a holiday in
Turkey” award in several TV contests.
Also Turkey will be promoted in inter-
national events, such as sportive events
and fairs; while Turkey posters will be
posted during the matches of British,
Italian and Spanish soccer teams.
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New Culture & Tourism Minister
Ertugrul Gunay was ap-
pointed Turkish Culture
& Tourism Minister in
the 60th government.
Günay was born in
Black Sea city of Ordu
in 1948. He gradua-
ted Istanbul University
Faculty of Law and started to work as law-
yer in 1970’s. Gunay worked as CHP’s (The
Republican People’s Party) Provincial Chair-
man in Ordu between 1974-1987. Between
1977-80 Gunay acted as CHP MP of Ordu.
And between the years 1986-1987, Gunay
worked as Ankara Provincial Chairman of
Social Democrat People’s Party (SHP) and
Deputy SG between the years 1990-91.
After returning to CHP , Gunay worked as
CHP Secretary General between 1992 and
1994. Upon differences of views with party
administration, Gunay broke off from poli-
tics, and pioneered intellectuals that trave-
led to Bosnia in August 1995 in the most
critical days of Yugoslavia’s civil war.
Gunay returned to active politics in 1999
and ran for the leadership of CHP, however,
as differences of views continued with the
party administration, Gunay was expelled
from CHP. Gunay, who pioneered civilian
initiatives like “Humanity Initiative for Bos-
nia”, “East Conference”,and “New Politics
Initiative”, has many articles on politics and
law published in newspapers and magazi-
nes. Gunay entered to parliament as Justice
& Development (AK) party MP in July 2007
elections.
2 Million Russian Tourists to
Visit Turkey
Mirjalol Husanov,
Russian Consul Ge-
neral in Antalya,
said that nearly 2
million Russian tou-
rists will have their
holidays in Turkey,
especially in An-
talya. Recently ap-
pointed consul general Husanov, who
pays courtesy calls to exporters’ unions
in Antalya, told reporters that Russia at-
tached great importance to Antalya and
showed it by opening a consulate ge-
neral in this city. “Russian people love
this city because of its scenic beauties
and climate. Antalya is a tourist magnet
for Russian people. 2 million tourists will
have their holidays in Turkey this year,
especially in Antalya,” Husanov said.
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Turkey Advertising Tender on Sept. 28 Turkey to be Promoted

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tou- promote congress and incentive travel, in Disneyland
rism will receive tender proposals in order thermal-health, and eco-tourism. Accor-
Turkey will be
to carry out the advertising campaigns ab- dingly, the Ministry of Culture and Tou-
promoted in the
road in 2008 in conjunction with a pro- rism wishes to receive proposals, in line
International Food
motional/marketing strategy.In order to with its promotion/ marketing strategy
& Wine Festival to
improve the image of Turkey as a tourist and within the attached budgets. These
be organized in
destination and increase its market share will be assessed and the proposal(s),
the Epcot theme
within the international tourism market, which are deemed to be suitable, will be
park of world-
the Ministry wishes to carry out adverti- carried out.
famous Disneyland in Orlando, the USA.
sing campaigns and determine where it is Documents setting out Administrative and
Three Turkish nights will be organized wit-
considered appropriate by the Ministry. Technical Terms; Marketing Strategy;
hin the scope of the festival that will take
The advertisement campaigns should pro- the Description of the Agency; and the
place between September 24th and No-
mote Turkey’s well-preserved natural bea- Budget Allocation for these promotional
vember 4th, 2007. Seven Turkish specia-
uty, rich history and historical sites; within campaigns can be obtained from the
lities, including hot meals, meals cooked
aspects of the 13 main civilizations and overseas offices of the Ministry of Culture
with olive oil and served cold, and des-
3 major religions, which lived in Turkey, and Tourism. Tender proposals must be
serts will be served to 150 senior guests
and which form Turkey’s historical valu- received at the following address of the
in the first event. In the other two events in
es, geographic location, culture values, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Overse-
which 1,000 people will be hosted, only
gastronomy, accommodation, shopping, as Bureau Department by end of business
wine and a special meal will be offered.
entertainment, transportation facilities. on 28th of September 2007:
Meanwhile, Turkish food will be introdu-
The advertisement campaign should also
ced to the Americans between October
T.C. KULTUR VE TURIZM BAKANLIGI 25th and November 5th. Turkish authoriti-
Tanitma Genel Mudurlugu es have contacted U.S. executives to serve
Yurtdisi Burolar Dairesi Baskanligi Maras ice cream (a special ice cream pro-
duced in southeastern city of Gaziantep,
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thickened and enriched with salep --orchis
Bahcelievler 06100 Ankara-TURKEY roots power-- which gives the ice cream
A copy of the proposed projects must also be sent as a package to the following a very nice taste; it is also beaten with a
address of the Turkish Culture Office in Berlin where the tender will take place: paddle). Also, Turkish folk dance groups
INFORMATIONSABTEILUNG DS TURKISCHEN will perform shows during the festival. This
GENERALKONSULTATS TOWERS EUROPA CENTER 6,06 year’s promotion theme will be Cappado-
Tauentzienstrasse 9-12 cia where is famous with its fairy chimneys
10789 BERLIN/GERMANY and churches. The Turkish stand will be
The project proposals of domestic companies should be delivered by hand to the prepared according to this theme.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ankara, whereas those of foreign companies
should be delivered by mail, courier or delivered by hand to the Ministry. Propo- >VYSK»Z)PNNLZ[/V[(PY)HSSVVU
sed projects including advertising and marketing activities (The elaboration and in Nevsehir
application of sample media plans through creative work) can be proposed for World’s Biggest Hot Air Balloon in Nev-
one of the target market country groups designated by the Ministry, or more than sehir World’s biggest hot air balloon
one of the groups or for all of them. has started to serve in Turkish central
These Country Groups are as follows; Anatolian city of Nevsehir. The balloon
1st Group: South Europe was produced for Turkish Uluer Aviati-
2nd Group: America, North America on Company in Britain. It can carry 36
3rd Group: England and Scandinavian Countries – Baltic Countries people and reach 2,000 meters high.
4th Group: East Europe and Turkic Republics Halil Uluer, Chairman of Uluer Aviati-
5th Group: Balkans on Company, said that the balloon was
produced in 8 months, and it is the big-
6th Group: Central Europe
gest hot air balloon of the world.
7th Group: Israel Uluer said that before their balloon
8th Group: Middle East-North Africa was produced, world’s biggest hot air
9th Group: China balloon was in Egypt and it can carry
10th Group: Far East and India 30 people. He added that both foreign
and Turkish tourists show great interest
Istanbul International Sand Sculptures Festival towards tour with hot air balloons over
Cappadocia region of Nevsehir.
The “Istanbul International Sand Sculp- 300 trucks in an area of 5,000 square
tures Festival” exhibition has been ope- meters. The exhibition includes sculptu-
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ned in Carrefoursa store at Istanbul’s res of Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal

Kadikoy district on Sunday. The exhibi-
tion, has sand sculptures made by 20
sculptors from 13 different countries.
The sculptors worked for three weeks
and made their sculptures using a to-
tal of 7,000 tonnes of sand carried by
Ataturk, Istanbul’s conqueror Fatih Sul-
tan Mehmet, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman
and many historical sites of Istanbul.
The exhibition will remain open until
Sunday, September 30th, 2007.

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Massa Leads F1 at Istanbul Park
Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Ra-
ikkonen finish first and second after a
dominant performance at Istanbul Park.
Fernando Alonso comes a distant third for
McLaren Mercedes, cutting teammate Lewis
Hamilton’s championship lead to just five
points. Hamilton comes home fifth behind
BMW’s Nick Heidfeld.“It is so good for me
here,” said Massa. “I love it here. I love the
track and I love the place. It’s because my
career switched and took off when I won last
year.” At the end of the 58-lap race, Massa
was 2.2 seconds ahead of Raikkonen, with
Alonso 26 seconds back. Hamilton was 45
seconds behind Massa. Two-time defending
Formula One champion Fernando Alonso of
McLaren was third and kept alive his chan-
ces in the driver’s standings after a mishap
for teammate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton had
“Time Present Time Past” Istanbul Exhibition
at Istanbul Modern Complex
‘Time Present Time Past’ exhibition, a celeb-
ration of the work of the Istanbul Biennial
over the past 20 years in introducing con-
temporary art to Turkey, will open its doors
to visitors at Istanbul Modern on September
6th. According to a press release issued by
Istanbul Modern, as well as documenting
the past evolution of the Biennial with a view
to thinking about its future development and
possibilities, ‘Time Present Time Past’ also
includes a number of iconic works by both
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Turkish and international artists that have
been shown in previous Istanbul Biennials.
Co-curated by Istanbul Modern Director Da-
vid Elliott and Istanbul Modern Chief Curator
Rosa Martínez, the exhibition will be held si-
multaneously with the 10th Istanbul Biennial
celebrating its 20th anniversary. The exhibi-
tion will feature the most inspiring and iconic
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been in third place but dropped to fifth af-
ter a puncture shredded a tire on the 43rd
lap. Turkish State Minister and Deputy Pri-
me Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin presented
the trophy to Felipe Massa. One of the
most famous Brazilian soccer player; Ro-
berto Carlos who plays for Fenerbahçe
in Turkey this year, visited paddock area
and met with his Brazilian friend; Felipe
Massa before the race. After the race; Car-
los commented that after the race, he is very
happy because one day before the race he
scored his first goal in Istanbul and next day
his friend Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix
in Istanbul.On Sunday, Istanbul Park has
also hosted the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup.
Dutch Jeroen Bleekemolen finished the Pors-
che Mobil 1 Super Cup race first.
Golden Spike Portamina Indonesia Racing
team pilot Bleekemolen completed 14 laps
with a time of 28.07.504.
Lechner Racing’s pilot Irish Damien Faulkner
placed second with a time of 28.08.522
while SPS Performance team’s pilot Ger-
man Uwe Alzen placed third with a time of
28.12.731.
works from the biennials selected by the ten
former art directors of the Biennial which are
all well-known international curators in their
own right. “Seeing these works re-installed
again, not only allows us to observe the ra-
pid changes that have taken place in the art
world over the past twenty years, but also
how Istanbul has been transformed by such
encounters. The exhibition also reveals how,
from the beginning of the 1990s, a new
generation of Turkish artists has emerged
to become increasingly integrated within a
broader international framework. Last but
not least, the exhibition reflects the changing
art scene in Istanbul and the role of Biennials
in general: each curator writing about their
experiences of the city, the Biennial they cu-
rated, and their perspectives on the future,”
said the press release. ‘Time Present Time
Past’ exhibition will be open until December
2nd. Also an international symposium will
be held on September 7th and 8th to mark
the opening of Istanbul Modern’s major au-
tumn exhibition; ‘Time Present Time Past.’
‘The Future of Biennials’ will bring together
the eight previous Biennial Directors, Hou
Hanru, the current Art Director, and a num-
ber of participating artists to talk about this
subject. The symposium will be held at the
Mimar Sinan Auditorium in the Mimar Sinan
Fine Arts University near Istanbul Modern.
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Executive Board of
South Aegean Hotel
Association (GETOB)
has gathered in ATM
Dalaman International
Terminal for board me-
eting. Özgür Özaslan
who is the Director General of Turkish
Culture and Tourism Ministry - Directo-
rate General for Promotion, has been
selected as Best Bureaucrat of 2007.
During the board meeting, CEO of GE-
TOB; Ilhan Açikgöz made a presentati-
on of their studies in 2006-2007 period
and announced 2008 exhibition prog-
ramme.Açikgöz added that tourism pro-
fessionals in south Aegean have selec-
ted Özgür Özaslan the best bureaucrat
of 2007 and they will award him with a
plaque in the coming days with a speci-
al ceremony.
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Istanbul is ranked the third best city of Euro-
pe, according to U.S. Travel & Leisure revi-
ew. The magazine carried out a survey in its
last issue about best cities and hotels in the
world and Europe. According to the survey,
Istanbul’s ranking is 84.78 over 100, and
was chosen as the 3rd best city of Europe.
Florence ranked first and Rome second in
the poll. Istanbul has been chosen as the 8th
among the best cities of the world.
Istanbul also obtained the most exotic city
title among world’s best 10 cities as well. Ac-
cording to the survey, Four Seasons Hotel at
Istanbul’s Sultanahmet district was chosen as
the best hotel in Europe.
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to be a Tourism Complex
IC Group revealed their plans for future of
Bomonti Bear Factory, which has been sold
at a tender for YTL60.2 million. IC Group will
open a new hotel, residence and 3,500 pax
conference center.The tourism complex will
preserve the factory building that is known as
being the oldest beer factory in Turkey and
established in 1890 by the Bomonti brothers
of Switzerland .Famous Turkish architecture
who is responsible with the project said that
the residences that will be built will be the
most luxurious in Istanbul . The residence
building will be about 40-45 floors and re-
sidences on 15th floor will have garden and
residences on 25th floor will have private
swimming pools. The project will cost about
US$170 million.
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Antalya Surpasses 5 Million Tourists
The number of fore-
ign tourists arriving in
southern resort city of
Antalya by air has re-
ached 5,200,507 in
the first seven months
of 2007. Compared
to the same term last
year, the number of
foreign tourists arriving in Antalya by
air rose by 15 percent. 822,131 fore-
ign tourists arrived in Antalya by air bet-
ween August 1st and 19th. Last year,
695,355 foreign tourists came to An-
talya by air. Thus, there have been an
increase of 18 percent in the amount of
foreign tourists visiting Antalya betwe-
en August 1st and 19th. Most tourism
experts indicate that the tourism season
in 2007 is far better than 2005, a year
that was marked as a golden year for
Turkish tourism. These experts expect
a continuous increase in the number
of tourists visiting Antalya and Turkey
in general. Moreover Turkey’s coastal
Drop in VAT will Boost Turkish Tourism
The Mediterranean Association of To-
urist Hoteliers (AKTOB) expects the re-
duction of the value added tax (VAT),
to be adopted in 2008, to boost the
Turkish tourism industry. Beginning in
2008, the VAT rate for the sector will
be cut down from 18 to 8 percent.
AKTOB President Osman Ayik reported
that the reduced VAT rate is a welco-
med development after years of cam-
paigning by the sector. It is also expec-
ted to boost tax revenues from tourism.
“The reduction will not only boost the
sector, but also helps to ward off a
black market. There will be no excu-
ses for tourism companies to evade the
VAT on the grounds that the rate is too
high,” Ayik said. It has been estimated
that approximately 6 percent of Turkish
national income is derived from tourism.
However, the sector is often criticized
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for evading the VAT by failing to pro-
vide receipts to foreign travelers who
are rarely aware of Turkish tax regula-
tions, and therefore do not hold service
providers accountable by asking for
receipts. In the coming years, the AK-
TOB will focus on encouraging tourism
from Russia and the Commonwealth of
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ports welcome thousands of tourists by
sea transportation. Two Israeli-flagged
cruisers brought 3,175 tourists to co-
astal Alanya town of Mediterranean
city of Antalya on Monday, August 20.
Moreover, a total of 64,410 tourists ar-
rived in the town with 83 cruisers since
March 30th. Officials stated that cruise
ships will continue to conduct trips to
Alanya till November and the number
of tourists visiting the town with cruisers
will exceed 100,000 within this peri-
od. Alaaddin Yüksel; The governor of
Antalya - Turkey’s southern resort city
- stated that 8 million tourists will arrive
to the city by the end of 2007. Yüksel
indicated that Turkish Culture and To-
urism Ministry conducted effective pro-
motional activities this year that contri-
butes to the number of tourists arriving
in Antalya. Total number of tourists ar-
rived to Antalya since the beginning of
year exceeded 3,8 million. Yüksel ad-
ded that nearly 600 planes land at and
take off from Antalya Airport a day.
Independent States (CIS) countries. “In
the past 7-8 years, the tourism industry
along the Mediterranean coast of Tur-
key has developed rapidly. There has
been significant growth in bed capa-
city and arrivals. We have also been
able to attract alternative markets,
Russia and Ukraine for instance, and
create a trend of vacationing in Sout-
hern Turkey among these countries,”
said Ayik. “We have been working to
develop Turkey’s position as a vacati-
on destination in Russia and Eastern
Europe for 15 years now. We expect
that in another five years, the number
of arrivals from Russia will grow to 4
or 5 million,” he added. At present, the
largest proportion of tourists visiting the
Antalya region come from Germany ,
while Russians and the Dutch make up
the second and third-largest groups,
respectively.. The AKTOB’s future goal
remains developing tourism figures so
that 40 percent of all Turkish tourism
arrivals will be from Russia and CIS co-
untries, another 40 percent from other
European nations and the remaining
20 percent from domestic tourists. The
association expects the total number of
arrivals to the Antalya region to reach
8 million by the end of this year. “The
focus of growth in Europe is in the UK.
The number of arrivals from the UK is
already notable, but many still prefer
regions to the west of Turkey . Our aim
is to increase arrivals from the UK to at
least match those from Germany. In the
long-term we would also like the pro-
portion of local tourists to increase,”
Ayik concluded.
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154 Countries
It was reported that Turkey ‘s southern
city of Antalya , defined as the capi-
tal city of Turkish tourism, hosts tourists
from 154 countries. Citizens from Ger-
many , Russia , France , Japan as well
as Malawi , and Cape Verde preferred
Antalya for holiday. Germany ranks the
first among countries sending tourists to
Antalya . Russia , the Netherlands , Uk-
raine and Israel are other countries after
Germany. On the other hand, it was re-
ported that number of German tourists
visiting Antalya drops this year, whereas
number of Russian tourists rises. 28,408
people from France, 6,202 people from
Italy , 509 people from Spain and 363
people from Greece visited Antalya in
January-July period this year.
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Income to Turkey
There are currently 11 golf courses in
Turkey, eight of which are in Antalya
and three in Istanbul. With new cour-
ses under construction in the Antalya
region, the total number is expected to
reach 21 by the end of 2008. Turkish
Golf Federation chief Ahmet Agaog-
lu said these courses were among the
best in the world. “Between May 2006
and May 2007, Turkey had an income
of 160 million euros from golf tourism.
That is a pretty good amount, when we
reach 100 courses, the income will inc-
rease to 1.5-2 billion euros.”
He added golf tourism’s share in the
general tourism income of developed
countries was 15-20 percent while it is
0.4 percent in Turkey. “Foreign inves-
ters are willing to enter the Turkish golf
tourism market,” Agaoglu stressed, “but
more than 100 Turkish investors are in
line, too. All the Turkish investors are
very successful at construction of golf
courses, management, and marketing.
I do not think that foreigners will have a
chance in Turkey.”
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“We are taking measures to convert Istan-
bul into a centre of management, finance,
fairs and congresses and into a city with
more qualified workforce,” Istanbul Mayor
Kadir Topbas stated. Topbas stressed that
they were actually designing the “ Istanbul
of the future” and they were creating new
and modern centres in the city. Indicating
that nearly 13 million people moved to Is-
tanbul during the last 50 years, Topbas said
Istanbul currently faced problems caused
by the disordered settlement stemming from
such movement. “We are planning to create
a new city and discipline the new settlement
and development areas of the city in a plan-
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Cultural attaché of the Turkish Embassy in
Tehran has announced that developing to-
urism in Iran is one of Turkey’s forthcoming
goals. Mehmet Kaba, the cultural attaché of
Turkish embassy in Tehran said that the Tur-
kish ambassador to Tehran strongly supports
the seminar and wishes for further coopera-
ned way, without aggrieving our citizens
and including them into the transformation
mechanism,” he affirmed. Noting that they
initiated a renovation process in Istanbul ‘s
historical peninsula as well, Topbas said, “
Istanbul should be protected for sure, with its
historical peninsula, beauty, glory, minarets
and unique skyline”. “By the year 2012, Is-
tanbul will be a city with a 250-km railed
commuter system; which will most probably
have a third bridge over the Bosphorus; and
which will be using the land and sea routes
in the best way,” he indicated. Describing
the Marmaray (subway system) as the pro-
ject of the century, Topbas said they were
also planning to construct another tube tun-
nel only for vehicles with tires. Moreover, re-
calling renowned Italian artist and architect
Leonardo Da Vinci’s project which envisa-
ged to build a pedestrian bridge over Halic
(Goldern Horn), Topbas said, “We wish to
make use of such project as a system which
enables pedestrian crossing at both sides of
Halic”.
tion over this issue. Iran and Turkey have
some common projects on tourism and such
seminars can be highly appreciated by both
Iranian and Turkish tourism officials, he told
IRNA adding “We hope the industry owners
and officials in tourism from Iran and Turkey
attend the seminars and get to know each
other in order to improve cooperation.”
The standard of constructing hotels and bu-
ildings in Turkey is based on the highest in-
ternational levels while some Turkish compa-
nies are already building hotels in Iran with
the Turkish government granting privileges
to encourage more of such investments.
At present Turkey is a considerable figure
in constructing hotels and providing other
services in the field of tourism and we can
share our experience and knowledge with
our Iranian colleagues, he added. The first
international seminar on investment opportu-
nities in Tourism is to be held in Iran soon.
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Number of Arab tourists visiting Turkey has
risen considerably after the Turkish Airlines
(THY) increased flights between Turkey and
Kuwait to 7 in a week. Hasan Erdem, Direc-
tor of the Association of Turkish Travel Agen-
cies (TURSAB) in Southern Marmara Region,
said that Arab tourists prefer Turkey for its
ideal climate and nature, its cultural and so-
cial structure and rich cuisine. “We expect
30-35 thousand Arab tourists to visit Turkey
by the end of this year. However, number
of Turkey-Kuwait flights are still inadequate.
We requested the THY to increase its flights,
but it could not meet our request due to lack
of its fleet. We are planning to begin charter
flights between the two countries next year,”
Erdem said.
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Caves to be Explored
The underwater caves of the Gulf of Göko-
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towns, will be discovered and utilized for
tourism thanks to a project by a group of un-
derwater researchers. The project is a joint
initiative to be carried out by the Cave Diving
and Research Group (MAGAD) and ODTÜ
Underwater Research Society on August
12-30 along the Gökova coast. The project
anticipates the ecological, geological, archa-
eological and anthropological examination
of over 40 underwater caves in the Gökova
Gulf. 25 specialist divers will dive as part of
the project to research the size, depth, histori-
cal formation of the underwater caves as well
as to list and map the underwater sources
in the underwater caves. Project coordinator
Esra Demirkol said they wanted to explore
over 40 underwater caves along the coasts
of Gökova and utilize them for underwater
tourism via the project. “We will also explore
the unknown underwater sources and living
underwater species in the area. We will map
the caves where the Mediterranean seals
live to ensure their long-term protection,” she
said. “Underwater caves are our important
natural assets which need to be preserved.
Their formation lasts millions of years and
bears the traces from the past in geologic

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Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) and
Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau
(ICVB); Murat Yalçintas named as the Chair-
man of Association of Chambers of Commer-
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cies. We think that our project will contribute
to the diving tourism and enliven the tourism
of the area,” she added. She also noted that
the underwater will be photographed and
recorded; water samples will be examined
in the Hacettepe University’s laboratory. Gulf

ce & Industry of the Mediterranean (ASCA-
ME). “ASCAME will contribute to not only
commercial relations but also settlement of
peace in the Mediterranean and the world,”
Yalçintas said during a reception hosted at
ITO HQ in Istanbul on the sidelines of 18th
regular general assembly meeting of ASCA-
The Chairman of the Executive Board of ME that took place in Istanbul
of Gökova coastline includes portions of the
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la, Ula, Marmaris and Datça. The alluvial
plain at the Gulf’s end is the location of the
townships of Akyaka and Gökova which are
much prized by visitors with especially Akya-
ka becoming a rising center of tourism.

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German FVW Magazine, Federation
of Turkish Hoteliers (TUROFED), and
Touristic Hotels & Investors Associati-
on (TUROB).organized a workshop in
Istanbul at Lutfi Kirdar Convention and
Exhibition Center on August 18. Wel-
come speeches came from FVW Editor
in chief Klaus Hildebrandt who is also
moderator of the workshop, Özgür
Özaslan, Director General for Pro-
motion at Turkish Culture and Tourism
Ministry, Timur Bayindir, President of
TUROB, Ahmet Barut, President of TU-
ROFED. The workshop found answers
about the position of German market
next year. Ahmet Barut said that with
this year’s tourism statistics, they have
positive expectations for 2008. Barut
added that they do not expect any
surprising increase in tourist numbers.
Joachim Seib from Thomas Cook sta-
ted that next year will be as good as
this year, adding that he doesn’t ex-
pect a breathtaking season in 2008.
Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bure-
au (ICVB) General Manager Handan
Boyce presented “ Istanbul as MICE
destination” to Turkish and foreign
participants. Mrs. Boyce presented
Istanbul ‘s venues for meetings and
congresses. Mrs. Boyce also presen-
ted Istanbul ‘s current position in MICE
industry with statistics. Mrs. Boyce
said, Istanbul draw great attention of
meeting planners and city’s position
in ICCA statistics going up each year.
Mrs. Boyce added that they are wor-
king very hard to make Istanbul one of
Turkish Festival in London
The London Turkish Festival, which
was held for the first time in 2004
and draws more attention every year,
was held again on July 14 and 15 this
year. Hasan Taslica, Chairman of the
festival’s organizer Turkish Forum UK
(TFUK), said their goal was to make
the festival a traditional one. He said
TFUK had been established to organi-
ze some activities of Turkish – British
Industry and trade Chamber and ai-
med to provide information to Turkish
society living in Britain by holding
seminars. He added that in the same
context significant experts were invi-
ted to those seminars and important
the Top 10 MICE destinations of the
world. “ Istanbul is competing with an
EU city to bring a very large conven-
tion that will bring 25,000 people”
said Mrs. Boyce.
Other speakers and subjects of the
workshop are below;
Turkey and the marketing strategy for
Germany
Ibrahim Yazar, Assistant General Di-
rector at Turkish Culture and Tourism
Ministry,
Prospects and limits of the winter sea-
son – TUI, Rolf-Dieter Maltzahn,
Istanbul as a destination for city bre-
aks – Öger Tours, Wybcke Meier,
Overview on the Istanbul hotel market
– Adnan Hastürk, GM of Dedeman
Hotel,
Ski holidays in Turkey – Özer Ayik,
President of Ski Federation,
Wellness and thermal holidays – Hü-
seyin Baraner, ETTC,
The Current development of the Tur-
kish tourism and the prospects for
2008 – Joachim Seip, Thomas Cook,
Tunç Özler, GTI, Hicabi Ayhan, FTI,
Ahmet Barut, TUROFED.
Turkish Airlines and its strategy for the
future - Faruk Çizmecioglu, Turkish
Airlines,
The prospects of low cost carriers for
Turkey and Istanbul – Stefan Magiera,
Germanwings,
The German Business Travel and
MICE Market – Oliver Graue, BizTra-
vel Magazine
issues like Turkey – EU relations and
Armenian problems were handled.
Taslica said followed all those events,
they attempted to organize the Turkish
Festival and added that the festival
has drawn 100,000 visitors since
2004. “The festival, during which
Turkish music, handicrafts and cuisine
were promoted, was held again in
the South Bank part of the River Tha-
mes. The region decorated with flags
and the Mehter (Janissary Band),
which joined the former festival with
a 30-person team, were guests at the
festival again,” he said. Taslica added
that Turkish music groups from Turkey
and Britain also be performed at the
festival. “The festival is organized
under the auspices of the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism , Turkish Embassy
in London and the Turkish Consulate
General in London . It is sponsored by
Turkish business circles and the cont-
ributions of Turkish people living in
Britain,” said Taslica.
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complex is also perfect for busi-
ness meetings. The complex has
16 meeting and convention halls
and a ballroom, all equipped
with latest available technology.
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contribute to boost Istan-
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latest addition to the Hyatt Regency Istanbul’s luxury range of ser-
vices. Gaia Fitness Centre & Spa is an exclusive space offering four
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of ancient Rome and the Ottoman baths from millennia ago, is now
ready to showcase for guests its 21 st century urban spa environment.
Today, Istanbul is abuzz, with a unique and intriguing ambience that
combines tradition with modern style and innovation, old and new,
and East and West where continents meet. It is this ambience that is
displayed brilliantly at Gaia Spa. The fusion of East and West is rep-
resented by clean, modern and minimalist lines with a little touch of
the Far East in the décor, while the Ottoman hammam and selection
of treatments are drawn from traditional sources from all over the
world. The Gaia Spa experience begins in one of our luxury the-
rapy rooms, designed specially as the ultimate retreat for tranquility
and well-being, complete with a private shower and relaxation area.
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time, complete with an uplifting beverage and Turkish treats.
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beverage and Turkish treats.
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beautiful white marble tiling, high ceilings and large central hot marble
block for bathers to lie on, soak up the steam and enjoy traditional
Turkish body scrubs. The hammam is a part of an overall ritual that
combines bathing with massage, scrubs and facial treatments.
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Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul Chosen
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Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul has been
chosen as “Europe’s Best Hotel ” by the
4.8 million people who read Travel &
Leisure magazine. The award was pre-
sented at a ceremony held in New York.
What makes this prize so special is that
the choice is made as a result of the
magazine readers’ votes. The criteria
that the votes are based include physi-
cal characteristics, the quality of ser-
vice and food and drink and location.
The Four Seasons Istanbul achieved the
highest score receiving 93.55 points.
The points also secured the hotel’s se-
Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia
One of world’s largest chain hotels;
Marriott International opened Istanbul
Marriott Hotel Asia in August. Istan-
bul Marriott Hotel Asia will live up the
Kozyatagi area, after opening the first
international 5-star hotel in Istanbul’s
Anatolian side. Marriott International
organized a luncheon on July 27 to
present the hotel. Speaking at the
luncheon, General Manager Elmar
Derkitsch said, Marriott International
will open its first hotel in Istanbul and
Turkey in August.Derkitsch who made
his speech in Turkish said that Marriott
International was previously in Istan-
bul with Ritz Carlton and Renaissance
brands. Both sister hotels helped them
during the past months. “Now we are
in three locations in Istanbul, one near
airport, one in city center, and one
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Eleven hotels in Turkey were included
in the list of “World’s Top 100 Hotels”
by the TUI, one of leading tour opera-
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tors of the world. Quoting TUI Turkey
Product and Contract Director Melih
Yetis, reported that the top 100 hotels
were determined by customers staying
in thousands of hotels in the world in
2006. The 11 hotels in Turkey are in
southern city of Antalya are -- Lara Ba-
ruts SPA Hotel, Antalya Sheraton Voy-
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lection as the Fourth Best Hotel in the
world. At the same time Istanbul was
chosen as the Third Best City in Europe.
This was the 12th annual poll conduct-
ed by Travel & Leisure. Regional Direc-
tor and Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul’s
General Manager Marcos Bekhit was
in New York to accept the award. He
attributed the winning of the award that
brought pride and happiness, to the
success of the hotel’s personnel. “Our
biggest secret and source of strength is
the personality of our workers, their ed-
ucation and their approach to guests,”
he said. The Four Seasons is planning
to open its second hotel in Istanbul on
the Bosporus in Besiktas at the end of
this year. Bekhit said that when it opens
it will turn the hotel sector in Istanbul
upside down. The hotel has also been
named the best hotel in Europe by the
385,000 readers of Conde Nast Trav-
eler Magazine.
in Istanbul’s Anatolian side,” added
Derkitsch. Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia
has a total of 238 rooms, 2 ball rooms,
and 8 meeting rooms. The largest ball
room has a capacity of 700 people.
The hotel also has a fitness and SPA
club with 2 outdoor and 1 indoor swim-
ming pool. The hotel has 500 cars ca-
pacity garage.
ager Hotel, Delfin Resort Lara Hotel,
Barut Cennet Hotel Side, Amara Beach
Side, Golden Coast Side, Delfin Deluxe
Hotel Incekum, Melas Resort Side, Sun
Rise Quin Hotel Side, Robinson Nobilis
Belek and Cornella De Luxe Hotel Belek.
Yetis said that top 100 hotels would be
given “Holly” award at a ceremony to
be held in Hamburg, Germany in this
October.
Renovated Çinar Hotel Targets
New Market
One of Istanbul’s oldest five-star hotels, Çi-
nar Hotel has been restored in two years
at a cost of $6 million. The hotel’s new
target audience is young people. As Istan-
bul’s Çinar Hotel prepares to celebrate its
50th anniversary next year, it has unveiled
a modern face after a two-year $6 million
restoration project. The historic five-star Çi-
nar Hotel has long been a favorite meeting
spot for many Istanbulites. It made its name
known during the Bilderberg conferences,
held for the first time in Turkey in 1959.
The hotel, which within its first years was
second only to the Hilton in popularity,
has hosted many famous local and foreign
people over the last half century. Hotel
Board Chairman Murat Ercan said that Çi-
nar Hotel guests are primarily German and
French tourists, with local customers rarely
exceeding 20 percent of business. “We
have raised the rate of foreign customers
to 80 percent even without advertising
campaigns,” he explained. “The secret of
this success is the recommendation of cus-
tomers who are pleased with the hotel’s
service quality.”Ercan noted that Istanbul
has changed significantly during the ho-
tel’s existence, with a marked increase in
business tourism in recent years. With the
rising number of fairs and conferences in
the city, Ercan indicated that Istanbul will
continue to see more tourists in the future.
However, he complained that many of
those investing in hotels are not entering
the business wisely. “Even we hoteliers
cannot agree with each other. If everyone
would act together, room prices would
be at least 50 percent more expensive in
Istanbul . But the newcomers to the mar-
ket destroy it. That is why prices are 35
percent less than they must be in Istanbul
at the moment,” he said. Despite this frus-
tration, Ercan said the hotel always has
a very high occupancy rate and hopes to
now focus on attracting younger custom-
ers. Ercan has been managing the hotel
for 17 years after taking over the business
from his father. The Ercan family opened
Turkey’s first HIP (Highly Individual Places)
hotel, Bentley, in Harbiye for business
tourism. Çinar Hotel was established in
the early 1950s by Haydar Çinar in Ye-
silköy as a 15-room small hotel. In 1956
the Ercan family bought the hotel and the
land from Çinar. The hotel was opened as
Çinar Hotel in 1958. It was favored by
leading Turkish families in those years and
has since been modified with additional
buildings.

Summer Joy Continues at
Kemer Türkiz Hotel
Vacationers
who will select
Türkiz Hotel for
their holiday
between 1 Sep-
tember and 10
October 2007
will have an un-
forgettable holiday in Kemer, Antalya.
Türkiz Hotel created an autumn holi-
day package for 4 nights – 5 days ac-
commodation, yacht cruise, ‘Thalasso
Harmony’ package at unique Thalasso
Center . Thalasso Harmony package
includes Poseidon hidromassage bath
which gives you endless relax moments,
apple tea or fresh fruit juices and rest in
private massage room with back mas-
sage.
Abramovich Looks for
Hotels in Turkey
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich,
who was known for purchasing British
Chelsea Club, is getting prepared to
buy his second hotel in the Aegean.
Abramovich, who bought Istanbul Safi-
sa Hotel in southern city of Antalya two
years ago, came to Marmaris town of
Aegean city of Mugla with the 6th big-
gest yacht of the world. It was reported
that Abromovich would buy a few hotels
just for the billionaires of Russia.
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Macro A.S. is stepping into the tourism sec-
tor. Fikret Serafettinoglu, chairman of the
board at Macro A.S., says that the firm ac-
quired the property in Ikitelli three years ago
and due to changes in the area, has since
decided to build a hotel. Serafettinoglu
says that they obtained permits one month
ago and began excavation work, and are
currently conducting pre-discussions with
famous chains regarding the project. “The
interest from chains is satisfactory. We will
decide which chain will operate the project.
We prefer a foreign chain because it is im-
portant to have an international brand,” he
says. Serafettinoglu adds that the hotel, to
be completed in 2009, will be 20-25,000
square meters and is expected to open in
2010. According to him, this is a typical
schedule, but they may be able to speed
up the process. Serafettinoglu believes that
the region began becoming more upscale
following the construction of a Holiday Inn
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Touristic Hotels & Investors Association (TUR-
OB) brought tourism professionals together
at Çinar Hotel for traditional 2007 Summer
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, other prestigious buildings and shopping
malls. There are 10 hotel projects in the re-
gion and soon the so-called Press Express
Road will be famous for its hotels. “Trans-
portation, proximity to the airport and Istan-
bul’s westward expansion are all reasons to
develop this region into a hotel region. Both
the residential projects expanding toward
Çatalca and the Ikitelli Industrial Zone re-
main important potentials with 30,000 busi-
nesses. “Günesli and Mahmutbey are also
very important. In this area there is a notable
lack of hotels, restaurants and cafeterias,”
he says. Serafettinoglu notes that they will
see how the project progresses and if they
find they like the tourism industry, they may
consider a second hotel project. According
to him, real estate is a favored and profit-
able investment tool. “Up until now we had
always invested in shoes, but now want to
spread our risk,” he says.
of TUROB; Timur Bayindir stated that since
August Turkey is happy with tourism figures
that are well above last year’s statistics. Bay-
indir said, they aim to host 22 million tourists
and record US$18 billion tourism income at
the end of 2007. Bayindir added that Is-
tanbul surpassed number of tourist arrivals
compared to last year and reported that a
total of 3 million 586 thousand tourists vis-
ited Istanbul in the first 7 months of this year.
“This is an increase of 21.8%,” said Bay-
indir. Bayindir noted that Turkey recorded
16.55% increase in tourist arrivals nation-
wide and welcomed 9 million 546 thousand
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Istanbul ho-
teliers saw
impressive
growth in
their rev-
enues per
available
room (revPAR) during the first six months
of the year -- up 26 percent and trailing
only Valencia hotels, which led the list
with revPAR increases of 38.2 percent.
The increased demand resulting from
a range of conferences, trade shows
and sporting events has benefited the
Istanbul market greatly. Turkey has also
been working hard to strengthen its po-
sition as an “arts and culture” destina-
tion. The flurry of activity seems to be
paying off with visitor arrivals in Turkey
up 16 percent from last year in May ac-
cording to World Tourism Organization
(UNWTO). The latest information from
a HotelBenchmark™ survey by Deloitte
reveals that revPAR across Europe grew
by 6.8 percent in the first six months
of 2007 -- only slightly below the 7.2
percent growth seen during the same
period last year.
Night Gathering and celebrated 36th anni-
versary of the association. Undersecretary of
Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry; Prof.
Dr. Mustafa Isen, Assistant of Ukraine Tour-
ism Minister; Mykhaylo Kulyniak, President
of Tourism Department of Bulgaria; Anelia
Krushkova, President of International Rela-
tions Department of Georgia Hoteliers As-
sociation; Gvantsa Razmadze, Vice Presi-
dent of IH&RA responsible from Middle East
region; Fakhri Twal, Chairman of Federa-
tion of Turkish Hoteliers; Ahmet Barut, Co-
ordinator of Istanbul Greater Municipality
Tourism Workhouse; Architect Tülin Özsöz,
TUROB executive board members, TUROB
members, TYD executive board members,
and executive board members of TURSAB
attended the 2007 TUROB Summer Night
Gathering. Speaking at the night, Chairman
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Diler Holding, known with its Cornelia De
Luxe Resort Hotel in tourism industry, will
open its second property in Belek, Antalya
in June next year. Hakan Duran, General
Manager of Cornelia De Luxe Resort Hotel,
said the new property will have a higher
quality of service. Duran added that the
new property will have 1200 rooms. The
tourists in the same period. Bayindir gave
plaques to Undersecretary of Turkish Culture
and Tourism Ministry; Prof. Dr. Mustafa Isen,
and Istanbul Cup organizers Cahit Yavuz
and Coskun Ergin who brought Venus Wil-
liams and other well known tennis players to
Istanbul . Esen Çetingil; General Manager
of Çinar Hotel who contributed the great suc-
cess of the night with delicious food, great
music and shows and stunning atmosphere
at the garden of hotel, received a silver plate
as an appreciation for the night. Bayindir
also presented a silver plate to Assistant
of Ukraine Tourism Minister; Mykhaylo Ku-
lyniak, President of Tourism Department of
Bulgaria; Anelia Krushkova, President of In-
ternational Relations Department of Georgia
Hoteliers Association; Gvantsa Razmadze.

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hotel will have 26 suites and 19 villas. The
hotel will serve guests with 8 restaurants;
a main restaurant and 7 ala carte restau-
rants. The new property will operate as All
Inclusive service and will have a SPA and
Wellness Center. Diler Holding has also
plans to open a golf course and hotel in
Didim, and another hotel in Bodrum.
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Great Hotels of the World (GHOTW;
http://www.ghotw.com ), representing
some of the world’s finest independent ho-
tels, is delighted to announce that the 5*
Mövenpick Resort Bodrum in Turkey , has
now officially opened. Located in the hill
top location of Bitez and offering breath-
taking views of Gumbet Bay and the Ae-
gean Sea , the exclusive hotel opened its
doors in July following an 18 month con-
struction process at a cost of US$12 mil-
lion (approx. £6 million). Representing the
standard of the luxurious new 5* resort,
the opening will see Mövenpick Resort Bod-
rum being accepted as part of GHOTW’s
niche luxury romantic and business & in-
centive travel collections.The Turkish de-
signers and architects have worked to cre-
ate a stylish Mediterranean hotel using the
colours and characteristics of Bodrum. The
emphasis has been placed on individual-
ity and privacy, while creating an ultimate
chill out atmosphere. This is reflected in the
lobby which offers a three-floor atrium with
plenty of natural light to highlight the origi-
nal local artwork which is on display. The
hotel itself also blends in with its local sur-
roundings having been built in an architec-
tural style and colours typical to Bodrum.
The 92 generously sized guest bedrooms,
which include nine suites, offer a relaxed
and comfortable atmosphere with a con-
temporary feel. Room entrance corridors,
floors and bathrooms are all marble, while
oak parquet flooring is present elsewhere
and combines with rugs, oversized beds
and bamboo covered furniture t o create
an elegantly relaxing atmosphere. Junior
Suites feature additionally feature a living
area, kitchenette and dining table and are
decorated in a green and yellow colour
Sungate Port Royal Hotel Sold to Russian Mirax Group
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Sungate Port Royal Hotel, 2nd biggest hotel
in number of rooms in Turkey and one of
the most luxurious hotels, was sold to Rus-
sian real estate company Mirax Group for
(&
scheme. Each suite
also has a large
terrace or private
balcony with unob-
structed views to
enjoy the spectac-
ular sunsets seen
from the resort. A
range of leisure
facilities are avail-
able within the
resort, including two outdoor pools, one
indoor pool, a state-of-the-art fitness centre
and a wellness centre. The wellness cen-
tre offers a Turkish bath (hammam), sauna
and treatments such as Thai, Shiatsu, anti-
stress, sports and deep tissue massages,
aromatherapy and hot stone therapy. Mas-
sages are available either within one of
the four treatment rooms or outside against
the beautiful backdrop of the Aegean Sea.
Cuisine is a strong focus of the hotel as
the restaurant offers Mediterranean speci-
alities complimented by typical ingredients
of the region’s cuisine. Popular dishes in-
clude pizzas from the restaurant’s burning
wood fire oven, sirloin from the charcoal
grill and a range of seafood dishes such as
classic paella and a seafood tower to in-
clude a selection of fresh oysters, lobsters,
shrimps, scallops and salmon caviar. The
hotel’s colour changing bar then offers the
perfect place to relax with an after-dinner
drink.Making it perfect for business and
leisure guests alike, the hotel is only a ten-
minute drive from the centre of Bodrum and
a thirty minute transfer from Milas-Bodrum
airport. This makes it ideal for visiting the
region’s historical points of interest, includ-
ing the Mausoleum of King Mausolus and
the Castle of St Peter. A business centre
is also available and offers three rooms
ideal for conferences and banquets for
up to 100 people. In addition, a luxurious
sailing yacht can be privately chartered to
enjoy visits to beautiful beaches or dinners
for up to 16 passengers. State-of-the-art AV
equipment also complements the hotel’s in-
room wireless LAN connectivity to offer
business delegates the complete support
package they need.
US$340 million. Kazim Cengiz, an execu-
tive board member of Cengiz Construction
Company which owned the hotel, and Mirax
Group executive board deputy chairman
Andrey Kletkso held a joint news conference
in southern city of Antalya. Cengiz said,
“Russian tourism sector is of great impor-
tance for Antalya. The hotel was sold for a
very high price.” On the other hand, Kletkso
stated that Russian people attach great inter-
est in tourism sector in Turkey. Noting that
they aimed to establish hotel chains in Eu-
rope , Kletkso stressed that they purchased
Sungate Port Royal Hotel and undersigned a
very important project.
Dedeman Hotels Joins Special
Hotels of the World
Great Hotels of the World (GHOTW),
representing some of the world’s finest
independent hotels announced its new
hotels from Turkey; Dedeman Istanbul,
Dedeman Ankara, Dedeman Antalya
Hotel & Convention Center, Dedeman
Bodrum and Dedeman Cappadocia Ho-
tel & Convention Center. ‘Special Ho-
tels of the World’ member hotels draw
attention of hospitality and lodging in-
dustry by unique sales and marketing
opportunities and high quality service.
Membership to ‘Special Hotels of the
World’ realize by an invitation from
Great Hotels Organization. Dedeman
Hotels & Resorts registered its quality of
service by joining ‘Special Hotels of the
World’. The Great Hotels Organisation
has a different and customer-driven ap-
proach to hotel sales and marketing. The
Great Hotels Organisation manages the
“GW” private label GDS chain code
and toll-free voice reservation numbers
operate in the USA and Europe .
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Mike Collini, Hilton International’s Vice
President for development in northern
Europe, initiated talks on opening a ho-
tel in Adiyaman, one of Turkey’s most
significant tourism spots thanks to it’s
Mount Nemrut. Collini announced plans
include the launch of Garden Hilton, a
new brand that will operate in Turkey.
He added that Garden Hilton constitut-
ess a very special market, one they wish
to establish in many places throughout
Turkey. Kosifler Group executive board
member and spokesperson, Hilal Ko-
sif, said Adiyaman is a place open to
changes. “In collaboration with Hilton
Hotels, we are planning to establish a
very good complex in the city center,”
she said. Adiyaman Governor Halil Isik
said the city is undergoing economic,
social and cultural development. “Adi-
yaman is one of the world’s cultural
heritages. It has beauties that no coun-
try in the world has. That is why Kosifler
Group wants to open a chain of Hilton
Hotels in our city. This hotel complex
will be an important investment for the
development of our country.”

Cruise Tourism Boom
in Izmir
“There has been a great progress in
cruise ship tourism sector in Turkey’s
Aegean city of Izmir,” Izmir Cham-
ber of Trade (IZTO) Executive Bo-
ard Chairman Ekrem Demirtas said.
Demirtas noted in a statement that 78
cruise ships arrived in Izmir from the be-
ginning of the year till August 22nd. The-
se ships have brought 186,132 tourists
to the city. A total of 47 ships had arri-
ved in Izmir in the same period last year.
Demirtas added that they expec-
ted 122 cruisers to dock at Izmir
Port and bring 320,000 tourists
to the city by the end of 2007.
Turkish Tourists Prefer
Italy and Spain
Turkish tourists mostly prefer Italy, Spa-
in and Middle European countries as
a holiday destination. While Turkish
tourists desire to see Italian cities of
Rome, Venice and Florence the most,
they also visit Spanish cities of Madrid
and Barcelona . Austrian capital of Vi-
enna, Hungarian capital of Budapest
and capital of the Czech Republic Pra-
gue are the other cities usually prefer-
red by Turkish tourists during vacations.
Ibrahim Cenk Okumus from ETS Tou-
rism Agency reported that they also
offered holiday opportunities to Tur-
kish tourists in African countries of
Egypt and Tunisia, as an alternative
to Mediterranean city of Antalya .
“90 percent of Turkish tourists vi-
sit foreign countries for cultu-
ral reasons,” Okumus noted.
Moreover, Emre Tunc from Pronto Tou-
rism stressed that the number of Turkish
tourists going abroad increased recently,
as the cost of spending a holiday at a
hotel located in the Mediterranean coast
of Turkey was almost the same with the
cost of a holiday in a foreign country.
VIP Luxury Teamed Up with MasterCard
MasterCard teams up with VIP
Tourism’s VIP Luxury brand to offer
“Unique Travel Experience” to Mas-
terCard cardholders. According to
the cooperation, MasterCard Premi-
um cardholders will experience uni-
que travel moments with special tra-
vel packages created by VIP Luxury.
VIP Luxury offers 12 different destinati-
ons that include World’s new 7 wonders.
VIP Luxury together with MasterCard
will offer “MasterCard Special Mo-
ment” for travelers that will participate
“Unique Travel Experience” packages.
VIP Tourism CEO Ceylan Pirinççioglu
and MasterCard South East Europe
General Manager Özlem Erçelen Ime-
ce organized a press conference at
Istanbul Modern. Speaking at the con-
ference, Imece stated that 85% of Pre-
MasterCard Holders Go to Holiday at Como Lake
6 MasterCard Pre-
mium card holders
(Gold and above
cards) who make a
transaction of YTL100
and over will have a
chance to win a ho-
liday at Italy’s love
and romance desti-
nation at Como Lake.
6 MasterCard Premium card hol-
ders who make the most spending
of YTL100 and above, between
1 and 30 September 2007, will
fly to Italy with their loved ones.
Galileo Turkey Launched Focalpoint Shopping
Galileo Turkey launched new func-
tionality, Focalpoint Shopping
Focalpoint Shopping functionality pro-
vides agents with the ability to search
and book scheduled air fares within the
cryptic environment. By merging the ma-
nual comparison of tariff data and seat
availability into a single request, agents
can access more lower fares faster as well
as perform more complex and tailored se-
arches using the wide choice of modifiers.
In addition, travellers can be provided with
a fare which includes all taxes and surchar-
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mium cardholders use their credit cards
abroad according to MasterIndex rese-
arch. Imece added that 14% of Master-
Card credit cards in Turkey are premi-
um cards and 51% of all transactions
have been materializing by premium
cards. Turkey ranks 11th place in the
world and 3rd in Europe in the total
number of premium cardholders. Mo-
reover, Turkey ranks 9th in the world,
and 3rd in Europe in total consumpti-
on. Turkey is 10th in the world and 3rd
in Europe in number of transactions.
Unique Travel Experience has 8 travel
categories; Fantastic Geography (Bur-
ma, Peru, Brazil), Mysterious Civilizati-
ons (HinduChina, India, Egypt, China),
Your Africa (Namibia – Botswana,
Kenya – Tanzania), Gourmet Trip (Tos-
cana – Wine Tasting), Glorious Lives
(Scotland Castles, France Loire Valley),
Seyr-ü Sefa (Cruise – Scandinavia and
Fjord, Caribbean), VIP Luxury Private
Collection (guests can choose their own
hotels, transportations – a custom made
travel experience), VIP Luxury a la Carte
( special packages including wedding
abroad, honeymoon, theme parties)
Como Lake holiday, which is one of the
MasterCard Unique Travel Experience
tours, will take 6 couples to stay at his-
torical Grand Hotel Tremezzo Palace
, and take a romantic lake cruise on
Como Lake , visit to Versace Family’s
château - Fontalelle, famous Urio
château, historical churches and bota-
nic gardens. Moreover, luck couples
will enjoy MasterCard Special Moment
while their visit to Silk Museum that
exhibits world’s most precious silks.
The Como Lake tour that will be orga-
nized by VIP Tourism will take place
between 26 and 29 October 2007.
ges using Automated Plating Carrier Logic.
As many agencies are trying to find more
and more ways to save time and imp-
rove efficiency, Focalpoint Shopping is
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an ideal solution as it not only enables
agents to automate processes that have
in the past been manual, but also shop
for all fares available from the Galileo
360 Fares database in one single search.
Focalpoint Shopping enables agents
to improve their customer service as
search results can be tailored to cus-
tomer preferences when searching.
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OTI Continues its Growth in Russian Market
Odeon Tours In-
ternational (OTI)
CEO Ayhan Bek-
tas organized a
press conference
last week at Feriye
Restaurant to in-
form about their operations.
Bektas stated that there is an increase of
30% in number of Russian tourists visiting
Antalya and the pie of Turkish tour ope-
Expedia Travel Trendwatch Reports
Vacationers are not Swayed by Negative Travel News
Expedia.com(R), the world’s leading on-
line travel provider, introduced the latest
issue of its quarterly report, Expedia Tra-
vel Trendwatch(TM). In it, Expedia found
that travelers are taking the tough summer
season in stride as their desire for rela-
xing and restorative vacations outweighs
the potential delays or problems that
can occur during peak travel season. In
fact, a July Expedia.com poll (1) found
68 percent of U.S. adults who have ta-
ken or plan to take a summer vacation
this year will not modify their vacation
plans because of negative news around
air travel hassles and rising prices. Addi-
tionally, an Expedia.de poll of hoteliers
across Europe found Americans to be
overall good tourists exhibiting such traits
as generosity and willingness to try local
cuisine. On the flip side, we received
poor marks for our fashion sense, hotel
room cleanliness and being very noisy.
To view the complete report,
visit www.expediatraveltrendwatch.com
“It’s encouraging to see that despite the
tough travel environment, vacationers are
still hitting the roads and skies this sum-
mer,” said Chris McGinnis , editor, Ex-
pedia Travel Trendwatch. “The tradition
of summer vacation remains ingrained in
the American psyche and travelers are
rolling with the punches this year. They
are finding some surprises like lower
airfares, warm welcomes overseas and
new tools like user-generated content si-
tes to help make better travel decisions.”
Key travel trends and data as repor-
ted in the current issue of the Expe-
dia Travel Trendwatch(TM) include:
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gone down year-over-year and tigh-
ter domestic growth could mean fewer
discounts in the near term, but capa-
city growth on international routes
bodes well for shoulder-season or off-
peak discounting this fall or winter.
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Türsab Visited TYD
rators in Russian market reached 70%.
Bektas added that their expectations
from German and European market
didn’t meet with what they have plan-
ned. Numbers stay same as last year.
However compensation of European mar- Executive Board of Association of Turkish
ket came with the growing numbers of Travel Agencies (Türsab) with the lead of
travel from Russia and OECD countries. President Basaran Ulusoy visited The Tur-
Bektas stated that they have met with kish Tourism Investors Association (TYD).
their expectations in national travel Ulusoy congratulated new President of
with 30-40% early reservations made. TYD; Murat Dedeman that has been
elected with the election on April 6 and
new executive committee members.
After the meeting, the two non-
governmental organizations decided to
cooperate at international exhibitions and
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educational programmes in order to cont-
hotel rates in most markets however;
ribute the growth of the tourism industry.
savvy shoppers are relying on user ge- Caravan Tourism Gets
nerated content on sites such as TripAd-
visor.com to help make wise accom- Popular in Cappadocia
modation choices. Similarly, Expedia.
com recently introduced the Insider’s
Select list of the world’s best hotels as
rated by Expedia.com travelers and the
organization’s own destination experts.
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goers to arrive in port a day early to
ensure they don’t hit trouble and miss
their scheduled departure and more
cruise lines are offering Caribbean iti-
neraries that start and end in the midd-
le of the week to help avoid weekend
bottlenecks at airports and in port cities.
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slightly up year-over-year compared
to last summer according to Expedia.
com data and higher gas prices are
not affecting the choice of car size.
2) Americans are perceived abro-
ad more favorably than they imagi-
ned ... except for their fashion sense.
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poll(2), nearly two-thirds (64 percent)
of U.S. adults think that American to-
urists traveling abroad are perceived The number of camping sites alloca-
more negatively than they were five ted to caravans have been gradually
years ago. The same poll found Ameri- increasing in Cappadocia region,
cans believe that Europeans perceive which is one of the most renowned cul-
them as spoiled, self-centered and loud tural and natural tourist hubs in Turkey.
when traveling abroad. However ... The camping centres, which spread
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nagers conducted by Expedia.de ran- services such as parking lots, showers,
ked Americans as second only to the pools, toilets, electricity and water for
Japanese in its study to find the world’s both local and foreign tourists who
“best tourists.” Hotel managers praised visit the region with their caravans.
Americans as being great tippers, wil- By paying a fee of 5-15 EUR, visitors
ling to try local cuisine, will to speak the
can benefit from all the facilities at the-
language and generous travelers overall.
se sites which are also open to cam-
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pers who would like to pitch up tents.
the bottom in terms of our fashion sense
According to sources, many caravanners
finding shell suits (ie. sweat suits) and whi-
from Germany, France, Czech Repub-
te socks with sandals to be inappropriate
fashion choices. We are also considered lic, Hungary and Italy prefer Cappado-
loud, but slightly less so than the Italians. cia region for their camping holidays.
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WYSTC 2007 – Istanbul
Youth and students of and policies governing cultural and educational exchange
travel industry will shape programmes with 2 days of business to business trade fair
and increase travel in and workshop with up to 33 individualised business ap-
the world. According to pointments between senders and receivers. This program
UNWTO youth and stu- is preceded by two days of Annual General Meetings of
dent travel accounts for the global associations representing the different aspects
20% of all international of the youth, student and educational travel industries.
travellers so it is a pri-
me segment within the ?PI\Q[VM_I\\PQ[aMIZ¼[KWVNMZMVKMQV1[\IVJ]T'
industry . World Youth Ertugrul Karaoglu:New this year is a WYSTC legacy
& Student Travel Con- programme whereby attending organisations sponsor not
ference is going to be only conference events or merchandise, but in keeping
held in Istanbul between with our mission to “promote travel and education oppor-
3-5 October 2007. We tunities for youth and students around the world” they will
have talked with Ertug- provide sponsored programs, services and goods as a le-
rul Karaoglu from Intra gacy of the conference to the host city, through sponsored
Tours abut that Confe- programmes for deserving Turkish youth, or educational
rence institutions. Information on WYSTC Legacy Programme
contact us.
-Within this perspective can you tell us about World
Youth & Student Travel Conference?
Ertugrul Karaoglu:The World Youth and Student Travel -Why hosting WYSTC is very important for Istanbul and
Conference (WYSTC ) is the annual event of the World <]ZSMa'0W_LWaW]XZWUW\M\PQ[aMIZ¼[M^MV\'
Youth, Student and Educational Travel Confederation Ertugrul Karaoglu:WYSTC is important for Turkey and
(WYSE Travel Confederation), which in turn is a trade Istanbul because it will help the country develop ties with
association made up of 500+ members representing the the major movers of youth and students in the world - and
global community of youth travel, student travel and inter- that is important not just for Turkey’s tourism industry but
national education, WYSTC brings over 900 delegates, for its public diplomacy. Youth and student travellers are
representing over 500 companies from 80 countries, to a the business and world leaders of tomorrow. Travel edu-
different city on a different continent each year. This venuecates young people to take their place in the world as glo-
rotation is designed to bring the international marketplace bal citizens. Travel increases intercultural understanding,
to key destinations for the youth and student travel market. reduces fear of and hostility towards other peoples and in
and to facilitate the development of international and regi- the final analysis contributes towards world peace. This
onal business relationships to forster the growth of youth, is especially important for Turkey standing as it does at
student and international education. the vortex of three continents - the intersection of multiple
cultures.
-Who should attend and why it is so important to at- The Turkish tourism industry will benefit from becoming a
tend? prime youth and student travel destination for these rea-
Ertugrul Karaoglu:Any agency providing cultural tours, sons:
accomodations, attractions or local transportation servi-
ces, particularly those focused on youth, student, educatio- O It is a stable and reliable segment - less susceptible to
nal or cultural programs and special interest groups should shifts in price and political situations.
attend in order to meet specialised sending organisations. O It offers greater dispersal into the other boroughs and
from all over the world. into upstate regions as these travelers seek new destinati-
Any outbound travel agency looking for unque and alter- ons and activities.
native products for the Turkish market which is overwhel- O It is driven by predictable motivators such as education
mingly within the target group of youth and students. (especially language travel) and work experience (such
as internships, traineeships, volunteer programs); all long
-2007 conference will be organized in Istanbul 3-5 Oc- term programs with increase length of stay and therefore
tober. How many delegates will be in Istanbul? Can you multiple spends.
tell us about the programme of the conference? O It is a pioneering force in the development of new des-
Ertugrul Karaoglu:600 delegates are already registered tinations and new models of travel - often a valuable pre-
for this event - and the total anticipated at 1000 delegates dictor of future trends in the industry.
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representing 500 companies from 80 countires around O It provides often needed off peak traffic into destinati-
the world. ons - and therefore able to fill excess capacity during low
The program is unique in that it combines a full day of seasons.
educational seminars for the trade on topics covering sus- O It provides loyal customers with extended capacity for
tainable tourism and climate change, to latest develop- return business over time.
ments in travel technology aimed at the savvy youth and O It provides multipliers such as VFRs and the business
student travellers, to government updates on regulations travelers of tomorrow.

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In the first six months of 2007 Turkish
Airlines (THY) serviced 8.9 million pas-
sengers, an increase of 19.4 percent
over the same period last year. THY’s
grounding number -- the number of
Turkish Airlines Flies for YTL 79 During Ramadan
Turkish Airlines will offer to fly with a
special fare during Ramadan (13 Sep-
tember – 11 October 2007). Turkish
Airlines passengers flying from Istan-
bul Ataturk Airport , Istanbul Sabiha
Gökçen Airport , and Ankara Esen-
Turkish ACT Airline Commits for Two A330-200
Istanbul-headquartered ACT Airlines
has signed a memorandum of under-
standing with Airbus for two A330-
200 freighter aircraft that will allow the
Turkish airline to offer non-stop services
between Istanbul to Hong Kong, Singa-
pore and New York. Airbus launched
the A330-200F earlier this year and
said that the widebody aircraft pro-
vides 30 percent more volume than
any other freighter in its class. It can
Bulgaria Air to Fly Istanbul
Bulgaria
Air will
launch
three new regular lines by end-2007,
including to Istanbul (Turkey), Belgrade
(Serbia) and Skopje (Macedonia), com-
pany CEO Dimiter Pavlov reported. The
flights will be carried out four times per
week at competitive prices. Besides
Air Algeria Inaugurates Direct Flights to Antalya
First group of Alge-
rian tourists arrived
in southern city of
Antalya’s airport
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on Friday, July 27
as Air Algeria started direct flights to
Antalya. “Air Algeria have scheduled
flights to Istanbul and has now added
another destination and will fly to Anta-
lya once a week,” Ammar Faci, a direc-
tor of Air Algeria said. “Algerians love
Turkish people and want to spend their
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plane landings -- grew by 15.1 per-
cent, reaching 79,000. THY informed
the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) on
its activities between January and June.
The total seat kilometer per passenger
-- distance covered per passenger --
increased by 17.8 percent and went
from 16.46 billion kilometers to 19.4
billion kilometers. While the total kilo-
meters of ticketed passengers amount-
ed to 11.14 billion last year, it totaled
13.57 billion this year -- an increase of
23.3 percent. Finally, in the first half
of 2006 the volume of mail and cargo
carried was 75,000 tons, rsising by
15.7 percent this year and amounting
to 86,882 tons.
boga Airport to all domestic routes in-
cluding Ercan Airport of TRNC can get
advantage of fares starting from 79YTL
for one-way and 143YTL for round-trip.
(Including taxes)
accommodate both pallets and contain-
ers and is capable of carrying 64 tons
of cargo up to 4,000 nautical miles
(7,400 kilometers) in standard “range
mode,” or 69 tons up to 3,200 nau-
tical miles (5,930 kilometers) in “pay-
load mode.” “Expanding our fleet with
the Airbus A330-200F will allow us to
further meet Turkey’s demand for air
cargo transportation,” said Yavuz Ciz-
meci, ACT’s chief executive officer.
tourists and Bulgarians and foreigners
travelling for family reasons, the new
lines will also serve business and a big
interest is expected to them, Pavlov
added. Bulgaria Air has already over-
fulfilled by 3 per cent its business plan
for the summer. So far, the airline has
carried out 16 per cent more passen-
gers than forecast, Pavlov also said.
holidays in Turkey. Turkey and Algeria
have historical ties. Every year 5 million
Algerians travel to several countries
such as Tunisia and France for holiday.
We are planning to carry 3,000 Alge-
rian tourists to Antalya this year. I hope
Turkey will attract more Algerian tour-
ists thanks to these flights,” Faci said.
Faci added that charter flights between
Algiers and Antalya will continue all
year long.
CSA Carried over 2.4 Million
Passengers in H1 2007
Czech Airlines (CSA) carried more than
2.4 million passengers in the first half of
this year. Compared to the same period
last year, this means a 1.1% increase.
In the first six months of 2007, Czech
Airlines’ aircraft also carried nearly
10,700 tonnes of goods and post.
Overall, CSA operated over 19,200
flights. Scheduled CSA flights carried
2.2 million passengers in the first half
of the year, which is one percent more
than during the same period of 2006.
Scheduled carriage thus accounted for
the greatest part of the overall results,
with nearly 90 percent. Czech Air-
lines’ charter flights carried more than
308,000 passengers by the end of
June, primarily to exotic destinations.
This represents y/y growth of nearly
two percent. The system load factor in
January – June 2007 was 65.6 percent.
The slight drop in aircraft occupancy
is due to the airline’s plan to increase
revenue by focusing primarily on better-
paying clientele, and by not selling off
tickets below cost. Compared to last
year, the number of business class cli-
ents increased by 6%, and the number
of passengers in the full-fare economy
class by 8%. “Revenue, which is the
most important indicator of the success
of a traditional airline, is growing ac-
cording to plan, and that is decisive
for CSA,” said Petr Rehák, CSA’s Vice-
President for Sales. In Q1 2007, the
airline’s income from carriage reached
CZK 4.2 billion, which is a year-on-year
increase of 6.9%.
The most sought-after destinations on
CSA’s scheduled flights:
Paris
Amsterdam
London
Moscow
Madrid
Dublin
Bucharest
Rome
Sofia
Košice
In 2006, Czech Airlines carried 5.5 mil-
lion passengers, for a y/y increase of
4.8 percent. CSA carried 5.2 million
passengers in 2005, and 4.3 million in
2004.
 Lufthansa Giving Away Shopping
Coupons
Lufthansa announced a special promotional
campaign for Paris and New York passen-
gers that purchase their tickets in Turkey.
To be valid between 1 September and 30
November 2007, passengers that will fly
from Turkey to Paris will receive €25, New
York passengers will receive €50 shopping
coupons that can be used on the plane.Pas-
sengers that will be flying within the period
above can get their shopping coupons at
Lufthansa ticketing desk at Istanbul Atatürk
Airport.
Luxury Chauffeur Service of
Gulf Air Extends
Premium passengers can travel in style as
Gulf Air has extended its luxury chauffeur
drive service to five new stations in its newly
revamped network.
First and Business class travellers to Bangkok,
Paris, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur and Manila
will be able to avail the service furnished
by top of the range chauffeur-driven luxury
limousines, equipped with air-conditioning/
heating, music selection, mineral water,
daily newspaper and GSM mobile phones.
Families and people travelling as groups with
excess baggage will be provided with Multi
Purpose Vans (MPVs) to make their journey
home more comfortable. Gulf Air already of-
fers the luxury chauffeur service in Abu Dha-
bi, Dubai, London and Muscat. “A top prior-
ity in our service philosophy is to provide the
best customer service and unmatched travel
comfort to our passengers,” says Gulf Air Ex-
ecutive Vice President Marketing and Sales
Lee Shave. “With the extension of our luxury
service, we want our premium passengers
to experience Gulf Air’s legendary Arabian
hospitality all the way to their doorstep.”
The free limousine service is available to all
full-fare paying passengers ticketed on Gulf
Air’s long haul flights and holding confirmed
reservations in First Class (F or A fares) or
Business Class (J fares). In case additional
cars required due to more number of pas-
sengers or excessive baggage, the same will
be provided but the customers will have to
settle the additional costs directly with the lim-
ousine company. Additional stops en route,
if required by the passenger, should be re-
quested in advance.
The service needs to be booked at least 72
hours prior to the date of travel.
Lufthansa First Class Lounge Opens at Munich
A new dimen-
sion in travel
is opening up
at Lufthansa’s
hub in Southern Germany. From 14
August, First Class customers and HON
Circle members will be able to enjoy
the exclusive atmosphere of a Lufthansa
First Class Lounge at Munich Airport.
As at Frankfurt, the First Class Lounge
at Munich has a range of comfortable
facilities and conveniences on offer.
These include a gourmet restaurant, a
bar area, a cigar lounge and luxury
bathroom areas. And there is a special
service for premium customers at Mu-
nich: access to and from the lounge is
possible via Level 4 (EU Departures), as
well as via Level 5 (Non-EU Departures).
As exclusive passport control and secu-
rity checkpoints are located within the
lounge, passengers – whether arriving
or departing – can thus change levels
directly. “The percentage of First Class
passengers and HON Circle members
has grown at a disproportionately high
rate in recent years. We are confident
that our new service offering will con-
tinue to boost this trend,” said Thomas
Klühr, Group Representative and Head
of Hub Management Munich. The First
Class Lounge extends over two levels
and has a total area of 860 sq. metres.
On the lower lounge level (Level 04),
there is the lobby and the service area
for the limousine transfer. If a flight is
leaving from an apron position, passen-
gers will be collected at the lounge and
Gulf Air Launches Mouth-Watering
Menu for the Middle East
Close on the heels
of winning the Sky
Trax award for best
First Class Onboard
Catering, Gulf Air
has introduced a whole new menu on
its Middle Eastern sectors. Gulf Air’s
premium class passengers can now
enjoy a delectable, authentic Arabic
food onboard, wherever they fly in the
Middle East - be it Cairo, Beirut, Lar-
naca or Amman. “Gulf Air always goes
an extra mile to make its passengers’
travel experience a memorable and en-
joyable one,” says Gulf Air Executive
Vice President for Marketing and Sales
Lee Shave. “Our specialist menu design
team, consisting of experienced and
well qualified Arab chefs, has been
working for several weeks, to bring
together an exquisite and authentic
Arabic menu so that customers can feel
completely at home flying with Gulf Air.
”From starters to main courses to des-
serts, a whole range of mouth-watering
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chauffeur driven direct to their aircraft.
On the upper level of the lounge (Level
05), passengers can relax or make ef-
fective use of their time until their flight
departure. Separate workrooms pro-
vide an inviting environment for passen-
gers to prepare for their next meeting.
In the exclusive bathroom area, guests
can unwind and freshen up before or
after a long journey. The modern bath-
rooms are equipped with a shower or
jacuzzi. Guests can also sit back and
enjoy the comfort of the relaxing chairs.
In the First Class Lounge there is also
an attractive bar area and an inviting
restaurant, where LSG Sky Chefs cooks
spoil guests with a range of culinary
delicacies such as the sushi selection,
which changes daily, regional organic
produce and international specialities.
The choice range of beverages also in-
cludes 43 vintage Armagnacs. Smokers
can use the Cigar Lounge, where snacks
and drinks are provided. Lufthansa staff
look after the well-being of the guests
and attend to their wishes throughout
their stay in the lounge. Before entering
the lounge, First Class passengers and
HON Circle members can take advan-
tage of other service facilities. These in-
clude a valet parking service, separate
check-in facilities and fast lanes at the
central security checkpoints. With the
opening of the new First Class Lounge,
Lufthansa customers will have a choice
of five lounges at Munich with a total
area of more than 3,700 sq. metres.
Arabic dishes– Arabic Mezze, Hal-
loumi Salad, Shish Tawaook, Cousa
Banadoura, Oriental Chicken, Cheese
Konafa, Um Ali and much more - are
awaiting passengers onboard. “Cus-
tomers have put an extraordinary faith
in us by voting Gulf Air as the Best Air-
line for First Class Onboard Catering
consistently for the fifth time in a row at
the Sky Trax airline awards. We were
able to achieve this because we con-
stantly think of new ways to enhance
our service levels. The new Arabic
menu is just one more step in taking our
passenger service to greater heights,”
concluded Lee Shave.
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Best Cabin Staff Title
Malaysia Airlines won the World’s
Best Cabin Staff award at the World
Airlines Award 2007 taking the top
position in this 11 month survey, con-
ducted between August 2006 and June
2007, in a closely contested survey
between the final top 3 airlines. Malay-
sia Airlines Managing Director / CEO,
Idris Jala said, “I am very proud of our
cabin crew and their outstanding per-
formance. Our crew treat our custom-
ers as guests in our own home. They
are natural, spontaneous, determined
and willing to demonstrate the best of
Malaysian hospitality.”“Throughout the
year, our crew worked very hard to im-
prove our service delivery as part of our
airline-wide initiative to enhance cus-
tomer experience, and I am delighted
that their efforts have been recognized
by the customers. This will go a long
way in building our brand, customer
value and relationship.”The cabin staff
showcased their winning ways, and re-
gained the award which they won for
several years in the past. Focused on
the quality of onboard customer experi-
ence, the survey also looked at the “soft
service” provided including cabin staff
friendliness, enthusiasm and attentive-
ness, sincerity as well as consistency
in service delivery, in addition to the
usual general service efficiency. Com-
menting on the survey result, Skytrax
CEO, Mr Edward Plaisted said “For
the last 4 weeks of this survey, we have
seen the winning position move around
between the final top 3 airlines several
times. In the end, Malaysia Airlines’
passenger support saw them through
to the 2007 title, and we congratulate
them for this worthy achievement.” The
worldwide survey data for this Cabin
Staff award involved more than 3 mil-
lion respondents representing over
90 different passenger nationalities.
Passengers nominated airlines in the
2007 Best Cabin Staff Awards, based
upon a wide variety of service quality
attributes for cabin staff, including as-
sistance during boarding, enthusiasm,
sincerity, courtesy, and consistency of
quality among staff. Skytrax Research
of London , UK is an independent or-
ganization with 18 years specialist ex-
perience in airline research. The World
Airline Awards ® are based on the an-
nual World Airline Survey managed by
Skytrax - carried out between August
2006 and June 2007. The Survey is
regarded as the primary benchmarking
tool for Passenger Satisfaction levels
of airlines throughout the world - con-
stituting a unique survey format based
upon analysis of both business and
leisure travelers, and across all cabin
travel types (First / Business / Premium
Economy & Economy class passen-
gers). The worldwide survey interviews
totaled over 14 million respondents - an
increase of 1.2 million interviews on
the 2006 result, with over 90 different
passenger nationalities participating in
the survey.
Malaysia Airports-GMR – Limak
Win Istanbul Airport Tender
A consortium of Malaysia Airports Holdings,
India’s GMR Infrastructure and Turkey’s Li-
mak won the rights to Istanbul’s second air-
port on Monday with a 1.9 billion-euro bid.
The winning bid -- which does not include
18 percent value added tax -- beat offers
from four other consortiums of foreign and
local players in a tender lasting more than
12 hours.The consortium will build a new
international terminal at the Sabiha Gokcen
airport on Istanbul’s Asian side and run the
airport for 20 years. Sources said that the
design of the project is previously announced
to tender participants. It will expand annual
capacity by 10 million passengers which is
currently 3.5 million.“Istanbul needed a sec-
ond airport and we will serve that need,’’
said Limak’s Nihat Ozdemir. Sabiha Gokcen
opened in 2001 and hosts domestic Turkish
flights and low-cost airlines.
The other bidders were:
* Germany’s Fraport (FRAG.DE: Quote, Pro-
file , Research), Turkey’s IC Construction
* Turkey’s Cukurova, Austria’s Julius Meinl
Investment, Venice Airport/Save SpA (SAVE.
MI: Quote, Profile , Research)
* Turkey’s Mak-Yol Construction, Eti Bakir,
U.S-based Airport Property Management
Cooperation between
Pegasus and Onur Air
Pegasus Airlines and Onur Air have
launched initiatives to cooperate in the
sector. However according to allega-
tions, this is a purchase operation rather
4(:»6U;PTL7LYMVYTHUJL0TWYV]LZ[V than cooperation. Sabanci Holding’s
Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS’) system-
wide on-time performance improved to
80.78% MAS Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer Datuk Idris Jala
said.Referring to flight delays earlier
this month especially to Australia, he
said the significant improvement was
achieved as all aircraft were now fly-
ing, apart from the extra flight to Mel-
bourne last Monday. He said improved
weather conditions also contributed
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to the national carrier’s on-time per-
formance. “Our staff at KLIA are now
more familiar with the new SITA Depar-
ture Control System for airport opera-
tions since its introduction on July 2,”
he said in a statement. Earlier, Idris
dismissed speculation that the recent
flight delays were due to sabotage by
(,
its staff, but were due to technical is-
sues, bad weather and the introduction
of the passenger service system. Idris
said MAS flights to Australia and New
Zealand were much in demand among
passengers in this region. He said
passengers without confirmed reserva-
tions and those with open air tickets to
Australian cities served by the national
carrier still turned up at KLIA to regis-
ter themselves on standby for travel to
Australia and New Zealand. “Malay-
sia Airlines is rendering all possible as-
sistance to these passengers by accept-
ing their standby status and offering
them seats once they become available
when passengers with confirmed book-
ings do not show up for their flights,”
he said.
Pegasus will pay 150 million USD to
Onur Air within two months.Pegasus
Airlines --which bought 20 percent of
Izair recently-- has 17 planes, while
Onur Air owns 27 planes. Momentum,
which is seen in domestic lines (that
grew 30-40 percent in recent years),
boosted cooperation and purchases
between companies. Pegasus and Onur
Air made joint formal statement and
said a strategic cooperation agreement
was signed between the two. Onur Air
carried last year 4,400,267 passen-
gers in domestic lines and 2,335,704
passengers in international lines. On
the other hand, Pegasus Airlines carried
1,818,989 passengers in domestically
and 1,248,062 passengers in interna-
tional lines.
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from Onur Air
Onur Air announced its Ramadan
campaign. The company offers thou-
sands of tickets only for 19YTL. The
company put 19 thousand seats on
sale for 19YTL excluding VAT for the
period of 13 September and 10 Oc-
tober. Tickets can be purchased at
www.onurair.com.tr website. Tickets
cost 42YTL with VAT and others ex-
penses. Onur Air flies to 13 points in
Turkey with Istanbul departure. Onur
Air which has 27 aircrafts, carries 5
million passengers annually.
Swiss International Air Lines (Group) gen-
erated earnings before interest and taxes
(EBIT) of CHF 285 million for the first six
months of 2007. The result compares to an
EBIT of CHF 98 million for the same period
last year. Consolidated net profit for the first
six months of 2007 amounted to CHF 295
million (compared to CHF 76 million for
the prior-year period). SWISS maintained
the favourable business performance it had
achieved in 2006 through the first six months
of the current year. Total income from op-
erating activities was raised to CHF 2 304
million for the first-half period, compared
to CHF 1 976 million for the same period
last year. After an encouraging first quarter,
earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)
Key figures from the income statement
1st + 2nd quarter 2nd quarter 1st + 2nd quarter
in CHF million 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 vs. 2006
Total income from operating activities 2304 1976 1216 1047
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 285 98
Profit for the period 295 76
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showed a further year-on-year increase in
the second quarter of 2007 and totalled
CHF 285 million for the combined first-half
period. “SWISS continues to climb,” says
CEO Christoph Franz. “Our encouraging
first-half performance strengthens our faith
in our current strategic thrust. These results
have exceeded our expectations. Buoyed
by strong demand, we further improved our
performance in the second-quarter period
on both the passenger and the cargo front.
And our consistent cost management and
the revenue synergies that we are now de-
riving from our integration into the Lufthansa
Group and our membership of Star Alliance
also made major contributions to these fa-
vourable first-half results.”
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“At the same time,” Franz continues, “we trends. So further improvements – in our
hLSLIP»Z87YVô[1\TWZ are well aware that aviation is a cyclical
Çelebi, a Turkish airport services
provider, said second-quarter profit
jumped 67 percent as sales rose .
Net income rose to YTL 14.6 million
in three months ended June 30 from
YTL 8.74 million a year earlier, Istan-
bul-based Çelebi said in an income
statement posted on the Web site of
the Istanbul Stock Exchange.Compa-
ny’s sales rose 24 percent to YTL 79.8
million.
TAV to Operate Antalya
Gazipasa Airport
Tepe-Akfen-Vie (TAV) Airports Holding
Corp. won the auction to run Gazi-
pasa Airport in Mediterranean city of
Antalya for 25 years. Meinl Airports
International Limited, Gazipasa Avia-
tion Industry Trade Corp, Aydogan
Tourism Trade & Industry Corp were
the other companies that bid for the
auction. TAV Airports Holding Corp.
was awarded with the auction as
it pledged to give 65 percent of its
share to the state.
business, and that our industryis presently
feeling the benefit of positive economic
Traffic figures
1st + 2nd quarter 2nd quarter 1st + 2nd quarter
Seat load factor for european services
Seat load factor for intercontinental services 83.2%
Seat load factor systemwide
SWISS achieved stronger seat load factors
than other European airlines in the first-half
period. The higher capacity for the first six
months (up 12.9% year-on-year in available-
seat-kilometre terms) was fully absorbed by
market demand. Indeed, the 78.8% system-
wide seat load factor for the period was a
1.1-percentage-point improvement on the
first half of last year. First-half seat load
factor on SWISS’s intercontinental services
stood at 83.2%, compared to 82.3% for the
prior-year period. Seat load factor also im-
proved on SWISS’s European network, ris-
ing from the 68.1% of January-June 2006
to 69.5%. SWISS carried some 5.7 million
passengers on its scheduled services in the
first half of 2007, 13.4% more than in the
same period a year ago. For the second-
quarter period, systemwide seat load factor
1st + 2nd quarter 2nd quarter 1st + 2nd quarter
Averaga number of emplyoees (full-time equivalents) 5499 5717 5583 5419
SWISS created around 50 new jobs a month
between April and June 2007. An average
of 5 499 persons (in full-time equivalents or
FTEs) were employed at the company in the
first half-year. The decline from the equiva-
lent figure for 2006 is due to the sale of the
Mindpearl call-centre subsidiary at the end
of March 2006. SWISS had a workforce of
5 651 FTEs on June 30, 2007 – over 300
more than at the end of 2006. These 5 651
processes, for instance – are still required
to consolidate our market position in what is
still a highly competitivebusiness.”
2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 vs. 2006
69.5% 68.1% 72.6% 74.3% +1.4 points
82.3% 84.5% 83.8% +0.9 points
78.8% 77.7% 80.6% 80.7% +1.1 points
stood at 80.6%, virtually unchanged from
the 80.7% of the second quarter of 2006.
The airfreight business of Swiss WorldCargo
continued to show favourable overall trends.
Cargo load factor (by volume) amounted to
84.7% for the first half of 2007, compared
to 85.3% for the prior-year period. “The
double-digit growth in our production and
our revenues and our solid EBIT result all
bear witness to both the resounding impact
of the strategy adopted by our management
and the outstanding performance by all our
employees,” Christoph Franz continues.
“That’s something we can all be proud of.
And what we now need to do is confirm and
consolidate our current course, to ensure that
SWISS can continue to maintain this sound
and stable performance in more challenging
business times.”
2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 vs. 2006
3.8%
full-time positions were shared among 6 691
employees worldwide. With the ongoing ex-
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pansion of its aircraft fleet, SWISS is expect-
ed to have created some 600 net new jobs
by the end of this year. Nearly all of these
positions are among the company’s flying
personnel, mainly in the cabin crew corps.
SWISS was also pleased to see a new Col-
lective Labour Agreement concluded in June
with the pilots of Swiss European Air Lines
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From 19 to 22
March 2008 at
the leading tra-
vel and tourist
exhibition in Russia the focus will be on
Turkey , this year’s partner country at
the Moscow International Travel and
Tourist Exhibition Mitt. Organized by
ITE, the 15th Moscow International Tra-
vel and Tourist Exhibition Mitt will take
place from the 19th to the 22nd March
in Expocentr at Krasnaya Presnya. Tur-
key will take place at the fair with 1254
sqm stand, promoting the country with
AITEX- Cambodia, 1-3 October-Siem Reap
Angkor International
Tourism Exchange (AI-
TEX) 2007 is a large
tourism trade event in
Cambodia that draws
on co-operation between the Ministry
of Tourism of Cambodia, APSARA Aut-
hority, Cambodia Hotel Association
(CHA), and Cambodia Association of
Travel Agents (CATA) and the private
sector. The core objective is to promote
tourism products such as tourist attrac-
tions, destinations, activities and servi-
ces. The event supports those who are
new faces in the tourism business. Par-
ticularly, tourism industry can take this
opportunity to meet buyers through a
VNAT Takes the Lead in ITE HCMC 2007
During ITE HCMC
2007, Vietnam
National Administ-
ration of Tourism
(VNAT) under the Ministry of Sport,
Culture and Tourism – Vietnam, takes
the lead to unveil the Jewel of the Me-
kong – Charms of Cambodia – Lao –
Vietnam for the Three Countries One
Destination (TCOD) promotion. The
exhibition will be officially open by the
3 Ministers on 5th October 2007 at
Phu Tho Exhibition Centre, immediately
after their Tourism Ministerial Meeting
on 4 October 2007. VNAT will have a
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dominant presence at the 3rd presenta-
tion of ITE HCMC 2007 which will be
held on 5-7 October 2007. Cambodia
and Laos will have their own booth to
unveil their charms together with 200
sellers/exhibitors from 10 countries/
regions. ITE HCMC 2007 will be the
largest ever with 140 booths to max
(.
over 500 travel companies. The stand
will be located at newly opening Hall
8, Saloon 1. Moreover, Russia will ce-
lebrate 2008 as Turkey Culture Year.
During 2008, several organizations
promoting Turkey will take place in
Russia. In 2008, more than 2700 com-
panies from 110 countries and regions
will participate in the exhibition. Mitt
2008 is one of the biggest 5 travel
exhibitions in the world and most im-
portant travel exhibition of Russia , CIS
and Middle East countries.
matching appointment system at a cost
effective price. AITEX 2006 was ext-
remely successful in attracting hosted
buyers from all over the world, 75% of
which came from Europe, America and
Asia Pacific, demonstrating the wide
audience that AITEX captures. In colla-
boration with Apsara Authority, Siem
Reap Provincial Authority, Cambodia
Association of Travel Agents and Cam-
bodia Hotel Association, the Ministry
of Tourism of Cambodia is proudly or-
ganizing the 2nd Angkor International
Tourism Exchange (AITEX), which will
take place from 01st – 03rd October
2007 at Angkor COEX, Siem Reap-
Angkor.
out the hall capacity. With the strategic
alliances with 8 international airlines
90 international buyers have registered
for the buyers’ programme. We expect
120 international buyers from 24 co-
untries by October. The partnering airli-
nes are Vietnam Airlines, Eva Airways,
Jetstar Asia, Korea Airlines, Philippines
Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Qatar
Airways and United Airlines. For the
corporate buyers, there will be special
progamme on 6 October. This will be
followed by cultural and entertainment
programme by the provincial DOT and
foreign TPO cities on the public – con-
sumer days (6-7 October 2007). A Ca-
ravan Group from Laos headed by Lao
Association of Travel Agents will be at
the Exhibition on 4 October in time for
the Opening Ceremony on 5 October
2007. Riding the high tourism demand
for Vietnam, ITE HCMC 2007 will set a
record in October 2007.
PATA Travel Mart 2007
As Asia Pacific travel and tourism
grows, so does PATA Travel Mart.
The Pacific Asia Travel Associati-
on (PATA) announced that better
PATA Travel Mart 2007 (PTM07)
will be be held in Bali, “Island of
Peace” and “Island of the Gods”.
PATA Travel Mart will be held in
Bali International Convention Centre
(BICC)- Indonesia at September 25-28
Asia Pacific continues to enjoy rock
solid year-to-date growth in arrivals of
about 5% (so far) in 2006. It is no
surprise therefore to find Asia Pacific’s
premier business-to-business travel tra-
de event, PATA Travel Mart, growing
in tandem with the region. PTM06
in Hong Kong celebrated record
numbers -- 417 buyer delegates met
with 336 seller organisations, which
occupied a net floor area of 4,076
square meters. PATA’s stringent buyer
qualifying procedures have proven
to deliver the right geographic and
industry mix of quality buyers from
key and emerging markets. This will
be even further enhanced at PTM07.
Returning sellers are rewarded with
loyalty discounts of up to 15% on
space costs, as well as priority booth
locations. PTM07 in Bali promises
to reward everyone who is serious
about Asia Pacific travel and tourism:-
*More scheduled business appoint-
ments
*Additional onsite networking oppor-
tunities
*An improved buyer-seller breakfast
meet
*Insightful educational workshops on
exciting emerging markets
*Newsworthy media sessions and PR
opportunities
*A chance to rediscover Bali and In-
donesia.
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has launched a
special comme-
morative book
entitled “Tre-
asures of our
Journey – Com-
memorating
Combined 25 Years of Excellence” to
mark the 15 th anniversary of IT&CMA
(Incentive Travel & Conventions, Me-
etings Asia) and 10 th anniversary of
CTW (Corporate Travel World) Asia-
Pacific.This commemorative book tra-
ces the development and growth of
IT&CMA exhibition and CTW Asia-
Pacific conference over the years and
brings readers down memory lane. In
line with this year’s theme of “Celebra-
ting the Treasures of Asia”, it features 10
“gems” of the host countries of IT&CMA
and CTW Asia-Pacific namely, Hong
Kong (IT&CMA 1993 - 1996), Ma-
laysia (IT&CMA 1997 – 2001, CTW
1998), Singapore (CTW 1999 - 2003)
and Thailand (IT&CMA 2002 – 2003,
IT&CMA and CTW 2004 - 2007).Pro-
International Golf Travel Market will Celebrate A Deca-
de of Success
International Golf Tra-
vel Market (‘IGTM’),
the world’s premier
event focused on the
golf travel market, will
be celebrating its 10 th
anniversary in Cancun,
Mexico from 3 rd to 6
th December 2007.
With IGTM marking its
first decade, Mexico is
sure to provide the per-
fect host destination. Having grown steadily
over the past few years, IGTM has become
the first and only trade exhibition exclusi-
vely dedicated to the rapidly growing and
increasingly profitable golf travel market.
Testament to the host destination was its
receipt of the International Association of
Golf Tour Operators’ (‘IAGTO’) award, ‘La-
tin America & Caribbean Golf Destination
of the Year’, in November 2006. In 2005
Mexico’s golf travel sector generated an
estimated US $400 million and attracted
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600,000 visitors. With over 155 first-class
golf courses, including Nicklaus and We-
iskopf designed courses, Mexico’s commit-
ment to developing and expanding the golf
market has been recognised by ABTA Golf
Magazine , which described the destination
as ‘number 1 with discerning resort golfers,
with Los Cabos the prime hotspot’. Further
proof of Mexico’s strong presence in the
)&
duced in an environment-friendly elect-
ronic version, this digital book will be
hosted on the event website till the end
of 2007, making it available instantly
and virtually across borders and time
zones. The electronic book is embed-
ded with cutting-edge technology to
recreate the page-flipping motion, simu-
lating the reading experience of paper-
based publications. It also contains
multimedia contents - seen as pop-ups
on the IT&CMA and CTW timeline and
Hong Kong Tourism’s videos - to pro-
vide an interactive experience not fo-
und in physical books. Mr Darren Ng,
Managing Director of TTG Asia Media
Pte Ltd, shared the significance of the
digital book, “ As we strive to continue
to provide satisfaction, innovation and
partnership to our customers, we would
like to thank each and everyone for the
support for the past 15 years . Forging
forward, we sincerely hope that our
customers and partners will join us and
celebrate many more years of success
together!”
market is the US PGA Tour Mayakoba Clas-
sic, which was staged in the country in Feb-
ruary 2007. “We are very excited to mark
the 10 th anniversary of IGTM in Mexico .
The country has one of the highest concent-
rations of world-class golf courses including
Cabo del Sol, which is listed as one of Tra-
vel & Leisure Golf’s top 100 golf courses
in the world. With its fine hotels, excellent
climate and fascinating Aztec history, Can-
cun will provide all the facilities needed to
support an event of the magnitude of IGTM.
We anticipate an exciting and productive
show,” said Mark Walsh, Group Exhibition
Director. Breaking away from the normal
trade exhibition format, IGTM will feature
pre-scheduled appointments with buyers
selecting appointments with their chosen
exhibitors amounting to over eight hours of
pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. In addi-
tion there will also be over three hours of
dedicated free networking opportunities on
the show floor each day Manuel Diaz Ceb-
rian, Director of the Mexican Tourism Board
in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, said:
“We are delighted to host the 10 th edition
of IGTM. We look forward to the show and
to the opportunity to promote the true poten-
tial of Mexico as a top class golf destinati-
on to the international golf travel industry’s
leading representatives. The show will also
enable other Mexican cities and clubs to
show their attractions.”
Tourism Opens Doors for Women
Tourism opens doors for women’ is the
theme for the United Nations World
Tourism Day which as each year will
be celebrated on 27 September, the
anniversary of the adoption of the origi-
nal UNWTO statutes. Following on the
‘Tourism Enriches’ theme in 2006, this
year’s campaign highlights the oppor-
tunities that the sector offers for women.
This year’s host nation for World Tou-
rism Day is Sri Lanka .
In the context of UNWTO’s Global Code
of Ethics for Tourism, the Organizati-
on intends to join forces with UNIFEM
(United Nations Development Fund for
Women) to enhance further the role of
women in tourism. The program will be
prepared for World Tourism Day and
launched in Sri Lanka. It will be revie-
wed annually through 2015, the year
targeted by the UN to reach the Mil-
lennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Together with the Sustainable Tourism
Research Centre in Australia, UNWTO
will launch a new dedicated website.
www.tourismgender.com will focus its
attention on the role of gender in tou-
rism and how to enhance it, addressing
women as agents of change in and for
sustainable tourism. In order to increase
public awareness of the interrelation bet-
ween tourism and its beneficial role for
women, UNWTO will launch an online
photo contest to show women playing
leadership roles at all levels within the
sector. The 12 selected winners will be
exhibited during the UNWTO General
Assembly in Cartagena de Indias, Co-
lombia, in November. “With Sri Lanka
as the Host Country and planned celeb-
rations around the world, UNWTO is
launching this new initiative to show the
achievements, opportunities and chal-
lenges for women in tourism”, UNWTO
Francesco Frangialli announced. “By
working closely with our sister Agency
UNIFEM and using our Global Code of
Ethics for Tourism as a framework, we
believe we can help this industry make
even greater contribution to the Millen-
nium Development Goals. ”The promoti-
on of gender equality, empowerment of
women and the elimination of gender
disparity in education is the third UN
Millennium Development Goal to which
the UNWTO is committed.

AH&LA Fall Conference, in
Conjunction with IH/M&RS,
Features Seminars, Tributes, and
Networking
The American Hotel & Lodging Associ-
ation (AH&LA) is hosting its 2007 Fall
Conference, in conjunction with the In-
ternational Hotel/Motel & Restaurant
Show® (IH/M&RS), the premier trade
event for the hospitality industry, No-
vember 10–13, at the Jacob K. Javits
Convention Center in New York City.
Each year, the IH/M&RS offers more
than 30 educational seminars cove-
ring topics that are relevant and timely
to the industry. The AH&LA Hospitality
Leadership Forum , featuring a keynote
address by political odd couple James
Carville and Mary Matalin, is a special
one-day educational session taking pla-
ce on Saturday, November 10. In addi-
tion, speakers from across the industry
who are experts in their respective fields
and represent all facets of the business
world discuss the forces shaping the
future of lodging. The AH&LA Women
in Lodging Council (WIL) is hosting,
“A View From the Top,” on Monday,
November 12. Speakers are top-level
CEOs who can offer insight and their
perspective about what it takes to suc-
ceed in the lodging industry. Following
the keynote seminar is a WIL luncheon,
“Life Coaching to Get Your Career on
Track,” moderated by gender specialist
Barbara Annis, which will provide atten-
dees with personal mentoring to provide
strategies to improve communications
between the sexes. Other highlights of
the Fall Conference include:
Opening Saturday, November 10, and
closing Tuesday, November 13, the
Big Apple Silent Auction also benefits
the work of AH&LEF. Attendees and
the public can bid on more than 250
incredible items, including high-end
merchandise and vacation packages,
in person at the Javits Center or online
at www.ahlef.org.
AH&LA members registering for the
Fall Conference automatically receive a
complimentary badge for the IH/M&RS,
the premier trade event for the hospitality
industry and the world’s largest showca-
se and exchange of industry products,
trends, and developments.
ITTFA Elects New Committee for 2007/2008
The International Tourism Trade Fairs
Association (ITTFA), elected a new exe-
cutive committee at its annual general
meeting in Stockholm at the end of
June. Tom Nutley, Chairman of ITTFA,
believes “this newly-formed committee
will generate a greater depth of unders-
tanding amongst the member shows
and provide fresh perspective and ent-
husiasm to the association.” “All appo-
intments were aimed at strengthening
the central administration of ITTFA and
providing a firm base for the continued
growth of the association across cultu-
ral and international boundaries”, he
continued. Committee members begin
their term of office this July and will
remain in their respective roles until
the next election at the AGM in June
2008. ITTFA, which originally evolved
from the long-standing ETTFA, moved
from European to International status
in 2005 so as to grow the association
on a worldwide basis and offer bene-
fits and opportunities to all travel trade
shows regardless of their location. ETT-
FA was established in 1992 and has
been dedicated to raising its profile as
an information source for the travel and
exhibition industries since that time.
Chairman of ITTFA, Tom Nutley, said
that the association had come a long
way in the past decade, recognising the
huge changes in the travel exhibition
industry brought about by the growth
in emerging markets, technology and
the recognition of the value of the in-
dustry in general. He added that since
becoming an international organizati-
eTravel-Congress 2007 to be Held in Antalya
eTravel-Congress
2007 will be
organized from
September 6th
to 9th in Antalya. The congress, which
is organized by the Verband Internet
Reisevertrieb (VIR) - the mouthpiece of
the online tourism business - and Tur-
kish Hotels Federation (TUROFED),
will bring representatives of successful
travel portals such as Expedia.de and
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on, they have welcomed on board new
members from both East and West and
have benefited from the insight these
shows have brought with them. Johan
F Lundberg, Exhibition Manger TUR,
was elected as president of ITTFA. Nut-
ley commented on the appointments,
“TUR has been a long standing mem-
ber of ITTFA and we are confident that
Johan’s knowledge of the association
coupled with his experience and enthu-
siasm within both the travel and tourism
and exhibition industries will steer the
association through another successful
year.” Mr Lundberg commented on the
role; “I am delighted to take on this
prestigious role and look forward to a
successful year ahead. We are continu-
ing to broaden our membership base,
particularly in the area of support and
guidance for new and upcoming shows
in less established markets and I perso-
nally look forward to welcoming mem-
bers from all corners of the tourism ex-
hibition world. The internationalisation
of ITTFA is of value to all our members
as we continue to explore new chal-
lenges and create more opportunities
to share ITTFA’s vision and knowledge
with a larger audience. As newly elec-
ted President, I look forward to working
closely with all our members to achieve
our goals.“Klara Tihanyi, Director of
Utazas, Hungary , was elected Vice Pre-
sident. She commented, “I am looking
forward to my new role in ITTFA and
hope that I can contribute to the deve-
lopment of the Association as well as le-
arning from other members on how we
can make travel trade fairs easier and
better for all our customers.”Fiona Jef-
fery, Managing Director, World Travel
Market, continues as Media Relations
Officer and will also take on the role
of Treasurer whilst Zeljka Tomljenovic
, of ITE Travel Exhibitions, continues as
WTO Relations Officer as well as in the
role of Membership Secretary.
hinundweg.com and Airliner such as
Sunexpress to discuss directly with hote-
liers, travel agents and representatives
of the tourism press.
The congress will take place in the con-
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venient ambience of one of the most im-
portant European travel destinations at
Adam & Eve Hotel in Belek, Antalya.
For registration and more information
visit www.e-travel-technology.com
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The Internet has
now become a cor-
nerstone of the tra-
vel industry in Euro-
pe and the latest online tools, tips and
trends will be on show in World Travel
Market (WTM)’s Technology & Online
Travel Sector at London ExCeL from 12-
15 November 2007. WTM will show-
case the most recent advances in the
digital world, in which online travel is
seeing explosive growth of 20% with
the sector predicted to be worth over
£33 billion in the European Union by
2011, according to Euromonitor Inter-
national. “The Travel Technology and
Travel Online section of World Travel
Market was the first area to sell out”,
said Fiona Jeffery, Managing Director,
World Travel Market, “a sure reflection
of the enormous growth in the sector.”
WTM‘s seminar programmes will be
revealing the most recent online tra-
vel developments to pinpoint how to
use technology to maximize business
advantage. “The message at WTM is
clear that all operators can get similar
trade results if they use technology cor-
rectly and spend wisely”, added Jef-
fery.”. A sobering recent prediction by
research analyst group, Gartner, is that
enterprises will waste more than £50
billion on the wrong networking tech-
nologies and services over the next five
years, highlighting the need to get the
best advice at WTM this November.
“No one can deny how important the
Internet has become as a channel. In
today’s fast-moving world people need
answers about what will be the next
must-have feature for travel sites so they
don’t get left behind, and WTM can
provide these. “With a thriving Techno-
logy and Online Travel sector and full
to bursting technology seminar prog-
ramme, WTM can ensure that busines-
ses will find what they need to succeed
whether it be online, in the real world
or in the virtual world. ”Technology
and Online Travel exhibitors at WTM
Companies exhibiting at World Travel
Market’s Travel Technology and Online
Area includes : Bewotec, Biznet Soluti-
ons, boo.com, CodeGen Ltd, Comtec,
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Conrad Advertising, E-Clear (UK) PLC,
FastBooking, Final Quadrant Solutions
Ltd, GlobeTrack, G-rez, Hexaware
Technologies Ltd, Hostelsclub.com,
Intracom IT Services, JohnHenry.net,
Nozio - Internet for tourism (Netplan),
Open Destinations, Open Hospitality,
)(
RedSkyIT, Rezgateway, SynXis, T I Info-
tech Pvt Ltd, TouristWay Software Engi-
neering GmbH, Tourplan, TravelCLICK
Inc, TravelRes and WebSource Europe
Ltd. Here are some of the latest trends
at WTM that indicate how things are
shaping up this year: Online booking
has really taken off
Environment concerns are making their
mark
Web 2.0 social networking sites are
flourishing
Virtual travel is hot
Video blogging is storming ahead
Self-booking tools are saving 25% in
costs
Affiliate site sales are booming in bil-
lions
After Web 2.0, it’s now Travel 3.0
Cellphones are being promised on pla-
nes, and
Travel pods are being installed in
shopping malls.
Online booking goes stratospheric
In the UK alone, 17 million are using
the Internet to book all or part of main
holidays online. Travel sites saw traf-
fic double in January this year, when
Expedia and Thompson experienced
60% rise in traffic showing how impor-
tant online booking has become. Eye-
forTravel research (2007) also found
impressive growth in online booking
in Central and Eastern Europe . The
period 2005/6 saw a 200% increase
in online booking growth in the Czech
Republic with figures of up to 50% in
Slovenia and Slovakia.With over 200
million searches carried out monthly on
the Internet that are specifically travel-
related, travel domain names have had
major success too in becoming an ex-
tension to advertising and marketing
plans
Major trends – environment & Web
2.0
Two newer trends stand out. One is the
emphasis on the environment borne out
by initiatives such as lastminute.com’s
initiative to extend carbon offsetting
and WTM’s own World Responsible
Tourism Day. The second is Web 2.0,
which emphasises the Internet’s role in
the travel industry. As consumers have
begun to feel overloaded with infor-
mation and increasingly turned off by
advertising and marketing, the rise of
Consumer to Consumer (C2C) marke-
ting through the use of Web 2.0 has
been unstoppable.
WTM and Euromonitor to Present
Global Trends Report 2007
Euromonitor International, the world’s
leading provider of global business
intelligence on industries, countries
and consumers, has teamed up with
World Travel Market for the second
year to produce the World Travel
Market Global Trends Report.
The report will be presented on the first
day of World Travel Market at ExCeL
London on Monday 12 November.
“Travel and tourism is a core area
of research at Euromonitor Interna-
tional and together we will bring to
the industry’s attention the very latest
trends and developments. The report
aims to assist travel companies and
organisations with planning and in-
vestment, helping travel professionals
make informed choices about busi-
ness retention and expansion, “said
World Travel Market’s Managing Di-
rector Fiona Jeffery.
The report will cover key trends on
UK/Ireland, Western and Eastern Eu-
rope, Middle East, North and South
America, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Caroline Bremner Global Travel and
Tourism Manager at Euromonitor said
“Following the success and feedback
of last year’s presentation and report
we are delighted to be working with
World Travel Market again to help
exhibitors and visitors pinpoint the
key trends and issues that will drive
the travel industry forward over the
coming years.”
The report will be presented by BBC
World’s Thalia Pellegrini, currently
presenting the station’s Fast Track
travel programme covering both busi-
ness and leisure travel stories from all
over the world. She has also reported
for BBC Holiday programme tackling
the topics of avian flu in Thailand and
‘voluntourism’ in Tanzania.

Penang Matta Fair
Penang Matta Fair was held between June 29-
July 1. Opened ceremony given by Penang
Tourism Director Muhamad and Malaysian
Association of Tour and Travel Agents-MATTA-
Penang Chapter Chairman Ann G.H. Tan and
they hit the gong together. The Penang Matta
Fair breaks a record with 73 exhibitors taking up 291 booths.
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surpass last year’s record number of visitors which was 41,000.
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million) in sales and the organizers hoped to sur-
pass RM30million (app. US$10 million) this year.
The fair, which was supported by Tourism Malaysia and Malay-
sia Airlines, opened to public on the last two days of the event.
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Gazi in 1326, when it become the first capital of the Ottoman Empire.
Many important Ottoman buildings remain.
Known as “Green Bursa”, the city is filled with gardens and parks and
overlooks a verdant plain. It is at the center of an important fruit gro-
wing region. Bursa was and is still famus for its peaches, silk trade, towel
manufacture and thermal springs. Make a point to try the locally-created
Iskender Kebap, a dish of bread, tomato sauce, strips of grilled meat, mel-
ted butter and yogurt. Candied chestnuts are another regional speciality.
A tour of the city beginsin the eastern section at the Yesil turbe (Green
Mausoleum). Set in a garden and distinguished by its exterior paneling
of tiles, the mausoleum holds the tiled cenotaph of Sultan Mehmet 1.
Across the street, the Yesil Mosque of 1424 relects the new ottoman,
as opposed to Seljuk, aesthetic. A medre-
se nearby complates the complex and is
also home to the Ethnography Museum.
Before exploring this area, stop for a glass
of tea in one of the traditional tea houses.
Going uphill, to the east, you pass by the
Emir Sultan Mosque in its delightful setting
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Beyazit Mosque (1391).
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and stroll along Ataturk Avenue to koza park where outdoor cafes are set
among flowers and fountains. At the back of the park, a long building, the
Koza Han (1490), houses the silk cocoon trade. From here you proceed
to the covered bazaar area, with its narrow streets, caravanserais and
bedesten. On the other side of Koza Park satnds one of Bursa’s oldest
religious buildings, the Orhan Gazi Mosque, built in 1413. Nearby is the
large Ulu Mosque, constructed in the Seljuk style.
A finely carved walnut mimber (speaker’s platform) and impressive callig-
raphic panels decorate the mosque. The sadirvan (ablutionary fountain)
lies uncharacteristicly within the mosque itself under the ceiling of twenty
domes.
Walking west from the Ulu Mosque you arrive at Hisar, an old and pic-
turesque quarter of Bursa. In the park that overlooks the valley are the
mausoleums of Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire and his son
Orhan
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conquered
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Mosque and the tombs of Murat II, Sehzade Cem and Sehzade
Mustafa. These contain some of the loveliest decoration and tile
work. The nearby Ottoman House Museum is in a restored 17th
century dwelling that provides an interesting glimpse into the lives
of wealthy Ottomans.
Other places of interest in Bursa include the Culture Park with
the Bursa Archeological Museum and the Ataturk Museum on the
road to Cekirge.
The western suburb of Cekirge has been known since Roman
times for its warm springs rich in minerals. Many modern hotels
have thermal bath facilities or you can also visit the old hamams.
Yeni kaplica (New Spring) was built in 1552 by Rustem Pasa, the
Grand Vizier Suleyman the Magnificent.
The Eski Kaplica (Old Spring), built on the site of the original
Byzantine baths, is the oldest bath. The karamustafa Pasabaths
are reputed to have the best hot mineral waters in the area. Buil-
dings of interest in Cekirge include the Mosque and Mausoleum
of Murat I and the tomb of Suleyman celebi, areligious poet.
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organized a dinner at Istanbul PM
Restaurant to present its new direc-
tor; Saidi Bundan. Speaking at the
dinner, Saidi Bundan said that he
is really liked Istanbul and will start
VMY 2007 to Be Extended to Aug 31 2008
The Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2007 will be extended to Aug
31 next year under the “One Golden Celebration” campaign,
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
said. He said this was to capitalise on the country’s 50th Mer-
deka celebrations starting Aug 31 which should be a year-
long affair. More major events would also be organised during
that period, he said. “I have mentioned this to the Cabinet a
few months ago but have yet to officially propose it,” he told
reporters after opening the Food and Hotel Malaysia 2007
exhibition here. On the reported shortage of hotel rooms in
Pahang, Langkawi, Sabah and Kuala Lumpur , he said that at
a meeting earlier today, key industry players had agreed to
encourage new players to build more hotels to provide a long-
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Penang and Malacca will enjoy between 10% and 30% incre-
ase in tourist arrivals when the two cities make it onto the world
UNESCO heritage listing. Heritage expert Laurence Loh said
the projected increase was based on the progress in other sites
accorded the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cul-
tural Organisation (UNESCO) heritage status. “We will see
an influx of tourists. However, the main idea is not to promote
tourism per se but to promote the culture and living heritage to
the world,” he said. Other advantages included better econo-
mic returns, new business opportunities and prestige, he said.
Loh said this during a media briefing on the proposed UNES-
CO World Heritage Listing For George Town at City Hall in
Penang. Loh, an architect, presented a paper on “What does
it mean for Malacca and Penang to be listed?. Places such as
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Malaysia is now among the preferred golfing destinations in
the region following an aggressive promotion and publicity
blitz for the past few years. Malaysia Tourism Promotion Bo-
ard (MTPB) Assistant Director Rosli Reshid Mohamed Saini said
that in some cases, golfers who had played in Malaysia had
returned with their families not to play golf but to spend their
vacation in this country. Speaking at a news conference on the
sixth leg of the World Amateur Inter Team Golf Championship
New, Bigger LCCT to be Built in KL
A new and bigger Low-
Cost Carrier Terminal for
the KL International Air-
port will be built in three
to four years’ time as the
current LCCT is nearing its
full capacity of 10 million
passengers a year. The
new terminal with the ca-
pacity to accommodate
30 million passengers a year will be located closer to the main
terminal. The Express Rail Link services, which were initially
planned for the current LCCT would not proceed, as it would
be connected with the new LCCT later. Deputy Prime Minister
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Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced this after chairing the
Cabinet Committee Meeting on Public Transportation. He said
the current LCCT would undergo further expansion to increase
its capacity to accommodate 15 million passengers annually.
“The Cabinet committee had agreed to the construction of the
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to learn Turkish.
Bundan added that
they will work to
strengthen tourism
ties between Turkey
and Malaysia.
term solution to the problem. Other measures include postpo-
ning some major events. “One of them is the Malaysian Inter-
national Space Adventure. We’re trying to push it to the end of
the year or early next year to enable more visitors to come in,”
he said. Meanwhile, Tengku Adnan urged budget hotel ope-
rators to install safety features such as emergency exits at their
premises and also register their businesses with the authorities.
“There’re about 3,000 unlicensed budget hotels nationwide.
We’re working to get them registered with the local councils.
We can’t be harsh on them because they also provide rooms
for tourists,” he said when asked to comment on a recent fire
at a travel lodge here.
Lyon in France, Venice in Italy, Fez in Morocco and Istanbul in
Turkey that had been listed as UNESCO world heritage sites
experienced rapid growth, said Low. UNESCO assessor Prof
David Lung, a Hong Kong-based university lecturer, will be in
Penang from Aug 28 to 30 to assess the pro- posal. Prof Lung
is a member of the International Council of Monuments and
Sites (Icomos).
World Heritage Centre, World Heritage Bureau and World
Heritage Committte, will evaluate Prof Lung’s assessment be-
fore making a final decision. State Tourism Development and
Environment committee chairman Teng Chang Yeow said the
state would work hard on this matter until it achieved its aim.
Penang was prepared on all aspects, including future transpor-
tation linkages to secure the bidding, he said.
(WAITGC) held in Kuching, Rosli Reshid said the rising number
of tourist arrivals in Malaysia every year was a strong indicati-
on that the government was on the right track in promoting the
sport. Meanwhile, the WAITGC secretariat said in a statement
that the sixth leg of the WAITGC played at the Damai Golf
and Country Club at the Sarawak Golf Club on July 11 and
12. It said 32 teams took part, including teams from Australia,
Brunei, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, China and Pakistan.
new LCCT and for immediate allocation for the expansion of
the current LCCT which will soon reach its maximum capacity.
“The new LCCT will take three to four years to complete while
the current one would be converted for some other use,” he
said, adding that low-cost carrier AirAsia would be operating
the new LCCT. The current LCCT, built at a cost of RM108mil
started operations in March last year. Among the expansion
plans for it are work on the arrival and departure lounges,
and the carpark. He said the plan for the new LCCT would be
finalised in a month. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong
Choy, who was present at the meeting, said the current LCCT,
which was designed as a warehouse, would be converted into
a cargo terminal when the new LCCT starts operating. He said
although the Government anticipated the current LCCT would
reach maximum capacity soon, they had to build it first befo-
re they could plan the bigger LCCT. Najib also said that the
Transport Ministry was taking steps to address complaints by
the disabled community that RapidKL and Rapid Penang buses
were not disabled-friendly despite their earlier appeals.
In the heart of Asia lies a land of many cultures, wonders and
attractions. As well as a spectacular collection of architectural
landmarks reflecting a multicultural heritage. In Kuala Lumpur,
for example, the ultra-modern Petronas Twin Towers
loom magnificently over the classic Moorish-style old
Railway Station. Where is this land,
so picturesque and breathtaking?
It can only be Malaysia, Truly Asia.
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 WYSTC Konferans› 3-5 Ekimde'de ‹stanbul’da
Dünya Gençlik Turizmi Örgütü
WYSTC'nin toplant›s›, 3-5 Ekim
2007 tarihlerinde ‹stanbul'da
yap›lacak. ‹stanbul, 2006 Kas›m
ay›nda yap›lan elemelerde Fransa'n›n
Nice, ‹sviçre'nin Cenevre ve ‹rlan-
da'n›n Dublin kentleri ile yar›flt› ve
konferansa ev sahipli¤i yapmaya hak
kazand›. Avrupa seyahat
endüstrisinin Gençlik turizmine
yönelik geliflmeler ve yeni politikalar›
k›sa ad› WYSTC olan World Youth and Student Travel Conference- Dünya
Genç ve Ö¤renci Seyahetleri Örgütü'nün ‹stanbul'da yapaca¤› toplant›da
de¤erlendirilecek. Türkiye'de de üyeleri olan WYSTC konferans›nda; dil,
çal›flma kamp›, kültürel de¤iflim gibi gençlere yönelik tur düzenleyen 400 flirket
ve kurulufltan 900'e yak›n kat›l›mc›n›n yer alaca¤› tahmin ediliyor. Konferans
ayn› zamanda bir tür gençlik turizmi fuar› olarak da ‹stanbul Lütfi K›rdar Kongre
ve Sergi Merkezi ile Hilton Kongre Merkezi'nde yap›lacak. Konferans ‹ntra Tur
taraf›ndan organize edilecek
Türkiz Hotel'de Sonbahar Sürprizi
1 Eylül - 10 Ekim '07 tarihleri aras›nda
Türkiz Hotel'i tercih edenler, unutul-
maz bir tatile sahip oluyor. Türkiz
Hotel'in sonbahara özel tatil f›rsat›; '4
gece 5 gün konaklama', 'yat gezisi' ve
eflfliz Thalasso Center'›nda yaflanacak
bir günlük 'Thalasso Harmony'
paketinden olufluyor. Thalasso
Harmony paketinde; sonsuz rahatlama
hissi veren Poseidon hidromasaj
banyosu, elma çay› veya taze meyve
suyu ile dinlenme odas›nda rahatlama
ve s›rt masaj› yer al›yor. Akdenizin
kendine özgü güzelliklerini doyas›ya
yaflamak, Thalasso Center'da yenilenerek güne bafllamak ve yaz›n son tatil
f›rsat›n› en iyi flekilde de¤erlendirmek için, Türkiz Hotel tüm s›cakl›¤› ile konuk-
lar›n› bekliyor. Kifli bafl›, günlük sadece 65 EURO ödeyerek, bu harika tatile
sahip olabilecekler.
Dedeman Otelleri
'Special Hotels of the World' Üyesi
Dünyadaki birinci s›n›f otellerle ilgili
kurulufllardan biri olan Great Hotels
Organisation, Dedeman Istanbul, Dedeman
Ankara, Dedeman Antalya Hotel &
Convention Center, Dedeman Bodrum ve
Dedeman Cappadocia Hotel & Yar› y›l operasyon geliri yüzde 16.6'l›k bir yükseliflle 2.3 milyar Isviçre Frank'›na
Convention Center'›n art›k 'Special Hotels
of the World'un birer üyesi oldu¤unu
aç›klad›. 'Special Hotels of the World' üyesi oteller, sunduklar› eflsiz sat›fl ve
pazarlama imkanlar› ve verdikleri üstün hizmet kalitesiyle konaklama sek-
töründe tüm dikkatleri üzerlerine çekiyorlar.'Special Hotels of the World'
üyeli¤i, art›k bir marka olmufl otellerin Great Hotels Organisation taraf›ndan
davet edilmesiyle gerçekleflmekte. Bu kapsamda, 'The Special Hotels' markas›,
birinci s›n›f otellerin kurumsal (ifl gezisi ve toplant›lar) ve bireysel misafirlerini
yak›ndan ilgilendiririyor. 'Special Hotels of the World' üyeli¤i ile y›llard›r
sürdü¤ü eflsiz hizmet kalitesi tescillenmifl olan ve Türkiye'nin en yayg›n oteller
zinciri olarak faaliyetlerini sürdüren Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International
bugün, hizmet kalitesi ve çeflitli konaklama imkanlar›n› de¤iflik co¤rafi noktalar-
da marka ve misafir sadakati aç›s›ndan buluflturuyor.
BARBA G‹R‹TL‹ BALIK Turistlerin Favorisi
2003 Y›l›ndan bu yana Haliç'te hizmet veren Barba Giritli Bal›k lokantas›
de¤iflik menuleri ile turistlerin favori mekan› oldu. ‹flletmecil¤ini Bar›fl Al›c›o¤lu
ve umut Al›c›o¤lu’nunyapt›¤› restoran sundu¤u eflsiz lezzetle ve muteflem
manzaras›yla konuklar›n› a¤›rl›yor. Galatadan. Topkap› Saray›na kadar uzanan
‹stanbal’un eflsiz manzaras›n› özellikle turist grublar›n› büyülüyor. Alakent
menüsüyle ö¤le saat 12:00 gece 01:00’e kadarhizmet veren lokanta gruplar
için ise özel fiyat seçenekleri ve ayr› salonlar› ile hizmet veriyor.
Abdülezzel Pafla Cad. No::3 Kadir Has Üniversitesi Yan› Cibali/Fatih/‹stanbul
TEL: 0212 533 18 66 /77 giritlibalik.com
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Türkiye, Mitt 2008 Fuar›nda 'Partner Ülke' oldu
BÜLTEN
Türkiye, Moskova' da düzenlenen ve
dünyan›n en büyük turizm
fuarlar›ndan birisi olan MITT 2008
Fuar›'na partner ülke oldu. Türkiye, 1254 m2 alan ve 500 ' den fazla firmayla
fuar›n en büyük kat›l›mc›lar› aras›nda yer al›yor. ‹STANBUL - Türkiye, dünyan›n
en büyük ve en önemli turizm fuarlar›ndan birisi olan MITT 2008 fuar›nda ilk
kez uygulanacak olan “Partner ülke” ünvan›yla yer alacak. Fuar, 19-22 Mart
2008 tarihleri aras›nda 15. kez Moskova' da düzenlenecek. Rusya, BDT ve
Orta Asya Ülkeleri' nin en büyük turizm fuar› olan MITT 2008, ayr›ca dünyan›n
en büyük ilk befl turizm fuar› aras›nda yer al›yor. “Partner ülke” ünvan›n› alan
ilk ülke olan Türkiye, 500 ' den fazla kat›l›mc› firmayla fuara damgas›n› vura-
cak. ITE Group PLC. taraf›ndan organize edilen fuarda ayr›ca; T.C. Kültür ve
Turizm Bakanl›¤› 1254 m2 alanda yer alacak . 19-22 Mart 2008 tarihleri
aras›nda Expocentre' da düzenlenecek fuara rekor say›da kat›l›m gerçeklefliyor.
15. y›l› organize edilen fuar; 2700' den fazla firma, 100.000' den fazla ziyaretçiye
ev sahipli¤i yapacak. Dünya Turizm Örgütü (UNWTO), Uluslararas› Seyahat
ve Turizm Fuarlar› Birli¤i (ITTFA) üyesi olan MITT 2008, UFI (Uluslararas›
Fuarlar Birli¤i) taraf›ndan da onayl› fuarlar aras›nda yer al›yor. ‹lk partner ülke
olan Türkiye, ayr›ca Expocenter' ›n yeni aç›lan Pavillion 8.Hall 1 no' lu salo-
nunun tamam›nda yer alarak bir ilke daha imza atacak. T.C. Kültür ve Turizm
Bakanl›¤›, genifl bir heyetle MITT 2008 fuar›nda yer alacak. Konuyla ilgili
görüfllerini belirten Moskova Kültür ve Tan›tma Müflavirimiz Sn. Nermin
Batmaz; Türkiye' nin Rusya Federasyonu' nda önemli bir destinasyona sahip
oldu¤unu belirtti. Batmaz ; “Türkiye'yi bugün yaklafl›k iki milyon Rus turist
ziyaret etmektedir. Do¤al ve tarihi zenginli¤imizi görmeye ve dinlenmeye
gidenlerin say›s› her y›l artmaktad›r “ dedi.
2008 - “TÜRK‹YE KÜLTÜR YILI”
Turistlerin memnuniyeti ile iki ülke aras›ndaki sosyo-kültürel ve dostluk
iliflkilerinin artmas›na ivme kazand›rd›¤›n› belirten Batmaz, 2007 y›l›n›n
Türkiye'de “Rus Kültür Y›l›” olarak kutland›¤›n›, 2008 y›l›nda da Rusya'da
“Türkiye Kültür Y›l›” kutlamalar› gerçeklefltirilece¤inin belirtti. Köklü tarih ve
kültürel miraslar›n sahipleri olan iki komflu ülkenin turizm iliflkilerinin daha uzun
soluklu olaca¤›n›n alt›n› çizen Batmaz, MITT- 15. Moskova Uluslararas› Seyahat
ve Turizm Fuar›' n›n, Rusya turizm pazar›n›n ne kadar aktif ve dünyaya aç›l›ma
yönelik enerjisi oldu¤unu göstermesi bak›m›ndan önemli bir organizasyon
oldu¤unu söyledi.
Swiss'in Kâr› Beklenenin Üzerinde
1 Temmuz 2007 tarihinde Lufthansa taraf›ndan hisselerinin tamam›na sahip
olunan Swiss International Air Lines, 2007'n›n ilk yar›s› için 295 milyon ‹sviçre
Frank'l›k (244.8 milyon USD) kâr elde etti¤ini aç›klad›. Bu rakam bir sene
öncesinin dört kat›n› oluflturuyor. fiirketin CEO'su Christoph Franz „Bu yürek-
lendirici yar› y›l baflar›s› bizim stratejik hamlelerimize olan inanc›m›z›
pekifltirmektedir“ dedi. Franz ‚''Bu sonuçlar bizim beklentilerimizin üzerindedir.
Lufthansa ve Star Alliance Toplulu¤u ile birleflmenin getirdigi iflbirli¤i yolcu ve
kargodaki talep art›fl›n› da beraberinde getirmifltir. ‹kinci çeyrekteki kâr art›fl› ise
72 milyon ‹sviçre Frank'›ndan 177 milyon ‹sviçre Frank'› olarak kaydedilmifltir.
ve operasyon kâr› da 98 milyon Frankt'tan 285 milyon ‹sviçre Frank'›na yük-
selmifltir. Böylece ikinci çeyrekteki yüzde 16.1'lik 1.22 milyarl›k ‹sviçre Frank'›
kâr, iflletme faaliyetlerinden (EBIT) elde edilen kâr›n 75 milyondan 163 milyon
‹sviçre Frank'› artmas›n› sa¤lam›flt›r. ‹lk yar›da yolcu say›s› yüzde 13.4 art›flla 5.7
milyona, doluluk oran› ise 1.1 puan artarak yüzde 78.8'e ulaflm›flt›r.'' sözleriyle
bilgi verdi.
5. Mövenpick Golf Cup
‹stanbul'un ilk butik ifl oteli Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul,
22 -23 Eylül 2007 tarihlerinde, ‹stanbul Golf Kulübü
Maslak Tesisleri'nde 200 kiflinin kat›laca¤› bir golf tur-
nuvas› düzenleyecek. 2 gün sürecek turnuvada
bayanlar 2 erkekler ise 3 kategoride yar›flacak. Ayr›ca
senior kategorisi de düzenlenecek. Her kategorinin ilk
üç derecesine ve gross birincisine kupalar› akflam
saatlerinde, Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul Skyline Club
Lounge'da düzenlenecek olan ödül töreninde verile-
September/October’07
cek. Ödül töreninin ard›ndan gerçeklefltirilecek olan
çekiliflle bir flansl› oyuncu, Swiss International Airlines
ile gidifl-dönüfl uçak bileti, ‹sviçre'nin kayak ve golf
merkezi Crans-Montana'da ücretsiz oyun hakk› dahil, befl y›ld›zl› bir otelde iki
gece iki kiflilik konaklama kazanacak. Kupalar›n d›fl›nda dereceye girenlere
Bitez'de bu yaz hizmete giren Mövenpick Resort Bodrum'da süit odada, 3
gece kahvalt› ve akflam yeme¤i dahil konaklama, Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul'da
haftasonu konaklama, AzzuR'da akflam yeme¤i, brunch ve çikolata masaj› gibi
çeflitli hediyeler de verilecek.
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Yöneticiler
• Ingiltere'de yaflayan Rus Abramoviç Türkiye ve K.K›br›sta yeni otel yat›r›mlar› icin araflt›rma
Kas›m / Aral›k Say›s› yap›yor.
• Edip Araç MNG Turizm Grubunun Genel koordinatörü oldu..
Philoxenia-Selanik • Prof. Ahmet Emre Bilgili ‹stanbul Kültür ve Turizm müdürlü¤üne geri döndü.
• Gülçin Güner ALTID baflkanl›¤›na seçildi.
WTM-Londra • Tijen Günyol 1 Ekimde aç›lacak Dedeman fiile genel müdürlü¤ünü üstlendi.
• Görkem Bolat Holiday Inn Istanbul City Sat›fl ofisinde göreve bafllad›.
ITS- Atina • Bülent Kayapehlivan Türkiye Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts sat›fl ve pazarlama direktörü olarak
göreve bafllad›.
Luxury-Cannes • Banu Dedeman Dedeman Turizm Yat. A.fi. de sat›fl ve pazarlama direktörlü¤ünü üstlendi.
Ve • Tamer Yürüko¤lu Dedeman Turizm Yat. A.fi. as Operasyonlar direktörlü¤üne atand›.
• Kerem Demircan yeni aç›lan Taksim-Istanbul'daki Mid-Town Otel genel müdürlü¤üne atand›.
Skal Dünya Kongresi-Antalya • Ömer Subafl› Sheraton Istanbul Maslak genel Müdürlü¤ünü üstlendi.

Turizm Etkinliklerinde Havayollar›

Bask› için 19 Ekim son gündür. • Delta havayollar› JFK-Manhattan aras›nda helicopter servisi baslatt›.
• SunExpress, Ramazan'da %30 indirimli.
• Lufthansa ile ABD 31.Mart tarhine kadar promosyonlu ve 1 Eylül - 30 Kas›m 2007 tarihleri
Ücretsiz abone olun aras›nda Türkiye'den Paris'e uçacak yolcular 25.- Euro de¤erinde; New York'a uçacak yolcular ise
50.- Euro de¤erinde hediye ceki kullanabilecekler.
Tüm Dünyadan Turizm Haberleri Bilgisayar›n›za Gelsin ! • Bulgaria Air Istanbul ucuslar›na bafllad›.
• THY Ramazan ay› boyunca 79.-YTL lik promosyon uyguluyor.
http://www.ftnnews.com/form.htm
Acentalar
• Otel platformu www.hangiotel.com ziyaretçilerine özel K›br›s fiyatlar› sunuyor.
• Geo Tourism Valikonagi Caddesi, Sair Nigar Sok. No. 1 D. 6 Ceylan Palas Apt. Nisantasi -
Istanbul adresine tafl›nd›.
• VIP Turizm Mastercard ile ortaklafla Lux turlar organize ediyor.
• OTI Rus pazar›nda büyümeyi sürdürüyor.
• Galileo Türkiye acentalar için yeni bir al›flverifl sistemi bafllatt›.

Tesisler
• Merit Crystal Cove Hotel'in çeflitli otlar ve sebzelerden oluflan geleneksel K›br›s yemekleri özel
bir mönüsü büyük ilgi görüyor.
• Hilton Ad›yaman, Aksaray gibi Anadolu flehirlerinde oteller açaçacak.
• WOW Otellerinin yeni halkas› 4 ve 5 y›ld›zl› iki tesisle Istanbul Yeflilköy de aç›ld›.Tesisler ayr›ca
Istanbulun en büyük kapasiteli Kongre merkezine de sahip.
• Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul bir kez daha Avrupa'n›n en iyi oteli seçildi.
• 2008 de Antalya Belek'de 2.tesisini açacak olan Cornelia ‹stanbul da da bir tesis açmay›
planl›yor.
• Robinson Club Çamyuva ''Singles'' parileri büyük ilgi çekiyor.
2008 Turizm Pazarlaman›z için • Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia aç›ld›.
• ‹stanbul'un il t›p oteli Byotel aç›ld›.
World Travel Guide & Diary'08 Haz›rlan›yor • Divan 3 otelini Pendik'te açacak.

Fuarlar
Eylül
05-07 La Cumbre-Ft.Lauderdale 20-22 TT - Varflova
08-16 BTF-Busan 21-23 JATA/TTF-Tokyo
15-23 Wellness-Bremen 25-27 IT&ME fiikago
Tüm Dünyadan turizm bilgileri ve 1000'e yak›n turizm etkinli¤i’nin tarih ve 17-18 BIT-Lima 26-28 Leisure-Moskova
September/October’07

adresleri. KDV dahil 20.-YTL.- Ekim

Sipariflinizi Verdiniz mi? 01-03 AITEX-Seam Reap 18-21 ITF-Bükrefl
05-07 ITECHMC - Ho Che Minh 23-25 TTF-Taflkent
Tel:0216 391 3795
10-12 Travel Mart-Kiev 24-27 Tur Salon - Poznan
ozge@smpublication.com 17-20 Tourism-Sofya 24-28 ABAV-Rio de janerio

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