İzmir and Çeşme Peninsula * Focus on İzmir Hotels - S&M ...

No: 109 September / October’09* İzmir <strong>and</strong> Çeşme <strong>Peninsula</strong>* <strong>Focus</strong> on İzmir Hotels* Gemiyle Yunan Adalarına...

18 th YearNo:99 18 th YearJanuary/February’08No:99 • January/February’08PUBLISHER & EDITOR IN CHIEFPUBLISHER SAH‹B‹ VE SORUMLU & EDITOR YAZI IN CHIEF ‹fiLER‹ MD.SUAT SAH‹B‹ TÖRE VE SORUMLU YAZI ‹fiLER‹ MD.suattore@smpublication.comSUAT TÖRE 18 th YearEDITOR suattore@smpublication.com/ ED‹TÖR No:99 • January/February’08Sevil EDITOR ÖREN / ED‹TÖRPUBLISHER sevil@smpublication.comSevil ÖREN& EDITOR IN CHIEFEDITORIAL sevil@smpublication.comSAH‹B‹ VE SORUMLU YAZI ‹fiLER‹ MD.ASS./ YARDIMCI ED‹TÖREDITORIAL SUAT TÖREÖzgür TÖRE ASS./ YARDIMCI ED‹TÖRsuattore@smpublication.comÖzgür ozgur@ftnnews.com TÖREEDITORPUBLIC ozgur@ftnnews.com / ED‹TÖRSevil ÖREN RELATION / HALKLA ‹L‹fiK‹LERÖzge PUBLIC TÖRE RELATION / HALKLA ‹L‹fiK‹LERsevil@smpublication.comozge@smpublication.comÖzge TÖREEDITORIAL ASS./ YARDIMCI ED‹TÖREDITORIAL ozge@smpublication.comÖzgür TÖRE ADVISORY BOARD /YAYIN EDITORIAL ozgur@ftnnews.com DANIfiMANLARI ADVISORY BOARD KURULU/Kaya YAYIN PUBLIC AKBAfiO⁄LU DANIfiMANLARI RELATION // HALKLA Ali KURULU KIRGIZ ‹L‹fiK‹LER / Füsun TÖRE /Deniz TÜFEKÇ‹Kaya Özge INT. RELATIONS TÖRE AKBAfiO⁄LU / ULUSLARARASI / Ali KIRGIZ /‹L‹fiK‹LERFüsun TÖRE /Deniz TÜFEKÇ‹ozge@smpublication.com‹lkay INT. RELATIONS BENER / ULUSLARARASI ‹L‹fiK‹LEREDITORIALPHOTOS ‹lkay BENER /ADVISORYFOTO⁄RAFLARBOARD /YAYINNew PHOTOS DANIfiMANLARI<strong>Focus</strong> / FOTO⁄RAFLAR KURULUArchiveKaya New ART DIRECTOR <strong>Focus</strong> AKBAfiO⁄LU Archive/ Ali KIRGIZ / Füsun TÖRE /Deniz TÜFEKÇ‹SANAT YÖNETMEN‹ART INT.Fatih DIRECTOR RELATIONSTAHTALI/ SANAT ULUSLARARASI YÖNETMEN‹ ‹L‹fiK‹LER‹lkayOFFSET Fatih TAHTALIBENERPHOTOS PREPARATION / FOTO⁄RAFLAR / OFSET HAZIRLIKRepronet OFFSET PREPARATION / OFSET HAZIRLIKNew <strong>Focus</strong> ArchiveFILM RepronetART DIRECTOR & PRINTING / SANAT / F‹LM YÖNETMEN‹ & BASKIÖzgür FILM Fatih & TAHTALI Matbaac›l›k PRINTING / F‹LM & BASKIÖzgür REPRESENTATIVES OFFSET Matbaac›l›k PREPARATION / TEMS‹LC‹LER / OFSET HAZIRLIKRepronet REPRESENTATIVES * ANTALYA: Salih / ÇENE TEMS‹LC‹LERFILM * ANTALYA: Tel: & 90.242.248 PRINTING Salih / ÇENE F‹LM 50 35 & o BASKI 36 Fox: 90.242.248 50 36Özgür * BODRUM: Tel: Matbaac›l›k 90.242.248 Atilla KARABURÇAK 50 35 o 36 Fox: Tel: 90.242.248 90.549.337 50 65 36 55REPRESENTATIVES * BODRUM: CANADA: Çetin Atilla /GÜRZ KARABURÇAK TEMS‹LC‹LERTel&Fax: Tel: 1.514.636 90.549.337 681065 55* ANTALYA: CANADA: FRANCE: Turgay Çetin Salih GÜRZ ÇENECHINA: Mr.Louk AKSOY Tel&Fax: 1.514.636 6810* FRANCE: Tel: 90.242.248 33.476.87 Turgay 8.2 AKSOY 50 35 o 36 Fox: 90.242.248 50 36* Tel: BODRUM: 86 10 20 Fox: 33.476.47 61 69ITALY: Tel: 33.476.87 Atilla 65637661 KARABURÇAK Fax: 86Ömer SÖZÜER 8.2 20 Fox: 33.476.47 Tel: 1090.5 65637662 49 61 .337 69 65 55* Mobile: CANADA:ITALY: Tel: 39.2.295 Ömer86 Çetin 13 GÜRZSÖZÜER910881852 Tel&Fax: – 1.514.636 info@tuerqi.info 6810* FRANCE: Turgay 23 AKSOY 382 Fox: 39.2.204 69 57* ‹ZM‹R: Tel: 39.2.295 Çetinay 23 AKSOY 382 Fox: 39.2.204 69 57Tel: 33.476.87 8.2 20 Fox: 33.476.47 61 69* ITALY:‹ZM‹R: Tel: 90.232.433 ÖmerÇetinaySÖZÜERAKSOY 9262 Fox: 90.232.433 9267Mobile: Tel: 90.232.433 39.2.295 90.533.312 239262 3820 Fox: Fox: 46 39.2.204 90.232.433 69 9267 57* ‹ZM‹R: Mobile: Çetinay 90.533.312 AKSOY20 46Tel: 90.232.433 9262 Fox: 90.232.433 9267* UK: Mobile: Jan 90.533.312 Ozay 20 46* UK: Tel:44.788.599 Jan Ozay 48 90 e-mail:jan@smpublication.comTel:44.788.599 48 90 e-mail:jan@smpublication.com* USA UK: Jan - Florida: OzayÜnal SAVAfiANUSA 954.260 - Florida: Ünal 96 41 SAVAfiANTel:44.788.599 48 90 e-mail:usavasan@hotmail.come-mail:jan@smpublication.comTel: 954.260 96 41 e-mail:usavasan@hotmail.com* USA - Florida: Ünal SAVAfiANSUBSCRIPTION / ABONETel: SUBSCRIPTION Tel: 954.26090.216.391 / 96 ABONE 41 e-mail:usavasan@hotmail.com37 95Fox: Tel: 90.216.391 90.216.39137 37 96 95SUBSCRIPTION / ABONEozge@smpublication.comFox: Tel: 90.216.391 90.216.39137 37 96 95ozge@smpublication.comFox: 90.216.39137 96HEAD ozge@smpublication.comOFFICE: S&M PUBLICATION LTD.Muratreis HEAD OFFICE: Muradiye S&M Mektep PUBLICATION Sokak LTD. 13/1Muratreis Ba¤larbafl› HEAD OFFICE: Muradiye 81140 S&M Istanbul-TURKEYMektep PUBLICATION Sokak LTD. 13/1MuratreisTel: Ba¤larbafl› Muradiye 8114037 Istanbul-TURKEYMektep Sokak 13/195Fax: Tel: Ba¤larbafl› 90.216.391 8114090.216.39137 Istanbul-TURKEY3796 95ozge@smpublication.comFax: Tel: 90.216.391 37 3796 95www.smpublication.comozge@smpublication.comFax: 90.216.391 3796ozge@smpublication.comwww.smpublication.comwww.smpublication.comNew <strong>Focus</strong> Türkiye Tourism Bi-Monthly MagazineNew has been <strong>Focus</strong> prepared Türkiye as Tourism S&M Bi-Monthly Publication MagazineNew <strong>Focus</strong> Türkiye Tourism Bi-Monthly Magazine Ltd.has has All copyrights been been prepared prepared reserved. as as S&M S&M Publication Publication Ltd. Ltd.All copyrights are reserved. Member ofMember ofIstanbul Continues to IncreaseNumber of tourists arriving Istanbulcontinues to increase.Despite global economical crisis, numberof tourists arriving Istanbul increased 2,4percent in July compare to same monthlast year.19 18 th year YearNo: no: 101 109 September May/June’08 / October’09<strong>Focus</strong> on EDITOR’SThe increase at arrivals started in April<strong>and</strong> continued till July <strong>and</strong> reached15 percent. Total number of touristsarrived to Istanbul is counted 4,179,906 tourists as of end of July.Germans are the most visiting nation, followed by British, French,American, Italian, <strong>and</strong> Russian tourists.Being one of the trendiest cities, number of tourists visitingIstanbul is increasing everyday because of city’s rich history -cultural values <strong>and</strong> being a popular MICE destination.If you didn’t see Istanbul yet, be quick to reserve your place asIstanbul will attract many as 2010 European Culture Capital.In this issue we present you third largest city of Turkey, Izmir<strong>and</strong> its most popular touristic town of Çesme. You can also findinformation about some touristical places located in Cesmepeninsula. Enjoy.CONTENTS - ‹Ç‹NDEK‹LERSuat Töre<strong>Focus</strong> on Turkey 6<strong>Focus</strong> on Destination (Izmir <strong>and</strong> Çesme <strong>Peninsula</strong>) 12<strong>Focus</strong> on Izmir Hotels 20<strong>Focus</strong> on World 28<strong>Focus</strong> on Tour Operators & Agents 31<strong>Focus</strong> on Hotels 34<strong>Focus</strong> on Airlines 36<strong>Focus</strong> on Destinasyon (Yunan Adaları) 42Bülten 49K›sa... K›sa... 504 September / October’09

Number of Tourists to Turkey Continues to Risen‌ The number of foreign visitors to Turkey rose 6.32 percent year-on-yearin July to 4.34 million, the Turkish Culture <strong>and</strong> Tourism Ministry announced.Turkey presents a revival in tourism after two months of decline. In the firstseven months of the year the number of foreign visitors rose 1.1 percent to14.93 million versus the same period in 2008. 9.1 million of the tourists camefrom European countries. German tourists top the list with 2,462,990 tourists,followed by Russian tourists 1,475,772. British tourists followed Russians with1,277,472 tourists.Despite the global economic slowdown, Turkey’s tourismindustry is continuing its growth; representing that the industry relativelyunaffected by the global credit crisis in terms of number of tourists.Tourist Arrivals to Istanbul is Upn‌ Cumulative increase in tourist arrivals to Istanbul from April to Julyreached 15 percent, according to the Culture <strong>and</strong> Tourism Ministry, IstanbulDirectorate. The number of tourists arrived Istanbul in the first 7 months of 2009ISTANBULPct ChangeCompare toPrevious YearChange Compareto Previous Year(Cumulative)2008 2009 2008 2009January 357.203 339.897 13.5 - 4.8 - 4,8February 432.019 408.083 19.5 - 5.5 - 5,2March 550.350 485.607 19.1 - 11.8 - 7,9April 582.779 632.209 5.5 8.5 - 2.9May 691.454 699.842 17.9 1.2 -1.8June 668.851 698.648 20.7 4.5 -0.6July 799.912 915.620 6.0 14.5 2,44.082.568 4.179.906ocus on TURKEY NEWSis reached 4,179,906; an increase of 2,4% compare to sameperiod last year. Number of tourists arriving Istanbul according totheir nationalities are as follows: Germany: %15,2 (637,263), UK:5,9% (245.041), France:%5.4 (224.704), USA:%4.8 (199.036),Italy:%4.7 (197.454), Russia 4,6% (190.976). Director of IstanbulCulture <strong>and</strong> Tourism; Ass. Prof. Ahmet Emre Bilgili said, “Istanbul isthe fastest country that reached positive figures despite the globaleconomical crisis. Main reason to that is the diversity of tourismin Istanbul, having no alternative <strong>and</strong> continuous confidence <strong>and</strong>stability. This is the common success of employees of the city <strong>and</strong>industry. The success of Istanbul will continue”.Number of Foreign Tourists Visiting Antalya Reaches 6 Millionn‌ The number of foreign tourists visiting the southern province ofAntalya has reached nearly 6 million since the beginning of 2009. Thefigures by Antalya Provincial Culture <strong>and</strong> Tourism Directorate said that5,848,544 foreign tourists have visited Antalya between January 1 <strong>and</strong>August 23, 2009. The number of foreign visitors had been 6.1 million inthe same period last year. Turkish tourism sector was in a better conditionthan other countries due to its high-st<strong>and</strong>ard hotels <strong>and</strong> high-quality ofservice, officials said.Russian Tourists to Visit Turkey Shouldn‌ According to the new rules of Turkish aviation authorities, touristsshould present their return ticket or a confirmation that they will leave thecountry in a scheduled date to the officers at Turkish borders. Authoritiesof both Turkey <strong>and</strong> Russia state that travelers should keep their travel schedules or ticket details for all travel with themselves untilthey arrive home. The authorities of Antalya airport got the instructions not allow passengers to enter country that have no returntickets or confirmed return documents. Russian tourists can get their visa to Turkey at Turkish borders <strong>and</strong> can stay within Turkey upto 2 months.New rules for Russian touristsThe “Globus Air” company informed travelers about new rules of Turkish Ministry of Health. Each traveler entering Turkey shouldcomplete the PUBLIC HEALTH PASSENGER LOCATOR CARD. Tourists should get <strong>and</strong> complete the card on board while flyingfrom Russia to Turkey.6September / October’09

Turkey & Syria Work on a Tourism Cooperation Projectn‌Turkey <strong>and</strong> Syria are working on a project to cooperate in tourism area. Officials from Association of Turkish TravelAgencies (TURSAB) <strong>and</strong> Syrian Federation of Chambers of Tourism convened in Damascus last week. They assesseda project which envisaged to promote Turkey <strong>and</strong> Syria together. The project aims to help tourists--especially fromFar East-- to visit Turkey <strong>and</strong> Syria under a single program. Prices, border passage <strong>and</strong> accommodation st<strong>and</strong>ardswill be similar in both countries under the project. Accordingly, a tourist, who visits Aleppo city of Syria, will beable to visit Turkish southeastern province of Gaziantep, which is the closest Turkish city to Aleppo, under a singlepackage program. Also, cities which are similar in cultural aspect like Istanbul <strong>and</strong> Damascus will be introducedunder a single program. Officials will meet again in coming months, <strong>and</strong> discuss the project in a detailed way.New D-Marin Marina Opened in Turkeyn‌Dogus Group whichocus on TURKEY NEWSis operating D-MarinTurgutreis marinaopened its secondmarina in Didim. Didim Marina is situated in thesouth west point of Didim <strong>Peninsula</strong>. Didim is apeninsula bordered by city of Mugla, Güllük Gulf<strong>and</strong> Akbük Village on the east; Aegean Sea onthe west <strong>and</strong> South, Bafa Lagoon <strong>and</strong> MenderesRiver on the North. Dogus Holding CEO FeritSahenk, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoganattended the opening ceremony of D-MarinDidim Marina. Mr. Sahenk announced at the opening that Dogus Group will start construction of their new marina project; D-MarinDalaman next year. Mr. Sahenk told reporters that the total investment cost of the D-Marin Didim is US$75 million. It has been builtin 30 months on a l<strong>and</strong> of 500 thous<strong>and</strong> sqm. It has a capacity to house 1050 yachts; 400 yachts on sea <strong>and</strong> 650 yachts on l<strong>and</strong>.Mr. Sahenk added that the marina is aiming to have the largest repair <strong>and</strong> maintenance service area in the Mediterranean.Turkish Delight to be Awarded UK Distribution Contractn‌ The London Turkish Film Festival (LTFF) is excited to announcethat it will award the most promising feature film in this year’sfestival with a Digital Distribution Contract for a release in the UK <strong>and</strong>Irel<strong>and</strong>. The LTFF Jury will grant the contract to the most impressivenew Turkish film that displays the qualities necessary to connect with audiences in the UK.A selection of ten new Turkish feature films or Turkish co-productions will be in competition for theprize, which will be announced by the LTFF Jury at the Opening Gala, at BAFTA on November 5th.The LTFF Jury will be made up of British <strong>and</strong> internationally acclaimed members of the filmindustry, including Jo Blair, Programmer, City Screen, Empire Journalist David Parkinson,Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, Jason Wood <strong>and</strong> Turkish actress Hülya Koçyigit,.Vedide Kaymak, Festival Director of LTFF commented “Turkish films such as TIMES AND WINDS<strong>and</strong> THREE MONKEYS have proven to succeed both critically <strong>and</strong> commercially in the UK”.Vedide continued “the film festival provides a great platform to showcase the best of newTurkish cinema in London, <strong>and</strong> this Digital Distribution Contract represents a fantastic opportunityfor us to support a film’s release in the UK, from theatrical through to all other platforms”.In addition to the films in competition, the festival programme will include a further selection of Turkish features, documentaries <strong>and</strong> shortfilms with over 8,000 admissions expected. The 15th London Turkish Film Festival will take place from the 5th – 19th November 2009.The London Turkish Film Festival (LTFF) is firmly established as the longest running <strong>and</strong> only festival providing an exciting platformfor daring, varied <strong>and</strong> avant garde Turkish films. During this time the festival has screened over 200 feature, <strong>and</strong> 300 short <strong>and</strong>documentary films across the capital’s most prestigious cinemas.Turkey at Mayor’s Thames Festival in Londonn‌ Turkey will be featuring at the Thames Festival in London this year on 12 <strong>and</strong> 13 September onthe South Bank, as well as showcasing Turkish arts <strong>and</strong> crafts in the marquee nearby the London Eye.Performing on the New European Stage at 17.00 on both days will be Cemre playing TraditionalTurkish with twist derived from rarely heard pieces from Anatolia <strong>and</strong> playing on instruments unique tothe region, including such string instruments as the baglama, yayli tanbur (bowed lute), mizrapli tanbur<strong>and</strong> kopuz (short-necked lute), <strong>and</strong> the kaval flute.8September / October’09

ocus on TURKEY NEWSSail in the Bodrum Cup Regatta with Peter Sommer Travelsn‌Peter Sommer Travels, leading provider of specialist archaeologicaltours, gulet cruises <strong>and</strong> private charters in Turkey <strong>and</strong> Greece, offersa br<strong>and</strong> new, one-of-a-kind cruise trip, The Bodrum Cup Regatta. Inaddition to exploring Turkey’s spectacular coastal sites aboard aluxurious wooden gulet, passengers will learn how to sail <strong>and</strong> then takepart in the exciting 5-day Bodrum Cup Regatta (Sat 10 Oct - Mon 26Oct, 2009). This unique 17-day cruise combines an archaeological tourof the Turkish coast with the chance to participate in the celebratedBodrum Cup. After departing from Gocek, near Dalaman, the cruiseheads westwards along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, stoppingto soak up Greek <strong>and</strong> Roman-era sites such as Phoenix, Lydae <strong>and</strong>Knidos before arriving in Bodrum, ancient Halicarnassus. During thesail, passengers will learn the necessary skills, under the guidanceof the crew, in preparation for the regatta. The Bodrum Cup (www.bodrumcup.com), celebrating its 20th year this year, marks the end ofthe cruising season in October <strong>and</strong> is unique in that only traditional <strong>and</strong>classic wooden yachts, or ‘gulets’, are permitted to compete in the mainregatta. Organised by the ERA Bodrum Sailing Club, the Bodrum Cupis also the only regatta in Europe in which passengers are permittedonboard <strong>and</strong> can participate as crew members. The regatta, with over100 participating vessels every year, welcomes private yachts, Turkishor foreign-flagged, <strong>and</strong> although only traditional <strong>and</strong> classic woodenyachts can compete for the Cup, non-wooden ones are accepted asnon-competing guests. The atmosphere is lively <strong>and</strong> festive <strong>and</strong> there issuch an array of prizes that few competitors come home empty-h<strong>and</strong>ed.The cruise will be personally led by company founder Peter Sommer,a British archaeologist <strong>and</strong> award winning film-maker who has beenorganising <strong>and</strong> leading archaeological tours in Turkey <strong>and</strong> Greecesince 1996. In 1994 Peter Sommer walked 2,000 miles across Turkey,retracing the route of Alex<strong>and</strong>er the Great, <strong>and</strong> fell deeply in love withthe country. His passion for its ancient sites led to the founding of PeterSommer Travels, a specialist tour operator that organises exceptionalarchaeological <strong>and</strong> cultural tours.Turkish Tourism by 2023n‌ Tourism Investors Association-TYDorganized a meeting today at The ConradHotel in Istanbul. At the meeting, TYDPresident Turgut Gür provided informationabout the Turkish tourism in last 30 years.Gür presented TYD’s new investment studyfor Turkish Tourism. Gür said Turkey can increase its world tourismshare from 2.5% to 4% by making investment. Gür stated that if privatesector makes 24 billion dollars investment <strong>and</strong> government invests 15billion dollars, - with a total of 40 billion dollars - by 2023 Turkey willhost 71 million tourists <strong>and</strong> receive 85 billion dollars from tourism <strong>and</strong>Tour Details:can become 4th country in World Tourism Listing. Gür added that private sector should invest in every region in the country:Marmara Region <strong>and</strong> Istanbul need 5,3 billion dollars investment,Aegean Region – 4,5 billion,Mediterranean – 5,0 billion,Anatolian <strong>and</strong> Black Sea – 3,5 billion.Government should invest in;Airports – 2,5 billion dollars,Why 2023?The 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey will be celebrated in 2023.Date: Sat 10 Oct - Mon 26 Oct 2009 (17 days)Price: £2,759 (limited to 14 guests), Sing supp £535 -tour price includes: Full board accommodation on gulet,all road transfers, all crew services on gulet, entrancefees & tips on l<strong>and</strong>, archaeological excursions, entryinto the Bodrum CupTour Guide: Peter SommerAbout Peter Sommer Travels: Peter Sommer Travelshas over 12 years experience offering expert led guletcruises <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong> based historical tours for small groupsaround the ancient sites of Turkey <strong>and</strong> Greece, offeringits guests unparalleled personal service <strong>and</strong> attentionto detail, as well as value for money, experience <strong>and</strong>quality. The trips focus on particular regions, suchas Ionia, Caria, or Lycia, or on key characters fromhistory such as Alex<strong>and</strong>er the Great. Peter SommerTravels is a member of ASTO, the UK’s Associationof Specialist Turkish Tour Operators, <strong>and</strong> ASTA, theAmerican Society of Travel Agents.Peter Sommer Travels will be pleased to consider offeringspaces on their trips to journalists with commissions.For further information or to make a press trip request,please contact Redmint Communications:Peter Sommer Travels +44 (0) 1600 888 220 www.petersommer.comHighways – 3,5 billion “Railway – 2,0 billion “Infrastructure – 2,0 billion “Restoration – 1,5 billion “Other – 3,5 billion “September / October’099

ocus on TURKEY NEWSFerry Services Begin Between TRNC <strong>and</strong> Lebanonn‌Ferry services have begun between Gazimagusa port of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) <strong>and</strong> Lebanese port cityof Tripoli. A ceremony was held in Tripoli on Tuesday to mark the launch of ferry services. A Turkish-flagged passenger boat hasdocked at the port of Tripoli for the first time after 100 years, Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon told the ceremony. Lebanon has beenthe second country in East Mediterranean, after Syria, that launched ferry services with TRNC’s Gazimagusa, Ambassador SerdarKilic said. The ferryboat departed from Gazimagusa <strong>and</strong> sailed to Syria’s Latakia. The boat later proceeded to Lebanon’s Tripoli.TRNC <strong>and</strong> Syria launched ferry services between Gazimagusa <strong>and</strong> Latakia two years ago.Turkey to Take place at 142 Fairs in 2010n‌Turkish Culture <strong>and</strong> Tourism Ministry announced that Turkey will be promotedin 142 cultural <strong>and</strong> tourism fairs in 36 countries next year. Turkey will continueto promote its cultural <strong>and</strong> touristical values at 7 important events; Utrecht, Fitur-Madrid, BIT Milan, ITB Berlin, MITT 2010 - Moscow, Arabian Travel Market –Dubai <strong>and</strong> World Travel Market – London.EMITT 2010 Guest Country is Egyptn‌ East Mediterranean International Tourism <strong>and</strong> Travel Exhibition (EMITT) isopening its doors fort he 14th time to tourism professionals from all over the world.Hosting Egypt as the guest country of this year, EMITT 2010 Fair will be held atTÜYAP Fair, Convention <strong>and</strong> Congress Center in Beylikdüzü between February11 <strong>and</strong> 14, 2010. The guest country Egypt aims to attract people’s attention as a tourism destination through the fair regardedto be salient to the global tourism. Aiming to overcome the recession due to the global crisis, Egypt will introduce a number ofpromotional activities at EMITT 2010. Considering Turkey a very important market with its great potential in tourism, Egypt believesto further reinforce the relationships between the two countries by means of EMITT Fair. Egypt hosted 44 thous<strong>and</strong> Turkish tourist in2006, 50 thous<strong>and</strong> in 2997 <strong>and</strong> 52 thous<strong>and</strong> in 2008 <strong>and</strong> the country aims to increase the number of tourists visiting Egypt. Egyptestablished a consulate tourist Office in Istanbul 3 years ago. The guest country’s main message is “Egypt has it all!”, which meansthat in Egypt once can find any type of tourism such as therapeutic tourism, desert tourism, cultural tourism, adventure tourism, leisuretourism, sport tourism, golf tourism, shopping <strong>and</strong> diving, <strong>and</strong> the country sees the fair as an important step in promoting Egypt as atourist destination. The Egyptian Minister of Tourism <strong>and</strong> the Chairman of the Egyptian Tourist Authority are planning to attend thefair. Egypt will organize a press conference <strong>and</strong> an Egyptian night with special Egyptian cuisine <strong>and</strong> folklore dancing. There will besome presents for the visitors of Egyptian booth where Egyptian drinks like Karkadee <strong>and</strong> Tamr Hendy will be offered <strong>and</strong> famousTanora dancing can be enjoyed. Nehad Gamal Eldin, the representative of Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, states that their sponsorshipis significant in terms of tourism strategies for 2016 <strong>and</strong> adds, “We have always taken part in EMITT Fair every year since it hasstarted. The outcomes we attained here geared towards the decision to sponsor the fair as the ‘guest country’ <strong>and</strong> we signed anagreement with Ekin Fair Organization who organized this fair as a part of the Ekin Group. We will participate in the fair with theministry representatives <strong>and</strong> 15 tourism agencies from Egypt. Providing us with opportunities to cooperate with countries <strong>and</strong> firmsthe fair, EMITT 2010 will definitely prove to be an important platform.” Stating that Egypt is only known for the pyramids <strong>and</strong> theNile while they have many other natural <strong>and</strong> historical beauties in Egypt Nehad Gamal Eldin says, “For Turks, Egypt has a capacityto offer much more than known. And EMITTFair is a great opportunity to show the valuesof Egypt to both Turkey <strong>and</strong> the world. EMITTDirector Hacer Aydın expressed her views asfollows: “We are very excited to host Egypt asthe country this year. The applications to thefair this year indicate that EMITT 2010 which isregarded as one of the most important 10 eventsworldwide has become a hope for countries inthe field of tourism which has persistently beenignored by the government. The sponsorship ofEgypt as the guest country to EMITT is a cleardemonstrator of this expectation. Also, Greece,another competitor country in tourism, promotesits country in billboards located in Istanbul,Antalya <strong>and</strong> several others to attract Turkishtourists to Greece. It shows that the surroundingcountries <strong>and</strong> regions regard Turkey as apromising platform for further developments intourism.”10September / October’09

ocus on TURKEY NEWSIstanbul to Host Ecocity World Summit 2009 in Decembern‌Istanbul will host the 8th International Ecocity Conference (Ecocity World Summit), December 13 -15, 2009. The event will beconvened by Ecocity Builders, the Municipality of Istanbul, Yildiz Technical University, <strong>and</strong> Parantez International. Business <strong>and</strong>civic leaders around the globe will gather to design the city in balance with nature. “Times are crying out for a much larger effortin the direction of the city that restores, not destroys, the biosphere,” says Richard Register, President of Ecocity Builders <strong>and</strong> authorof Ecocities, Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature (New Society Publishers, 2006). The answer to many of our pressing social<strong>and</strong> environmental problems, he believes, is to redesign <strong>and</strong> rebuild cities for people <strong>and</strong> revitalization of nature instead of for cars<strong>and</strong> sprawl. The world-renowned series follows the first, held in Berkeley in 1990, <strong>and</strong> six subsequent conferences in Australia,Senegal, Brazil, China, India <strong>and</strong> San Francisco. Ecocity World Summit 2008 will take center stage before a highly influentialcommunity of architects, planners, designers, policy makers, green businesses, political <strong>and</strong> nonprofit leaders, with the addedparticipation of international experts <strong>and</strong> delegates. Speakers include Ambassador Bozkurt Aran - WTO - Chairman of Environment<strong>and</strong> Trade Committee, TURKEY; Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis, Founder <strong>and</strong> President, Biopolitics International Organization (B.I.O.),Athens, GREECE; Sahar Attia, Professor of Planning & Urban Design at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Wulf Daseking, Directorof Planning City of Freiburg, Germany; Marcel Diallo, poet, musician, artist, philosopher, social entrepreneur, activist, California,USA; Paul Downton, Ecopolis Architects, Adelaide, Australia - Convener, the Second International Ecocity Conference in Adelaide,Australia; Parris Glendening, former Governor of Maryl<strong>and</strong>, President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute, USA; Arnold J. Goldman,Chairman & Founder, BrightSource Energy, Inc., Israel; Colin Grant, Board Member of the International Center for SustainableCities, Founder <strong>and</strong> CEO, Visible Strategies, Vancouver, Canada; David Hall, Founder, NewVista, CEO, Novatek, Provo, Utah,USA; Walter Hood, Principal, HOOD Design, Professor, University of California at Berkeley, USA; Erhun Kula- Bahcesehir Universityof Istanbul, Turkey <strong>and</strong> Tutor at the Centre for Financial <strong>and</strong> Management Studies at the University of London, United Kingdom; JanetLarsen, Research Director, Earth Policy Institute, Washington DC, USA; Ong Beng Lee, Director (Eco-city Project Office), Ministry ofNational Development, Singapore; Andrew McKillop, energy expert <strong>and</strong> economic analyst, France; Suha Ozkan, Architect, UrbanPlanner, Historian, Theorist, Founding Chairman, WorldArchitecture Community, TURKEY; Richard Register,President, Ecocity Builders, Founder of the InternationalEcocity Conference Series, USA; Sudarshan Tiwari,Architect <strong>and</strong> City Historian, Katm<strong>and</strong>u, Nepal; BrentToderian, Director of Planning, Vancouver, BC, Canada;Rusong Wang, President, Ecological Society of China,Co-convener, Ecocity World Summit 2008, CHINA; KenYeang, Architect, United Kingdom - Malaysia. Accordingto proponents of the ecocity approach, the healthy builthuman habitat is the “walking city,” of which some partsof existing cities are already good examples. Whethersmall scale or large, it would cover a small fraction of thel<strong>and</strong> consumed by today’s sprawling cities <strong>and</strong> towns.The guiding principle is “access by proximity.” “Theidea is to design communities so that instead of havingto drive “over there,” what you need or want is “justaround the corner,” says Register. Current conferencesponsors include Izoder, Cedbik, Union of TurkishWorld Municipalities, Garanti Bank, Union of AnadoluMunicipalities, Novatek, Ecological Society of China,<strong>and</strong> Ecocity Builders, Inc. Ecocity Builders is developing athird-party set of st<strong>and</strong>ards to evaluate “ecocity projects”that will frame the discussions around ecocities <strong>and</strong>facilitate the application of ecocity concepts <strong>and</strong> ideas.Towards that goal, Ecocity Builders will produce TheEcocity Challenge during Ecocity 2009 in Istanbul, aspecial four-hour session where conference participantswill begin to define internationally acceptable principles<strong>and</strong> metrics against which to evaluate the performance ofecocity projects worldwide. Delegates from other ecocityprojects will be invited to present their ecocity models<strong>and</strong> associated principles <strong>and</strong> metrics.FREE SubscriptionIf you would like to receive daily<strong>Focus</strong> on Travel Newsletter, please fill the form in this link:www.ftnnews.comIn Brief• Sarhan Keyder has been appointed Elite WorldHotel in Istanbul as Ass. General Manager.• Ahmet Arslan has been appointed to Director ofSales, Business Travel at The Ritz Carlton, Istanbul.• Mariott International appointsArcan Bayraktaroglu as Executive AssistantManager (Sales & Marketing) for Courtyard® byMarriott® Istanbul International Airport.• Mehmet Güntekin was appointed to 2010Istanbul European Culture Capital Agency asMusic Director responsible for the ClassicalTurkish Music.• Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul appointedNeslihan Uğurlu as Director of Sales.• Erkan Serbest named Banquet OperationManager at ByOtell Spa- Business Hotel Istanbul.• Melike Dogruer has been appointed to AmisosHotel in Eminönü, Istanbul as General Manager.• ByOtell Spa- Business Hotel Istanbul appointedMete Eken as Food <strong>and</strong> Beverage Manager.• Aytekin Güç is appointed Food <strong>and</strong> BeverageManager of BW The President Hotel in Istanbul.• Rüçhan Dağçınar named General Manager ofGreen Platan Hotel located in Marmaris, Turkey.• Beyhan Murphy who was working aschoreographer at State Opera <strong>and</strong> Ballet wasappointed to the Stage Directing <strong>and</strong> PerformingArts at 2010 Istanbul European Culture CapitalAgency.• Mehmet Murat Uzunlulu has been appointedCourtyard by Marriott Istanbul as Sales <strong>and</strong>Marketing Director.• Dedeman Trimontium Princess Plovdiv appointedAhmet T. Doğangün as General Manager.Sarhan KeyderArcan BayraktarogluNeslihan UgurluMelike DogruerRüçhan DagçınarMehmet UzunluAhmet DogangunSeptember / October’0911

ocus on DESTINATIONIn this issue we willintroduce you thirdlargest city of Turkey,Izmir <strong>and</strong> its mostpopular touristic town ofÇesme. You can also findinformation about sometouristical places located inCesme peninsula.Izmir<strong>and</strong>Çeşme<strong>Peninsula</strong>İzmir, historically Smyrna, is thethird most populous city of Turkey<strong>and</strong> the country’s largest port afterİstanbul. It is located in the Gulf ofİzmir, by the Aegean Sea. It is the capitalof İzmir Province. The city of İzmir iscomposed of 9 metropolitan districts.These are Balçova, Bornova, Buca,Çiğli, Gaziemir, Güzelbahçe, Karşıyaka,Konak, <strong>and</strong> Narlıdere. Each district,<strong>and</strong> generally the neighborhoods withinit, possesses distinct features <strong>and</strong> aparticular temperament. The populationof this urban zone is around 3,5 million.İzmir is the inheritor of almost 3,500years of urban past, <strong>and</strong> possibly up tothat much more in terms of advancedhuman settlement patterns. It is Turkey’sfirst port for exports <strong>and</strong> its free zone, aTurkish - U.S. joint-venture establishedin 1990, is the leader among the twentythat Turkey counts. Its workforce, <strong>and</strong>particularly its rising class of youngprofessionals, concentrated either inthe city or in its immediate vicinity (suchas in Manisa), <strong>and</strong> under either largercompanies or SME’s, affirm their namein an increasingly wider global scale<strong>and</strong> intensity. İzmir is widely regardedas one of the most liberal Turkish citiesin terms of values, ideology, lifestyle,dynamism <strong>and</strong> gender roles. The cityhosts an international arts festival duringJune <strong>and</strong> July, <strong>and</strong> the İzmir InternationalFair, one among the city’s many fair <strong>and</strong>exhibition events, is held in the beginningof September every year. It is served bynational <strong>and</strong> international flights throughAdnan Menderes Airport <strong>and</strong> thereis a modern rapid transit line runningSouthwest to Northeast. İzmir hosted theMediterranean Games in 1971 <strong>and</strong> the12May / June ’09

ocus on DESTINATIONWorld University Games (Universiade)in 2005. It currently has a runningbid submitted to the BIE to host theUniversal Expo 2015, which will bevoted on in 2008. Modern İzmir alsoincorporates the nearby ancient citiesof Ephesus, Pergamon, Sardis <strong>and</strong>Klazomenai, <strong>and</strong> centers of internationaltourism such as Kuşadası, Çeşme<strong>and</strong> Foça. Despite its advantageouslocation <strong>and</strong> its heritage, until recentlyİzmir has suffered, as one author putsit, from a “sketchy underst<strong>and</strong>ing”in the eyes of outsiders. When theOttomans took over İzmir in the 15thcentury they did not inherit compellinghistorical memories, unlike the twoother keys of the trade network,namely İstanbul <strong>and</strong> Aleppo. Despitethe Turkish preponderance in İzmir’spopulation, its emergence as a majorinternational port as of the 17th centurywas largely a result of the attractionit exercised over foreigners, who intheir turn drew in others. Very differentpeople found İzmir attractive over theages <strong>and</strong> the city has always beengoverned by fresh inspirations, includingfor the very location of its center, <strong>and</strong> isquick to adopt novelties <strong>and</strong> projects.St<strong>and</strong>ing on Mount Yamanlar (Dağı),the tomb of Tantalus is an example ofthe tholos type monumental tombs. Thegrave room of Tantalus’ tumulus was inthe plan of the fountain, displaying a stylecalled isopata, meaning the constructionhas a rectangle plan, covered by vaultsmade with a corbel technique. Thismonumental work is thought to be thetomb of the Basileus or Tyrant who ruledancient Smyrna in 580-520 BC.One ofthe more pronounced elements of Izmirharbor is the Clock Tower, a beautifulmarble tower that rests in the middle ofthe Konak district, st<strong>and</strong>ing 25 meters inheight. It was designed by the LevantineFrench architect Raymond CharlesPère in 1901 for the commemoration ofthe 25th anniversary of the ascensionof Abdülhamid II. The clock workingsthemselves were given as a gift to thethen Ottoman Empire by Kaiser WilhelmII. The tower features four fountains whichare placed around the base in a circularpattern, <strong>and</strong> the columns are inspiredby North African themes. The Agora ofSmyrna is well preserved, <strong>and</strong> is arrangedinto the Agora Open Air Museum of İzmir,although important parts buried undermodern buildings, waiting to be broughtto daylight. Serious consideration is alsobeing given to uncovering the ancienttheatre of Smyrna where St. Polycarpwas martyred, buried under an urbanzone on the slopes of Kadifekale. It wasdistinguishable until the 19th century,as evident by the sketchings done atthe time. On top of the same hill soarsan ancient castle which is one of thel<strong>and</strong>marks of İzmir.The Kemeraltı bazaarzone set up by the Ottomans, combinedMay / June ’0913

ocus on DESTINATIONwith the Agora, rests near the slopes ofKadifekale. İzmir has had three castleshistorically- Kadifekale (Pagos), theportuary Ok Kalesi (Neon Kastron, St.Peter), <strong>and</strong> Sancakkale, which remainedvital to İzmir’s security for centuries.Sancakkale is situated in the presentdayİnciraltı quarter between Balçova<strong>and</strong> Narlıdere districts, on the southernshore of the Gulf of İzmir. It is at a keypoint where the strait allows entry into theinnermost tip of the Gulf at its narrowest,<strong>and</strong> due to shallow waters through a largepart of this strait, ships have sailed closeto the castle.There are nine synagogues in İzmir,concentrated either in thetraditional Jewish quarterof Karataş or in HavraSokak (Synagogue street) inKemeraltı, <strong>and</strong> they all bearthe signature of the 19thcentury when they were builtor re-constructed in depth onthe basis of former buildings.The İzmir Birds Paradisein Çiğli, a bird sanctuarynear Karşıyaka, contains205 species of birds. Thereare 63 species of domesticbirds, 54 species of summermigratory birds, 43 speciesof winter migratory birds, 30species of transit birds. 56species of birds have beenbreeding in the Park. İzmirBird’s Paradise which covers80 square kilometres wasregistered as “The protectedarea for water birds <strong>and</strong> fortheir breeding” by Ministry ofForestry in 1982.Cesme <strong>Peninsula</strong>The Cesme <strong>Peninsula</strong>,lapped by the waters of theAegean Sea, lies west ofIzmir. The name “Cesme”meaning fountain, refers tothe many springs found in the area duringthe 18th <strong>and</strong> 19th centuries. Çeşme isa town on the west coast of Turkey <strong>and</strong>one of the districts of İzmir Province. Itis a prominent center of internationaltourism in Turkey <strong>and</strong> is famous for itsclubs, beaches <strong>and</strong> fish restaurants.The nearby depending townships ofIlıca <strong>and</strong> Alaçatı are also very notablein this respect. It lies across a narrowstrait from the Greek isl<strong>and</strong> of Chios.It is one of Turkey’s touristic areaswith l<strong>and</strong>scapes of cultivated fields ofaniseed, sesame <strong>and</strong> artichokes dottedwith fig <strong>and</strong> gum trees. There are manyBlue-flag bays nearby. In the unspoiledbays you can swim in absolute peace.Alaçatı, near Çeşme,is a windy area in allseasons <strong>and</strong> so it is a famous windsurfpalace.Visitors will find excellent holidayaccommodations, restaurants <strong>and</strong> sports<strong>and</strong> entertainment facilities. Çeşme hasan international harbor linked to İzmirwith a superb highway (80 km).Also it ispossible to visit daily Greek isl<strong>and</strong>s byferry from Çeşme port.Today the townis a popular holiday resort with excellentaccommodations <strong>and</strong> restaurants.The 16th-century caravanserai nearthe fortress, built by Suleyman theMagnificent, has been converted into ahotel, while the 19th-century Church ofHagios Haralambos has been restoredas the Emir Caka Art Gallery. Thermalbaths offer a health-oriented escape frommodern life. Excellent shopping for thefinest quality carpets <strong>and</strong> leather goods,as well as souvenir items is also possible.At night, a lively, atmosphere pervades thetown, especially in the restaurants, cafes,bars <strong>and</strong> discos along the promenade.Cesme hosts an annual InternationalSong Contest in the summer. Yachts canbe chartered to explore the peninsula’ssplendid coastline. Also, ferries make therun from Cesme to Venice on a weeklybasis. The very popular holiday centerof Ilica boasts an excellent white s<strong>and</strong>ybeach <strong>and</strong> the outst<strong>and</strong>ing facilitiesof the Altin Yunus Marina <strong>and</strong> HolidayComplex. The bay here is ideal for watersports, especially windsurfing <strong>and</strong> sailing.The thermal baths around Ilica are verypopular, the best located on Sifne Bay.Pasa Limani (Pasha Harbor) also has14May / June ’09

ocus on DESTINATIONa campsite which offers comfortablefacilities. In Ilica Bay, the colorfulInternational Cakabey Optimist YachtRace is held every July.Ildiri, a quiet seaside village 20 kmnortheast of Cesme was ancient Erythrai.Those who climb up to the Acropolis atdusk are rewarded with a beautiful sunsetover the bay <strong>and</strong> isl<strong>and</strong>s. Nearby GerenceGulf is a pristine inlet northeast of theCesme <strong>Peninsula</strong> which can be reachedby boat or car. The natural surroundingsare relaxing while the bay becons forwater sports. In Dalyan, a fishing villagebuilt on a sheltered deep water inlet justnorth of Cesme some of the region’s bestfish restaurants border the quay of thelively marina. Tourists are attracted by thevariety of accommodations at Ciftlik <strong>and</strong>by a long, s<strong>and</strong>y beach (Pirlanta Plaj),just outside the town to the southwest.Camping facilities are available to thesouth, <strong>and</strong> nearby is one of the area’sbest beaches, the Altinkum Plaj (GoldenS<strong>and</strong> Beach). Windmills, some of whichhave been converted into attractiverestaurants, dot the hill above Alacati,a delightful <strong>and</strong> typical Aegean town.Alacati lies to the south inl<strong>and</strong> from Ilica<strong>and</strong> the coast. A couple kilometers to thesouth is a good beach. Many lovely baysalong the coast southeast of the town areaccessible only by boat, ensuring peaceful<strong>and</strong> relaxing anchorage in this popularsailing region. Known in ancient times asClazomenae, Urla Iskelesi offers a marinaas well as plentiful accommodations in allprice ranges. Restaurants on the top ofGuvendik hill afford a marvelous view ofthe bay <strong>and</strong> its isl<strong>and</strong>s. The prosperouslittle fishing village of Cesmealti isnotable for its rustic yet excellent seafoodrestaurants. As you drive along thepanoramic coastal road of Karaburun<strong>Peninsula</strong> you pass several peaceful bays<strong>and</strong> quaint fishing villages: Balikliova,Mordogan <strong>and</strong> Karaburun amongothers. At Karaburun, pleasant hotels,tea gardens <strong>and</strong> seafood restaurants sitbetween the beautiful mountain backdrop<strong>and</strong> the clear, clean water. From ManastirMountain, you can enjoy an unforgettableview of the Karaburun coast, the Focacoastline opposite, <strong>and</strong> the entrance tothe Gulf of Izmir. On the southern sideof the Cesme <strong>Peninsula</strong>, near the townof Seferihisar, is the small picturesquemarina of Sigacik. This important yachtingcenter is surrounded by fortificationsdating from the Genoese period <strong>and</strong> is agood point from which to visit the Templeof Dionysus at the ancient site of Teos,as well as lovely Akkum beach. Southof Akkum, the New Neptune HolidayVillage offers windsurfing <strong>and</strong> diving.Also in the Torbali area, between thevillages of Ozbeykoy <strong>and</strong> Yenikoy lie theruins of an ancient metropolis.Gumuldurfeatures excellent tourist facilities beautifulbeaches, restaurants <strong>and</strong> hotels. NearAhmetbeyli (Claros) to the east, st<strong>and</strong>sthe Apollo Temple <strong>and</strong> the remains of acolossal statue of the god. Here you canalso enjoy a good fish dinner or a swimat the town’s wide beach. A windingpanoramic coastal road leads fromAhmetbeyli south to Pamucak beach.Cultural events of the cityThe İzmir International Festival beginningin mid-June <strong>and</strong> continuing to mid-July,has been organized since 1987. Duringthe annual festival, many world-classperformers such as soloists <strong>and</strong> virtuosi,orchestras, dance companies, rock <strong>and</strong>jazz groups including Ray Charles, Pacode Lucia, Joan Baez, Martha GrahamDance Company, Tanita Tikaram, JethroTull, Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra,Chris De Burgh, Sting, Moscow StatePhilarmony Orchestra, Jan Garbarek,Red Army Chorus, Academy of St.Martin in the Field, Kodo, Chick Corea<strong>and</strong> Origin, New York City Ballet, NigelKennedy, Bryan Adams, James Brown,Elton John, Kiri Te Kanawa, MikhailBarishnikov <strong>and</strong> Josep Carreras havegiven recitals <strong>and</strong> performances at variousvenues in the city <strong>and</strong> surrounding areas,including the ancient theatres at Ephesus<strong>and</strong> Metropolis (an antique Ionian citysituated near the town of Torbalı). Thisfestival is the member of “EuropeanFestivals Association” since 2003.Theİzmir European Jazz Festival is among thenumerous events organized every year byİKSEV (The İzmir Foundation for Culture,Arts <strong>and</strong> Education) since 1994. Thefestival aims to bring together masters <strong>and</strong>lovers of jazz in the attempt to generatefeelings of love, friendship <strong>and</strong> peace.May / June ’0915

What to doThere are lots of alternatives for visitingcultural places in the city <strong>and</strong> Cemsepeninsula.Atatürk MuseumThe building is in Izmir, I. Kordon (AtatürkBoulevard) built in between 1875-1880 bya carpet merchant, Takfor, as a resident.It was nationalized after being ab<strong>and</strong>onedby its owner on 9 September 1922. Afterentering Izmir, the T urkish Army used thebuilding as its headquarters.Agora MuseumEtymologically, agora means PublicSquare <strong>and</strong> shopping district. Agora,which has commercial, judicial <strong>and</strong>political functions, is a place where theart activities increase, the background ofphilosophy is laid out <strong>and</strong> where the stoas,monuments, altars <strong>and</strong> statues exist....Archaeology MuseumThe first archaeology museum in İzmir wasopened to the public in 1927 at Ayavukla(Gözlü) Church in Tepecik after thework collection activities of three years.The second archaeology museum wasfounded in 1951 at Culture Park....Birgi Çakırağa MansionIt is one of the rare mansions, whosearchitectural style special to the Aegeanregion could be protected until today....Çeşme MuseumOne of the historical <strong>and</strong> cultural values ofÇeşme District worth seeing is the ÇeşmeFort. Çeşme Fort has been constructedin 1508, during the period of Beyazıt II.It was constructed by Aydın GovernorMir Haydar to Architect Ahmet oğluMehmet....Ethnography MuseumCarpet from Izmir Ethnography MuseumThe building has been constructed in the19th century in neoclassical style, on asloped terrace. This building is known tobe used as a hospital in 1831 (St. RochHospital) <strong>and</strong> to be converted into a carehouse for poor Christian families by beingrepaired by the French in 1845.Culture ParkThere are more than200 precious trees <strong>and</strong>bushes brought fromabroad <strong>and</strong> the numberof the trees reaches8000. Figurativelycalled as the lungs ofİzmir, in the CulturePark every plant hasan identity. 156.000m2 of 421.000 m2 isdotted with green area.Culture Park madegreat contributionsto İzmir’s social <strong>and</strong>cultural life with itsfair ground, runningcourt, open-air theatre,museums, sport center,art centers, weddinghall, restaurants, teahouses, amusementpark, zoo <strong>and</strong>parachute tower.İnciraltı YouthCenterİnciraltı Youth Centeris a new recreationalarea. Here there arecinemas, cafes <strong>and</strong>restaurants, areas forocus on DESTINATIONsport, trekking <strong>and</strong> picnic <strong>and</strong> an artificiallake for touring with a rowboat. The centerattracts the city people with all theseopportunities.Balcova Cable LiftFunctioning since 1974 with its line being1000 m. at length, the cable lift carriesthe visitors for about10 minutes to the hillwhich is 423 m. high.The sport lovers canexperience excitingmoments by paragliding<strong>and</strong> special climbingtracks at the facilitieswhere there are greatopportunities for sport<strong>and</strong> nature lovers.KaragolIt was established onMt. Yamanlar at 810meters height by thebank of a tectonic lakeon 13 hectares areain 1973. The area iscovered by Turkish red pine, black pine<strong>and</strong> willow trees. Daily capacity is 200visitors. Tent can also be set up. Parkinglot for 500 autos, drinking water, buffet,country side restaurant, WC, picnic unitsare available. Distance is 40 kilometers toIzmir. Road is good paved asphalt. It canbe reached by private car only. Entrancefee is charged.GuvendikSituated in Cesmealti, Urla. Area is 15hectares, in a Turkish red pine forest. Ithas an excellent sea view. Daily visitorcapacity is about 500 persons. In thearea, there are WC <strong>and</strong> picnic units.It can be reached by bus from IzmirUçkuyular Terminal to Çeşmealti. Distancefrom Izmir is 55 kilometers. Entrance fee ischarged.16May / June ’09

ocus on DESTINATIONBotanic GardenIt was set up in 1964 in Faculty ofScience, then it was joined to theRectorship of Ege University <strong>and</strong> startedto serve as Botanic Garden of EgeUniversity & Herbaryum Searching <strong>and</strong>Practicing Center. It aims to introduce thenatural <strong>and</strong> culture plants to the publicbesides searching <strong>and</strong> teaching services.The Botanic Garden is situated onan area of 48.750 m2. There are 13searching <strong>and</strong> teaching centers <strong>and</strong>greenhouse of decorative plants on 1300m2 of its part. In these greenhouses, thetropical, kserofit <strong>and</strong> exotic plants areintroduced to the public <strong>and</strong> students.Botanic Garden is separated intosections, which are;- Resting park- Systematic department- Arboretum section- Economic plants section- Pools section- Mount sectionThere are about 3000 plants in eachdepartment. They are of Turkish <strong>and</strong>foreign origin. is un Botanic Garden derthe influence of Mediterranean climate.The type of the soil is light <strong>and</strong> fertile.It is a member of such organizationsas the International Preservation ofBotanic Gardens. It helps to protect theenvironment <strong>and</strong> keeps on preserving theflora under extinction.HerbariumThere are more than 35.000 herbariumcollected from different regions ofTurkey. They are being kept after drying.It is a two-floored building constructedon 300m2 area. On the first floor aredried flowers; on the second floor aredried plants. Herbarium serves to theresearchers making scientific researchesin various different subjects, plantimporters <strong>and</strong> exporters, the ones whowant to get information about the naturalflora.Izmir Birds ParadiseIzmir Birds Paradise consists of hugeswamp area encompassing 8000hectares of l<strong>and</strong>. In 1982, the l<strong>and</strong> wasregistered as the area for the preservation<strong>and</strong> reproduction of marine birds byMinistry of Forestry. There are 205species of birds, 308 kinds of plants<strong>and</strong> 17 species of reptiles in the Park.The most striking birds are Pelican(Pelecanus onocrotalus), flamingo(Phoenicopterus ruber), stork (ciconiaciconia), Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), blackwinged stilt (Himantopus himantopus),Ruddy Shelduck (tadorna ferruginae),Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Hobby(falco subbuteo), Kingfisher (HalcyonSmyrnensis )Meanwhile, approximately 50.000 birdspass over the l<strong>and</strong> in a year. At the sametime, this area is the L<strong>and</strong> Natural <strong>and</strong>Archaeological Sit. There are observationtowers <strong>and</strong> a visitor center in the area. Itcan be reached by private car from Çiğli10 km. from Karşıyaka 26 km. Entranceis free.TanaySituated 70 km. to İzmir <strong>and</strong>8 km. to Çeşme near IlıcaBeaches . The area is 70hectares. It was establishedin 1976. 100 tent grounds,2000 visitors per day capacity,beautiful see scenery snackbar, st<strong>and</strong>, fresh water, WC,dressing cabinets, sanitaryfacilities (dish <strong>and</strong> clothwashing), benches <strong>and</strong> fireplaces are available. There’sa source of hot mineral waterinside the sea close to thepicnic ground. In summer, busses arerunning every half an hour from Üçkuyularto Çeşme. Entrance fee is charged.GumuldurIt’s 75 km. to Izmir <strong>and</strong> cower over 8hectares of shore line. Established in1987, it has 2000 visitors capacity, 300tent grounds, snack bar, buffet , bakery,market, dressing cabinets,sanitary facilities complex<strong>and</strong> picnic units. It could bereached by bus from IzmirCentral Garage or ÜçkuyularTerminal. Entrance fee ischarged.KargicakIt is situated on the Seferihisarcoastal strip on 320 hectaresarea <strong>and</strong> it was established in1988. 2000 daily visitors <strong>and</strong>200 tent grounds are planned.It’s 50 km to Izmir <strong>and</strong> 7 km to Seferihisar.There are no facilities set up yet in thepicnic area. Entrance is free.Uzunkuyu60 km. from Izmir-Çeşme highway inTurkish red pine forest. Established in1969, the area is 20 hectares, with thedaily capacity of 1000 visitors. Snacks,WC, fountain, children playground<strong>and</strong> picnic units are available. You canreach here by bus from Izmir or Çeşme.Entrance fee is charged.Kemeralti Old BazaarKemeraltı is İzmir’s -Turkey - historicmarket (bazaar) district. It was originallyformed around the street surroundingthe shallow inner bay of the city, whichwas filled in due course during the17th century, availing the bazaar to beextended to a wider area. The street, thattraces a wide curve <strong>and</strong> called today asAnafartalar Street (Caddesi), <strong>and</strong> knownhistorically as the Street ofthe Mevlevis, in reference tothe presence of a “dergah”situated by the street,constitutes the principal axisof Kemeraltı. The districtcovers a vast area extendingfrom the level of the Agoraof Smyrna (the quarters ofNamazgah, MezarlıkbaşıMay / June ’0917

ocus on DESTINATION<strong>and</strong> İkiçeşmelik), to the seashore alongthe Konak Square. It remains one of theliveliest parts of İzmir.The first step thatpaved the way for the emergence ofthe present-day Kemeraltı area was thebuilding in 1592 of Hisar Mosque. It isthe oldest <strong>and</strong> one of the most significantOttoman l<strong>and</strong>marks in İzmir, although builtby Aydınoğlu Yakup Bey, a descendant ofthe dynasty that had founded the Beylikof the same name (Aydınoğlu) whichhad controlled İzmir prior to the Ottomanconquest. The name of the mosque, whichmeans “fortress”, makes reference to theGenoese castle of “San Pietro”, previouslycalled Neon Kastron in Byzantine times,part of which used to st<strong>and</strong> on the samelocation <strong>and</strong> which gradually disappearedin whole with the construction of newbuildings on its spot. The final remainsof the castle were cleared up during theconstruction of new port installationsbetween 1867-1876. The court of the1744-built Kızlarağası Han (caravanserai),with 1592-built Hisar Mosque in thebackground, in Kemeraltı, Konak, İzmir.The caravanserai is a cultural center <strong>and</strong>a touristic attraction today. The marketitself came into existence with the fillingbetween 1650-1670 of the shallowestparts of the inner bay. The processof gaining ground from the bay waspursued in 1744 with the constructionof Kızlarağası Han, a still-st<strong>and</strong>ingimpressive caravanserai that emergedas the nucleus of the market, togetherwith two older “hans”, the term implying acaravanserai with more markedly urbancharacteristics, that could not reach ourday. These were the “Great Vezir Han”constructed by the 17th century gr<strong>and</strong>vizier Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, <strong>and</strong> theneighboring “Little Vezir Han” constructedby his successor Merzifonlu Kara MustafaPasha. Another historically important <strong>and</strong>no longer existing one was “Cezayir Han”(literally “Han of Algiers”), from wherewestern Anatolia’s excess labor force hadbeen annually dispatched to the Ottomanprotectorate of Algiers for centuries. Infact, among the hundred odd “hans”Kemeraltı counted until the beginning ofthe 20th century, clearly visible on a 1905map drawn by French cartographerson behalf of international insurancecompanies, only a dozen remains, infull or in part, while most was destroyedduring the 1922 Great Fire of Smyrna orafterwards.The remaining part of the innerbay being allowed to silt up progressivelythroughout the 18th century, the shorelinefacing Kemeraltı took its present straightform in the beginning of the 19th, althoughsome of the l<strong>and</strong> along the berth remainedunused until the end of that century. In1829, Sarı Kışla, the Yellow Casern,the principal Ottoman casern of the city,gigantic for its time, was built at immediatesea-side, <strong>and</strong> a private residence (konak)situated slightly diagonally behind thecasern was extended <strong>and</strong> converted intothe governor’s mansion, demarcatingKonak Square that holds its name fromthe mansion, <strong>and</strong> which in its turn gavethe name to the central metropolit<strong>and</strong>istrict of İzmir (Konak) <strong>and</strong> at the level ofwhich Kemeraltı is considered to start. Thegovernor’s mansion still st<strong>and</strong>s, althoughthe Yellow Casern was demolished in1955 under express instructions from thethen Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, whowanted to see Konak Square re-shaped,to the ongoing regret of many Smyrniotswho had come to adopt the oversizebuilding as one of the main l<strong>and</strong>marks oftheir city.What to Eatİzmir’s cuisine has largely been affected by its multiculturalhistory, hence the large variety of food originating from theAegean, Mediterranean <strong>and</strong> Anatolian regions. Another factoris the large area of l<strong>and</strong> surrounding the region which growsa rich selection of vegetables. Some of the common dishesfound here are tarhana soup (made from dried yoghurt <strong>and</strong>tomatoes), İzmir köfte, keşkek (boiled wheat with meat), zerde(sweetened rice with saffron) <strong>and</strong> mücver (made from zucchini<strong>and</strong> eggs).Historically, as a result of the influx of Greekrefugees from İzmir (as well as from other parts of Asia Minor<strong>and</strong> Istanbul) to mainl<strong>and</strong> Greece after 1922, the cuisine ofİzmir has had an enormous impact on Greek cuisine, exportingmany sophisticated spices <strong>and</strong> foods. You can also find manykind of Aegean sea fishes <strong>and</strong> excellent seafood restaurants.We recommend you Deniz Restaurant, 188 Ataturk cad. Izmir.Tel:+90 232 464 44 99- +90 422 06 01Where to stayYou can find variety of accommodation facilities for all budgetsin Izmir <strong>and</strong> Cesme peninsula.In Izmir we recommend you ;18May / June ’09

ocus on Izmir HotelsHotel Ege PalasEge Palas which is located in Alsancak is the hear of Izmir,welcomes you to enjoy a panoramic view of The Bay that willtake your breath away.Hotel Detailsq 21 floors, 118 rooms, 2 suites, 2 corner club rooms, 2 cityview club rooms, 2 disabled rooms,56 sea view st<strong>and</strong>ard rooms, 56 city view st<strong>and</strong>ard roomsq 5 meeting rooms, 840 m2 of total meeting areaArrival InformationCheck-in & Check-outq Check-in: 2:00 PM; Check-out: 12:00 PM Parkingq On-site parking (open <strong>and</strong> close), Valet parking Pet Policyq Pets not allowedGuest Room Information (may vary by room type)General Room AmenitiesAir conditicning, Bottled water (1 bottle a day free),Coffee/tea maker, Crib, Electrical adapters, Individualclimate control, Luxurious bedding - down comforters,custom duvets, cotton-rich linensPillows: dcwn/feather, Pull-out sofa bed, Rollaway bed,Electronic safe (with notebook outlet), Ironing boardBathroom AmenitiesBathrobe, Bathtub with spray jets, Hairdryer, Hot Tub/JacuzziRoom EntertainmentCable/satellite TV, Color TV, Mini-bar, Movies/videos, pay-per-view,VCR player, wireless internet accessBusiness AmenitiesElectrical cutlet: desk level, speakerphoneServicesComplimentary ServiceCoffee/tea in-room, Shoeshine, wireless internet accessGuest ServicesConcierge desk, Full-service business center, Safe depositboxes, Front deskRestaurants & LoungesPanorama Restaurant.Turkish <strong>and</strong> international,Open for dinner (6:00 PM-11:00 PM, except Sunday),Afavorite place for guests with a stunnning izmir Bay view. LivemusicRoof BarCafe <strong>and</strong> tar,Open 12:0] PM- 02:00AM,Live music with magnificient city view.Salzburg CafeCafe, bar snd patisserie,Open 0B:0DAM-11:00 PM,Located atthe ground floor, Buffet lunch (except Sunday)RecreationFitness Center, Sauna, Massage, Hair dresserEge Palas, Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No:210 35220 Alsancak Izmir TurkeyPhone : +90 232 463 90 90 Fax : +90 232 463 81 00www.egepalas.com.tr info@egepalas.com.tr20September / October’09

ocus on Izmir HotelsHilton İzmirWith its stunning views over theBay of Izmir the Hilton Izmir iscentrally located just 5 minutesaway from the city`s business‚shopping <strong>and</strong> entertainmentdistricts <strong>and</strong> 20 minutes from theairport.The Hilton Izmir’s restaurants <strong>and</strong>bars offer a range of tempting <strong>and</strong>different alternatives coupled withspectacular sea views. Level 9 isthe newly refurbished restaurant<strong>and</strong> ideal setting for breakfast,lunches <strong>and</strong> dinners with lightMediterranean choices. TheLobby Lounge is the place to headfor afternoon tea <strong>and</strong> selection ofpastries. Then there’s the awardwinning Windows on the Bay,which offers the superb ‘finedining’ in the city. And with itsbreathtaking views <strong>and</strong> extensivedrinks menu, the Windows onthe Bay Bar provides the perfectatmosphere to unwind The hotel’sHealth Club is fitted out withthe latest exercise <strong>and</strong> cardioequipment. Guests can also usethe hotel’s indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, solarium,massage room, sun terrace, squash <strong>and</strong> tennis courts.There are alot of reasons for extending your stay in Izmir by a day or two;or adding interesting excursions to your meeting schedule oncebusiness is done. The hotel is ideally situated for daily trips tofamous historic sights like the ancient city of Ephesus, the ancientsite of Pergamon <strong>and</strong> the house of the Virgin Mary. It’s also withineasy reach of Agora, Selçuk, Ataturk, Archeology <strong>and</strong> EthnograpyMuseums, Çesme, Kusadasi <strong>and</strong> Foça resorts.Hilton Izmir, Gazi Osmanpasa Bulv. No: 7 TR-35210 Izmir, Turkey Tel : +90 232 4976060 Fax : +90 232 4976000E-mail: sales.izmir@hilton.com www.hilton.com22September / October’09

ocus on Izmir HotelsHotel İzmir PalasThe Izmir Palas Hotel is situated onthe Kordon (sea front promenade) inthe heart of the city with spectacularviews of Izmir Bay. A prestigiousfamily owned establishment withcosy <strong>and</strong> friendly atmosphere, IzmirPalas Hotel which has hosted guestssince 1927, is not only the most elitehotel of the city but alsa the mostwell known, Rebuilt in 1972, thehotel underwent a comprehensivemodernization in 2005, in whichthe 150 rooms <strong>and</strong> suites wereredesigned <strong>and</strong> redecorated, Eachroom have splendid city or sea view,most rooms have balconies, <strong>and</strong> arefurnished with bathroom, internetconnection, air conditioning, safe,minibar <strong>and</strong> television.The Izmir PalasHotel is perfect venue for businessmeetings <strong>and</strong> conferences. Each multifunctionalroom is equipped withwireless internet access <strong>and</strong> state ofthe art technology AV equipment.The delights of Aegean cuisine, thatincludes seasonal selection of sea food is available in the smoking or non-smoking dining rooms of world famous Deniz Restaurant.Deniz Restaurant, which has been providing service for a quarter century with the motto of “The flavour from sea”, combining theseafood with quality product <strong>and</strong> service, looks onto the most beautiful view of Izmir Kordon. The restaurant was founded <strong>and</strong> hasbeen managed by Metin-Ercan-Sabri Çelikkaya brothers in the leadership of their father Yılmaz RamazanÇelikkaya <strong>and</strong> it has been providing service in the same high qualitysince 1981. Deniz Restaurant offers a big hall with aseat capacity of 200 for winter season <strong>and</strong> a gardenwith 200 seats, offering the pleasure of eatingseafood outdoor with a sea view for the summerseason. The restaurant was awarded many prizesby several media organisations <strong>and</strong> professionalgourmets as the best fish restaurant <strong>and</strong> also asthe restaurant offering the best hors d’oeuvre.Deniz Restaurant Reservation:+90 232 464 44 99The friendly, highly motivated <strong>and</strong> veryexperienced personnel of Izmir Palas will bepleased to serve you throughout your stay.Hotel Izmir Palas Atatürk Caddesi 35210 Izmir-Turkey.Tel:+90 232 465 00 30 Fax:+90 232 422 68 70info@izmirpalas.com.tr – www. izmirpalas.com.tr24September / October’09

ocus on Izmir HotelsSwissotel Gr<strong>and</strong> Efes IzmirNewly opened Swissotel Gr<strong>and</strong> Efes Izmir has 402 elegantly appointed rooms, including 55 special design luxury suites featurestate-of-the-art technology <strong>and</strong> exclusive amenities <strong>and</strong> services that cater to the needs of the discerning traveler <strong>and</strong> tourist.Executive floors <strong>and</strong> Swiss Executive Club Lounge provides additional luxury facilities <strong>and</strong> services.Swissotel Gr<strong>and</strong> Efes Izmir has 7.299 m2 of Meeting, Conference, Ballroom, Multi-Purpose <strong>and</strong> Exhibition Space.q 1 Multi-purpose hall (2 sections) for up to 950 guests Foyer of 307 M2q Ballroom (2 sections/section I&II) Ballroom I for up to 700 guests, Ballroom II for up to 250 guests (together with foyer in between)Foyer of 450 M2q 10 Meeting Rooms from 10 up to 110 guests Foyers of 600 M2q 3 Boardrooms from 5 to 25 guestsq 1 Exhibition Area (2 sections) of 1.457 sqm.q Garden areas for Weddings & Events for up to 420 guestsq Swissôtel Catering Service up to 1.000 guestsq Swissôffice Business Center with 5 PC stations <strong>and</strong> 3 laptop working placesAmrita Spa & Wellness is member of Leading Spas of the WorldIn Sanskrit, “amrita” refers to the magical elixir of eternal youth. This mythical assurance of renewalis a promise that Swissôtel delivers to every guest at its spas in all its hotels <strong>and</strong> resorts.“Amrita Spa & wellness”- Amrita Wellness offers a new approach of combining fitness, relaxation,treatments (based on Western technologies <strong>and</strong> Eastern therapies) <strong>and</strong> nutrition in a relaxedenvironment, while Amrita Fitness focuses mainly on exercise programs which integrate the latestin fitness facilities <strong>and</strong> technology. Offering 14 luxurious treatments rooms (2 for couples) AmritaSpa & Wellness (3.500 m2 indoor & 2.000 m2 outdoor usage capacity) will feature an indoorpool, outdoor pool, Turkish Baths as well as 1 outdoor Tennis Court <strong>and</strong> 1 Training Court.Presidential wellness-suite of 60 m2Swissotel Gr<strong>and</strong> Efes Izmir, Gaziosmanpasa Blv.No:1 Alsancak-IzmirTel: +90 232 483 97 61 Fax +90 232 445 39 68 www.izmir.swissotel.com26September / October’09

ocus on WORLD NEWSThail<strong>and</strong> to Boost its Cuisine with2 Eventsn‌Two major events are to beheld in Bangkok at the end ofSeptember 2009 to capitaliseon the global popularity of Thaicuisine, boost exports of Thaiagricultural products <strong>and</strong> helpvisitors enjoy a higher quality of culinary experience across thevast range of dining options in the kingdom. The two major foodevents “Amazing Taste of Thail<strong>and</strong>” <strong>and</strong> “Thail<strong>and</strong> Br<strong>and</strong>” willbe held concurrently between 24-28 September, 2009, jointlyorganised by the Tourism Authority of Thail<strong>and</strong>, Departmentof Export Promotion, Thai Hotels Association, Association ofDomestic Travel, <strong>and</strong> Thai Restaurant Association. Mrs JuthapornRerngronasa, the TAT’s Deputy Governor for MarketingCommunications said, “The promotion of Thai cuisine is one ofthe TAT’s top-most priorities because it builds bridges betweentravel <strong>and</strong> tourism, the country’s largest service industry, withagriculture, the largest overall industry.” Thai cuisine is popularall over the world because it is nutritious, delicious, <strong>and</strong>inexpensive. According to Thail<strong>and</strong>’s Ministry of Commerce,there are plans to increase the number of Thai restaurantsoverseas from 13,000 locations in 2009 to 15,000 locations in2010 as part of the second phase of Thail<strong>and</strong>’s ‘Kitchen of theWorld’ project, aimed at boosting Thai food exports. Many of theThai restaurants, ranging from elegant up-market outlets to fastfoodtake-aways, are set up by Thai expatriates living abroad,Thai wives of expatriates, former students, as well as overseasentrepreneurs who simply fell in love with Thai food. In additionto the fact that many thous<strong>and</strong>s of visitors come to Thail<strong>and</strong> tolearn how to cook Thai dishes, food <strong>and</strong> beverage consumptionis an important component of visitor expenditure in Thail<strong>and</strong>. In2007, visitors to Thail<strong>and</strong> spent an average of 4,120.95 Bahtper person per day, of which 731.10 Baht or 17.74% was onfood <strong>and</strong> beverage.“Amazing Taste of Thail<strong>and</strong>” will be heldon 25-27 September, 2009, at CentralWorld Bangkok. It willinclude exhibitions of Thai cuisine <strong>and</strong> food products from allfour regions of Thail<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> provide opportunities for tradevisitors to do business. It will feature demonstrations of Thaifood products nationwide <strong>and</strong> cooking classes by chefs fromall four regions who will create their special dishes, includingmain courses <strong>and</strong> desserts. There will be also contests of Thaifood decoration, famous menus of movie stars <strong>and</strong> celebrities,entertainment activities, <strong>and</strong> Thai cultural shows. The otherevent is “Thail<strong>and</strong> Br<strong>and</strong>” which will be held between 24-28September, 2009, in Bangkok <strong>and</strong> other main tourist destinationsin Thail<strong>and</strong>.This event is aimed at chefs <strong>and</strong> owners of Thairestaurants abroad <strong>and</strong> media who will be taken on a culinarytour of Thai tourist destinations in all five regions to interact withlocal restaurant owners, chefs <strong>and</strong> companies involved in theproduction <strong>and</strong> distribution of Thai agricultural products. Theywill provide tips on how to operate overseas Thai restaurants<strong>and</strong> better market Thai ingredients <strong>and</strong> food products abroad.In turn, they will be briefed on ways to better utilise their Thairestaurants as marketing channels to attract more visitors <strong>and</strong>create higher awareness about Thai tourism attractions. About500 participants will join this campaign, including owners,managers, chefs of overseas Thai restaurants, famous chefs frommany parts of the world, <strong>and</strong> food critics <strong>and</strong> writers. All havebeen carefully selected by overseas TAT offices <strong>and</strong> will alsoparticipate in the “Amazing Taste of Thail<strong>and</strong>”Malaysia Wins Three Awards at2009 PATA Gold Awardsn‌ Malaysia has once againmade headlines by winning themuch-coveted Pacific Asia TravelAssociation (PATA) Gr<strong>and</strong> Awardin the heritage category <strong>and</strong> twoprestigious PATA Gold Awards inthe marketing media <strong>and</strong> education &training categories. TheGr<strong>and</strong> Award winner in the heritage category, the Temple Tree,Langkawi, is a concept hotel that promotes a truly Malaysianholiday experience. It houses several restored <strong>and</strong> uniqueantique homes that represent various cultural elements inMalaysia comprising the Malay, Chinese, Indian, Eurasian <strong>and</strong>Arab. Profits from the resort also help to fund LASSie (LangkawiAnimal Shelter <strong>and</strong> Sanctuary Foundation). The Temple Tree isa worthy winner as it conserves important heritage elementswhilst assisting the foundation to carry out its ideals of receiving,rehabilitating <strong>and</strong> caring for neglected <strong>and</strong> abused cats <strong>and</strong>dogs. The ‘Malaysia: Truly Asia – Truly More With Every Visit.It Must Be Malaysia.’ campaign clinched the Gold Award in theMarketing Media – Travel Advertisement Print Media category.The winning campaign is an evolution from the original MalaysiaTruly Asia concept, targeted especially to attract repeat visitorsto Malaysia <strong>and</strong> offering more experiences <strong>and</strong> more value withevery visit. In the Environmental Education Programme category,the Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa, Malaysia, won a GoldAward for their on-site Environmental Education programme.This year’s PATA Gold Awards programme has attracted a totalof 236 entries from 120 organisations worldwide. Although thewinners have been selected, the presentation of the PATA GoldAwards 2009 will only be held during the PATA Travel Mart2009 in Hangzhou, China, on 25 September 2009.11.3 Million Tourists VisitedMalaysia First Half of 2009n‌Malaysia recorded a total of 2,108,328 tourist arrivals forthe month of June 2009. It represented an increase of 7.5%from 1,961,355 tourist arrivals for the same month in 2008.Cumulatively, tourist arrivals recorded from January to June2009 were 11,346,444, representing an increase of 3.5%compared to 10,963,120 for the same period in 2008.28September / October’09

ocus on WORLD NEWSMADI Travel Market: Gateway toCentral-Eastern Europen‌ The 16th international fair MADI TravelMarket in Prague is the largest 100% B2Bprofessional event in the travel business ofCentral-Eastern Europe <strong>and</strong> one of the mostimportant travel fairs in this region. About 450exhibitors from 30 countries <strong>and</strong> more than5200 trade visitors participate every year.The event will take place in Fairground PVA, Prague - Letnany.Apart from a strong participation from Mediterranean area(especially Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Spain, Greece) <strong>and</strong> CentralEurope (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary <strong>and</strong> Austria), theexhibitors from all remaining parts of Europe, Asia, Africa <strong>and</strong>Latin America are also expected. The MADI Fair hosts severalthous<strong>and</strong>s trade visitors from more than 50 countries everyyear. The fair is reputed for its pragmatic arrangement, businessatmosphere without access of general public, precise faircatalogue <strong>and</strong> extensive accompanying program. As it is usualat the MADI fairs, the official catalogue will be mailed to all preregisteredcompanies one week before the fair. It is also possibleto download the catalogue from our website www.madi.cz. Thisensures that all the companies can be better prepared for thebusiness opportunities during the fair.47th Annual IH&RA Congress tobe Held in Belgrade, Serbian‌ The International Hotel & RestaurantAssociation announces that its 47th AnnualCongress will be held between the 18th <strong>and</strong>20th of January 2010, at the ContinentalHotel in Belgrade, Serbia. With the startof the new decade, IH&RA will host an event that highlightsthe future of the hospitality industry. Belgrade, Serbia perfectlyembodies this year’s theme of looking towards the future foropportunities of growth <strong>and</strong> development. Leaders from all partsof the world representing some 200,000 hotels <strong>and</strong> 6 millionrestaurants will convene to exchange ideas about the major issuesof this year: Climate Change <strong>and</strong> Hospitality, Natural Disaster<strong>and</strong> Hospitality, International St<strong>and</strong>ardization for Hotels <strong>and</strong>Restaurants, Exploitation of Children in Tourism, Free Migrationof Labor between Countries in Hospitality Field, <strong>and</strong> importantlyEmeraude Hoteliers (IH&RA’s prestigious recognition of hotelsthat practice sustainable hospitality). The participants hail fromhotel/restaurant chains, independent hotels/restaurants, nationalhotel/restaurant associations, <strong>and</strong> providers <strong>and</strong> supporters ofthe industry. They will propose – <strong>and</strong> ideally accept – solutionsthat will benefit society, the environment, <strong>and</strong> the hotels <strong>and</strong>restaurants themselves. In his invitation to IH&RA members, Dr.Ghassan AIDI, President of IH&RA, wrote that the 47th AnnualCongress is expected to be the largest one to date, with severalhundred attendees anticipated. With the new decade comesa new opportunity to raise the bar of excellence in the hotel<strong>and</strong> restaurant industry. IH&RA was founded in 1946 <strong>and</strong> is theonly global business organization representing the hospitalityindustry worldwide. Officially recognized by United Nations,IH&RA monitors <strong>and</strong> lobbies all international agencies on behalfof this industry.ILTM 2009: The Global Showcaseof Luxury Travel Collectionsn‌ Now in its 8th year, ILTM2009 (International Luxury TravelMarket), has, once again, assembledthe world’s definitive collection ofluxury travel experiences, showcasinga variety of the most prestigious luxury travel products <strong>and</strong> servicesto over 1,200 of the most discerning international luxury travelplanners <strong>and</strong> buyers. From the most sought-after destinations, toultra-luxurious accommodation, the ultimate in hospitality, <strong>and</strong> elitetransportation, a focus on exceptional quality <strong>and</strong> personal serviceas well as life enriching travel <strong>and</strong> adventure experiences will helpinspire the experts <strong>and</strong> planners of luxury travel itinerary design.Taking place from 7-10 December in Cannes,ILTM has already confirmed the attendance ofexhibitors representing the ultimate in luxury travel.Exhibiting at ILTM for the first time is Turkey’s Mardan PalaceHotel which opened this year as “the most luxurious resort inthe Mediterranean <strong>and</strong> Europe’s most expensive hotel”, newdestinations include Comité Territorial du Tourism de Saint-Barthélemy, Jamaica Tourist Board, Dominican Republic,Cotelco Caragna de Indias (Columbia), Leading CompaniesLtd, Finest Lagoon Resort (St Barts). Other new productsinclude Royale Indian Rail Tours, Soho House Group, Domainede Luxe, Ayana Resort & Spa <strong>and</strong> Tiara Hotels <strong>and</strong> Resorts.Acting as a barometer for the luxury travel market, theindustry’s optimism is highlighted by the number of exhibitorswho have increased their st<strong>and</strong> space over 2008.Theseinclude Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Six SensesResorts <strong>and</strong> Spa, Qatar Tourism <strong>and</strong> Exhibition Authority,M<strong>and</strong>arin Oriental Hotel Group, Kempinksi, Hilton PrestigePortfolio, ENIT Italian National Tourist Board, EMRBATUR(Brazil), ITC Ltd (India) <strong>and</strong> Concorde Hotels <strong>and</strong> Resorts.The importance of ILTM to the industry’s business calendar isconfirmed by the event’s Platinum partner – The Leading Hotelsof the World, Ltd.Registration Requests Success forMITM Americas in Havanan‌ The 15th edition, second in Cuba, of MITM Americas,Meetings <strong>and</strong> Incentive Travel Market, is receiving a surprisingamount of registration requests from meetings <strong>and</strong> incentivesorganizers from Europe <strong>and</strong> also the United States, to participateas hosted buyers, as well as from exhibitors from all the Americas.MITM, which will take place next November 18th <strong>and</strong> 19th,accepts a maximum of 100 exhibitors <strong>and</strong> the same number ofbuyers, <strong>and</strong> has already received more than 300 participationrequests from buyers of 16 countries: Belgium, France, Germany,Italy, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Norway, Pol<strong>and</strong>, Russia, Spain, Sweden<strong>and</strong> UK, as well as the US, Canada, Mexico <strong>and</strong> Brazil. AlsoMITM exhibitors from Latin America <strong>and</strong> Caribbean are showinginterest in participating in the event to be able to contact congress<strong>and</strong> incentive organizers from Europe <strong>and</strong> North America, bypre-established one-to-one appointments. At four months prior tothe event, nearly 70% of the maximum 100 st<strong>and</strong>s offered havebeen contracted, MITM’s policy is to have not more exhibitorsthan buyers, so the number of buyers is limited, to be able toselect them based on their quality <strong>and</strong> its purchasing power.September / October’0929

ocus on WORLD NEWSThe European Travel Commission Celebrates its 60th Anniversaryn‌The European Travel Commission (ETC) is pleased to announce the publication of its 60th Anniversary Special2008 Annual Report. Writing in the annual report, ETC President, Arthur Oberascher emphasised that “…as theEuropean Travel Commission marked its sixtieth anniversary in 2008, the year’s events forcefully illustrated themultiplicity of challenges to which tourism is exposed”. At the heart of the organisation’s activities remains themarketing of Europe as a tourism destination:* The Market Intelligence Group invested almost € 100,000 in market research work to support ETC’s <strong>and</strong> itsmembers’ marketing activities. Its studies are available on ETC’s corporate website at http://www.etc-corporate.org.* The Marketing <strong>and</strong> Technology Network have been working towards the complete redevelopment of the tourism portal www.visiteurope.com due to be launched in October 2009.* 2008 saw our first seminar on Climate Change in San Marino. ETC intends to go further in that direction as we are organising,together with VisitSweden <strong>and</strong> UNWTO, a Symposium on Tourism & Travel in the Green Economy in September 2009.“At ETC we are working hard to maintain interest in tourism to Europe from long-haul markets <strong>and</strong> to position our destinations sothat they can take early advantage of the economic upturn when it comes” commented Rob Franklin, ETC’s Executive Director.Travel Announces its Fall Trade Show Attendancen‌.travel, the top-level domain for the travel <strong>and</strong> tourism industry, announces its fall trade show attendance.Keeping a busy schedule of promotion through the end of the 2009, .travel will be joining many of itsstrategic partners <strong>and</strong> associations at several key industry events. Amongst the line-up of shows this fall willbe: The American Society of Travel Agents’ (ASTA) THETRADESHOW in Las Vegas, Nevada September 13-15th, where .travelwill be an exhibitor at booth 1208 The Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec,Canada October 19-22nd, where .travel will be an industry partner <strong>and</strong> speaker European Tour Operators Association’s (ETOA)Global European Marketplace in London, Engl<strong>and</strong> November 5-7th, where .travel will be a sponsor World Travel Market (WTM)by Reed Exhibitions in London, Engl<strong>and</strong> November 9-12th, where .travel will be at St<strong>and</strong> GV3850 It is through the support oftravel industry partners like ASTA, ATTA, <strong>and</strong> ETOA that more travel entities are registering .travel names <strong>and</strong> putting them to greatstrategic use.The ‘World’ of Meetings <strong>and</strong> Incentives Choose to Exhibit at EIBTM 2009n‌EIBTM 2009 has confirmed some of the leading names in the meetings industry as first time exhibitors at thisyear’s show. This further demonstrates the industry’s recognition of the business potential <strong>and</strong> return on investmentthat participation in events <strong>and</strong> in particular EIBTM brings. Zaragoza Convention Bureau, Venezuala - INATUR,Oberoi Hotels, Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry, Centre de Congressos I Exposicions de Andorra La Vella <strong>and</strong>Zimbabwe Tourism Authority amongst others have committed to the event taking place from 1-3 December, FiraGran Via, Barcelona. Additionally, the business, education <strong>and</strong> networking led event has also seen a considerablenumber of exhibitors taking extra space in expectation of additional interest <strong>and</strong> business. These include Prestige Hotels of theWorld, Kuoni, Feria Valencia, Canaries, Ecuador, Jordan, TUI, Costa Rica, Uruguay <strong>and</strong> Qatar. Miguel Ángel Argente, MarketingManager of the Zaragoza Convention Bureau explains why the CVB has chosen to exhibit for the first time: “EIBTM is the leadingexhibition for the conference, incentives, events, business travel <strong>and</strong> meetings industry. The results of EIBTM 2008 speak for itselfwith record numbers of Hosted Buyers <strong>and</strong> Trade Visitors, <strong>and</strong> Exhibitors representing over 100 countries worldwide. We are sure,as our city has become a whole new product – including new accommodation <strong>and</strong> Congress infrastructures <strong>and</strong> a new Incentiveoffering - we will attract a great deal of interest from organisers for any kind of event.” M<strong>and</strong>y Torrens, EIBTM Exhibition Directorcomments: “What is particularly pleasing to see is that we are attracting new exhibitors from key markets like Spain, Switzerl<strong>and</strong><strong>and</strong> South America – countries, destinations <strong>and</strong> convention bureaux that our own research has shown that visitors want to see. Ourrole as an event organiser is to successfully match exhibitors with the influencers <strong>and</strong> buyers they want to see. This is exactly whatEIBTM delivers.” EIBTM’s 2008 official ABC audit confirmed a record number of Hosted Buyers – 3,725 (up 12% on 2007), whilsttotal attendance reached 8,131 – up 6% on 2007. Additionally, over 51,000 pre-scheduled meetings were organised betweenHosted Buyers <strong>and</strong> exhibitors, over 11,000 more than the previous year.30September / October’09

ocus on TOUR OPERATORS & AGENTSErtugrul Karaoglu Elected ASTA Turkey Chapter Presidentn‌ASTA – American Society of Travel Agents – announced the election of Mr. Ertugrul Karaoglu as the Presidentof ASTA Turkey Chapter for 2009-2011.Owner of Intra Tourism, Ertugrul Karaoglu has been elected in thisyear’s elections, where 73 ASTA members from Turkey will be voting.Ertugrul Karaoglu, who has been active inTourism sector since 1977 states that; ASTA International Destination Expo, which is one of the most importantevents held by ASTA every year in a different country, will take place in Istanbul in 2010 <strong>and</strong> we must prove to be exceptionallygood hosts, which is very important for the presentation of our country to the world, especially to the USA.More than 1000 tourismprofessionals, mostly from USA, are expected to attend the expo which will take place in Istanbul between 19-22 April 2010.About Ertugrul KaraogluErtugrul Karaoglu has started his tourism career as a local tour guide in 1976 <strong>and</strong> with TMGT (TurkeyNational Youth Federation) Tourist Guiding Course in 1977. Same year he started to work for the TMGTTravel Agency.In 1980 he participated in foundation of Intra Tourism <strong>and</strong> Travel Agency.In 1982, afterthe company has become a corporation, he has become the director.Currently he acts as the chairmanof both INTRA TOURISM who is the leader in Italian, Spanish <strong>and</strong> Portuguese markets <strong>and</strong> also does agreat deal of incoming business from USA, UK <strong>and</strong> South A merica. He is also the president of INAIRwhich is an air charter broker company.He is also a founding partner of INTRA TRAVEL, a companyoperating congresses, seminars, meeting organizations, motivation programs, product launch events,overseas trade fairs <strong>and</strong> overseas incentive programs.He fluently speaks English, Italian <strong>and</strong> Spanish <strong>and</strong>also German <strong>and</strong> French are at intermediate level. He is married <strong>and</strong> has 1 child. Newly elected ASTAofficials will begin their two-year term as Chapter President with the closing of THETRADESHOW (LasVegas, Sept. 13-15).Other newly elected ASTA Chapter Presidents are;ChinaChenYongChina International Travel Service,NanjingPol<strong>and</strong>Magda RoslaTravel Agency MagellanUnited KingdomKen McNabThe Travel Company EdinburghChapter presidents assuminga second term are;IndiaRajeev KohliCreative Travel Private, Ltd.JordanNasser ZaatarahZaatarah & Co. Tourist & TravelKenyaJoshua NyieraAcacia Holidays LimitedKuwaitNaser RezqallaAlraya Travel & Tourism Co.MaldivesYousuf RiffathCapital Travel & Tours Pvt. Ltd.SyriaGhassan AidiChamtourTanzaniaFaiza PunjaWinglink Travel LimitedMedical Tourism is Becoming anIncreasingly Popular Form of Recreationn‌Every year 40 thous<strong>and</strong> tourist coming Turkey not only for relax but also toimprove their health. The low prices in comparison with U.S. or European, aswell as the use of advanced technologies make the country attractive destinationfor medical tourism. Statistics shows that the tourists, coming to the country fortreatment, spending 12 times more money then just usual travelers. On average,the annual profit from medical tourism is $ 150 million. Turkish authoritiesexpect that by 2020 the number of visitors coming to the country for medicaltreatment, increase to 1 million.September / October’0931

Odeon Tours Offers Wide Range of Optionsn‌ Offering services to foreign holidayplanners in Turkey since 1992, OTI Holding’sbr<strong>and</strong> ODEON Tours aims to contribute to thedevelopment of domestic tourism in Turkey <strong>and</strong>to provide the opportunity for domestic holiday planners a holiday withmore favourable conditions than foreigners. Firming its leading positionin domestic market with product variety <strong>and</strong> affordable options, ODEONTours introduced its high guest satisfaction oriented holiday model to 35thous<strong>and</strong> Turkish holiday planners through“Early Booking Campaign” in 2009 season.With the slogan,- “The place where you meet great vacation!”, ODEONTours offers hotel & flight booking <strong>and</strong> transfer services to holidayplanners wishing for an affordable <strong>and</strong> well-planned holiday in touroperator assurance with hotel options suitable for various holidayconcepts, holiday packages, affordable prices <strong>and</strong> suitable terms ofpayment. Providing a reliable holiday without problems to Turkishholiday planners through 184 agencies in 42 cities, ODEON Tours hasincluded holiday options in various concepts such as spa, aqua, youth,affordable, family <strong>and</strong> honeymoon to its portfolio since 2008. ODEONTours also offers easy terms of payment with up to 12 installments via itsagreements with 5 major banks <strong>and</strong> therefore provides the opportunityfor Turkish holiday planners to go on holiday with the prices designedfor foreigners <strong>and</strong> benefit from the advantage of installments that is notoffered to foreign tourists.<strong>Focus</strong>ing more on advertising <strong>and</strong> publicitycampaigns from the beginning of 2009, ODEON Tours reaches theholiday planners with company previews broadcasted through 24monitors located at domestic <strong>and</strong> international terminal lounges at IstanbulAtatürk Airport <strong>and</strong> Ankara Esenboga Airport between January 30th <strong>and</strong>August 30th. The lounges where ODEON Tours company previews arebroadcasted are; THY CIP Lounge Domestic Terminal, THY CIP LoungeInternational Terminal, TAV Prime Class Lounge International Terminal,Wings Lounge Domestic Terminal, Wings Lounge International Terminalat Istanbul Atatürk Airport <strong>and</strong> THY CIP Lounge Domestic Terminal, THYCIP Lounge International Terminal, Wings Lounge Domestic Terminal atAnkara Esenboga Airport. The installment of dressing 5 billboards withODEON Tours advertisements is also in progress. The ODEON Toursadvertisements that will be viewed by more than 3 million people inTurkey’s biggest outdoor advertisement platform of 2580 m2 will alsocontribute to Turkey’s publicity as a destination.OTI HoldingOTI Group of Companies that has been serving in the tourism industrysince 1992 by organizing individual vacations, as well as institutionaltravels, has brought together its affiliates in 2006. OTI Holding that isa leading force in the tourism industry today with its twelve affiliates<strong>and</strong> 3000 employees carries out its activities in countries like Russia,Pol<strong>and</strong>, Ukraine <strong>and</strong> Egypt besides Turkey. Coral Travel (Russia <strong>and</strong>Ukraine), Blue Sky, Sunmar, A Class (Russia <strong>and</strong> Turkey), WezyrHolidays, ODEON Tours Incoming, ODEON Tours Domestic Market,Holiday Market Services (Sales Portal), Otium Hotels International <strong>and</strong>OGD are located in various countries as members of OTI Holding.With the growth potential, OTI Holding enters new markets. It alsoinvolves in new ventures without making any concessions from quality<strong>and</strong> customer satisfaction. With quantum leaps it has recorded during2008, OTI Holding is positioned as one of the first three companiesthat make difference in Tourism industry. Dünya Gazetesi, has qualifiedOTI Holding as one of the few firms that make successful achievementswithout receiving any support during the days that the global crisis upseteven the largest companies.ODEON ToursThe entry of OTI Holding in tourism industry was enabled by ODEONTours. The company is still a leading force with its high numberof travelers, entire conception of quality <strong>and</strong> consistent growth.Unconditional customer satisfaction-the fundamental philosophy of allthe affiliates within the structure of OTI Holding- is the most importantpriority of all the employees, as well as the stakeholders. ODEON Toursserved 460.000 tourists in 2007 <strong>and</strong> 630.000 tourists in 2008 withocus on TOUR OPERATORS & AGENTSan annual growth rate of 42,5%. A growth rate of %30-35 is aimedfor 2009. With the knowledge <strong>and</strong> experience, today, ODEON Toursis offering high quality incoming services to its guests from 17 differentcountries; principally Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, other CIS countries,Pol<strong>and</strong>, Italy, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Iran <strong>and</strong> Holl<strong>and</strong>,through more than 150 tour operators along with 450 vehicles, 700guides <strong>and</strong> just about 400 office personnel. ODEON Tours has beenincreasingly contributing to the economy, tourism industry <strong>and</strong> thepromotion of the country year by year. Moreover, it has been provingits success by the international awards it has won, as well as the ISO9001: 2000 certificates obtained as a first in Turkey covering all thetravel agency services.ODEON Tours ( Domestic Market )ODEON Tours, started to serve domestic market in 2006 in the frameof international st<strong>and</strong>ards. It has again accomplished a first withits domestic <strong>and</strong> overseas multi option packages, offering Turkishconsumers a superior quality service focusing on customer satisfaction,with super economic packages that cover all the services like flights,hotel accommodation, all transfers, guidance <strong>and</strong> city tours. ODEONTours establishing its sales policies through agencies reaches its gueststhrough 213 travel agencies <strong>and</strong> 242 sales offices located in 45 cities,by the end of 2008. In 2008, it has served 34.000 tourists with agrowth rate of %98 in revenue <strong>and</strong> %100 in the number of guests.ODEON Tours plans to serve 70.000 travelers in 2009A CLASSA Class that offers boutique services to the higher income customersthrough very special projects <strong>and</strong> customized VIP products wasestablished in October 2002, in Antalya <strong>and</strong> it has become a memberof OTI Holding in May 2007. A Class that mainly serves to higherincome tourists from Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldavia, Uzbekistan,Bulgaria <strong>and</strong> Kazakhstan, has added Jordan market to its portfolio in2008. A Class has offered VIP vacation service to 9200 customers in2008, with an annual average growth of 40% since 2003. A Classaims at offering high quality <strong>and</strong> customized service to 13.000 guestsin 2009. A Class has started a br<strong>and</strong> new service, A Class Health,in 2009. With A Class Health, A Class offers 4 main products; LongLife&Anti-Aging, Medical, Wellness&SPA <strong>and</strong> Thermal, to its targetmarkets such as Russia, Europe <strong>and</strong> Middle Eastern countries.Otium Hotels InternationalOTI Holding, with its Otium Hotels International chain, is offering serviceto a br<strong>and</strong> new, special, rich <strong>and</strong> privileged vacation conception through5 star Otium Hotel Art in Göynük, 5 Star Otium Hotel Zeynep in Belek<strong>and</strong> 5 star Otium Eco Club Side in Sorgun, which has been renovatedwith a green- environmentalist family friend concept. Otium HotelsInternational provides a successful all-inclusive concept with qualified<strong>and</strong> distinguished vacation opportunities on coasts that received a “BlueFlag”. All Otium Hotels are certificated by ISO 22000 Food SafetyManagement System <strong>and</strong> the principles of HACCP/Assurance Systemsfor Hygienic <strong>and</strong> Healthy Environments.OGDThe affiliate of OTI Holding, OGD Güvenlik (Security) started itsoperations in 2005 providing high quality private security <strong>and</strong>consulting services, focused on customer satisfaction. In line withthe fundamental philosophy of the Group, OGD Güvenlik, possessesQuality Management ISO 9001-2000, Job Safety <strong>and</strong> HealthManagement System OHSAS-18001, TS 12782 Security SystemsGeneral St<strong>and</strong>ard Certificates. With the emphasis on human resources<strong>and</strong> training <strong>and</strong> moreover the professional management, qualifiedemployees <strong>and</strong> permanent security staff, OGD provides free consultingservices in private security, fire protection <strong>and</strong> prevention, risk analysis,establishment <strong>and</strong> implementation of emergency situation proceduresin the industries it serves. In the medium term, OGD Güvenlik intendsto operate in international market by supplying high st<strong>and</strong>ard securityservices for reasonable costs, by focusing on customer satisfaction <strong>and</strong>by developing the service quality.32September / October’09

ocus on TOUR OPERATORS & AGENTSOLE! TRAVEL Goes Globaln‌With over twenty years in business of selling travel, OLE! TRAVEL is well known as a travelseller with a focus of making fantasies become reality. OLE! TRAVEL believes in “leaving itto the experts” as this puts the relaxation back into vacation for its clients from even the firstplanning stages. With established relationships among the travel industry <strong>and</strong> providers,OLE! TRAVEL pairs low airfares with individualized itineraries including h<strong>and</strong>picked local tour companies from all corners of theworld. It is with such great service <strong>and</strong> track record that the OLE! TRAVEL team wanted to exp<strong>and</strong> from its mainly U.S. client baseto a global audience. Thus, the decision was made to launch OLE.TRAVEL. When asked about going global <strong>and</strong> launching with.travel, President of OLE! TRAVEL, Olga Alex<strong>and</strong>er stated, “.travel identifies Ole as a global operator. The biggest advantage of.travel is the recognition <strong>and</strong> position it gives us as a global enterprise <strong>and</strong> not just a local one.” OLE.TRAVEL’S itineraries combinea vast array of exotic, adventure, eco, historical, <strong>and</strong> cultural vacations. From white water rafting through jungles <strong>and</strong> volcanoes,shopping in Indian markets after snorkeling amongst coral reefs, <strong>and</strong> learning colonial heritage without missing time well spent ona pristine beach, OLE! TRAVEL offers everything. If one can dream it, OLE.TRAVEL will customize that specific dream vacation.When asked how OLE! TRAVEL benefits from .travel, Alex<strong>and</strong>er said, “It identifies us by what we do<strong>and</strong> that we are active on theInternet, even proactive, which is what everyone out there is now seeking.” Alex<strong>and</strong>er added comments on the next stage of theInternet <strong>and</strong> the travel market by stating, “This is the Internet generation. We have to adapt to their needs. Whoever identifies thisneed <strong>and</strong> makes a mark has a niche. Those, like us, that are offering bargains in cyberspace are those who will be best preparedfor the times ahead <strong>and</strong> will capture the attention of this generation regardless of where our offices are located.”OLE! TRAVEL haselevated to a higher global scale with its expert staff, array of services, <strong>and</strong> its investment in .travel as one of its key marketing <strong>and</strong>br<strong>and</strong>ing tools. To learn more on OLE! TRAVEL…real people…real prices…real answers <strong>and</strong> how their experts can get you travelthat you can afford, visit www.OLE.TRAVEL or join OLE! TRAVEL’s mailing list at http://www.ole.travel/news.phpairBaltic Opens Travel Agency on Internetn‌ The Latvia’s national airline airBaltic is opening an online travel agency – www.airBalticTravel.com. It will help clients to plan leisure <strong>and</strong> business trips more easily <strong>and</strong> lessexpensively.Bertolt Flick, airBaltic President <strong>and</strong> CEO: “We are delighted that with the helpof airBalticTravel.com, we will be able to offer our customers more extensive <strong>and</strong> attractive services so as to make travel easier. Inaddition to airline tickets, airBaltic already offers additional services such as insurance, car leasing <strong>and</strong> airport shuttle services. Theonline travel agency will supplement our offer very well.”Initially the agency will offer flights <strong>and</strong> hotel reservations. New serviceswill be added gradually. Right now it offers more than 23,000 hotels in 120 countries. airBalticTravel.com also guarantees thelowest hotel prices. The agency also offers descriptions of destinations so that customers can plan their business <strong>and</strong> leisure travelbetter.In future, airBalticTravel.com will offer travel packages - flights, hotel reservations <strong>and</strong> other services selected by the client.These will be less expensive in package form than they would be if purchased separately.Turkey to Remove Visa Requirement for Romaniansn‌RomanianForeign AffairsMinister CristianDiaconescu saidthat the Turkishgovernment would soon lift the visa requirement forRomanians. “We welcome Turkey’s decision to removevisas for Romanian citizens who stay there for fewerthan 90 days. Of course, Romania will consider takingsteps to facilitate Turkish citizens’ movement, especiallythat of businessmen,” Diaconescu said during an officialvisit to Turkey. “We agreed on a strategic partnershipbetween Romania <strong>and</strong> Turkey that has an importanteconomic component,” Diaconescu said, adding thata strategic group had been created at the level of theforeign affairs ministries of the two countries that wouldfocus on political-military <strong>and</strong> strategic problems <strong>and</strong>on bilateral cooperation on various issues. Diaconescubegan a three-day official visit to Turkey yesterday at theinvitation of his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu.September / October’0933

Gr<strong>and</strong> Opening Party held for Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotelocus on HOTELSn‌The largest tourism investment of Istanbul in the recent period; Sheraton Istanbul Ataköy Hotel is embarked in Ataköy. The hotel,which is opened by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May’09, celebrated its opening with tourism industry professionals<strong>and</strong> celebrities with a Gr<strong>and</strong> Opening Party on Thursday night, August 6, 2009. Guests enjoyed the night with delicious foodof Sheraton chefs <strong>and</strong> danced till late night with live Latin music at the poolside of Sheraton Istanbul Ataköy Hotel.Opening of Baia Bursa to Help Tourism in Cityn‌Sönmez Holding Company continues to exp<strong>and</strong> its hotel investments inTurkey by opening the fourth property in Turkey’s automotive <strong>and</strong> textile capital,Bursa.Baia Bursa is the first business hotel of Bursa. The hotel is locatedon the Yalova Way, next to the As Center. Baia Bursa is 9km away from citycenter, 1 km away from industrial zone, 30 km away from ski resort town;Uludag.Baia Bursa has 124 st<strong>and</strong>ard rooms, 22 executive rooms, 2 juniorsuites, <strong>and</strong> 2 executive suites. Baia Spa &Wellness Club is also a first forBursa as operating a full coverage of wellness facilities for its guests. Whileguests can enjoy international <strong>and</strong> Turkish food at the Roof Restaurant locatedat the 12th floor with a picturesque view of the city offering, they canalso enjoy Italian meals at Scalini Restaurant located at the Lobby.SönmezHolding Company CEO <strong>and</strong> The Bursa Chamber of Industry <strong>and</strong> Commerce,or BTSO Chairman Celal Sönmez stated at the opening ceremony that Bursais among the top five cities in production <strong>and</strong> exports, but lags behind intourism revenue. Today we are taking a step to change the fate of our city.Sönmez added that their next investment in Bursa will be the renovation ofthermal facility; Hüsnügüzel Hotel <strong>and</strong> Baths.Sönmez, as President of BTSO,is also working to promote tourism in Bursa. Recently, he announced to makeBursa a weekend gateway destination especially for Istanbulities becauseof the proximity to Turkey’s biggest city.Sönmez announced the launch ofcampaign, titled “To Bursa on the weekend,” aims to promote Bursa, located200 kilometers south-east of Istanbul, as a destination for weekend holidays.Bursa hosted 470,000 tourists in 2007, <strong>and</strong> the three-year project aims toincrease this number to 1 million by 2010 <strong>and</strong> 2 million local <strong>and</strong> 500,000 foreign tourists by 2015. These numbers are impressive,but raise questions about whether a city with a hotel-bed capacity of only 7,000 is ready for the challenge. The project will needaround 3 million Turkish Liras a year <strong>and</strong> the BTSO is ready to cover 1 million of that.7th Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul Golf Cup 2009n‌Golf, known as “The Game of Kings”, is also the sport of choice of the world’s most powerful executives, so it’s natural thatthe Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul, voted Turkey’s Leading Business Hotel by World Travel Awards in 2007 <strong>and</strong> 2008, would be theorganiser of one of Turkey’s most prestigious golf championships, the Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul Golf Cup. The two-day tournament,to be held this year at the Istanbul Golf Club on September 5th <strong>and</strong> 6th, offers ladies the opportunity to compete in two differentcategories while men will compete in three. Also senior <strong>and</strong> junior categories will compete.Following the tournament, an awardsceremony will be held at the Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul’s Skyline Club Lounge, an exclusive setting featuring panoramic vistas ofmodern Istanbul’s breathtaking silhouette. At the ceremony, in addition to their trophies, winners will receive a range of excitingprizes, including three nights at the Mövenpick Resort Bodrum, two nights at Mövenpick Hotel Izmir, a weekend a the MövenpickHotel Istanbul, dinner at the AzzuR Restaurant, <strong>and</strong> even a chocolate massage.At the cocktail the draw will select a lucky winneramongst the participants. One player will win five nights accommodation at Mövenpick Hotel Geneva including green fees at thenearby <strong>and</strong> famous Divonne Golf Club in France.34September / October’09

ocus on HOTELSAmerican Express Holders Enjoy at Gloria Hotels & Resortsn‌ Enjoy the privileges of AmericanExpress at Gloria Golf Club as exclusivelyoffered by Gloria Hotels & Resorts.Gloria Hotels & Resorts offers unique opportunitiesto AMERICAN EXPRESS members.American Express Card, AmericanExpress Gold Card <strong>and</strong> Platinum Cardowners will be entitled to a 15% discount<strong>and</strong> American Express Centurion Card entitledto 20% off at the Golf Club of Gloria Hotels & Resorts. Furthermore, American Express Centurion Card Members will enjoy theadded benefit of a 15% discount for their extra purchases at Gloria Golf Club (food & drinks, trolley <strong>and</strong> buggy).Midtown Hotel in Istanbul Certified with ISO Quality Certificatesn‌“Midtown Hotel” which hosts the first planned urban transformation projectof Istanbul with its modern <strong>and</strong> innovative service concept <strong>and</strong> whichis situated on the Taksim Talimhane region, is progressing with confidencefor two years in its sector with the sensitivity that it shows for the customersatisfaction, quality of service, consciousness for the environment <strong>and</strong> the quality,trained personnel, protection of the nature.“Midtown Hotel” which hasincreased the customer satisfaction up to 93,7% within the two years, showshow much seriousness it places for the hygiene <strong>and</strong> the environment for thefood management <strong>and</strong> the food safety also, since it prepares the food in itsrestaurants <strong>and</strong> café’s in the most healthy way <strong>and</strong> conveys all of its wastes tothe required places for recycling.“Midtown Hotel” has registered its servicesthat it provides within this underst<strong>and</strong>ing with the ISO 9001:2008 QualityManagement System St<strong>and</strong>ard, ISO 14001:2004 Environment ManagementSystem St<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>and</strong> ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management St<strong>and</strong>arddocuments <strong>and</strong> has carried over its st<strong>and</strong>ards to the higher level <strong>and</strong> it will break grounds on many more innovations with the targetsthat it had placed for itself.Explore Safranbolu, Stay at Camlica Mansionn‌In the spirit of traditional Turkish hospitality, Safranbolu Çamlıca Mansion is invitingyou to Safranbolu to find the life, love, peace <strong>and</strong> warm conversation of the Anatolianpeople <strong>and</strong> your opportunity to be a part of it. Safranbolu Çamlıca Mansion, which is aboutique hotel with 10 bedrooms <strong>and</strong> 27 beds, designed for guests to experience discoveran unforgettable blend of Anatolian culture along with an exploration of the town’shistorical background with 1008 registered historical artifacts. Safranbolu Çamlıca Mansionis a family establishment operated by Özen Family. The mansion has 3 floors <strong>and</strong>on each floor there are 4 bedrooms. All rooms have traditional rounded windows <strong>and</strong>on each floor there is a balcony. The top floor has a terrace.Guests of the mansion canenjoy a traditional Turkish home-made breakfast with regional specialty pastries, naturalvillage cheese, stuffed vine leaves, eggs <strong>and</strong> home made jams made by Havva Özenfrom fruits picked from the mansion’s garden.Especially in the spring time you will havean absolute pleasure to walk underneath the pine trees, relax in the terrace accompaniedby the songs of birds. You can experienceof eating fruits from thetrees at the garden of SafranboluÇamlıca Mansion.Safranbolu is atown <strong>and</strong> district of Karabük Provincein the Black Sea region ofTurkey. The name of the town derivesfrom saffron, since Safranboluwas a trading place <strong>and</strong> a centerfor growing saffron. Safranboluwas added to the list of UNESCOWorld Heritage sites in 1994 dueto its well-preserved Ottoman erahouses <strong>and</strong> architecture.September / October’0935

ocus on AIRLINESTurkish Airlines First Half-Year Net Profit 48 Million Euron Turkish Airlines 1st half year 2009 consolidated financial statements were reported to Istanbul StockExchange. According to the financial statements, Turkish Airlines operating profit stood at 73 million Euro,a 9 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2008. However, net profit dropped by 64 percent to48 million Euro, due to the fall on tangible assets caused by the global recession <strong>and</strong> its effects on the globalaviation sector. During the same period sales revenue has not changed in Euro , reaching 1.4 bn Euro Inparallel to the sales revenue, the upward growth trend in traffic results continued during the first half-year.The number of passengers carried increased by 9 percent, to 11 million 237 thous<strong>and</strong>, cargo <strong>and</strong> mail carried increased by 7percent to 102 thous<strong>and</strong> tons. The 19 percent expansion in available seat kilometers (ASK) was accompanied by increasingdem<strong>and</strong> in revenue per kilometer (RPK), which increased by 11 percent. The passenger load factor declined by 4.8 percentagepoints from the previous year, to 68.2 percent. The downturn in global aviation sector resulted in sharp declines in traffic results<strong>and</strong> unit revenues, causing many airlines to report negative financial results. In such a difficult environment, despite the boostmade in capacity, it is pleasing that Turkish Airlines operating profit surpassed the previous year’s figures.Turkish Airlines Passengers Number up in First Halfn The number of Turkish Airlines’ (THY) passengershas increased by 9.7 percent to 13.7 million in the firsthalf of 2009 when compared to the same period lastyear. A statement by the airlines said that the numberof its passengers had been 12.5 million in the first sixmonths of 2008 <strong>and</strong> the figure rose by 9.7 percent inthe same period of 2009. THY also said that passengeroccupancy rate fell 4.5 points to 69.5 percent in thementioned period. Turkish Airlines is one of the fastestgrowing <strong>and</strong> prosperous airlines in the world. It carriesapproximately 20 million passengers a year, withdirect flights to 108 international <strong>and</strong> 33 domesticdestinations.Turkish Airlines’ Great Surprises in Septembern Turkish Airlines offers promotional packages <strong>and</strong> welcome all Turkish Airlines passengers with great reduced prices. Duringthe promotion period, the flights from Istanbul to Casablanca, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi (between 01-07th September), Amman, Nice,Berlin (between 08-14th September), Beirut, Stockholm, Frankfurt (15-21st September), Chisinau, Goteborg, Hannover (22-30thSeptember) will cost with the exceptional value starting from 111 Euro (without the taxes) for economy round trip, 333 Euro(without the taxes) for business round trip tickets. The prices will be also effective for the long-range flights starting from 333 Euro(without the taxes), from Istanbul to Lagos (01-07th September), Singapore <strong>and</strong> Jakarta (08-14 September), Bangkok (15-21stSeptember), New York (22-30th September).Tailwind Airlines Enters Turkish Marketn Turkey’s youngest airlines company Tailwind has entered Turkishcivil aviation market.Tailwind Airlines will operate with a starting team of 125 personnel <strong>and</strong> a fleet of three Boeing 737-400 aircraft. Tailwind haslaunched flights between Turkey <strong>and</strong> Spain, Italy, the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Belgium, Israel, Kazakhstan <strong>and</strong> Iran, company’s CEO SafiErgin said. Chairman of the company Kadri Muhittin said Tailwind would add two more planes to its fleet by January 2010.Sky Airlines Among Safest 300 Airline Companies of The Worldn SKY Airlines, southern province of Antalyabasedcompany, took place among the safest 300airline companies of the world. SKY Airlines, whichwas inspected by International Air TransportationAssociation (IATA), received certificate ofOperational Safety Audit (IOSA) which setssecurity <strong>and</strong> safety st<strong>and</strong>ards, <strong>and</strong> directs operational management <strong>and</strong>control systems of airline companies. SKY Airlines became one of the 300companies (among over 5,000 airline companies of the world) whichwere presented IOSA certificate. SKY Airlines earned the right to have thecertificate as it met nearly 900 criteria in IOSA program.36September/ October ’09

ocus on AIRLINESDelta Flies New York from 333 Euron Delta announced that passengers can fly to New York from Istanbul starting from 333 euro. Travel Dates: 22 – 30 September.Passengers can depart from Istanbul – Ankara – Izmir. The fare above is round-trip Istanbul-New York. The fare including airporttaxes is 523,87 euro. Delta also announced special fares to Canadian cities; Toronto, Montreal, Calgary from Istanbul. The offeris valid for travels between 1 October <strong>and</strong> 31 December 2009.EuroInc. Airport Taxes (Euro)**Toronto 275 485Montreal 275 482Calgary 344 577Lufthansa Announced Special Promotion for First Class Passengersn Lufthansa announces special fares for travelers that will fly to USA in First Class.Passengers who will fly from Turkey in First Class will give (exc. Taxes): €6,300to Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle <strong>and</strong> Phoenix;€5,000 to Chicago, Miami, Detroit <strong>and</strong> Atlanta; €5,200 to New York, Boston,Philadelphia <strong>and</strong> Washington Access to First Class Lounges in many airportsaround the world, using First Class Terminals in Frankfurt <strong>and</strong> Munich, limousineservice to aircraft, chance to win 3 times more miles, flat bed seats onboard, <strong>and</strong>special menus prepared by Star Chefs are just some of the features of Lufthansa’sFirst Class service for its passengers.Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Install IP Video Systemn Istanbul Sabiha GokcenInternational Airport inTurkey has announced that itwill install a new video surveillance system. The Pelco Endura 2.0 IP videosurveillance system includes over 1,300 cameras, out of which 900 areSarix megapixel units. The IP video system features RAID6 disk management,Endura 2.0’s failover recording <strong>and</strong> an auto back focus capability for theSarix cameras. Nearly 60 NSM5200 series network storage managers willbe utilised for recording purposes. The new Turkish airport is designed toh<strong>and</strong>le the increasing number of international flights to Istanbul <strong>and</strong> willcater for over 25 million passengers annually.Finnish Government Chooses airBalticn The Latvian national airline airBaltic has won a bid for tenders organised by the Finnish government toprovide passenger transportation along eight flight routes over the next three years. airBaltic has secureda contract with the Finnish government <strong>and</strong> it will take effect on September 1, 2009. Under the contract,representatives of the Finnish government will travel with airBaltic on routes between Helsinki on oneend <strong>and</strong> Tallinn, Moscow, St Petersburg, Riga, Stavanger <strong>and</strong> Vilnius on the other, as well as airBaltic flights between Tampere<strong>and</strong> Zurich <strong>and</strong> Turku <strong>and</strong> Paris. The Finnish government’s main parameters for selecting airBaltic were reliability of services,high frequency of flights, attractive prices, as well as convenient connections. The Finnish government chose airBaltic services foremployees of Finnish governmental institutions, ministries, Parliament, the armed forces <strong>and</strong> police, President’s Office, state schools<strong>and</strong> universities, hospitals, children’s care facilities <strong>and</strong> manyothers. Tero Taskila, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic:“The fact that airBaltic was chosen for eight routes showsthat the Latvian airline can provide reliable <strong>and</strong> competitiveservices, attractive prices, a wide network of routes, <strong>and</strong> goodtransit connections via the Riga airport.” In Finl<strong>and</strong>, airBalticserves such airports as Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu <strong>and</strong>Kuopio, offering convenient connections to destinations inWestern Europe, Sc<strong>and</strong>inavia, the Mediterranean region <strong>and</strong>the CIS. On October 1 of this year, airBaltic will launch flightsbetween Turku <strong>and</strong> Tallinn – the first airBaltic flight to connectEstonia <strong>and</strong> Finl<strong>and</strong>. airBaltic also offers domestic passengerflights in Finl<strong>and</strong> between Kuopio <strong>and</strong> Tampere, <strong>and</strong> Oulu<strong>and</strong> TurkuSeptember/ October ’0937

ocus on AIRLINESEtihad’s New Winter Schedule Offers Greater Flight Frequenciesn Etihad Airways will offer air travellers a greater choice of flights <strong>and</strong> improved connections as part ofits winter 2009 / 2010 schedule, with a new service to Hyderabad in India <strong>and</strong> additional services toAthens, Istanbul, Beirut, Cairo, <strong>and</strong> Kathm<strong>and</strong>u among the highlights. The new winter flying programmestarts on Sunday 25 October <strong>and</strong> by January 2010, will be almost 15 per cent larger than the same periodlast year with 950 flights planned to operate each week. The new flights to Hyderabad from November2009 will join Chicago <strong>and</strong> Cape Town as the airline’s newest routes. James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive, said: “Thewinter programme for 2009 / 2010 demonstrates our commitment to provide greater depth to the Etihad Airways global flightnetwork. The increased frequencies will provide air travellers with a greater choice of flights into <strong>and</strong> out of Abu Dhabi <strong>and</strong> betterconnectivity with the rest of our network.” Etihad Airways will take delivery of three br<strong>and</strong> new A320 aircraft during the winterperiod which will support the frequency increases to short <strong>and</strong> medium haul destinations in Europe, the Middle East <strong>and</strong> Asia.Mr Hogan added: “Etihad’s fleet growth is an integral part of the airline’s network expansion <strong>and</strong> the new narrow-body A320planes, which will be delivered during the winter, will be put to good use.” Among the highlights of the schedule are increasedflights to Etihad’s new Mediterranean destinations of Athens <strong>and</strong> Istanbul. Flights to the Greek capital will rise from three perweek to five from 1 November <strong>and</strong> then daily from 1 January 2010. Istanbul flights will increase from four flights a week to fivefrom 1 November. The additional flights will provide more choice for people travelling to <strong>and</strong> from Abu Dhabi <strong>and</strong> a greaternumber of weekly connections to Melbourne <strong>and</strong> Sydney. Etihad’s network across the Middle East <strong>and</strong> North Africa region willbe strengthened with increased services from Abu Dhabi to Beirut, from 14 to 18 flights a week, <strong>and</strong> Cairo, from seven to 10 aweek, starting on 1 January 2010. The airline’s Asian flying programme will be boosted with an increased number of flights toKathm<strong>and</strong>u from four per week to a daily service, in a move aimed at providing greater flight options to European air travellers.New Hotel Partner Joins Etihad Guest Loyalty Programmen Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme from Etihad Airways, has announced an exciting new hotel partner toboost the extensive benefits already available to its half-a-million-plus members - an agreement with the Australian-based hotelgroup, Rendezvous Hotels <strong>and</strong> Resorts International (RHI).RHI offer four <strong>and</strong> five star hotels <strong>and</strong> resorts in 10 locations across theAsia Pacific with a choice full service Rendezvous Hotels or boutique style Marque Hotels. Currently, Rendezvous Hotels operatein Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Port Douglas, Singapore, Shanghai <strong>and</strong> Auckl<strong>and</strong>. New Rendezvoushotels will open in Christchurch <strong>and</strong> Kuala Lumpur in October 2009 <strong>and</strong> March 2010, respectively.The chain is popularfor its value-for-money accommodation <strong>and</strong> excellent locations. Etihad Guest members will earn 500 miles per qualifying stay atRendezvous Hotels <strong>and</strong> 300 miles per qualifying stay at the boutique Marque Hotels.Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ chiefcommercial officer, said: “Etihad Airways award-winning loyalty programme, Etihad Guest, prides itself on offering its memberssome of the most exclusive benefits available within the industry. It’s very exciting to see another excellent partner like RendezvousHotels join the Etihad Guest programme <strong>and</strong> take it to new heights.”Alan Featherby, CEO at Rendezvous Hotels <strong>and</strong> Resorts International,said: “We are thrilled to be aligned with such a well respected international airline <strong>and</strong> are looking forward to workingwith Eithad to bring more benefits to Rendezvous <strong>and</strong> Marque guests.”Etihad Guest was recently voted best website, best membercommunication, best bonus promotion <strong>and</strong> best award redemption at the global ‘Freddie’ awards. The programme also claimedrunners up spot in three other categories: best award, best customer service <strong>and</strong> programme of the year.Japan Airlines Wins Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Awardn Japan Airlines (JAL) has been honored with the World Savers Award by Condé Nast Traveler for being themost socially responsible airline amongst its peers in the category. The Award seeks to recognize companies inthe travel industry that have generously contributed back to society through its various business activities, particularlyin the five key aspects of education programs, wildlife conservation, poverty alleviation, environmentalor cultural preservation <strong>and</strong> health initiatives. Contending with thirty-six finalists who were narrowed downfrom 100 applicants, Japan Airlines emerged the overall winner in the airline category - a new category added to the awardthis year, for having a program in every assessment area. The diverse approach by JAL to fulfill its responsibility as a corporatecitizen scored it a total of 81.5 points out of 100 possible points by a panel of 20 distinguished academics, environmentalists<strong>and</strong> industry experts. Japan Airlines was lauded in particular, for providing free transportation of supplies <strong>and</strong> aide personnel toPakistan in October 2005 <strong>and</strong> to Indonesia in December 2004 <strong>and</strong> May 2006 after both regions were hit by severe earthquakes.On the environmental front, an aspect in which JAL is especially active in, JAL’s ambition to drastically reduce the amount of fuelconsumed <strong>and</strong> the amount of green-house gases emitted in the course of its business, leading to proactive research into the useof biofuel <strong>and</strong> overall weight reduction of its aircraft through measures such as use of lighter-weight material for in-flight items,further contributed to the carrier’s recognition by Condé Nast Traveler. Japan Airlines is extremely honored to be spotlighted bythe esteemed travel magazine for its CSR efforts. St<strong>and</strong>ing firm by the corporate policy to contribute to the sound development ofsociety, Japan Airlines will continue striving for symbiosis with the world <strong>and</strong> the environment.38September/ October ’09

ocus on AIRLINESFly for Less to Turkey <strong>and</strong> North Cyprus with Pegasus Airlines Hot Summer Salen Turkey’s leading low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, has just announced their hot summer sale: fly to Istanbul from just£49.99 one-way* <strong>and</strong> onto 16 other destinations across Turkey or North Cyprus from £79.99 one-way* when you buyonline at www.flypgs.com between 29 July – 2 August <strong>and</strong> fly between 10 <strong>and</strong> 31 August 2009. Hurry, book now! Don’tmiss your chance for a great value last minute summer holiday where the sun always shines. Pegasus Airlines operatesa daily scheduled service between London Stansted – Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen <strong>and</strong> onto 16 other destinations acrossTurkey, as well as a weekly direct Bodrum flight, meaning all your favourite holiday destinations are within easyreach, from Cesme <strong>and</strong> Bodrum on the Aegean Coast, to Dalaman <strong>and</strong> Antalya on the Turkish Riviera.*Flights include taxes <strong>and</strong> charges <strong>and</strong> include 25k free check-in baggage allowance.Czech Airlines to Launch Scheduled Flights to Tashkent, Uzbekistann Czech Airlines willinitiate scheduled servicefrom Prague to Tashkent,the capital of Uzbekistan,thereby enhancing the connections between Europe <strong>and</strong>Central Asia. With this new Czech Airlines route, Tashkent,the largest city in the area, will be linked to Prague twicea week. On the basis of the signing of a Memor<strong>and</strong>um ofUnderst<strong>and</strong>ing with the Uzbek side, Czech Airlines willbegin operating its service to Tashkent on 19 August 2009,as regularly scheduled flights. Czech Airlines will fly thisroute with its most modern aircraft, the Airbus A319, withroom for 135 passengers, using code-share cooperationwith Uzbekistan Airways. Czech Airlines aircraft will fly inthe summer flight schedule on Wednesdays <strong>and</strong> Sundays,at 22:50. They will l<strong>and</strong> in Tashkent, after a nearly six-hourflight, the next morning, at 7:15 local time. The aircraft will return from Tashkent to Prague on Mondays <strong>and</strong> Thursdays at 10:05,l<strong>and</strong>ing at Ruzyně Airport at 13:30 Central European daylight savings time. The departure <strong>and</strong> arrival times have been selectedso as to suit not only the clientele travelling between Prague <strong>and</strong> Tashkent, but also to advantageously tie into Czech Airlines flightsto <strong>and</strong> from Europe. Czech Airlines expects that the new OK Prague – Tashkent route will be used not only by business passengers,but also by tourists from Uzbekistan. The local clientele, i.e., passengers not planning to transfer in Prague to connecting flights,but only travelling to the Czech Republic, should account for most of the passengers. With a transfer in Prague, the Tashkent routewill also suit passengers from Central Asia, in flying on to anywhere in Western Europe; <strong>and</strong> on the other h<strong>and</strong>, passengers fromWestern Europe travelling to Central Asia. “Czech Airlines is the only Central European carrier offering scheduled direct flightsto Tashkent,” said Vice President for Marketing <strong>and</strong> Product Development Petr Pištělák. As he adds: “Not only Central Asia, butalso the Russian Federation <strong>and</strong> trans-Caucasian republics are important <strong>and</strong> promising markets for Czech Airlines, on which weintend to focus more.” The first step was the strengthening of service to nearly all of the routes to the area in this year’s summerschedule, <strong>and</strong> another is the opening of new routes. Czech Airlines launched the Prague -Tashkent service on 3 July 2009, whichwas temporarily operated as charter flights. The Memor<strong>and</strong>um of Underst<strong>and</strong>ing with the Uzbek side was signed on 6 August2009. It defines not only the extent <strong>and</strong> terms of cooperation, but also enables the service to function as scheduled flights <strong>and</strong>allows for its further development <strong>and</strong> full marketing <strong>and</strong> sales support, by both Czech Airlines <strong>and</strong> Uzbekistan Airways.Air Transport Association Reports Decline in July Passenger Dem<strong>and</strong>n The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, reported thatpassenger revenue based on a sample group of carriers fell 21 percent in July 2009 versus the same month in 2008 – the ninthconsecutive month in which passenger revenue has fallen from the prior year. Four percent fewer passengers traveled on U.S.airlines in July while the average price to fly one mile fell 18 percent, a modest improvement over the 21 percent year-over-yearyield decline observed in June. Revenue declines extended beyond the mainl<strong>and</strong> United States to the trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific<strong>and</strong> Latin markets. “While the modest improvement in dem<strong>and</strong> from June to July would normally be cause for cautious optimism,the fact is that the number of air travelers continues to fall despite double-digit declines in fares. Clearly, with the difficult economicenvironment, dem<strong>and</strong> for air travel remains weak,” said ATA President <strong>and</strong> CEO James C. May. Also reflecting a weak globaleconomy is the continued decline in cargo traffic. U.S. airlines saw cargo revenue ton miles – as measured in revenue ton miles– decline 15 percent year over year (11 percent domestically <strong>and</strong> 18 percent internationally) in June 2009, the 11th consecutivemonth of declining volumes. July 2009 cargo data is not yet available. Annually, commercial aviation helps drive $1.1 trillion inU.S. economic activity <strong>and</strong> more than 10 million U.S. jobs. On a daily basis, U.S. airlines operate nearly 28,000 flights in 80countries, using more than 6,000 aircraft to carry an average of two million passengers <strong>and</strong> 50,000 tons of cargo. ATA airlinemembers <strong>and</strong> their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline passenger <strong>and</strong> cargo traffic40September/ October ’09

ocus on AIRLINESbmi Announces New Website Booking Enginen bmi, the number one airline out of London Heathrow’s Terminal 1, has started a new phased year-longprogramme of improvements to its internet booking engine. The airline is moving from Amadeus WDS toAmadeus XML which will deliver significant customer benefits <strong>and</strong> a much smoother customer journey. Thephased implementation, which will be complete by summer 2010, is a bespoke redesign of the customer journey,working in line with the existing flybmi.com site, <strong>and</strong> maintaining a stable <strong>and</strong> secure environment throughout.bmi’s internal e-commerce team will be managing the changes to enable future changes to be implemented much quicker.Additional features of the enhanced booking engine from July will include; enhanced prime flight booking flow reducing from aseven step to five step process <strong>and</strong> shopping basket functionality to include ancillary products such as hotels <strong>and</strong> travel insurance– thus meaning the customer will be able to dynamically package the diverse elements of their travel. The airline will also haveincreased flexibility to upload promotional fares. By the end of 2009 the site will feature further ancillary products, such as carhire <strong>and</strong> airport parking, a ‘manage my booking’ facility, <strong>and</strong> by the summer 2010 a rebooking <strong>and</strong> group booking function,as well as the ability to book open jaw <strong>and</strong> multi leg journeys. Commenting on the changes, Tamarah Khatib, bmi’s Head ofOnline, stated, ‘We have an award-winning website, but it’s our objective to continue improving the customer experience. Thechanges we are making mean travellers have the opportunity to use the site as a one stop shop in a quicker, more transparent,smoother, single transaction. There’s also a commercial objective, to increase sales conversions online <strong>and</strong> boost revenue fromthe sales of ancillary products.’ The new website booking engine is part of a series of improvements bmi has made to flybmi.com.The airline recently picked up an award at the prestigious TravelMole Awards for the bmi website. The award, announced at aceremony at Canada House on 25 June, was voted for by TravelMole subscribers <strong>and</strong> judged by an independent panel. Voterscommented on the user-friendliness, simplicity <strong>and</strong> rich content of the site, with bmi being particularly praised for embracinguser generated content, <strong>and</strong> for its stylish design <strong>and</strong> savvy destination guides. The new booking engine will certainly be anotherwelcome addition to this award winning website.EU Approves Lufthansa Bid for Austrian Airlinesn The European Commission approved last Friday Lufthansa’stakeover ofAustrian Airlines (AUA) but said the German flagcarrier must make promised changes to resolve competitionconcerns. Lufthansa has offered remedies to concerns voicedby Brussels that the deal could leave consumers with reduced choice <strong>and</strong> higher prices on five routes, most of them between Vienna<strong>and</strong> German cities. Lufthansa swiftly accepted the conditions to seal a deal which makes it the uncontested leader in the Europeanairline industry. All of the necessary conditions for the merger have now been met <strong>and</strong> so “Austrian Airlines will be integrated intothe Lufthansa Group as of September 2009,” the German company said in a statement. For its part Austrian Airlines welcomedthe news while announcing it would slash management numbers by nearly half as part of ongoing restructuring plans.Star Alliance Launches Circle North Asia Faren Travelling across North Asia has now become more attractive with Star Alliance’sCircle North Asia Fare. The new multi-carrier fare is valid on Air China, ANA, Asiana<strong>and</strong> Shanghai Airlines for flights between China, including Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macao,Japan <strong>and</strong> Korea. Travel on the circle fare needs to include all three countries, at least three stopovers <strong>and</strong> begin <strong>and</strong> end in thesame country. Reservations for the first international flight have to be made seven days prior to departure, while all subsequentflights can be booked last minute or changed without charge. Minimum stay on this circle fare is at least three days <strong>and</strong> with themaximum stay being two months. Fare levels vary accordingto class of travel: First, Business or Economy <strong>and</strong> distancetravelled: 4,800 or 6,600 miles. Tickets can be booked <strong>and</strong>issued through any Star Alliance member airline or travelagent. “Our latest fare product was developed becausewe are seeing increasing dem<strong>and</strong> for travel in this partof Asia,” said Horst Findeisen, Vice President BusinessDevelopment at Star Alliance. “Circle fares allow customersto explore several countries at their leisure with a singlebooking, <strong>and</strong> are becoming more popular with customerswho are interested in doing business or spending time in asmall geographic zone.” Star Alliance now offers 13 fareproducts: the Round-the-World Fare, Circle Asia Fare, CircleNorth Asia Fare, Circle Pacific Fare, Africa Airpass, AsiaAirpass, China Airpass, Europe Airpass, Japan Airpass,Middle East Airpass, North America Airpass, South PacificAirpass <strong>and</strong> Thail<strong>and</strong> Airpass.Overview of Star Alliance Circle North Asia Fares:Country of departure Currency Class 4,800 Miles 6,600 MilesChina CNY First 15,560 19,560China CNY Business 11,760 14,750China CNY Economy 7,370 9,920Hong Kong SAR HKD First 17,680 22,240Hong Kong SAR HKD Business 13,370 16,760Hong Kong SAR HKD Economy 8,380 10,560Japan JPY First 337,000 450,000Japan JPY Business 251,000 334,000Japan JPY Economy 170,000 223,000Korea KRW First 2,966,100 4,310,700Korea KRW Business 2,237,400 3,084,000Korea KRW Economy 1,641,100 2,139,600September/ October ’0941

Ülkemizin üç yanı deniz amabizde kruvaziyer turizmineredeyse hiç yok. İstanbul,Kuşadası ve Marmaris’e yazsezonunda haftada birkaçkez yanaşan yabancı yolcugemileri de olmasa bu turizmçeşidini hiç bilemeyecegiz.1980 yıllarda Yunan,Rus veİtalyan gemileri ile yapılanAkdeniz ve Ege yolculuklarıartık Carnival, Celebrity,Royal Caribbean… gibikruvaziyer devlerinin de busulara girmesiyle rekabetihızl<strong>and</strong>ırdı ve uygun fiyatlargemi turlarının popularitesiniarttırdı.Türkiyede 42 yıldır bukurulusların gemileriile kravaziyer turizminöncülüğünü yapan TuraTurizm ile 10 yıl kadarönce Yunan adalarını geziptanımıştık. Bu yıl 10 yılaradan sonra Ege adalarınıve adalardaki değişimitekrar görmek üzere yinegemi turlarının uzmanı TuraTurizmin kapısını çaldık.GemiyleYunanAdalarına...10yıl önce yine Tura Turizm ile Yunan ‘’ Louis HellenicCruises’’ un The Aegean Pearl isimli gemisi ileyaptığımız turu bu yıl daha büyük ve yeni gemisiCristal ile gerçekleştirdik. Cristal 160m uzunluğunda 25meninde 1.400 yolcu kapasiteli bir gemi.317 si geminin dışabakın kabini ile toplam 480 kabine sahip Kabinler 2-3 ve 4kişilik. Gemide açık kapalı restoranlar, barlar, yüzme havuzu,casino, sinema salonu, her akşam değişik showların yapıldığıTiyatro salonu, disco, sağlık ve güzellik merkezi, oyun salonu,kütüphane, alışveriş mağazaları, internet odası…gibi bir tesisteolabilecek tüm bölümler mevcut. Limana yanaşsın ya da seyirhalinde olsun sabah saat 8 den gece yarısına kadar gemininbu olanaklarından yararlanmak mümkün. Tüm bu olanaklardagerçekleşecek etkinlikler her akşam yayınlanıp odanızabırakılan ertesi günün gazetesi ile size duyuruluyor. Bu günlükgazeteniz ile Geminin uğrayacağı adalar hakkında bilgiler, bu

DESTINASYONMikonosMikonos Adası Yunan adalarının en ünlü adalarından biri.. Ege denizindeen renkli gece hayatı ve eğlence mekanları bu adada. Beyaz renkli darsokaklari ve küp seklindeki evleriyle her ziyaretçinin ilgisini çekiyor.Yunanistan’in en gösterişli adalarından biri olan Mikonos 1615 yılındaadalarda organize edilen turlar, yok eğer gemidendışarıya çıkmayacaksanız saat saat geminin çeşitliyerlerinde gerçekleştirilen yemek yapma kurslarınd<strong>and</strong>ans kurslarına kadar etkinlikleri öğrenebiliyorsunuz.Yani gemide sıkılma şansınız yok. Herkese, herkesinarzusuna göre bir faaliyet var. Yemekler alakart veaçık büfe şeklinde arzunuza göre bol ve çok çeşitli.Tüm yemekler gemi için ödenilen tur fiyatının içinde.Siz yalnızca içeceklere para ödüyorsunuz. Bufiyatlar da 5 yıldızlı bir tesisimizde ödenilen fiyatlarınçok altında. Sonuçta gemi turu tam pansiyon otelkonaklamanızla eşdeğer. Tura Turizmin bir haftalıkYunan adaları turları Istanbul’dan başlıyor. Daha kısatur arzu ederseniz Kuşadasından gemiye binmenizgerekiyor. Pazar günü 17.30 da İstanbul’dan hareketeden Cristal ertesi gün saat 15 de Mikonos adasınaulaşıyor.kurulmuş. Kumsallarıyla ünlü olan bu ada’nın en iyi kumsalı güneykıyısında yer alıyor. Mikonos kasabasından 4 kilometre mesafedeolan bu kumsalın adı Platis Gialos. Arkasında otel ve restaurantlarınyer aldığı bu kumsal Ada’nın başlıca plajı. Mıkonos; daracık sokakları,beyaz evleri, yollara taşmış pembe, beyaz çiçekleri ile bir Ege klasiği.En sıra dışı özelliği ise Ada’da yer alan Çıplaklar Kampı. Yunan adalarıiçerisindeki en çılgın yaşam tarzına sahip adadır. Sabah saatlerine kadarhiç durmadan hareket ve eğlence dolu barlar, gece kulüpleri, eğlencemerkezleri ve müzikli restoranlar kısacası hareket bulabileceğiniz her şeybu adadadır. Bunların yanı sıra renkli balkonları ile sokakları süsleyenbembeyaz badanalı evleri ve rıhtım boyunca uzanan değirmeler,Mikonos adasında Yunan kültürünü bir başka yaşatır. Mikonos adasıözellikle dünya sosyetesinin en uğrak yeridir. Gece hayat ve eğlence buadada her şeydir. Tatil, gezi, alışveriş ve eğlence aktivitelerinin yanı sıradalış severler içinde tercih edilebilecek bir adadır. Eğer dalış sporlarıyapıyorsanız Paradise Beach’deki dalış noktalarında bu aktivitelerigerçekleştirebilirsiniz. Dalış yapmak istiyorsanız yine bu bölgedeki dalışkurslarında eğitim alarak hocalar eşliğinde dalgıçlık yapabilirsiniz.Balayıçiftlerinin de uğrak yerlerinden biri olan Mikonos balayı tatili konusundaçiftlere de değişik imkanlar sağlayabiliyor. Balayı çiftlerine özel otellerinkonforunun yanı sıra otel manzaraları da müthiş güzelliklere sahip.Özellikle de gün batımını görmeye değer. Mikonos tatil, balayı, eğlence,deniz, kum ve plaj gibi aktiviteleri yaşayabileceğiniz hareketli bir Yunanadalarından birisidir. Gemimiz Cristal gece 23.30 da Patmos’a doğruyola çıkıyor.September / October’0943

DESTINASYONPatmosSalı günü saat 06.45 de Patmos açıklarına demirleyengemimizden teknelerle karaya ulaşıyoruz. İncilyazarlarından Aziz Johannes tarafından keşfedilenve İncilin önemli mesajlarını bu adada yazdığı içinhrıstiyanlar tarafından hac ziyaretleri yapılan adanıntepesinde Aziz Johannes Manastırı görülecekyerlerin başında geliyor. Bembeyaz evleri ile tipikAkdeniz mimarisini ve kültürünü yansıtan Patmos,bir yeryüzü cenneti. feribotlar, yatlar ve gezi teknelerigenellikle, Ada’nın merkez ve liman şehri olanSkala’da demirliyor. Çok şık ve lüks bir havaya sahipolan şehirde çok sayıda hediyelik eşya dükkanı vebutik var. Lim<strong>and</strong>an Ada’nın kumsallarına hergünküçük tekne turları düzenleniyor. Bugünkü rotamızdabizim limanımız Kuşadası da var. Patmos da 3.5 saatkalan gemimiz 14.39 da Kuşadasına varıyor ve 20 dede Rodos için tekrar hareket ediyor.44September / October’09

DESTINASYONRodosSaat 7 de Rodos Adası limanınavaran gemimiz en uzun konaklamayısaat 17.30 a kadar bu adadayapıyor. Rodos Yunan Adaları’nınen büyüğüdür, tepelerin eteklerindeaçan gülleri ile Güllerin Adası diyede anılır ve plajları ile ünlüdür.Yürüyüşe elverişli sahiller Elli Plajıve Ixıa Plajı’nda bulunmaktadır.Ilık denizi ve güzel kumsallarınınyanı sıra Rodos Adası’nda bulun<strong>and</strong>alış merkezleri dalgıçlık hobisibulunanlar için oldukça elverişlidir.Bu sayede dalış zevkini yunanadalarında yaşamak isteyenler içinRodos Adası uğrak bir yer halinegelmiştir. Ayrıca adada rüzgarsörfü yapmak isteyenler içindegeniş imkan ve aktivite seçeneklerimevcuttur. Milattan önce 5. ile3. Yüzyıllar arasında önemli birmerkez olan Rodos, hem Romahem de Bizans imparatorluklarınınbir parçası idi. Ada daha sonra St. Jean şövalyeleri tarafındanele geçirildi ve 1519 yılına kadar şövalyelerin yaşadığı şehiroldu. Yeni Rodos kenti kuruluşunu 1920’li yıllarda tamamladı.Çeşitli bölgelerden oluşan yeni Rodos kentinde İtalyan etkisihakim. Kentin batı kıyısı, hareketli sokakları ve kalabalıkkumsalıyla dikkat çeker. Yılda 1 milyondan fazla turiste evsahipliği yapan Rodos da canlı gece hayatı ile tanınır. Rodosana limanı Rodos şehri olarak bilinir. Burası Old Town veNew Town olarak ayrılmıştır. New Town’da Rodos Adası’nınen güzel plajı bulunur. Lindos ve Kamiros en çok turiste evsahipliği yapan bölgelerdir. Adanın batı bölümünde eğlencemekanları, hareketli sokaklar ve güzel kumsallara sahip plajlarbulunmaktadır. 1920 yılında modernleşen Rodos Adası 5.yüzyılda Bizans ve Roma İmparatorluğu hakimiyetindeydi. 15.yüzyılda ise ST.Jean şövalyeleri bu adada yaşadı. Rodos Adasışimdi ise bu kültürlerden kalan mimariler ve tarihsel kalıntılarile antik ve güzel bir görünüme sahiptir. Gemimizin bir sonrakidurağı Girit adası.September / October’0945

DESTINASYONGirit10 yıl once Heraklion şehrine yanaşan gemimizbu kez küçük bir kasaba olan Aya Nikola’ya saat7 de yanaştı. Mirebelle köyünün merkezindebulunan Aya Nikola masmavi denizi kasabayiçevreleyen küçük koyları, dar sokaklarındayerleşik turistik mağazaları, barları ve kafeleriile çok şirin bir kasaba. Kasaba merkezinegiren denizin oluşturduğu bir göl ve etrafınıçevreleyen restoranlar çok hoş. Saat 11 deSantorini için hareket edecek gemimizin bu şirinkasabada kısa süre kalmasına üzülüyoruz.46September / October’09

DESTINASYONSantoriniSantorini Dünyadaki ünlü balayı adalarındanbirisidir. Balayı çiftleri kraterin müthiş günbatımı manzarası eşliğinde nikahlarını yaparakunutulmaz bir balayı tatili geçirirler. Binlerceyıl önce volkanik bir patlama sonucu oluşankrater adanın turizmde en çok tercih edilenyer olmasına sebep olmuştur. Adanın bukrater görünümü hilale benzediğinden mistikve güzel bir tatil keyfi yaşamak isteyenleriçin Santorini adası 1 numaralı seçenektir.Aynı zam<strong>and</strong>a mitolojik bir tarihe sahipolan Santorini Adası’nda bazı arkeologlartarafından bir zamanlar Atlantislilerin yaşadığıdüşünülmüştür. Adanın tamamı turizm üzerinekuruludur Her yıl 1 milyon turist Santorinikraterini görmek için bu adaya gelir. Siyahkum sahillerinin yukarısında volkanik kayalaratutunan beyaz köyleriyle ünlü Santorini Adası,adını 13. Yüzyilda Azize Irene’den almış.Ada’daki en önemli yerler Akrotiri, Antik Thira,Fira ve Oia bölgeleri. Adanın merkezi olan Fira,1956 depreminden sonra yeniden kuruldu.Harika bir manzaraya sahip olan bu merkez,küçük liman Skala Fira’ya 580 basamakuzaklıkta. Bu limana teleferik veya basamaklarüzerinden katırlarla ulaşılıyor. Adanın üçüncübüyük limanı olan Oia depremden sonrageleneksel bir yerleşim birimi halini almiş.Santorini adasında dilerseniz lim<strong>and</strong>an kalkanbotlarla kraterin ortasında bulunan adalaragiderek turlara katılabilirsiniz. Adalarda şifalıolarak bilinen sular bulunmaktadır. Bu sulardayüzebilir ve dinlenebilirsiniz. Adanın bir simgesihaline gelen eşek taksiler ile yolculuk yapmayıihmal etmeyin. Santorini Adası şarapları ileünlüdür Buradaki bağ sahipleri cüzi bir ücretkarşılığında mezede sunarak şaraplarınıtattırma fırsatını verir. Adada yemek zevkinimüthiş bir görünüme sahip krater manzarasıeşliğinde bir restor<strong>and</strong>a yaşayabilirsiniz. AyrıcaSantorini Adası gece hayatında MikonosAdasından bir sonraki duraktır. Birbirlerine kısamesafeler uzaklığındaki eğlence mekânlarındagüzel vakit geçirmenize olanak tanır Santorinibalayı, tatil, eğence, gezi, yemek, romantizm,tur ve gezi gibi aktiviteleri yaşayabileceğiniz enpopüler Yunan adasıdır. Ünlü gün batımını dagördükten sonra 3 saat kaldığımız adaya vedaediyoruz.September / October’0947

DESTINASYONPİRE (Atina)Ve son durağımız Atina’nın limanı Pire.Lim<strong>and</strong>a fazlaca bişey olmadığında hemen320 dakika mesafedeki Atina merkezinegeçiyoruz. Atina, Yunanistan’ın başkenti ve Batıuygarlığının doğduğu kent. Eski uygarlıklarınve yeni uygarlıkların harmanl<strong>and</strong>ığı kentlerdenbiri. Akrapolis ve Atina’nın Altın Çağ’ındansayısız örnek sunan. çok yeni açılan müzesive Milli Arkeoloji müzesi mutlaka görülmelidir.Geleneksel mimarinin ve tavernaların bulunduğuPlaka’yı ve Monastiraki’yi görmeden geridönmemenizi tavsiye ederiz. Ve 1 hafta herseyahette zamanın hızla aktığı gibi yine çokçabuk geçti. Saat 16 da İstanbul limanı içinhareket eden gemimiz bizi ertesi gun akşamüzeri tekrar ülkemize geri getirecek.Yunan adaları birbirine çok yakın ikiülkenin tam ortasında.Yunanlılar ve Türkler iki farklı milletdenoluşuyor ama aynı deniz, aynı iklimpaylaşılıyor.Dogal olarak aynı ürün,aynı doğal hayat, çağlar boyuncaortak bir tarih ve çok benzer mutfakkültürüne sahip insanlar.Nisan ile Eylül aylari arasindagerçeklestirilen gemi turları ile Yunanadalarına gitmenizi öneriyoruz.Tura Turizm : Cumhuriyet Cad. No: 133/A Elmadağ – İstanbulTel : 0212 241 27 00 (Pbx) Fax : 0212 241 29 89 info@turaturizm.com.tr48September / October’09

BÜLTENTanıtım ve Reklam için45 milyon ABD doları Harc<strong>and</strong>ın‌ Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Ertuğrul Günay, bakanlığı tarafından reklam-tanıtımkampanyalarının 6 ülke grubunda yürütüldüğünü belirtirken halen tanıtım ve reklam için 45milyon ABD doları harc<strong>and</strong>ığını bildirdi. Günay, 2009 reklam ihalesinde internet sitelerininpayının yaklaşık yüzde 10 olduğunu belirterek Yahoo’dan 2009 yılı için de teklif istendiğinibildirdi. Günay şu bilgileri verdi: “Her ülkenin seyahati yönlendiren internet sitelerinde dereklam kampanyaları yürütülmektedir. Örneğin aylık 55 milyon ziyaretçisi bulunan dünyanınen büyük online seyahat acentası Expedia’nın en yaygın olarak kullanıldığı ülkeler olanİngiltere, Almanya, Fransa, Holl<strong>and</strong>a, ABD ve İtalya’daki sitelerinde Mart-Aralık 2008 tarihleriarasında çeşitli reklam faaliyetleri yürütülmüştür. Avrupa’nın nüfusu 809 milyon, internetkullanıcısı sayısı 337 milyon 878 bin 613 kişi, internet kullanıcı sayısının nüfusa oranı yüzde41,7 olup internet kullanıcılarının toplamdaki oranı ise yüzde 27,2’dir. Expedia projesindereklamların yürütüldüğünü ülkelerde görüldüğü gibi, internet kullanımının yaygınlığı onlinereklamların yürütüleceği ülkelerin belirlenmesinde önemli bir kriterdir.”Prof. İrfan Arıkan’dan Avusturya’da Türkiye Tanıtımın‌ Avusturya’nın Krems şehrinde 6-10 Temmuz tarihlerinde IMCFachhochschule Krems bünyesinde gerçekleşen “International Day”kapsamında Türkiye ve İstanbul tanıtımı yapıldı. Skal Türkiye ve İstanbulKulübü üyesi Prof. İrfan Arıkan tarafından yapılan tanıtım büyük ilgi gördü.(FH KREMS-University of Applied Sciences/Austria) her yıl “Junge Uni”(Genç Üniversite) adı altında 11-14 yaş grubundaki öğrencilere yönelikbir haftalık bir etkinlik düzenliyor.Bu etkinlik kapsamında 10 Temmuz’da bir“international day” yapılıyor. Bu etkinlik kapsamında Skal Türkiye ve İstanbulÜyelerinden Prof. İrfan Arıkan’dan, Fransa, ispanya, Çin ve Rusya’dan gelenhocaların yanı sıra Türkiye ile ilgili bir ders yapması istendi. Arıkan’ın Skalİstanbul sponsorluğunda gerçekleşen Türkiye ve İstanbul ile ilgili tanıtımınailgi büyüktü. Bu tanıtım kapsamında dağıtılan lokum, Türk kahvesi ve nazarboncukları büyük beğeni topladı. Etkinlikte ayrıca İstanbul’la ilgili küçük biryarışma düzenlendi. İstanbul Hava Limanının adını bilenler arasında yapılançekilişte bir talihli ailesiyle birlikte Skal İstanbul Kulübü’nün hediyesi olan, TheMarmara Oteli’ nde bir hafta sonu double oda ödül kaz<strong>and</strong>ı. Çekiliş “küçükşans melekleri” tarafından yapıldıktan sonra, talihli öğrenciye ödülünü İrfanArıkan takdim etti. İrfan Arıkan, yaptığı açıklamada, bu tanıtımdaki yardımve desteğinden dolayı Skal İstanbul Başkanı Kemal Özyiğit, Feza Solaklarve Hakan Babila’ya teşekkürlerini sundu. Avusturya’da yapılan bu etkinliğinbüyük ilgi görmesi üzerine, gelecek yıl da tekrarlanması istendi.Turizmin En Büyüklerin‌Capital Dergisi’nin bu yıl 12’ncisini yaptığı araştırmadanönemli mesajlar çıktı. 2008 yılında En Büyük 500 kulübünegirişin çıtası yükseldi. 2007’de 98,3 milyon dolarla son bulanliste, bu yıl yüzde 19’luk artışla 117,3 milyon dolarla kap<strong>and</strong>ı. Türk ekonomisi 7 yıllık büyümenin ardından,ilk kez 2008’de yılın ilk 3 çeyreğinde yüzde 6,2 küçüldü. Yılın tamamı ise yüzde 1,1 büyüme ile kap<strong>and</strong>ı ancak turizm yüzde 94oranında büyüdü. En Büyük 500 Şirket sıralamasında turizm sektöründen 6 şirket yer aldı. Tez Tour 113’üncü sıraya yerleşerek,turizm alanındaki en büyük şirketler sıralamasında birinci oldu. Setur genel sıralamada 159’uncu olarak turizm kategorisindeikinci, Albayrak Turizm ise 195’inci olarak turizm kategorisinin üçüncüsü oldu. Trek Turizm genel sıralamada 264’üncü, ETSTur 322’nci, VİSTA ise 293’üncü sıraya yerleşerek, En Büyük 500 listesindeki turizm kategorisinin 4, 5 ve 6’ncılığını paylaştılar.En Hızlı Büyüyen 25 şirket arasında da 3 turizm yatırımı yapan kuruluş yer aldı. TAV Tepe-Akfen cirosunu yüzde 128 arttıraraklistenin 7’ncisi oldu. Şirket, 2007’de 386 milyon 985 bin 268 TL olan cirosunu, 2008’de 882 milyon 248 bin 450 TL’ye çıkarttı. Bulistede 20’nci olarak turizm sektörünün ikincilik tahtına oturan Tez Tour ise cirosunu 391 milyon 781 bin 449 TL’den 687 milyon386 bin 714 TL’ye çıkartma başarısını göstererek yüzde 75.5 büyüdü. TAV Havalimanları İşletmesi ise cirosunu 865 milyon 952bin 243 TL’den 1 milyar 466 milyon 323 bin 109 TL’ye çıkartarak 23’üncü sıra ile turizm sektörünün üçüncüsü oldu. Şirket aynızam<strong>and</strong>a bu rakamlarla sınıf atlayarak milyarder’ler kulübüne katıldı.September / October’0949

50KISA KISA...Yöneticiler• Ertuğrul Karaoğlu ASTA Türkiye bölümü başkanlığına seçildi.• Dedeman Trimontium Princess Plovdiv “Genel Müdürlüğü” görevine Ahmet T. Doğangün at<strong>and</strong>ı.• Sarhan Keyder Elite World otel GM yardımcısı olarak at<strong>and</strong>ı.• Arcan Bayraktaroğlu Courtyard Marriott Havaalani oteline satış ve pazarlamadan sorumluGM yardımcısı oldu.• Neslihan Uğurlu Mövenpick otel Istanbul satış direktörü oldu.• Ahmet Arslan Ritz Carlton -Business Travel- bölümünün satış direktörlüğüne at<strong>and</strong>ı.• Melike Dogruer Eminönü Amisos otel genel müdürü oldu• Erkan Serbest ByOtell de Banquet müdürlüğüne, Mete Eken F&B müdürlüğüne getirildi.September / October’09KISA...KISA...• Aytekin Güç BW The President otel de F&B müdürlüğüne at<strong>and</strong>ı.• Rüçhan Dağçınar Marmaris Green Platan otel GM ü oldu.• Mehmet Murat Courtyard by Marriott Istanbul satış ve pazarlama direktörü oldu .Tesisler• Fethiye’deki Majesty Club Tuana Park Tatil Köyü, National Britannia tarafından hijyen konusunda altınsertifika ile ödüllendirildi.• Çeşme Marina’nın temeli Eylül ayında atılıyor.• Alaçatı Solto Hotel, 13 Temmuz ‘da açıldı.• Çırağan Palace Kempinski yeni sanat sezonuna geniş kültür ve sanat aktivitileri ile girdi.• Midtown otel ISO belgesi aldı.• Kavacık Çiftlik Caddesi üzerinde hizmete giren Petit Pain Patisserie ürünleriyle beğeni topluyor.• Feriye Lokantası Topkapı sarayında da açılacak.• İkinci D-Marin Bodrum Turgutreis’ten sonra 75 milyon dolarlık yatırımla, Didim’de açıldı.Havayollar›• THY 7adet 777-300ER siparisi verdi.• Air France’in Airbus A380 uçuşları başladı.• THY Türk St<strong>and</strong>ardları Entitüsü TSE’den kalite belgesi aldı.• Jet Airways in jet Privilege uyeleri THY uçuşlarından da mil kazanıyor.• THY Jakarta uçuşları başladı.• Delta ABD uçuşlarında 22Eylül-31 Aralık arasında büyük promosyonlar uyguluyor.• Baboo, Air France ile “code share” Anlaşması İmzaladı.• Etihad İstanbul uçuşları 1 Kasım’dan itibaren haftada 5 e yükselecek.• Emirates Dubai uçuşlarında 15 Eylül’e kadar First Class Uçanlara 2 gece, Business uçanlara 1 gece bedava5 yıldız Burj Dubai otel konaklaması veriyor.Acentalar• TÜRSAB Fethiyede yapılması planlanan çimento fabrikasına karşı çıkıyor.• Odeon Tours ile Holl<strong>and</strong>a Tourmax-Beach Holidays arasındaki anlaşma sona erdi.• Öger Tur’a Top Travel ödülü verildi.• Setur parolu kart sahiplerine yüzde 30’a varan indirimler ve taksit seçenekleri sunuyor.• Prontotur bayram icin yeni yurtdışı programları yaptı.• Lux seyahatler sunan Bradipo temmuz sonunda Abdi İpekçi Caddesi 25-Nişantaşı, adresinde bir kokteylile hizmete girdi. Tel (+90) 212 368 80 16 Fax (+90) 212 231 17 13istanbul@bradipotravel.com www.bradipotravel.com50• Odeon Tours, 2009 yılı Erken Rezervasyon Kampanyası boyunca 35 bin yerli tatilciyi yüksek misafirmemnuniyeti odaklı tatil anlayışı ile buluşturdu.• Odeon Tours ile Holl<strong>and</strong>a Tourmax-Beach Holidays arasındaki anlaşma sona erdi.• Maestro DMC, Akgünler, Armada, Tour Plus, Cyprus Premier ve Cyprus Paradise markalarını Kuzey KıbrısTürk Cumhuriyeti’ nin en büyük Turizm Grubu olarak tek bir çatı altında topladı.EYLÜL14-15 BIT - Lima18-20 JATA-WTF - Tokyo22-24 Mibex Crocus - Moskova22-24 Leisure Krasnaya - Moskova22-25 Leisure Crocus - Moskova22-25 PATA Travel Mart - Hangzhou25-27 Leisure - Astana25-27 T&T - VarşovaFUARLAREKİM06-08 Travel Mart - Kiev08-10 AWTTE - Beirut14-16 CIS - St. Petersburg16-18 TTG - Rimini21-24 ABAV - Rio de Janerio21-24 TOUR SALON - Poznan29-01 PHILOXENIA - Selanik31-03 FIT - Buenos AiresJanuary/February’08January/February’08TUR - GoteburgMAP - ParisMITT - MoscowVeUITT - KievKISA...KISA...Turizm fuarlar›nda. TRAVEL MAGAZINEHaber ve reklamlar›n›z›nyay›n› için son gün 22.fiubat.2008Kasım / Aralık SayısıÜcretsiz MADI abone - Pragolun<strong>Focus</strong> on Travel News WTM Art›k - Londra Hergun Bilgisayar›n›zdawww.ftnnews.comReisemarkt - KölnILTM – CannesNew <strong>Focus</strong> Mart/Nisan ’08ITB - BerlinTurizm fuarlarında dağıtılacakHaber ve ReklamlarınızınYayını için TUR son - gün Goteburg 26.Ekim.2009www.ftnnews.comMAP - ParisMITT - MoscowVeUITT - KievTurizm fuarlar›nda.Haber ve reklamlar›n›z›nyay›n› için son gün 22.fiubat.2008Ücretsiz abone olun<strong>Focus</strong> on Travel News Art›k Hergun Bilgisayar›n›zdawww.ftnnews.comWORLD TRAVEL GUIDE&DIARY20092009 Turizm Pazarlaman›z içinWorld Travel Guide & Diary'09- Dünyadaki tüm turizm örgütlerininAdres, tel,fax, web ve e-mail adresleri.- Türkiye ile turizm ilişkileri olan50 ülkenin tüm turizm bilgileri- 2009 yılında Dünyada gerçekleşecek1000 turizm etkinliğinin tarih vebaşvuru adresleri…World Travel Guide gibi bilgileri & Diary’2010bulacağınızHAZIRLANIYOR- DünyadakiWorldtümTravelturizmGuideörgütlerinin& Diary'09Adres, tel,fax, web veSiparişlerinize-mail adresleri.için- Türkiye ile turizm Tel:0216 ilişkileri 391 3795 olan50 ülkenin tüm turizm bilgileri- 2010 yılında Dünyada ozge@smpublication.comgerçekleşecek1000 turizm etkinliğinintarih ve başvuru adresleri…gibi bilgileri bulacağınızWorld Travel Guide & Diary’2010 [Siparişleriniz şçinTel:0216 391 3795 ozge@smpublication.com2009 Turizm Pazarlaman›z içinwww.ftnnews.comTüm Arab Ülkeleri ve Türk TurizmiArasında bir Köprü KurdukWorld Travel Guide & Diary'09Online Newsletter - Dünyadaki tüm turizm örgütlerininAdres, tel,fax, web ve e-mail adresleri.- Türkiye ile turizm ilişkileri olanArab Turkish Travel 50 Gazetteülkenin tüm turizm bilgileri- 2009 yılında Dünyada gerçekleşecekwww.arabturkishtravel.com 1000 turizm etkinliğinin tarih vebaşvuru adresleri…şngilizce ve Arabca Haberlerinizi gibi bilgileri bekliyoruz!bulacağınızWorld Travel Guide & Diary'09Siparişleriniz içinTel:0216 391 3795ozge@smpublication.com•••••••••KI•••••••••••••••F04081010111112•010506• 08• 12• 14•14•••F0408101011111201050608121414

C M Y CM MY CY CMY K