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WTMeurope Turkish Culture & Tourism Office announces new social media campaign as continuing to promote Turkey's range of Blue Flag beaches and marinas and spa/thermal offerings. The plan, to be put in action from 2014, is to boost total arrivals from 35.7 to 50million by 2023, the year that marks the centenary
THE VIEW from The Shard (UKI209) will be undertaking a series of activities during WTM with highlights including opportunities to join the team at the stand for a special tasting of their own branded Champagne at 17:00 on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th and meeting representatives to learn more about the attraction and discuss potential partnership opportunities.
anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. The TCTO has also announced a new social media address to accompany a new social media campaign. By following @GoToTurkeyUK on Twitter,
Credit: The View from the Shard
THE TURKISH Culture and Tourism Office has announced that next year it will focus on cultural travel, including archaeology and its new UNESCO sites, arts and music, gourmet travel, fashion, design, literature and architecture - as well
users have the chance to win a trip to Istanbul and find out about the city's new developments in the lead up to the festive season and beyond. For more information see www.gototurkey.co.uk or visit stands EM800 and EM850.
Poland invites agents to 'Come and find your story' THE POLISH National Tourist Office is inviting the trade to its stand to 'Come and find your story', a new campaign that highlights the destination's culture through unique photographic scenes. Agents are also being invited to attend a networking party on Tuesday November 5 from 17:00-20:00 on the Poland Stand EM450. RSVP to agnieszka.bigaj@poland.travel
GNTO launches new campaigns and focused marketing themes THE GERMAN National Tourist Office has announced its tourism campaigns for 2014 including two major new tourism initiatives and themes for the coming year. They include a new ‘Royal’ holiday route and travel website, the ‘Royal Heritage Route’ to mark the 300th anniversary in 2014 of the Hanoverian succession to the thrones of the UK and Ireland; and Discover Germany BarrierFree - a new, multi-media campaign and travel website to promote ‘Barrier Free’ (accessible) travel for the UK and Ireland market. Focused editorial themes include a major cultural focus for next year highlighting Germany’s 38 World Heritage Sites and a major sustainability initiative. In addition to the
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campaigns launched by the tourist office, WTM will showcase a range of major initiatives by UK organisations such as Historic Royal Palaces, The British Library and the British Museum throughout 2014, which will be in keeping with the GNTO’s ‘Royal’ theme. Klaus Lohmann, the tourist board's director, said: “We are delighted that Germany is currently enjoying so much interest from visitors from the UK and Ireland and, with the new initiatives planned for 2014, we are looking forward to this continuing rise in visitor numbers throughout next year and beyond.” The 'Discover Germany Barrier Free’ website can be found at www.germany.travel/barri erfree or for more information visit stand EM540.
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