New Focus Travel Magazine November 2012

November/ December’2012 No: 128

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20 th Year No: 128 November / December’2012

From the Editor Tourism is the biggest industry of our century. About a billion people travel every year and 250 million people are employed in this industry. Countries race with each other to receive more tourism income. Tourism is an economical event that grows every year. However, beside the positive outcomes, there are negative ones as well.

Fast growth of global tourism affects natural resources negatively.

The resources that tourism industry uses are resources which can’t renew themselves. Among the first act for tourism’s negative effects is to avoid damaging the environment. For the sustainable tourism, natural resources, environmental and ecological balances must be observed. In order to conserve resources and transfer to future generations, the diversity of tourism such as sustainable tourism, alternative tourism, eco-tourism, green tourism, nature tourism should be increased.

In this issue, we believe you will enjoy reading 2023 Turkish Tourism Strategies and plans for Sustainable Tourism.

Turkey’s tourism awareness for sustainable tourism in the race to become one of the leading countries in the world is a striving act in being a model country.

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TÜSİAD : Sustainable Tourism is Future Trend

The Mediterranean, which includes the Turkish coastline, runs the risk of being completely polluted in 100 years, says TÜSİAD Chairwoman Ümit Boyner. For Turkey to achieve a five to six percent yearly growth rate, the country needs to promote sustainable development in all areas including energy and sustainable tourism, says TÜSİAD Chairwoman Ümit Boyner.

A large portion of Turkey’s tourism sector is found along its coastline and without a sustainable tourism model to protect the country’s natural environments, Turkey is jeopardizing its future for tourism, said the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) “Sustainable Tourism” report. The report suggested that Turkey implement strategies like the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) “Integrated Zone Management” project to promote sustainable urban planning and environment protection practices in order to beef up Turkey’s coastal tourism and ensure its future sustainability.

The report also stressed that architectural projects should

take into account Turkey’s historical sites and should be built in accordance with the existing landscape, in order to protect Turkey’s cultural tourism. TÜSİAD Chairwoman Ümit Boyner, who spoke at the unveiling of the report yesterday, said the “sustainable development” was the trend of the future. She noted that if Turkey wants to achieve a five to six percent growth rate per year in the coming period, it needs to focus on finding alternative energy resources, reduce greenhouse gases and at the same time focusing on growth. As part of this effort, TÜSİAD has prepared its report on “Sustainable Tourism,” she said. Boyner said that tourism currently accounts for 9.1 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP) of 2012 and is a market with a turnover of $6.5 trillion, employing 260 million people.“If we use these numbers as a base, we can see that the tourism sector is one of the propelling forces for global investment and employment. In ten years, we expect this number to reach $10 trillion, accounting for 10 percent of global GDP, employing 356 million people,” she said. The Mediterranean, which Turkey is a part of, runs the risk of being completely polluted in 100 years and that is why all the countries that are bordering the Mediterranean need to come up with sustainability programs and a common understanding, she noted. Boyner also said that seasonality was one of the Turkish tourism sector’s handicaps. “Tourism in Turkey take place during a certain period of the year and this has negative ramifications on the country’s economy and sustainability,” she said, stressing that the country needs an alternative tourism strategy and a government policy. She also explained that a future road map would require the close cooperation of the public and private sector in terms of strategic planning of sustainability efforts.

Turkey Received Top Honours at World Travel Awards

Europe’s travel elite have walked off with top honours at a World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony hosted at the new Conrad Algarve on Saturday 6th October 2012.

Lufthansa, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, DFDS Seaways, Disneyland Paris and Norwegian Cruise Line were among the brands to emerge victorious at WTA’s Europe Ceremony

2012. A packed delegation of VIPs, senior tourism figures and international media travelled from 35 nations to attend the event, which was held in partnership with Conrad Algarve and Turismo do Algarve. It was an evening of sweet success for countries across the continent. Still basking in Olympic glory, London fended off competition from the likes of Venice, St Petersburg, Stockholm, Madrid, Prague and Paris to win the coveted title of “Europe’s Leading City Break Destination”.

Meanwhile Hôtel Le Bristol (Paris) nudged ahead of Hotel Cipriani (Venice), The Dorchester (London), Four Seasons Hotel Milano and Grand Hotel Europe (St Petersburg) to claim the title of “Europe’s Leading Hotel”. Turkey’s ascendancy up the tourism order was acknowledged with The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism named “Europe’s Leading Tourist Board”.

The nation’s leading-edge hotels also scooped a series individual awards, including “Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel” (Mardan Palace), “Europe’s Leading Luxury Resort” (Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa) and “Europe’s Leading New Luxury Hotel” (Angel’s Peninsula). Hospitality veteran and founder of Hoar Cross Hall, Stephen Joynes MBE was honoured with a “Lifetime Achievement Award”, whilst the English county of Yorkshire was given a special award for “Innovation in Marketing”.

Turks Picked Greece for Their Summer Vacations Greece was a favorite destination this summer for Turkish tourists, as 85,450 of them traveled mostly to Greek islands, while 75,189 chose Italy. Lesbos and Chios, two of the islands closest to Turkey, were the top picks and visits were made easier this year because of a more lenient visa process by the Greek government, and the lure of inexpensive accommodations and good food.Representatives of the

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Municipality of Chios said, “Our Municipality realizes there is great need to give a boost to Greece’s tourist incomes. As a result, we are going to support the Turkish people’s increasing arrival rates by every mean, to encourage them stay even longer on Chios, and to promote the island in neighboring country,” as well as trying to promote business.

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Istanbul to Have its Third Airport Soon The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Istanbul needs a third airport very soon. Currently, there are two airports: the first airport of the city; Istanbul Atatürk Airport, on the European side of the city, and second airport Sabiha Gökçen International Airport on the Asian side. Both are quite large; in 2011 Ataturk Airport had more than 37 million passengers, while the Sabiha Gökçen had over 13,688,000 passengers. The Turkish government has begun procedures to nationalize a plot of land ahead of the construction of a third Istanbul airport.

Transport Minister Binali Yıldırım said the airport would be built on the build-operate-transfer model, and that the High Planning Commission (YPK) was in the final stages of making its decision.

According to Yıldırım, the first stage of the airport’s construction will be completed by 2015, and the airport will be able to accommodate 90 million passengers in its first stage. On the other hand, General Directorate of State Airports Administration General Manager Orhan Birdal commented that after final stage the airport will be the world’s third biggest when completed

with its capacity of 150 million people. Orhan Birdal added that they expect to conclude the bidding process by the end of 2012.

“The location of the airport has been determined. It will be on the European side in the northern part of the city near the Black Sea,” added Binali Yildirim.

Korea Opened a Tourism Office in Istanbul The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has opened a branch in Istanbul to boost tourism between Turkey and South Korea.

Speaking at the opening ceremony the director general of KTO, Lee Charm, said they had opened the branch to promote relations in terms of tourism between Turkey and South Korea.

He said that to boost South Korea’s tourism sector, they had chosen Turkey. “Our target is to bring 40,000 Turkish tourists to South Korea,” said Charm, adding that tourism between Turkey and South Korea was constantly developing. Last year, the number of South Koreans visiting Turkey was up 21.5 percent to 170,000 South Koreans. At the same time, the number of Turks visiting South Korea increased 6.6 percent to 17,000. “There are 10 times more tourists from South Korea coming to Turkey.

I believe that this number will increase in line with the economic development of both countries,” he added. Charm said KTO’s number of branches had reached 32 in 20 countries.

1 Million People Visit Ephesus One million local and foreign tourists visited the Ephesus Ancient City in the first seven months of 2012. The ancient city earned 4.6 million Turkish liras (TL) from the tourists in the first seven months of the year. The Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism in Izmir, Abdulaziz Ediz reported that they expected a high rise in the number of tourists visiting the ancient city once connection is made to a seaport in the near future.

The Ephesus Ancient City is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List

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Cappadocia’s Underground Cities Host 600 Thousand Visitors Each Year In the past 17 years, Cappadocia’s underground cities of Kaymakli and Derinkuyu received 10 million tourists. Underground cities of Cappadocia were used as a hidden sheltering and worship places during different eras. Between the years of 1995-2012, underground cities of Kaymakli and Derinkuyu hosted by 10 million tourists, mainly foreign visitors. Both underground cities have several room which were used by people of old times. Kaymakli underground city’s average ceiling height is 2 metres and Derinkuyu underground city has 8 floors below the ground. Both underground cities involve rooms for providing place to stay for groups of people. Underground cities are unique to the Cappadocia region as the geological formation of the area is not similar to any other places.

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Antalya is Getting More and More Famous on International Sport Events Antalya is Turkey’s 7th largest city that stands for professionalism, experience, diversity and quality. It is a city which hosts more than 11 million foreign guests, from all over the world on yearly basis. The city has become a new star of Sport Tourism. Last year, The International Golf Travel Market and 12th IVV Olympiad of International Federation of Popular Sports have been realized in fun and friendship in Antalya. This year in April, 2012 European Weightlifting Championships, in May 2012 ITU Triathlon European Cup were successfully organized in the city. In October, Antalya will host the 8th World Championship in Fire and Rescue Sports which aims further development of firefighters and rescuers sport and popularization of the profession, advancement of professional skills and sporting practices of firefighters and rescuers, strengthening of friendly relations and international cooperation between firefighters and rescuers, firefighting and rescuing agencies and services from different countries.

Moreover, Antalya will host Tiger Woods during the Turkish Airlines World Finals Golf Tournament between 9-12 October 2012. Antalya also hosts every year the different stages of Archery World Cup. Nowadays Antalya is getting prepared to organize Archery World Cup Stage 4 in 2013 and Orienteering

Stage 1 of the World Cup in 2014. Antalya has hosted 3 WRE events up to now, and is now preparing to host the 2013 Orienteering Cup for the Confederation of Orienteering Federations of the Mediterranean Countries (COMOF) next year. Antalya also becomes the football capital of Europe during winter as more than 2000 teams use the city as their base for winter camps. In 2013 Antalya will host a stage of FIFA U 20 World Cup. Antalya, which is the capital of tourism in Turkey, is the rising star on Sport Tourism today.

Istanbul Voted Destination of the Year Istanbul was crowned Destination of the Year at the inaugural Food and Travel Reader Awards on 3 September, voted by readers of Food and Travel magazine.* Istanbul is now regarded as one of Europe’s top city-break destinations with more than 8 million visitors annually, taking its spot among

the world’s 10 most-visited cities. The only city in the world to straddle two continents, recent archaeological excavations have shown its history to date back 8000 years or so. Istanbul is this year’s European Capital for Sports as well as being one of the three candidate cities in line for the 2020 Olympics.Director of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK Tolga Tuyluoglu, who attended the gala dinner, expressed his delight by saying: “We are thrilled that Istanbul has won this prestigious award, which is even more meaningful given that it is chosen by the readers of Food and Travel themselves.Istanbul was also recently ranked 4th best destination in Europe and 7th best destination in the world, in the TripAdvisor 2012 Choice Destination Awards. *Istanbul competed against Beirut, Hong Kong, Lima, New York, Paris, Sardinia, San Sebastián (Spain), Singapore, Stockholm and Vietnam to take the top spot.

Istanbul’s First Metro Line on the Asian Side Opened The first metro line on the Asian side of Istanbul was opened

by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on August 17.

Mr. Erdoğan attended the inauguration ceremony to open the 21.7km, 16 stations Kadıköy-Kartal metro line at a ceremony at Kadıköy Square. Line M4 runs for 21·7 km from Kadiköy on the Bosporus to Kartal, with 16 stations and an end to end journey time of 32 min. The line is the first metro running on the Asian side of the city, supporting Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s plans to improve public transport in the city, which includes the expansion of light rail and metro networks to reliably service 12.5 million potential passengers. The line will carry 700,000 passengers daily. The route has connections with Turkish State Railway’s Marmaray system at Ayrılıkçeşme and the Istanbul Metrobus system at Ünalan. Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Kadir Topbaş announced, “I am proud of opening the Kadıköy-Kartal metro line and being involved in such a project since the beginning”. Passengers can travel for a 50 percent discounted fare until Republic Day on October 29. The line will be extended to a total length of 26.5 kilometres with the addition of a second track between Pendik and Kaynarca on the Asian side by the end of this year. The municipality will spend another $400 million for the completion of this second track. The trans-Bosporus Marmaray

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tunnel, which will provide a link between the high-speed Halkalı to Bulgaria line and the high-speed rail between Istanbul and Ankara when it is completed next year, will also be connected to the metro network. This will facilitate intercontinental travel for Istanbulities. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality aims to establish a 230-kilometer-long railway network for the province and help carry 5 million passengers per day by 2014.

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Troy Historical Artifacts Back in Turkey

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister announced that twentyfour pieces of jewelry comprising earrings, necklaces, diadems, bracelets and pendants, unearthed at the ancient city of Troy and kept in the American Penn Museum since 1966, were

returned to Turkey. These Troy artifacts had become famous with the Illiad and discovered during the Ottoman period. In the scope of the project of returning historical artifacts which were taken out of Turkey via illegal ways, Gunay said that they had been receiving positive results and that between the years of 1993-2003, a total of 869 artifacts were brought back to Turkey and between 2003-2007, thousand pieces were returned and since September 2007 until today, 3 thousand 336 artifacts reached Turkey. “These pieces have such importance. They are originated from Troy, which we can call the ‘Istanbul of ancient ages’ in a sense. City of Troy was destroyed nine times and but it was rebuilt. These artifacts are said to have belonged to the second period of Troy. They were unearthed during excavations carried out by the German archaeologist Schliemann. Many artifacts had been looted during this period and were smuggled to different parts of the world. Some of these artifacts were in Germany, and then went to Russia at the time of the war.

Some are currently on display at the Pushkin Museum. We’ve put forth a great effort to get them back,” Gunay said at a press conference held at the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara.

Musical Legends performed in Istanbul A number of musical legends, new and old, from jazz and classical to rock and heavy metal took stage in Istanbul at September.

Known in rock music history for hit singles like Suck My Kiss and Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers met their fans on the santralistanbul stage on September 8. Küçükçiftlik Park hosted the legend of soul, Stevie Wonder, on September 14.

The voice of the alternative culture Radio Eksen organized Istanbul’s first Alternative Music Festival on 15 September.

The line-up is announced as 2010’s NME’s best new band Bombay Bicycle Club, with 40 albums in 40 years one of the permanents of Radio Eksen’s playlists The Stranglers and one of the most important indie bands of 90’s Space. Also Belle & Sebastian, London Guns and more was on the DJ set along with Radio Eksen djs. With his unique voice and singing style,

Leonard Cohen performed at Ülker Sports Arena on the evening of September 19. Dead Can Dance was another leading music group Istanbul welcomed the evening of September 19 when Lisa Gerrard and Brandon Perry met their Istanbul fans for the first time at Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater. One of the younger generation’s favorite bands, Beirut was at Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena on September 21. The band was known especially for their blend of Balkan music and contemporary sound. Always among the top three on any list of the world’s best symphony orchestras, The Berlin Philharmonic came to Turkey for the first time as part of The Istanbul Art and Culture Foundation’s 40th anniversary celebrations. The orchestra performed at Istanbul’s Halic Congress Center on September 27 and the Izmir Efes Commercial Agora on September 28.

Istanbul’s first urban themed festival Urban Festival Istanbul, highlights the most important bands of North Europe this year. As announced so far, breaking through the boundaries of electro pop, ambient, triphop and electronic music, Grammy nominee Norwegian band Röyksopp and world renowned Danish DJ Trentemoller and one of the original Turkish bands 123 took stage at the festival with the cooperation of Lounge FM 96, FG 93.7 and Radio Oxi-Gen. The festival was on September 30, at Küçükçiftlik Park.

Turkish Team at IKA Culinary Olympics IKA/World Culinary Olympics was in Erfurt exhibition halls from 5 to 10 October 2012. Turkish team of 35 chefs attended this event and compete in 5 categories. Teams from German, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, New Zealand, Slovakia, Austria, Cyprus, Luxemburg, Norway, Sweden Wales and USA also wield their wooden spoons. President of Turkish Team Yalcin Manav said that ‘’ We were successful at last Olympics four years ago. This year I believe that we win many awards again’’. The IKA/World Culinary Olympics are known for setting innovative trends and benchmarks. In keeping with this tradition, the German Chefs’ Association, presented numerous inspiring new ideas in 2012. Two main changes were already announced on the day of the draw: Jan Gerlach, Regional Director of Customer Target Group Management HoReCa at Metro Cash & Carry Germany, outlined the new cooperation between the VKD and his company.

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“Focus on Turkish Cinema” Event Held in the Netherlands Within the framework of the celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkey and the Netherlands, an event titled “Focus on Turkish Cinema” has been held in Utrecht, the Netherlands from 26 - 30 September 2012. The event is held with the cooperation of the Istanbul Film Festival – Meetings on the Bridge and the Netherlands Film Festival – Holland Film Meeting. The second session of the Turkey – Holland Co-production Panel, the first of which was held on 12 April 2012 during the Istanbul Film Festival – Meetings on the Bridge, took place on Thursday, 27 September within the scope of the Holland Film Meeting. The speakers of the panel, which was hosted

by Holland Film Meeting Director Signe Zeilich Jensen and Head of Meetingson-the-Bridge Gülin Üstün, included İstanbul Film Festival Director Azize Tan, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism Specialist Selçuk Yavuzkanat, TRT Television Department Vice Head Tuncay Yürekli, Director and Producer Semih Kaplanoğlu (Kaplan Film), Distributor and Producer Ersan Çongar (Bir Film), Netherlands Film Fund Director Ger Bouma, Director Netherlands Film Producers Association Marjan Van Der Haan, Netherlands Ministry of Culture Senior Advisor Maarten Mulder, Berlin Brandenburg Meidenboard Fund Representative Teresa Hoefert de Turegano, as well as Producer Nadir Öperli (Bulut Film) and Co-producers Titus Kreyenberg (Una Film) and Stienette Bosklopper (Circe Films) of ‘Bizim Büyük Çaresizliğimiz’ (Seyfi Teoman, 2010), one of the co-productions realised between the two countries.

In the first section of the panel, co-production conditions and solutions to the existing problems were discussed and information on the Turkish film industry and production support issues was delivered. The event, which was open only to film professionals and representatives of institutions from Turkey and the Netherlands, was followed by one-toone meetings with the producers of Dutch projects that are in search of co-producers from Turkey. The opening reception hosted by the Istanbul Film Festival – Meetings on the Bridge

and the Netherlands Film Festival – Holland Film Meeting, held after the panel, entertained all international producers selected for the co-productions market, as well as festival guests. The directors and the producers of the projects Ana yurdu (Senem Tüzen), Güneye Bakan Duvar (Kutluğ Ataman) and Toz Bezi (Ahu Öztürk), which were selected at the Meetings-on-theBridge to participate in Holland Film Meeting co-production meetings conducted their sessions at the co-productions market. The guest speaker of the Cinema Militans Lecture event, held within the scope of the Netherlands Film Festival since 1929, was director and producer Semih Kaplanoğlu this year. The panel attracted much interest of the international filmmakers and Kaplanoğlu replied the questions of the audience following the interview which will also be featured in the Sight & Sound magazine. The ‘Egg’(Yumurta), ‘Milk’ (Süt) and ‘Honey’ (Bal) trilogy by Semih Kaplanoğlu will be shown during the festival, and also to film academy students at a closed screening. “Focus on Turkish Cinema” event realised through the support of the Government of the Republic of Turkey emerged as a major step forward in the development of the cultural relations between the two countries and heralded new co-productions to follow in the years to come.

2200 years old Ancient Theatre Excavated An ancient theatre which belongs to 2nd century B.C. has been discovered at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in Taskopru in Turkey’s northern province of Kastamonu. Lecturer at the Kastamonu University and the head of the Pompeiopolis ancient city’s excavation team, Professor Dr.Latife Summerer, told that this year’s excavation works went well and they reached the largest part of it after 6 years of effort. Professor Summerer who has been leading the excavations said that they discovered the marble steps of the ancient theatre and the architectural state of the theatre is fine too. She added that as the archaeological excavation of Pompeiopolis ancient city continues, their aim is to bring out the rest of the theatre.

Summerer stated that from 7 different countries, experts and archaeologists are involved in the excavation works and there are also students from different universities who live in Kastamonu region. Pompeiopolis ancient city remains many artifacts from Roman era. An ancient Rome commander, Pompeious, built a city on Zimbilli Hill and called the city Pompeiopolis.

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The Inaugural Istanbul Design Biennial USA, Germany, Belgium, France, Britain, Italy, Spain, and Greece. Underlining the importance of design education in Turkey, the Istanbul Design Biennial will bring university students together with the Biennial audiences through the Academic Programme. In order to encourage the participation of academia and further explore different angles on the Biennial theme “Imperfection”, the Biennial will collaborate with 74 departments of 26 universities in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Eskişehir and Northern Cyprus. Universities within the Academic Programme will display their projects at their campuses during the Biennial. The exhibitions will be open to public and free of charge. Under the scope of the pre-events programme, Istanbul Design Biennial organised a series of workshops The first Istanbul Design Biennial started at 13 October and between 22 and 27 March with an aim towards creating a continues until 12 December 2012, under the curatorship platform where various organisations, institutions, students of Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, within the framework and individuals representing the sector could meet, interact of the theme Imperfection, as suggested by Deyan Sudjic, and learn from each other. Activities based on the Biennial’s Istanbul Design Biennial advisory board member and Director theme of “Imperfection” provided opportunities for local and of the Design Museum in London. The Biennial exhibitions international professionals in creative industries and different explore creative products and projects from all disciplines brands to meet with university students and share experiences of the creative industries in major fields from urban design of thought and production processes. Approximately 250 (environmental, urban and regional planning) to architecture, interior architecture, industrial, graphic, fashion and new media university students had the opportunity to work closely with 30 international designers in 12 different workshops. All the design, as well as their subfields. Istanbul Design Biennial works, ideas, products and the entire process itself will be theme Imperfection is interpreted by the Biennial curators exhibited in various locations during the biennial. The Istanbul Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, within the framework of their Design Biennial will present a rich selection of documentary independent approaches. “Musibet” by Emre Arolat will take films in different creative fields within its film screening place at Istanbul Museum of Modern Art and “Adhocracy” by programme as of November. 18 documentary films in a wide Joseph Grima will take place at Galata Greek Primary School spectrum from architecture to fashion design, from industrial while the Academic Programme, workshops, exhibitions design, graphic design, and gastronomy to urban design will and the parallel participant’s events will be spread across be shown at Chamber of Architects, Pera Museum and French the city. 514 projects in total were selected to the Biennial Cultural Centre in Istanbul. The full programme is available at exhibitions. 236 applications are of Turkish origin while 278 http://istanbuldesignBiennial.iksv.org projects are from 48 countries around the world including the

New Exhibition at Istanbul Modern Photography Gallery Gaze - The Changing Face of Portrait Photography to be held at the Istanbul Modern Photography Gallery from October 3, 2012 to January 20, 2013. The exhibition sheds light on the 160 years of portrait photography through 72 works by 54 photographers, on loan from the Bank of America Art Collection as part of the company’s Art in our Communities™ programme. Bringing together artists associated with many of the major developments in the medium of photography, this exhibition explores the evolution of the photographic portrait in terms of technique, content and aesthetics. The exhibition Gaze traces changes in society, mind-sets, and artistic tendencies throughout the history of photography, from the first examples of portraiture to the present day. Early studio photography, some of the first depictions of war, pioneers in the genres of photojournalism and documentary photography, as well as well-known contemporary artists, are brought together through this exhibition. Curated by Sena Çakırkaya, the show not only examines portraiture but also traces the social and artistic transformations that have taken place since the emergence of photography to the present. Artists featuring in the exhibition are: Dieter Appelt, Shelby Lee Adams, Henry Clay Anderson, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Tina Barney, Erwin Blumenfeld, Mathew B. Brady, George Brassaï, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Harry Callahan, Julia Margaret Cameron, Chan Chao, Rineke Dijkstra, Andre Adolphe Eugene Disderi, Mike Disfarmer, Walker Evans, Roger Fenton, Gerrit Petrus Fieret, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Alexander Gardner, Ben Gest, Emmet Gowin, Philippe Halsman, David Octavius and Robert Adamson Hill, Lewis Wickes Hine, David Hockney, Peter Hujar, Yousuf Karsh,

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William Klein, Gertrude Käsebier, Nikki S. Lee, Hellen Van Meene, Lisette Model, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Nicholas Nixon, Arno Nollen, Bill Owens, Man Ray, James Ross & John Thomson, August Sander, Gary Schneider, Fazal Sheikh, Malick Sidibé, Aaron Siskind, W. Eugene Smith, Albert S. Southworth & Josiah Johnson Hawes, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Thomas Struth, Roman Vishniac, Weegee (Arthur H. Fellig), Carrie Mae Weems. This exhibition is part of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s art loaning programme: Art in our Communities™. The company’s art collection has grown in scope and size in recent decades with artworks from various legacy institutions, and has been converted into a unique resource from which museums and non-profit galleries may borrow complete or customised exhibitions at no cost, allowing them to expand their programmes, reach new audiences and generate vital revenue. Since its launch in late 2008, more than 50 exhibitions have been loaned to museums around the world.

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Ankara High Speed Train Station Receives only one Bid

Project of General Directorate of State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (TCDD) for building of High Speed Train Station in capital Ankara has received only one bid. The bid came from the consortium of Limak, Kolin and Cengiz construction firms. Ismail Duman who led the commission of the tender in Ankara spoke at the opening and stated that the build-operate-transfer project which previously and successfully was applied in the construction

of airports will be applied in the railways construction project for the first time. He stated that if they receive pleasing results, they will continue applying the same system on further projects.

He added that 10 firms had obtained specifications for the tender and the only bid came from Limak, Kolin and Cengiz construction consortium. According to specifications that the period of construction should not be more than two years long and after required inspections the letter of operating time will be opened in front of the press, said Duman. The new station will be built on an area of 21,600 square metres after displacing of the current railway station in Ankara. It has been planned that the new station will come up to international standards and there will be cafes and a hotel. TCDD released the tender bid of the Ankara High Speed Train Station on July 17, 2012 however it was postponed to August 28 with the demand of firms who obtained specifications. Foundations of Kolin Group of Companies was laid down in 1977 with the establishment of Kolin Construction and it is a preferred business partner in several parts of the world as well as in Turkey provides services to a wide constituency which encompasses Libya, Azerbaijan, Uganda and Serbia. LIMAK was established in 1976 with the aim of operating in engineering and construction areas. Cengiz construction first came into market in 1980 which also have numerous giant projects of construction.

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Anil Boydas Tinaz appointed as General Manager to the Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel.

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Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay, Turkey announced the appointment of Kai A.

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Renaissance Polat Erzurum Hotel appointed Leyla Olmez Altintas as Sales &Marketing Manager of the hotel.

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Bea (Beate) Berke has been appointed General Manager Turkey for Lufthansa.

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Mövenpick Hotel Ankara announced the appointment of Murat Uçan as the hotel’s

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Hilton ParkSA Hotel appoints Elif Yazoglu as General Manager.

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Funda Bezircilioglu is the new General Manager of Crowne Plaza Izmir.

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Şerif Yenen has been re-elected as the Chairman of Istanbul Tourist Guides’ Guild (IRO).

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Olivier Vetter is the new GM of Izmir Hilton.

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Erdogan Turan is the General Manager of Crystal WaterWorld Resort & Spa which

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InterContinental Hotels Turkey announced 3 appointments.Yalın Yaltıraklı appointed InterContinental Hotels as Turkey Development Manager. Hakan

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Özkaşıkçı named Turkey Design Manager, and Nehir Kaplan appointed as North, Middle, and East Europe Hotel Performance Support Manager.

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Greece to Sponsor WTM International Press Centre

World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is delighted to announce that the Greek National Tourism Organisation is once again sponsoring the WTM International Press Centre. The WTM International Press Centre gives Greece the platform to promote its tourism offering to the world through the almost 3,000 media that attend every year. On the opening day of World Travel Market, GNTO will hold their annual press conference highlighting all the new tourism initiatives they have planned for the coming year; more information is available at www.visitgreece.gr. The WTM International Press Centre is the largest recurring press

centre in the UK attracting nearly 3,000 international media from the world’s major media organisations – from trade and consumer publications across print, broadcast and the internet - throughout the four days of the event. A full comprehensive programme is in place for press including conferences covering the latest trends, travel hot spots and industry developments.

The entire events programme as well specific press events can be found in the WTM Media Diary of Events, distributed at WTM and also available online.

A hospitality area, cloakroom facilities, a dedicated working area and the exhibitor press pack area are to name a few of the other exclusive facilities on offer to ensure press can make the most out of their time at WTM. Reed Travel Exhibitions Director World Travel Market Simon Press said: “The Greek National Tourism Organisation’s renewed sponsorship of the WTM International Press Centre is a great testament to the quality of WTM and the International Press Centre. “This is the eighth consecutive year Greece has supported the WTM International Press Centre and we are delighted to continue this relationship to ensure they get the most out of their time at World Travel Market.”

GNTO Director UK & Ireland Kyriaki Boulasidou said: “Once more the Greek National Tourism Organisation is immensely proud to sponsor the press centre and facilitate Journalists passionate about tourism. “Your voice of experience is only but essential to promote such a unique and extraordinary diverse country as Greece. “We look forward to hosting you again at the forthcoming WTM 2012 and to thank you for your ongoing support.”

ILTM 2012 Opening Forum Profiles Tomorrow’s World of Luxury A high profile range of international leaders from the world of luxury will take part in a series of exclusive, conversational, one-to-one interviews at the Opening Forum of this year’s International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in Cannes on Monday 3 December. The ILTM Opening Forum launches ILTM 2012 – the annual, ‘invitation-only’ event for the world of global luxury travel, taking place from 3 – 6 December in Cannes, France.

Participating magnates leading the line up include Mr P.R.S. Oberoi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Oberoi Group and Mr Silvio Ursini, Executive Vice President, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts. The scene will once again be set by John Andrews, Consultant Editor of The Economist who will reveal his predictions for ‘The World in 2013’. Nicholas Coleridge, President of Condé Nast International will conclude the Forum with an overview of tomorrow’s ‘New World of Luxury’: which countries are performing, where key luxury brands are focusing and where to look for tomorrow’s luxury consumers. ILTM features the world’s definitive collection of luxury experiences and prestigious luxury travel products for the exclusive benefit of the most discerning luxury travel buyers and agents from across the globe. One of the world’s most important luxury travel forums, the event opens with the ILTM Opening Forum on Monday 3 December and closes on Thursday 6 December, welcoming top international luxury travel suppliers and buyers to meet and discuss the key issues facing the industry today in a series of scheduled meetings and social networking events.

ILTM comments: “We are delighted to welcome such leading experts from the world of international luxury to this year’s ILTM. Luxury travel is an increasingly important lifestyle

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choice for high net worth individuals across the globe and we are delighted to attract such a distinguished group of luxury leaders to share a platform – as well as their expertise and experience - at this year’s ILTM.” The ILTM Opening Forum will take place on Monday 3 December from 6 - 8pm at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France. For further information, please visit www.iltm.net

Reed Travel Exhibitions Launches ILTM Africa Reed Travel Exhibitions, organiser of the leading luxury travel events International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), ILTM Asia, and ILTM Americas has announced the launch of the first luxury travel event to focus exclusively on Africa - ILTM Africa. Taking place in Cape Town, April 2013, the event will follow ILTM’s successful format of selecting the most discerning luxury travel agents and specialists to meet directly with Africa’s diverse range of luxury travel suppliers. Whilst the product will be totally devoted to Africa, buyers will come from it’s biggest markets around the world including USA, Brazil and Europe. To comply with ILTM’s policy of pre-qualifying both buyers and exhibitors, each of the buyers and suppliers invited to attend will be accredited for participation in ILTM Africa. Pre-scheduled appointments will be arranged on a strict one-to-one ratio. Commenting on the company’s first Africa launch, Alison Gilmore ILTM Exhibition Director said “Reed has been exploring opportunities in Africa for sometime and because of the sheer size of the continent, the diversity of its luxury travel offering with natural beauty,

world-class facilities, adventure and wildlife experiences, it makes sense to take our global brand, already on 3 continents, to a new one, Africa. “From the day we launched ILTM Americas earlier this year, we sold out within a matter of weeks and with the debut event opening on 1st October, there will be a wait list of companies who will ensure substantial growth for the event in 2013, we fully expect ILTM Africa to have the same support”.

“Africa offers it all for the luxury traveller - exotic locations, stunning properties and unique experiences. Where else can you watch the phenomenon that is Tanzania’s wildebeest migration? watch hippos from a canoe as you glide down the Zambezi, trek the mighty mountain gorillas of Rwanda, or enjoy the varying splendour of Africa’s mother city, Cape Town? It is fitting that Africa now has a platform with ILTM to showcase its wonders and diversity. ILTM has been the pioneer of luxury travel forums, matching buyers and suppliers in a highly professional and successful environment” says Frances Geoghegan, Managing Director of Africa Travel UK. “ILTM coming to Cape Town will be of great benefit to the whole of the African travel industry.” Added Geoghegan.

ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2013 TRAVEX Goes to Vientiane, Lao PDR our existing capacity of about 3000. We also wish to give ATF TRAVEX delegates a glimpse of this simply beautiful country through the pre-show city tours and post-show tours.”

ATF TRAVEX 2013, the 3-day travel trade mart component of the ASEAN Tourism Forum is a showcase for the largest contingent of ASEAN destination products and services.

Laos, the host country of ATF TRAVEX 2013, has captured the TRAVEX has recorded strong interest and rapid take up rate early in its registration process. With eight months to go, the industry’s attention.

Delegates around the world are excited by destination Laos and event has reported sales of more than 140 booths till date. are keen to see Vientiane gearing up for the task at hand. Laos Buyer registrations have hit a record high of 310 registrations, will host the 32nd instalment of ATF in Vientiane, the capital of a whopping 40% more as compared to the same time last year.

Some 70 leading international media have also registered early.

Lao PDR, from 17 to 24 January.

This early interest is attributed to the ATF TRAVEX’ continued ATF TRAVEX will take place from 22 to 24 January at the Lao success in delivering quality business leads and industry International Trade Exhibition and Convention Centre (Lao ITECC), one of the most prestigious shopping and recreational information. ATF combines business appointments, an centres in Vientiane. Situated on the Mekong River, Vientiane education component and numerous social functions. Held in a sprawling exhibition hall, the business appointments will is the economic centre of Laos. It is celebrated for its ecotourism, Buddhist culture and food. This is the second time encompass the majority of delegates’ schedules over the three days. that Vientiane will be hosting the event.

The ASEAN Tourism Conference (ATC) – the educational In a statement to the TRAVEX secretariat, Professor Dr. component of ATF – will feature sessions by industry veterans, Bosengkham Vongdara, Minister of Information, Culture and which will engage the audience through presentations and Tourism, Laos said, “This is an exciting time for Laos’ tourism panel discussions on the major trends, and issues affecting industry and we are honoured to host ATF 2013. Since we last ASEAN tourism today. hosted ATF nine years ago, Laos has grown in infrastructure The social and networking events at ATF will continue to offer and facilities. Through ATF, we will do our best to contribute delegates the opportunity to create new contacts within the to strengthen and build an ASEAN community by 2015, as industry in relaxed and unique settings such as the popular adopted and promoted at ASEAN summits by the region’s golf game, late night functions or the hosted luncheons and leaders.” dinners.

Mr. Saly Phimpinith, Director-General, Tourism Marketing For more information, programme updates and to register for Department at the ministry, also spoke about the facilities in ATF 2013, visit www.atflaos.com Laos and added, “We are adding about 300 rooms this year to

Travel Turkey İzmir 2012 Trade Fair & Conference for Tourism Travel Turkey İzmir 2012 Trade Fair & Conference for Tourism will be organize at 06-09 December, in İzmir International Exhibition Center . Last year 638 exhibitors and 20.568 professional visitors from 34 countries. The exhibition and conference aims to become an effective communication platform between the purchasers, who come from diverse countries throughout the world being mainly from Eurasia and

the Turkish Tourism Industry. The promotion of the exhibition by the worldwide connections of Hannover-Messe International Istanbul and by its representatives in 70 countries, guarantee the attendance of the right target group to the fair. The long term partnership agreement concluded with TÜRSAB and İZFAŞ and the organization of the fair under the leadership of the Ministry of Culture & Tourism of the Turkish Republic strengthen the introduction work within the country.

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MATIW- Moscow 2012 held at Crocus Expo From 19 to 22 September 2012, the International Exhibition Centre “Crocus Expo” hosted the Moscow Autumn Travel Industry Week MATIW. Following annual events were held as part of MATIW: OTDYKH Leisure, 18th International Trade Fair for Tourism and Travel; MIBEXPO Russia, 8th International Meetings Industry and Business Travel Exhibition & Conference; LUXURY Leisure, International Trade Fair for Luxury Travel At an exhibition area of 23.000 sqm, MATIW hosted 1500 exhibitors from 100 countries and Russian regions. Russia is represented by Arkhangelsk region, Vladimir region, Vologda region, Ivanovo region, Kaliningrad region, Kaluga region, Karachai-Cherkessia Republic, Krasnodar region, Murmansk region, Nizhny Novgorod region, Novgorod region, Novosibirsk region, Orel region, Perm region, Altai Republic, Republic of

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Karelia, Republic of Komi, Republic of Mari El, Republic of Tatarstan, Ryazan region, Samara region, Sverdlovsk region, Smolensk region, Stavropol, Tver region, Tula region, Republic of Udmurtia, Ulyanovsk region, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District and Yaroslavl region. Over 65,000 visitors visited the MATIW 2012 which took place with a significant growth of exhibitors from Europe and exotic destinations in 2012. Several European countries resume their participation including Turkey. Tourism is one of the most prospective industries in Russia, which is one of top ten countries in the field of potential for tourism. The country is capable of providing travel services to more than 70 million Russian people and foreigners. Specialized exhibitions contribute greatly into the development of the industry and into promoting Russian travel products on both internal and international markets. This goes for MATIW — Moscow Autumn Travel Industry Week, that brings together professionals in all types of travel industry and is the main ground for communication and demonstration.

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Turkey attended IFTM Top Resa 2012 Turkey attended one of the most important travel events in France; the 5th IFTM Top Resa, The international event for the French Travel Market, which was held from 18 to 21st September 2012 at Porte de Versailles in Paris. Ms. Kalbiye Noyan; Director of Turkish Tourism in France said, “14 companies represented Turkey at Top Resa, while Turkish Tourism Office promoted Turkey with brochures and flyers. Beside the tourism companies, Marmaris, Bodrum, and Black Sea regions of Turkey attended the fair within the Turkey with regional associations.

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Ms. Noyan said, “They have worked with the one of the most important travel trade magazine of France; Tour Hebdo. Tour Hebdo published a special Izmir and Aegean supplement with its September issue. The Izmir supplement printed and distributed in 35.000 copies that specially promotes Izmir’s Expo 2020 candidacy. Moreover, the office worked with Univers Des Voyages Magazine and Istanbul and Cappadocia stories published at its latest issue”. Ms. Noyan added that Smart taxis which are working around the exhibition center as well as the city center have Turkey ads. Additionally, Turkey flyers distributed in and around the fair.

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PTM September 27-30 - Manila The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart opened with a great opening ceremony on the night of September 25th. The PATA Travel Mart (PTM) took place at the SMX Convention Center at the Philippine’s premier destinations for meetings, incentive travel, conventions and exhibitions (MICE). Manila hosted the first ever PTM in 1978, where over 300 delegates gathered to experience Asia Pacific’s first industry trade event. In its return to Manila, the PTM is bigger and bolder with more than a thousand delegates registered to attend. Almost a hundred foreign and local multimedia representatives are ready to cover the PTM, as well as the PATA Executive Board and PATA Board Meeting which held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel from September 27-30. The

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PTM is the premier travel trade show of the tourism industry in the Asia Pacific region, offering unparalleled networking and contracting opportunities. Since its establishment, the PTM has attracted hundreds of international buyers and sellers of tourism products and services from all over the world. It provides a perfect opportunity to showcase and update the industry on global tourism outlook and trends. As Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Host Organizing Committee, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. welcomes the foreign delegates headed by Eng. Joao Manuel Costa Antunes (2012-2014 PATA Chairman and Director of the Macau Government Tourist Office) and PATA CEO Martin J. Craig with Rick Anderson (PATA Vice Chairman and President & CEO of Tourism Vancouver; Bill Calderwood, PATA Secretary/Treasurer and Managing Director of The Ayre Group Consulting in Australia.

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Sustainable Tourism & Diversification for the Year 2023

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or Turkey to achieve a five to six percent yearly growth rate, the country needs to promote sustainable development in all areas including energy and sustainable tourism, says TÜSİAD Chairwoman Ümit Boyner. The Mediterranean, which includes the Turkish coastline, runs the risk of being completely polluted in 100 years, says TÜSİAD Chairwoman Ümit

Boyner.

A large portion of Turkey’s tourism sector is found along its coastline and without a sustainable tourism model to protect the country’s natural environments, Turkey is jeopardizing its future for tourism, said the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) “Sustainable Tourism”

future. She noted that if Turkey wants to achieve a five to six percent growth rate per year in the coming period, it needs to focus on finding alternative energy resources, reduce greenhouse gases and at the same time focusing on growth. As part of this effort, TÜSİAD has prepared its report on “Sustainable Tourism,” she said. Boyner said that tourism currently accounts for 9.1 percent of the global gross product (GDP) of 2012 and is a TÜSİAD Chairwoman Ümit Boyner domestic market with a turnover of $6.5 trillion, employing 260 million people.“If we use that architectural projects should take these numbers as a base, we can see into account Turkey’s historical sites that the tourism sector is one of the and should be built in accordance propelling forces for global investment with the existing landscape, in order and employment. In ten years, we to protect Turkey’s cultural tourism. expect this number to reach $10 trillion, TÜSİAD Chairwoman Ümit Boyner, accounting for 10 percent of global who spoke at the unveiling of the report yesterday, said the “sustainable GDP, employing 356 million people,” she said. The Mediterranean, which development” was the trend of the

report. The report suggested that Turkey implement strategies like the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) “Integrated Zone Management” project to promote sustainable urban planning and environment protection practices in order to beef up Turkey’s coastal tourism and ensure its future sustainability. The report also stressed

Turkey is a part of, runs the risk of being completely polluted in 100 years and that is why all the countries that are bordering the Mediterranean need to come up with sustainability programs and a common understanding, she noted.

Boyner also said that seasonality was one of the Turkish tourism sector’s handicaps. “Tourism in Turkey take place during a certain period of the year and this has negative ramifications on the country’s economy and sustainability,” she said, stressing that the country needs an alternative tourism strategy and a government policy. She also explained that a future road map would require the close cooperation of the public and private sector in terms of strategic planning of sustainability efforts.

Strategy of Tourism Diversification “To develop means for alternative tourism types led particularly by health, thermal, winter, golf, sea tourism, ecotourism and plateau tourism, conference and expo

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tourism activities” The goal to spread tourism season over the entire year is dependent upon diversification of tourism products. At this end,

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priority shall be placed for supporting and arranging of development of tourism types defined with top priority.

Objectives for the year 2023 Health and Thermal Tourism • Each of the ancient Troy, Aphrodisian and Phrygian Settlements shall be evolved into a regional destination with thermal facilites and cultural themes, which shall by capacity be integrated to other alternative tourism types to incorporate cultural and natural heritage of the surround areas.

• Studies will be furthered in carefully planned stages for the best evaluation of all resident resources, taking into account the regions with geothermal springs.

• Construction work carried out within the scopes of original and revised construction plans concerning the thermal tourism centres hitherto announced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism shall be completed.

• Efforts shall be pursued to make our country as the top ranking destination of the European continent for thermal tourism interests.

• Studies shall be conducted for establishment of local governments’ union and distribution companies at pilot areas identified for the purpose of effectively distributing geothermal spring waters.

• Forthwith upon completion of studies aimed at designation and physical planning of areas that may potentially be declared as Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Areas and/or Tourism centres with focus on the quantity and variety of geothermal springs, the areas so designated will shortly be allocated for the exclusive use of investors for tourism purposes.

TOWARDS THE OBJECTIVES initialized by local governments.

• Thermal facilities shall be formed as stand alone compounds in design and incorporate hotel and curing centres annexed to them, all surrounded by green, with built in layout add ons like jogging and excursion tracks and entertainment facilities (i.e. water games such as • A thermal tourism master plan covering aquatic parks and four regions shall be drafted, in the first etc.), based on a perspective to enhance the place. These four regions will include quality of environment. the following South Marmara: Balikesir, • With the exception of tourism centers Canakkale and Yalova cities, falling outside the reference frames South Aegean Region: Aydin, Denizli, of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Manisa and Izmir cities. all hotspring areas shall be drawn into Phrygian Region: Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, architectural designs by professionals and Usak, Eskisehir and Kutahya cities. technical opinion of the Ministry shall be Central Anatolia: Aksaray, Kirsehir, Nigde, solicited, before the designs are approved.

Nevsehir and Yozgat cities.

In time of architectural plan applications, Balneotherapie Centres to host thermal geology and hydrogeology surveys shall tourism operations shall be identified in be carried out by relevant entities and the above specified regions, followed by organisations with specialised knowledge efforts concentrated on implementing on the matter, but, the spring conservation strategies aimed at developing the infra and sites will have to be identified, in the first superstructures for thermal tourism. place.

• In order to encourage private sector, public • The second house demands inside and land and thermal spring allocation shall be adjacent to the hotspring locations shall be made. evaluated, once comprehensive studies are • Feasibility studies shall be ordered performed to affirm their viability. from specialised entities and persons • Use of thermal spring water at public for thermal thermal projects to be locations (such as medical bathing centres etc.)

will be encouraged, and no use of such waters at individually or mutually owned homes and housing cooperatives will be permitted. This prohibition shall include public areas not specifically authorised for use as lands to host related premises.

• Arrangements shall be made requiring operators to solicit and obtain approval of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism before attempting to make drills on or distribute water from those areas officially proclaimed as Tourism Centres by the Ministry.

• Every measure shall be taken and effort endeavoured to ensure that construction of thermal resort facilities is performed using state of the art technologies and in a dexterous and best workmanlike manner to successfully preserve and reflect the historical architecture and local texture (i.e. architectural designs of Ottoman, Seljuk and Roman times), with the ultimate goal of giving them an international traveller appealing appearance.

• Information on regions known to have hot spring facilities and thermal spring waters will be emphasized in promotion brochures.

• Financial grants obtained for infrastructure works (i.e. land drills, road pavements, potable and domestic water supplies, sewage lines etc.) and environmental layout arrangements will, in the first place, be used for pilot areas.

• thermal tourism shall be taken among the top priority incentive areas, in practice.

• Contacts will be established and maintained with healthcare and social aid organisations located on abroad.

• National and international symposia, seminars and promotional programs shall be held to inform the private sector and general society.

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Winter Tourism • A comprehensive analytical study shall be conducted for location and evaluation of areas suitable for hosting winter tourism activities throughout the country.

• Of the locations separated, best candidates for the conduct of alternative tourism activities such as winter, thermal, cultural and congress tourism, mountain and nature tourism shall be unified in treatment and developed thereafter.

• The areas in question shall

preferably be developed through planning efforts to be conducted in cooperation with related local governments and Governorships, land allocation incentives and infrastructure works to be provided by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

• For the development of winter tourism activities, youth will be encouraged to learn and perform this sport.

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• A winter tourism master plan shall be drawn.

• Access to tourism premises will be made easier with road or lift connections and plans sufficiently addressing spaces such as boarding, landing, waiting and parking points required for the proper functioning thereof will be set out, neat to prospective dimensional and operational needs.

• The distances between accommodation facilities and ski runs will be scrutinized to make arrangements for providing direct among them.

• Temporary accommodation facilities of such size and quality sufficient to serve the ski run when operating at

full capacity shall be studied and planned.

• All such municipal needs as utility water, electrical power supply, sewage systems, garbage pickup trucks, crews etc. shall be studied and planned to cover the entire skiing centre.

• Road interconnections between all skiing and town centres and other tourism focal points will be repaired and improved.

• Ski runs shall be arranged taking due account of internationally accepted standards.

• Arrangements shall be made as necessary for the organisation of winter sports competitions and events

Golf Tourism • The prevalent climatic conditions, topographical characteristics, rich history and cultural structure of our country shall be assessed for location and evolvement of spots for hosting golfing events and associated flows of golfers.

• New golf fields shall be generated throughout the country.

TOWARDS THE OBJECTIVES • Projects on golf links shall be developed by the Turkish Golf Federation and Ministry of Culture and Tourism, within the scope of which, areas suitable for golfing shall be identified, taking the future tourism objectives of the country, into consideration.

• Areas with sufficient spaces to accommodateminimum four golf courses next to each other shall be identified and nominated as golf links.

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at national and international scale under coordination of related City Governments an local administrations, GD for Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, at the skiing centres and such events and organisations will effectively advertised and promoted.

Sea Tourism • An eligible and sustainable sea tourism shall be developed for our country in the upcoming years.

• The harbours already existing in Trabzon, Kusadasi, Samsun, Izmir, Antalya and Mersin cities, which are considered for Cruise ship operations shall be renewed and extended as suitable for the purpose.

• The capacity of the harbour

in Istanbul city shall rapidly be increased.

• Means shall be provided for the revision of yacht marinas of Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir cities so as to accommodate Megayacht operations .

• Especially the fishers’ huts of the Black Sea Region shall be restored, extended and converted so as to receive and dock yachts.

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• The single entry pass issuing procedures for yachts bearing foreign flags readily handled by the Seaports and Harbours Service and the Departments of Customs Protection, Passport Police, Border Patrol and Coastal Healthcare shall be arranged under a single and common authority.

• Income generated and receipts collected from operation of the Yacht tourism industry pursuant to operation of the Yacht Tourism Regulations shall be used exclusively for the purpose of developing the infrastructure needs of the sector and funding fairs and expository events to be organised by the sector.

• A set of rearrangements shall be made in the Yacht Tourism Regulations to adapt to and meet the requirements of the day and cover all constituents of the industry (i.e. cruise ship operations, water sports, daily yacht journeys and scuba diving etc.), starting with a name change to “Sea Tourism Regulations”, as proposed.

• Development of yacht clubs will be encouraged while means are provided for the establishment and implementation of a system for multiuser yachts owned mutually among a group of people on time sharing basis.

• Arrangements shall be made in legislation for exemplifying yachts the sailing on the sea of which is largely dependent on wind power and which is used exclusively for sporting (racing) purposes from tax obligations and

applying taxes on engine driven yachts at rates to be calculated over their net values shown on insurance policies.

• Technical standards and criteria shall be developed and adopted for stationary facilities as well as floating platform systems for bilge water and solid waste disposal.

• Arrangements shall be made requiring banks operating within the territorial borders of our country, which exports yachts to buyers in the US and throughout Europe, to lodge securities for the customary prepay deposits collected by shipwrights on shipbuilding orders.

• A variety of arrangements shall be made to ensure that short-term instructional courses are opened for both active and candidate workers of yacht tourism sector and other individuals of need, also opening paths for employment in appropriate sea tourism enterprises at our coastal regions in addition to insertion of new classes in official curricula of tourism vocational high schools and academies

covering various aspects of sea tourism, facilitating probation of enrollments of the aforesaid in yacht operation companies, to end up with shipman certification as appropriate for their individual fields of formative training and probation.

• Regulatory and administrative measures shall be taken so that the existing fishers’ huts can effectively serve yachts.

• Promotional activities shall be evolved to increase the share of yacht and cruise ship operations in tourism activities of the Mediterranean area, while adjustments made to make investments in the particular area of sea tourism more attractive.

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Ecotourism • In order to form the grounds on which such nature tourism types as ecotourism and plateau tourism would develop, tourism infrastructure related to activities of these types shall be evolved with qualities increased.

• The main travel routes, destinations, intermediate stations and substation spots will be plotted on maps, followed by planning efforts, based on certain scenarios to be adopted for

regions to host nature tourism organisations, activities and events.

• In areas where plateau tourism appears to get denser, priority tourism development I action areas whether as spot centers or axes.

• Action plans shall be set up and put in implementation for realisation of agricultural, adventure, cave and sport tourism with cooperation of public and private sector entities and NGOs.

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• Locals will be taken to instructional courses on touristic product and souvenir making, services, quality and business administration.

• People will be encouraged to build and open up house museums in which various ethnographic and ecological characteristics peculiar to the region are displayed.

• Reception points shall be established at main entrances of the area, where visitors will find detailed site maps showing various routes, regional peculiarities, parking plots and touring routes.

• Arrangements will be made for completion of fountains, toilets, shelters, distance and directional signs and configuration of trekking routes to the Global Positioning System and tracking satellites and against construction of new vehicle passages, in areas reserved for nature tourism.

• In areas reserved for mass

tourism, cartography work shall be completed to form basis for physical planning efforts then development plans will be generated in the scales of I 25,000, I 5000 and I I000, once after the forestry and pasture areas are identified.

• In areas chosen for nature tourism, environmental layout arrangements shall be made for such attractions that may be found along the route as caves, falls, interesting trees and rocky formations, sporting areas, camping field and etc. with completion of necessary municipal service links, led by transportation.

• Research centres and scientific museums shall be established to allow for conduct of research studies on characteristic features of the region and scientific demonstration and disclosure thereof.

• Local public shall be taught on guesthouse operation and management.

Congress and Expo Tourism • Such cities with suitable infrastructure to host congress tourism as Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Izmir, Konya, Bursa and Mersin shall be given top priority for consideration and Ministry of Culture and Tourism shall carry out directing studies.

• Planning and allocation work shall be carried out for congress travels and investors shall be encouraged with incentive policies that provides a guidance on how to stage and conduct conferencing and expositional events.

• The role that management companies would assume at destinations of congress tourism shall be rearranged.

• High quality tourism facilities and international airports will be designed and constructed at areas shown on the plans to serve as centers for conference travels.

• A congress centers shall be constructed in each city, to receive efforts for promotion, planning and implementation projects for attracting international conventions to Turkey.

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• Expo cities and centres shall be identified and expository organisations developed for creating expo tourism activities.

• Planning efforts shall be made for Istanbul, Antalya,

Izmir and Ankara cities as the expo cities of primary concern and thereafter, in Adana, Gaziantep and Trabzon cities as expo cities of secondary concern.

• Comfort and technical infrastructure standards shall be defined by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in addition to the Exposition Center Regulations of Turkish Bars and Exchanges Association at expo centres located within expo cities of the Ist and 2nd grade.

• Directions will be provided for realisation of environmental layout plans, city main transportation plan and an outlay of accommodation and restaurant services so as to maximise benefits expected from expositions at Expo Centres located in expo cities of Ist and 2nd grades.

• Proposals for creating “Expo Centres” coming from outside these cities shall be considered and appraised in line with the opinions of National Tourism Council, TOBB

and State Planning Organisation.

• The expo centres located in expo cities of the Ist and 2nd grade shall be taken to introductory brochures and promotional materials of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, followed by certification as such by the Ministry.

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• Meetings will be organised under leadership of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, aimed at establishing the organisations needed for the development of congress tourism at first, in seven priority cities determined for congress tourism development (i.e. Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Izmir, Bursa, Konya and Mersin).

• Based on attempts of National Tourism Councils, first of all, active roles will be assumed for establishing and maintaining congress tourism companies and other similar structures covering management and marketing concerns in each city.

• Expo cities shall be provided with sufficient bed space and accommodation facilities and events and organisations capable of

attracting other industrial sectors and guests and international airports and adjacent expo centres shall be constructed in sufficient sizes and with sufficient qualities to accommodate incoming passenger flows of flight operations.

• Reviews shall be made as for determining the barriers and impediments beyond branding of Turkish exposition organisations with TOBB and sector representatives and top priority measures shall then be taken for the elimination thereof.

• TOBB certified exposition events that are also taken to International Purchasing delegations program by the Foreign Trade Undersecretary will receive due inclusion in all promotional and introductory materials of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

• Measures will be enhanced to allow for the safe enlargement of exposition areas, that attract very large international visitor groups.

• Fairs and exposition events shall be considered and treated as a strategic sector for the sustainability of country exports of tourism products and services generating income denominated in foreign currencies.

• In cities where fair and expositional events are staged, local governments, institutions of higher educations, professional’s chambers and public administrations will host instructional efforts for raising awareness on and community ownership of city expositions.

• Studies shall be conducted for opening associate degree programs for raising fair organisers and working staff.

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Coral Travel Announces the Rebranding of Corporate Identity

for development. The company will deliver to the clients trust and dream together, offer the new standard of perfect holiday, intelligent and at the same time romantic. Rebranding was charged to the famous British company ‘CarnegieOrr’, they started in February 2012. The first steps of this long process were independent interviews with tourist agencies staff and clients throughout Russia and the CIS countries. As the result of this research they came to the conclusion that both partners and customers have complete trust in Coral Travel brand due to mutually beneficial business relationships Tour operator Coral Travel informs about rebranding of and quality of tourist product. At the same time, corporate identity. Coral Travel, being one of the top brands following the discussions at all levels; professional remarks of the country in all areas, changes its corporate identity to about shortcomings of the current brand were made. All this improve and modernize its image globally. This update means was taken into account when creating a new brand positioning that the company moves forward and creates future. Retaining and a new logo, more bright, modern and emotional.The new already proven brand’s strengths the new corporate identity brand will expand the competitive advantages of Coral Travel has enveloped them in a new, more modern, attractive and throughout the world. dynamic design, giving the brand new emotions and new urge

German Colleagues Invite Turks to Frankfurt and Nürnberg With an organization of Inci Gökçe; Public Relations Manager for Lufthansa and The German National Tourist Board (GNTB), a press conference and luncheon organized on August 28 at Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul. Birgit Dittmar; Head of Destination Management South-East-Europe at GNTB, Dr.

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Osman Nuri Hasirci; Director of Turkish Airlines in Nürnberg, Silvia Arai Hoffmann from Nürnberg Airport, Yvonne Coulin from Nürnberg Convention and Tourist Office, Karin Meier from Wertheim Village, Yasmin Rathor-Tcholakov from DB Bahn, Thomas Feda from Frankfurt Tourist + Congress Board, Alexandra Ulm from Fraport AG / Frankfurt Airport attended the conference and made presentation of Frankfurt and Nürnberg. Culture and press attaché of the German Consulate in Istanbul; Dirk Sander also attended the conference where he revealed new visa service procedure. Mr. Sander announced that visitors to Germany for up to 90 days need to apply visa by using the iDATA company. The company will work 6 days in a week and there is no need to go to consulate anymore.

Thomas Feda from Frankfurt Tourist + Congress Board said that Frankfurt is a city that you can see by walking or using local transportation. The city center is 15 km from the airport and has 15 hotels in luxury class that serves with a total of 20 thousand beds. Total bed capacity of the city with decent hotels is 37 thousand. 4 million tourists were accommodated last year. Mr. Feda added that 700 thousand Turkish people happily living in Frankfurt. Turkish Film Festival will be held in Frankfurt between 9-18 November 2012 and now the city has a boat named Istanbul that sell Turkish street food such as Fish sandwiches and doner kebabs. Alexandra Ulm from Fraport AG / Frankfurt Airport informed media that 56.4 million passengers used the airport which made them the top airport in Europe. Mrs. Ulm said, passengers can fly to 304 destinations in 108 countries by 108 airline companies that land FRA. FRA has 2 passenger terminals and a fast train terminal that you can use to travel far distances in Germany. Fraport is the biggest operator in Turkey since they are the operator of 3 terminals in Antalya Airport. On the other hand, Silvia Arai Hoffmann from Nürnberg Airport said, “With almost 4 million passengers Airport Nürnberg ranks among the top 10 German commercial airports”. Mrs. Hoffmann added that Business Traveller magazine distinguished the airport as the best German airport since 2007. Dr. Osman Nuri Hasirci; Director of Turkish Airlines in Nürnberg said that Turkish Airlines flies 230 times to Germany. Mr. Hasirci said, Turkish Airlines flies Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Nürnberg, Munich, Bremen and Leipzig. Mr. Hasirci added that Turkish Airlines will be `Preferred Carrier´ of NürnbergMesse starting from January 2013.

Turkey: Russians are Seldom Regular Guests to relatives and friends). Depending on how often they visited a destination travellers were divided into three categories: newcomers, explorers (first or second-time visitors) and regular guests (four or more visits). Turkey is a favourite with German holidaymakers. In 2011, 1.5 million (41 per cent) of the 3.8 million holiday trips undertaken by Germans to Turkey represented a fourth-time visit or more. Out of the 2.2 million trips undertaken by Britons to Turkey 31 per cent were trips by newcomers and 32 per cent trips by regular guests respectively.

Visits by “explorers“ represented 38 per cent. Commenting on the survey’s findings, Dr. Martin Buck, Director of the Competence Center Travel & Logistics, Messe Berlin, said: ”The number of times a country is visited is a very important sign of how popular a destination is. Holidaymakers who repeatedly travel to the same country are a measure of overall satisfaction with tourism services. In order to maintain that situation those destinations must constantly adapt to travellers’ needs.“ The ITB Berlin and IPK International have analyzed which countries findings of ITB Berlin and IPK International also confirm that are most often visited by Russians, Germans and Britons.

Germans are regular visitors to the Netherlands. 63 per cent of Turkey is the preferred holiday destination of Russian Germans’ trips to their neighbours represented a fourth-time holidaymakers, although when it comes to how often they visit or more. Austria and Italy were ranked second and third visit the country this source market still has enormous growth among the countries that were regularly visited. Conversely, potential. In 2011, only 14 per cent of the 3.4 million holiday Germany is the favourite holiday destination of Scandinavians, trips undertaken by Russians to Turkey represented a fourthmostly of Norwegians. 64 per cent of Norwegians are genuine time visit or more, whereas the proportion of first-time visitors fans of regular visits to Germany. Among Danes this proportion was 48 per cent. 37 per cent of Russians have already been is 55 per cent and among the Dutch it is 54 per cent. France is to Turkey two or three times. These are the latest findings of highly rated among Britons, 48 per cent of whom take their the World Travel Monitor, a special survey carried out by IPK holidays just across the Channel. Russians prefer to visit their International and commissioned by ITB Berlin. One of its goals neighbours as well. 50 per cent of Russians were found to have was to find out how often Russians, Germans and Britons taken their holidays four times or more in Ukraine, a former chose a particular country for their holidays (not counting trips Soviet republic.

Intra Tours Promoted Italy’s Firuli Venezia Giulia Region

Intra Tours promoted Italy’s Firuli Venezia Giulia region in Istanbul with an organization on October 4, 2012 at Grand Hyatt Istanbul. Intra Tours CEO Ertugrul Karaoglu, Intra Tours Management Coordinator Pınar Özbilge, Intra Tours Aviation Manager Yeliz Çimen took part at the organization which took place with the support of Italian Chamber of Commerce President Fatih Ayçin. A presentation was followed that promoted and gave information about the region’s history, summer & winter tourism, and food & wine tours. Firuli Venezia Giulia is a place where the Alps and the Adriatic symbolize the two extremes of a multi-faceted and changing landscape, Italian, Slavic and Germanic cultures meet in a sort of melting pot of traditions, languages and religions.

Nearly 8,000 square km of unspoilt mountains, gentle hills and deep blue sea form the contours of a nerve center of European geography at the crossroad of people and history, a land that rewards the visitor with its richness and that never fails to surprise, no matter what the point of view is, tourism professionals representing the region; Doriana Parisi, Alessandra Rozzi and Sonia Fornalo invite Turkish travelers to discover the Firuli Venezia Giulia. Guests at the event, which is organized by Comitel Partners, enjoyed delicious cheese and meats, and tested region’s famous wines. Moreover, as the surprise of the night, NBA stars of Boston Celtic’s team; Robert Horry and Sam Perkins attended the event. At a lucky draw that took place at the event, many participants won tickets to the Fenerbahçe Ülker vs. Boston Celtics basketball match that took place on 5 October at Ülker Sports Arena.

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Spa Intercontinental – Designed Around Your Schedule

Sometimes it feels like the relentless beauty routine of waxing, manicures, pedicures and facials is never ending.

Add that to the ever increasing demands of daily life and it is a wonder how anyone has the time. To make life a little easier Spa InterContinental has a menu designed around any schedule that consists of core 15, 30 and 60 minute resultsled grooming and rejuvenating spa treatments that will

Dry Flotation Therapy Bed (20 minutes) Lie back for just 20 minutes on this dry flotation therapy bed cocooned in warm blankets and enjoy the equivalent to four hours sleep. l Elemis Manicure & Pedicure (15 minutes-1 hour) Whether you’re looking for a quick professional shape and polish or an indulgent food and hand treatment, the Spa InterContinental team will complete your look with the season’s hottest OPI colours. l Elemis Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Facial (1 hour) Clinically proven to visibly resurface by up to 75%* and increase skin smoothness by up to 32%*, after just one treatment, this unique treatment targets blemishes, uneven skin tone, superficial scarring and fine lines, revealing instantly younger looking skin. l Beau Bronz Tanning (30 minutes) Beau Bronz provides natural spray tanning solutions that contain luxurious, paraben free, odourless and certified organic ingredients. Whether you are looking for a golden glow or deep tan, Spa InterContinental customise to your needs. l Deep Tissue Back Massage (30 minutes) Minimum time, maximum tension-relieving results. This massage specifically targets the back, shoulders and neck areas and will ease tension through powerful massage sequences. l Waxing (15-30 minutes) Using the innovative and hygienic waxing system ‘HYWax’ from Australian Bodycare, the Spa InterContinental team will leave your arms, face and legs smooth and hair free.

leave guests looking and feeling revitalized without taking up the whole day. From manicures and pedicures to targeted facials using efficacy trialled British skincare brand Elemis, Spa InterContinental is a haven for those on a tight schedule. What’s more, its central London location at the InterContinental London Park Lane makes it the perfect ‘pop-in’ option. The menu includes the following treatments for inside and out …

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Spa InterContinental is a stylish urban retreat located on the 1st Floor of the InterContinental London Park Lane. Featuring stateof-the-art facilities and an expert team of therapists, the luxurious spa offers innovative treatments and packages using products from luxury British spa and skincare brand Elemis. Spa InterContinental comprises of five treatment rooms and an additional VIP treatment suite suitable for couples and private parties. The spa is open 9am – 9pm Monday to Friday and 10am – 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.

For more information: www.spaintercontinental.com

Mövenpick Hotel Ankara Opens Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of the 176-room Mövenpick Hotel Ankara, a new exciting contemporary hotel based in the heart of the Turkish capital’s fast-developing Söğütözü business district. Just 30km from the city’s international airport, the district is rapidly becoming a business base for global companies such as EON, BP and Oracle as well as home

to Turkish government ministries, cutting edge medical facilities, ambitious media companies and luxurious residential developments. The hotel is just 500 metres from the biggest convention and exhibition centre in Ankara, the newly opened 80,000 sqm Congresium, and next door to the prestigious five-storey, 155-store Armada Shopping Mall, a winner of the “Best Shopping Mall of the Year” voted by the International Council of Shopping Centres.

Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside has ‘’Green’’ Campaign - Posters displayed in offices and back offices to encourage water and energy saving.

- E-communication (Spark, Intranet) for internal communication and encourage our customers to download e-brochures, e-flyers, etc. instead of printed ones, to reduce and avoid usage of paper.

- Waste management system has been applied entire of the hotel by using recycle paper, installed motion sensors for public rest rooms, using guest room towel and bed linen changing card to encourage guests to consider using towels more than once and not having bed linen changed every day, dedicated Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside is one of the Bangkok non-smoking floors, using natural spa treatment products, environmental friendly hotels, with strong commitment to support suppliers with environmental friendly products, achieve, its goals to go “Green”. Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside reused key cards, using low electricity consumption light bulbs, recognized with Environmentally Friendly Hotel Award and chemical free for trees and flowers cultivation in the property Smoke Free Hotel Certificate from Green Leaf Foundation. and more.

Affirm to the commitment, all the hotel employees have been - Provide alternative choice of “Green Programs”: Green continuously cultivated sense of environmental responsibility Meeting, Green Wedding, Green Party, etc., to encourage in possible aspects, with appropriate trainings.To create customers to join in hotel’s green environmental campaign. environmental awareness, hotel has set: Besides its beautiful scenery on the bank of the famous Chao Phraya River, Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside is a perfect destination to pamper your body and soul with natural clean environment. Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Bangkok Hotel is a luxury 5 star hotel, located on the banks of the graceful Chao Phraya River (“the River of Kings”) and has an outdoor pool, sun terrace, luxurious wellness & spa centre spanning over 1,000 sqm, choice of 5 international restaurants, bar & lounges, 22 meeting & banqueting rooms that can accommodate 10 to 650 people, business centre and parking for 1000 cars.

For more information: www.ramadaplazamenamriverside.com

Marriott Group Comes to Izmir

INNOVALIFE Hotel Management Consulting is getting more and more successful every day. The firm, which has given consulting service to a number of 4 or 5-star-hotels so far, has just succeeded in bringing MARRIOTT GROUP to Izmir. The brand-new hotel, built by PARSAN GROUP in the best area of the city, has reached an agreement with the prestigious group by the contribution of INNOVALIFE. Tahir Akarsular, the manager of INNOVALIFE- Hotel Management Consulting, has introduced the hotel as the consultant of PARSAN GROUP; ‘We are really proud and happy to put a new face on the tourism in Izmir by bringing one of the most prestigious brands to our city. Our hotel will be managed

by RENAISSANCE Izmir Marriott and will take its place in the sector with 109 rooms, 220 beds, conference halls, a SPA centre and an indoor swimming pool. The modern design and comfort of its rooms and warm SPA atmosphere with the combination of MARRIOTT’s quality will take our guests to a peaceful and relaxing world. They will meet the real pearl of the Aegean.’ he said. The MARRIOTT GROUP has had 18 different brands of hotels in 65 different countries such as The Ritz-Carlton-JW Marriott-Autograph

Collection-AC Hotels-Courtyart by Marriott-SpringHill by Marriott-TownePlace Suites by Marriott-MarriottExecutive Apartements-Marriott Vacation Club-Grand Residences

by Marriott-Bulgari Hotels&Resorts-Edition-Renaissance Hotels-Marriott Hotels&Resorts-Fairfield Inn&Suites by Marriott-Residence Inn by Marriott-Marriott ExecuStay.

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Hilton Hotels & Resorts Set to Debut on Istanbul’s Asian Side

Hilton Worldwide will open Hilton Worldwide’s first Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded property on the Asian side of Istanbul. Hilton Istanbul Kozyataği Conference Center & Spa joins a fast growing portfolio of 40 hotels across Turkey that are either currently trading or under development. Having opened its first Turkish hotel in 1955, Hilton Worldwide has long established itself as a leader in the Turkish hospitality industry and this latest signing marks yet another milestone for the company as it grows its portfolio across the country. The upper upscale Hilton Istanbul Kozyataği Conference Center & Spa will be located in the rapidly emerging Asian side of Istanbul, featuring 317 bedrooms and more than 2,000 square metres of events space. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president,

development, Europe & Africa, Hilton Worldwide, said, “We have a long heritage in Istanbul coupled with rapid growth over recent years in what is a thriving global destination. I am delighted to be introducing Hilton Hotels & Resorts to the Asian side of Istanbul. The new hotel will complement the spectacular DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul Moda which began welcoming guests in 2011.” The hotel will comprise of two iconic 16 storey towers which sit on top of a three storey podium. The upper floors of the hotel will provide incredible views of the Marmara Sea and Princess Islands with the rooftops playing host to a speciality restaurant and stylish destination bar. The hotel will also feature a further two dining options and a large Health Club & Spa, plus a direct link to the award winning Optimum Shopping Centre via a pedestrian footbridge.

Discover The East in a World-Class Hotel in Van Elite World Hotels brings a World brand into Van. Elite World Van Hotel, a member of one of the major international hotel chains “Luxe Worldwide Hotels” and a program partner of THY Miles&Smiles, opens a new chapter in Van as the international hotel of the East. Elit Turizm, which already offers an unmatched service quality to its guests in its 4-star “superior” Elite World Prestige in Istanbul Taksim with 102 rooms and the 5-star Elite World Istanbul hotel with 245

rooms, launched Elite World Van Hotel.

Elit Turizm invested 35 million dollars in Elite World Van Hotel and took the first step on the way to growth as a chain brand. Elite World Hotel, the only world brand in Van with its quality and comfort, is located in the city center and it will serve its guests with 230 rooms including three suites and two royal suites. It will also help promote Van as a commercial hub for the global business community with 7 fully sunlit meeting rooms with 1,200 people capacity furbished with the most modern technical equipment and technology and a 450-square-meter ballroom, “Executive Floor”, “Elite World Club Lounge” and a “Business Center”.

Accor Group Opened its 10th Hotel in Turkey The biggest chain hotel group of Europe, “Accor Hotels” group will continue to serve in Turkey with total ten Novotel and Ibis hotels in İstanbul, Bursa, Eskişehir, Trabzon, Gaziantep, Kayseri and now with another Ibis hotel in Adana as of September 3rd, 2012. Europe’s leading and the world’s third biggest hotel giant Accor Group continues to widespread its hospitality and understanding of hotel operation in Turkey every other day. Having a total number of 1900 hotels throughout the world and serving with a great success, Economic hotels chain “Ibis” is now in Adana... Ibis Adana succeeds to offer high quality service to its guests with economical prices and continues to be unrivaled in its own category. İbis Adana, will be the new accommodation center for the business world in the city and the new glowing star of Adana. Investing in the future of its own employees with the effective and different personal policies, offering very high quality products and services to its guests at very reasonable prices being unrivaled in its category, İbis Adana starts to host its first guests on September 3rd, 2012 with 165 rooms and 2 meeting halls.

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Anantara Bangkok Riverside, an Urban Oasis of Riverside Tranquility

Escape to a tropical refuge and bask in a serene river breeze, watching snapshots of age-old river life unfold. Soak up a luxurious waterfront lifestyle before setting out in search of ancient treasures and a cosmopolitan urban vibe. Spread out over 11 acres of magnificently landscaped grounds, Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort & Spa offers the best of both worlds, with a hideaway of spacious riverside tranquillity that provides a seamless gateway to extraordinary journeys in Thailand’s bustling capital. 407 rooms, including 97 suites, reflect the natural grace of Thai culture, and feature an in-room bar, tea and coffee making facilities, internet access via LAN and WiFi, an LCD TV, DVD player and iPod dock. Guests enjoy 24 hour in-room dining and a choice of breathtaking river and garden views from private balconies, while the Suan Luang Suite is situated and designed as a palatial penthouse sanctuary. Nestling the majestic Chao Phraya River, a rare combination of experiences appeal to business and leisure guests, romantic couples and families alike. Guests are welcomed by a blend of Thailand’s warm hospitality and Anantara’s intuitive, personalised service.

While opening a window to Thailand’s authentic river culture and embarking upon voyages of exciting discovery, stems from an urban paradise that seems a world away, yet is only minutes from the city’s colourful contrasts.

At Anantara, days can be deliciously lazy or filled with adventure cushioned by indulgence. Work out with a garden view in the fitness centre and revive tired muscles in the sauna. Competitive tennis matches can be followed by time spent languishing at the generous swimming pool and Jacuzzi, all enhanced by glimpses of the Chao Phraya River and the opportunity to sip inventive cocktails at the swimup bar. Younger guests are kept safely entertained at kids’ club or with a baby sitter whilst parents recreate one of the world’s most popular cuisines with a master chef cooking class, or step into the sanctuary of the Anantara spa to experience sensual relaxation through the healing arts of ancient remedies. Call upon an experienced concierge to book trips of a lifetime and unforgettable local experiences, perhaps getting acquainted with the city’s pulsing street life on a customised tuk-tuk escapade, or soaking up the kaleidoscopic sights and sounds of the river’s canal

culture aboard a traditional longtail boat. Stroll down to the jetty and hop on the resort’s complimentary shuttle boat for a 20 minute journey to the Saphan Taksin sky train station, which connects to prime shopping districts. Though lazier shoppers need only take a few steps to the resort’s adjoining shopping centre, or to the Jim Thompson boutique within the resort itself. 10 restaurants and bars dish up culinary diversity. Wake up to a breakfast buffet of world flavours at The Market. Replenish at Numero Uno with a coffee and freshly baked pastry, or the finest handmade chocolates.

Enjoy sunset cocktails on the pier at Longtail Bar. Delve into Pacific Rim traditions at Trader Vic’s, where unique flavours are cooked in Bangkok’s only wood-fired Chinese oven. The Japanese steakhouse Benihana delivers lively “eatertainment” through theatrical Teppanyaki style.

Savour the Italian way of life in Brio’s Tuscan villa setting.

At Riverside Terrace an international buffet and BBQ is accompanied by Thai dance performances overlooking the river. Step aboard a beautifully restored antique rice barge to dine on delectable Thai cuisine and glide past the city’s famous cultural sites with a luxurious Manohra Dining Cruise. For the ultimate in secluded intimacy, Dining by Design invites guests to collaborate with a personal chef and choose an idyllic location, such as a candlelit meal along the river or a picnic under the shade of a banyan tree. Special functions and weddings take place in a range of elegantly appointed indoor venues and scenic riverside spaces. Business travellers balance work with pleasure, courtesy of impressive recent enhancements to the resort’s meeting venues and facilities, and the ability to practice their swing at eight nearby golf courses.

For more information: www.anantara.com

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Kobe Bryant in Istanbul for Turkish Airlines’ New Commercial Kobe Bryant, international brand face of Turkish Airlines, which took great steps towards becoming a global brand in the last years, came to Istanbul for shootings of Turkish Airlines’ commercial. As one of the most renown figures in basketball worldwide, Kobe Bryant became Turkish Airlines’ international brand face with the sponsorship agreement signed last year.

After the first commercial featuring him that was shot last year, broadcasted all through world and received positive feedbacks, preparations for the second commercial has begun.

Holding the record of flying to highest number of countries, with 87 countries, Turkish Airlines’ markets include Far East and America continent in particular. Serious investments are made both through wide-body aircrafts added to the fleet recently and marketing activities in these destinations.

Researches show that Kobe Bryant, who is shown as one of the world’s most valuable sportsmen, is followed more curiously in the territories of America, Far East, China and Middle East.

New commercial to feature Kobe Bryant includes a big surprise as well. First part of the shootings will be in Istanbul Ataturk

International Airport, and the second abroad. To be realized with the cooperation of Turkish, Dutch, Spanish and American teams, commercial is planned to be broadcasted worldwide in late 2012.

Turkish Airlines may Launch Seychelles Flights

It was through a meeting at the Seychelles Investment Forum held in Turkey that Turkish Airlines expressed its interest to fly to Seychelles. The president and chief executive of Turkish Airlines, Mr. Temel Kotil has said that Turkish Airlines is very interested to study and to consider the possibility of flying to Seychelles. Dr. Kotil said this during talks he had with members of the Seychelles Investment Board (SIB) and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) on the sidelines of the recent investment forum which was led by Minister Pierre Laporte, the Minister responsible for Finance and Investments. The talks held in Istanbul, Turkey with Dr Kotil were lead by Mrs.

Bernadette Willemin the Seychelles Tourism Board’s director responsible for the European markets. Speaking after the talks Mrs. Willemin said that any additional flights to service our destination can only be beneficial for our tourism business.

This will help to give further boost in our quest to grow our European Tourism market share and also to develop new markets using Istanbul as a hub. Turkey is seen as a European Hub for many travelers. Mrs. Willemin further noted that if this possibility materialises it will also provide another option for trade and potential air cargo transportation between Seychelles and Turkey. It is to be noted that Turkish Airlines which has been rated best airline in Europe for four consecutive years since 2009, currently flies to 203 destinations and 97 countries. Dr. Kotil pointed out that the airline has a strong presence in the African region; currently undertaking daily flights to South Africa and also flying to Dar es Salaam, Kigali and Luanda. He further noted that the interest to explore the Seychelles route will increase now that the airline will be starting flights to the Maldives next month. Mrs. Willemin said the preliminary talks have established the basis for important discussions between the Seychelles Ministry responsible for transport, the Seychelles ministry responsible for Tourism and the Seychelles Tourism Board, the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), other concerned parties and Turkish Airlines authorities. Mrs Willemin described the talks as very fruitful and encouraging and said Seychelles Tourism Board remains at the disposal of Turkish Airlines for further communication and a possible joint partnership. The Seychelles Tourism Board prides itself for the relationship it has developed with airlines flying to Seychelles.

Atlasjet’s London Stansted-Istanbul Ataturk Route is Going Daily Atlasjet is Turkey’s best-loved private airline, its signature EkonomiPlus fares including, as standard, generous seat pitch and luggage allowance, plus in-flight meals and beverages.

And, with so much going on in the city this autumn, now is the perfect time to plan an Istanbul city breaks. Return fares start from just £144. Book online at www.atlasjet.com

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Lufthansa Introduced new General Manager for Turkey

Lufthansa Turkey Public Relations Manager Inci Gökçe organized a dinner event on August 28th for the farewell of Gregor Wende who was Turkey General Manager between April 2009 and August 2012. Bea Berke is Lufthansa’s new General Manager for Turkey as of August 1st. She will not only take responsibility for the sales of Lufthansa itself but also for Swiss International Airlines and Austrian Airlines. Bea Berke follows Gregor Wende (58) who has been appointed General Manager Sales for Egypt, Eastern Africa and Levant. Before the dinner, a press conference is held with the attendance of Carsten Schaeffer; Lufthansa Vice President Sales & Services South Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, Aage Dünhaupt; Director Lufthansa Group Communications in Europe, Gregor Wende and Bea Berke. “Year after year Lufthansa has achieved new passenger records in Turkey where

we were close to the 1 million passenger mark for the first time last year. We are very thankful for this overwhelming team effort which has been led by Gregor Wende, especially in a market environment with tough local and rising global competition”, says Carsten Schaeffer during a press conference in Istanbul. “With Bea Berke we are welcoming an experienced Lufthansa manager who has shown how to successfully manage operations in turbulent times and fast growing markets. We will support her and her team to expand Lufthansa’s position in the Turkey and to further grow this fast growing market”, he added. “Lufthansa will invest more than 3 million Euro over the next years into its product and services.

New lounges and the brand new Business Class with fully flat seats will be rolled out from this year – services we are more than keen to enthuse our customers in Turkey with”, explained Bea Berke.

Lufthansa is investing a further 17 million EUR in the world’s best airplanes like the Airbus A380 and the new Boeing 747-8. In total 168 airplanes will be introduced into the Group’s fleet till 2016. Lufthansa is the first airline to operate the flag ships of both manufacturers within one fleet.

Emirates and Airbus Set to Showcase A380 in Istanbul Emirates and Airbus will bring the A380 into Istanbul this week showcasing it to the public at Airex Istanbul, the 9th International Civil Aviation and Airports Exhibition. Operating into Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the 6th of September, the one-off Emirates A380 visit will be a first for the airline in Turkey, which has been operating into the country since 1987.

“More than four years after its introduction to the Emirates’ fleet, the A380 continues to generate great interest from around the globe,” said Adel Al Redha, Executive Vice President Engineering and Operations. “We are confident that visitors to the A380 during Airex will be pleasantly surprised by the extraordinary features of our flagship aircraft,” he added.

“Turkey is an important market for us in Europe, and Istanbul continues to experience strong passenger traffic returning consistently high load factors.” “We would like to thank the various bodies who have been involved in bringing our A380 to Istanbul to showcase to the public,” continued Al Redha, “Although we have no immediate plans to operate an A380 on the route in the near future, we remain committed to providing customers in Turkey with seamless connectivity with our innovative product through our Dubai hub.” Further investment in the Dubai hub will be reflected with the opening of the world’s first dedicated A380 concourse, set to begin operating in early 2013. While touring the aircraft, visitors can experience the On-board Lounge, an area for premium passengers to meet and relax. They can also visit the First Class cabin and relax in one of 14 flat-bed, massage-equipped private suites. The First Class cabin also has two on-board shower spas, ensuring a revitalised and refreshed experience for Emirates’ passengers, view the business class with fully lie flat seats, and experience the the superior comfort available to economy class passengers

of the A380. “We are delighted to collaborate with Emirates, the biggest A380 customer, to bring the A380 to Airex Istanbul this year,” said Christopher Buckley, Airbus Executive Vice President Europe, Asia and Pacific. “The A380 is the most efficient and advanced aircraft in its size category and while our A380 flight test aircraft have visited Istanbul twice before, this is the first time one of our customer’s A380s has visited Istanbul. We are therefore delighted to be able to showcase the superior cabin comfort and innovation made possible by the biggest, widest and quietest cabin in the skies.” Emirates flight EK095 will depart Dubai at 0515hrs on 6th September and will arrive in Istanbul at 0900hrs the same day. The return flight, EK096, will depart Istanbul on 6th September at 2100hrs arriving in Dubai at 0225hrs the following day. Emirates currently has 23 A380’s in its fleet operating to 18 destinations including; London Heathrow, Paris, Seoul, Hong Kong, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto, Manchester, New York, Jeddah, Bangkok, Beijing, Melbourne from October and Moscow from December.

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Turkish Airlines will Purchase 15 New Aircraft Turkish Airlines (THY) announced this week that it will invest $3.46 billion in 15 new planes in line with plans to expand its international routes. Company officials said on Tuesday that they will purchase a total of 15 aircraft of two models -- the wide-bodied, long-range A330 and the medium-range A300 -- from French aviation giant Airbus, which plans to deliver the planes starting at the beginning of 2014. THY Chairman Hamdi Topçu said the purchase reflects the airline’s decision to rely on smaller, less-costly planes rather than transition to high-capacity aircraft like Boeing’s 747 or Airbus’s giant, twodecked A380. Topçu also framed the purchase in the context of the airline’s aggressive expansion plans, which have seen it establish hundreds of international flights to destinations in 90 countries -- primarily in Europe, Asia and Africa -- over the past decade. The airline’s rapid growth in the number of destinations it serves as well as in the size of its fleet also means that the company’s 180 planes are among the youngest in Europe, with the average age of an aircraft at just over six years. Turkish Airlines plans to add four of the new planes in 2014, six in 2015 and five in 2016.

Air Onix Flights Between Simferopol and Istanbul Starting on October 11, 2012 Air Onix Airlines launches regular flight from Simferopol to Istanbul. The new destination will be operated twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, located in Asian part of Istanbul and having good transport connection to the city center. Simferopol is the capital of Crimean Autonomic Republic (Ukraine). Air Onix’s new destination will be interesting first of all for Turkish people wishing to have interesting and not expensive leisure in major tourist centers of

Crimea - Yalta, Sevastopol, Alushta, Yevpatoria, Bakhchisaray, etc. The flights should be also demanded by habitants of Istanbul and neighbor cities on Asian side of Bosporus, traveling to Crimea by business. Air Onix Airlines currently operates three “Boeing-737”, all having two-class layout Premium and Economy. During a flight all passengers are offered with meals and soft drinks. Premium-class passengers of Air Onix Airlines additionally are serviced free of charge in business lounges of Simferopol Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport (since November, 2012). All Premium-class passengers are transported to and from an aircraft by dedicated bus.

Simferopol - Istanbul – Simferopol flights will be operated by the following schedule: Flight number

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1945

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About Air Onix Air Onix Airlines was founded in 2007 in Simferopol (Crimea, Ukraine). Air Onix was established as traditional European airline in terms of passenger service, tariff policy and tactics of sales and distribution. Air Onix’s mission is to strive to a maximum satisfaction of demands of the Crimean people and other passengers in direct scheduled high quality passenger

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The minimum ticket price, including all taxes is EUR 91 for one way ticket and EUR157 for return ticket Baggage allowance in Premium-class is two pieces of 23 kg, in Economy Class – one piece of 23kg.

transportation. Air Onix Airlines make a high rate on safety and comfort of passengers. Moreover we are pleased to offer our passengers the full service on the flights, constantly high level of service and flights punctuality.

The main operation base of Air Onix Airlines is Simferopol International Airport.

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Yoksul ve Zengin Şehir Manila

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am 26 yıl önce geldiğim Manila’yı PATA Travel Mart nedeniyle Eylül ayı sonunda tekrar görme şansı yakaladım.

Aradaki fark tüm diğer Asya şehirlerinde gördüğüm inanılmaz gelişmeyi Manila’da da görmüş olmam. Yani Asya genelinde olduğu gibi zenginlik ve fakirlik içiçe. Gökdelenler ile barakalar, Lexus arabalarla yalnıyak yürüyenler yan

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yana. Bir yanda lüx markaların yer aldığı modern alışveriş merkezleri öte yanda karton üstünde birşeyler satıp yaşama savaşı verenler. Gelir dağılımının en adaletsiz olduğu ülkelerden biri olan Filipinlerde, özellikle Manila’da, zengin ve fakir arasında bir uçuruma ulaşan gelir düzeyi farkı, fakir kesimi suça teşvik eden bir yapı oluşmasına neden

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oluyor ve kentte dolaşırken üzerinizde değerli hiçbir eşya veya mücevher bulundurmamanız öneriliyor. Bu nedenle özellikle gece belli yerler dışında dikkatli olmak gerekiyor.

Filipinler, seyahate çıkmadan önce tropikal tayfun ve hortumlar etkisindeydi. Genelde ülkenin karekteristik özelliği olan bu iklim

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kuşağı bulunduğumuz hafta herhalde bizim için dinlenmeye çekildi, son gün yağan şiddetli yağmur dışında bizi pek etkilemedi.

Modern Fuar alanı, Kongre merkezi, otelleri, Arenası ve alışveriş merkezini içinde bulunduran SMX merkezine hergün gitmek zorunda olmamız nedeniyle çok fazla gezme olanağı yakalayamadığımız Manila şehrini dostumuz Cebu Holidays genel müdürü Ricky Paul’ün rehberliğinde kısaca görebildik.

Pasig Nehri’nin güney kıyısında yer alan, Latincede “duvarların içindeki yer” anlamına gelen Intramuros, Manila’nın İspanyol koloni döneminden kalan eser ve yapılarını içeren duvarlar ile çevrili tarihi eski şehir bölgesinde yer alıyor.

Bu eski şehirde büyük bir bölümü restore edilmiş olan birçok tarihi kilise, bina, heykel, açık hava parkı ve restoran, sanat galerisi, turistik hediyelik eşya mağazası ve kültür merkezi bulunuyor.

Intramuros bölgesinin mistik bir atmosfere sahip olan tarihi sokaklarını, kalesa adı verilen otantik faytonlar eşliğinde de gezmek mümkün.

Burada Barrio San Luis along Juan Luna sokağı üzerinde yer alan doğal yapıları hemen hemen hiç bozulmadan restore edilmiş olan yan yana sıralanmış 5 tane koloni dönemi evini mutlaka ziyaret edilmesi gerekenler arasına kaydedin.

Bir diğer kaydı da Filipinlerin politik suçluların hapsedildiği ve idam edildiği görkemli Santiago Kalesi için yapın. Kale, günümüzde yemyeşil bir park içerisinde çiçeklerle süslü bahçelerin ortasında yer alan güzel bir gezi ve dinlence durağıdır.

Manila Körfezi’nin hemen kıyısında, Roxas Bulvarı’nın kuzey ucunda yer alan Rizal Parkı, Manila’nın kalbidir. İspanyol kolonilerine karşı başlatılan yangınlı ayaklanmanın ve Amerikan yönetimine baş kaldırılarak girişilen özgürlük mücadelesinin başladığı yer olarak bilinen tarihi park, yıllar boyunca birçok kez Filipin egemenlik mücadelelerinin ana sahnesi konumunda da bulunmuş.

Luneta adıyla da bilinen Rizal Parkı içerisinde; şehrin en lüks deniz kıyısı restoranları, en göz alıcı müzeleri, sık sık ücretsiz klasik müzik konserlerinin düzenlendiği açık hava tiyatrosu, bir gökyüzü gözlem evi ve Manilalı ailelerin favori eğlence ve dinlence durağı hâline gelen yemyeşil geniş bir piknik alanları bulunuyor.

1587 yılında barok stilinde inşa edilmiş olan Aziz Agustin Kilisesi, Filipinler’de bulunan en eski tarihi kilise olma özelliğine sahip. İkinci Dünya Savaşı yıkımından mucizevî bir biçimde hiç hasar almadan kurtulan kilise binası, Intramuros bölgesi içerisinde yer alan en dikkat çekici tarihi yapılardan NewFocus

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Kilisenin içi trompe l’oeil ekolüne ait göz yanılsaması esasına dayanan ilgi çekici duvar resimleriyle dekore edilmiş. Kilisenin arka tarafında yer alan küçük manastır bölümü, günümüzde tarihi dini objelerin ve sanat eserlerinin sergilendiği bir müzeye dönüştürülmüş.

Ayrıca kilise alanı içerisinde Peder Blanco’nun Bahçesi adı verilen nefes kesici güzelliğe sahip küçük bir bahçe de bulunmakta.

Filipinler’in kültürel, tarihi ve doğal miraslarını gözler önüne seren Filipin Ulusal Müzesi, oldukça geniş bir alan üzerine kurulmuş. Müze içerisinde yer alan sergiler sanat, botanik, zooloji, jeoloji ve antropoloji olmak üzere beş kategoride sergileniyor.

Müze içerisinde en önemli bölümlerden biri; 19. yüzyılda yaşamış olan Filipinli ressam Juan Luna’nın dikkat çekici güzellikteki resimlerinin bulunduğu sergidir. Ayrıca antropoloji bölümünde yer alan Filipin takımadaları içerisinde bulunmuş olan, en eski insan kalıntısı olarak kabul edilen Tabo Adam adlı kafatası da görülmeye değer bir arkeolojik eser.

“Burada saygıdeğer bir adam yaşıyor” anlamını taşıyan Malacalang Sarayı, Filipinlerin Cumhurbaşkanı’nın yaşadığı saray. 18. yüzyılda İspanyol

eserler sergisi bulunmaktadır.

Dünyanın en büyük Chinatown’u Manila’da bulunuyor. Değişik Çin yemekleri, Çin’den gelen herçeşit sanat ürünü ve hediyelik eşyayı alabileceğiniz yanyana sıralanmış çok sayıda tipik dükkanın yanısıra modern alılşveriş merkezleri de birkaç gününüzü

geçirebileceğiniz büyüklük ve ilginçlikte.

Binondo adıyla da bilinen Chinatown içerisinde, 1596 yılından kalma tarihi Binondo Kilisesi’ni ziyaret edebilirsiniz.

Ayrıca Ongbin Sokağı içerisinde alternatif Çin tıbbına ait birçok çeşit bitki, bitkisel karışım ve ilaç türevi maddeler; Çin’e özgü meyve, sebze ve baharatlar satılmaktadır.

Doğal felaketler ve savaşlar yüzünden birçok kez yıkıma uğrayan Manila Katedrali’nin orijinali, 1581 yılında stilinde inşa edilmiştir. 1592, 1614, 1870, 1958 ve 1981 yıllarında defalarca aristokratlarının malikânesi olarak inşa edilen Pasig Nehri’nin kuzey bölümünde yer alan bu tarihi yapı, restore edilerek bugünkü göz alıcı görünümüne kavuşmuş. Sarayın içerisinde Filipinlerin cumhuriyet tarihine ışık tutan bir müze bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca sarayın etrafı, güzelliği dillere destan geniş bahçelerle çevirilidir.

Ayala Müzesi, Filipin tarihinin önemli anlarını gözler önüne seren üç boyutlu minyatür diyaromaları ile ünlü.

Bunların yanı sıra dört katlı büyük müze içerisinde; 18. – 19. yüzyıla ait geleneksel Filipin kostümleri sergisi, ada kabilelerine ait yerel mücevherler sergisi ve koloni dönemi öncesinden kalan altından yapılmış heykeller, objeler ve hazinelerden oluşan koloni dönemi altın

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yenilenen katedral; günümüzde aslına uygun olarak oluşturulmuş göz alıcı bir iç ve dış dekorasyona sahip. Katedralin dış duvarları, azizlerin kafalarından oluşan heykellerle süslüdür. Manila Katedrali, tarih boyunca Manila’da görev yapmış birçok başpiskoposun mezarını içerisinde barındırmakta. Göz alıcı dini resimleri duvar freskleriyle göz dolduran bir iç dekorasyona sahip olan katedral, şehirde gerçekleştirilen dini festivallerin

ve klasik müzik konserlerinin odak noktası konumundadır.

Manila’da konaklama sorunu yaşanmıyor.Tüm uluslararası otel zincirleri modern binaları ve servisleri ile hizmet veriyor. Bu oteller Roxas Bulvarı, Makati ve çevresinde yer alıyor. Yalnız oda fiyatları diğer Asya ülkelerine göre daha yüksek. Konakladığımız Diamond otel, 100.kuruluş yıldönümünü bulunduğumuz günlerde kutlayan tarihi

Manila oteli ve Heritage oteli tavsiye edeceğimiz oteller arasında. Taksi ucuz ve güvenli. Yeme içme makul fiyatlarda. Ünlü restoran ve fast food zincirleri tüm alışveriş merkezlerinde bulunuyor. Talih oyunları ‘’casino’’lar hemen hemen tüm büyük otellerde yaygın olarak yer alıyor.

Heritage oteli Roxas Boulevard corner EDSA Pasay City, 1300 Manila- Philippines www.millenniumhotels.com/heritagemanila

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İlk 9 Ayda Gelen Turist sayısı % 1 Arttı Türkiye’de 2012’nin 9 aylık döneminde gelen yabancı ziyaretçi sayısı % 1 dolayında arttı. Bu dönemde Antalya, İzmir ve Muğla’daki gerileme yüzde 1 dolayına inerken, İstanbul yüzde 6,5’lik artışla yükselişine devam etti. Akdeniz Turistik Otelciler Biriliği AKTOB Ar-Ge tarafından yapılan analizlere göre, Antalya, bu yıl yaşadığı düşüşü Eylül ayında frenleyerek 2012’yi kayıpsız kapatma sürecine girerken, İstanbul yılbaşından bu yana olan yükseliş trendini sürdürdü. Ocak-Eylül döneminde, Antalya’ya gelen yabancı ziyaretçi sayısı % 1,5 düşerek 8 milyon 868 bine geriledi. Aynı dönemde İstanbul ise % 16,5 yükselişle 7 milyonun üzerine çıktı. Muğla ve İzmir’in yüksek oranlı kayıpları da Eylül ayında ılımlı seviyelere kadar geriledi.

9 aylık dönemde Muğla % 1,5 gerileme ile 2,7 milyon ziyaretçi çekerken, % 0,4 düşüş yaşayan İzmir de 1,1 milyon seviyesinde kaldı. Bodrum Yarımadası Vakfı (BOYTAV) tarafından derlenen rakamlara göre, yılın 9 aylık döneminde bölgeye gelen turist sayısı azaldı. Milas - Bodrum Havalimanı’na gelen turist sayısı geçen yılın aynı dönemine göre 20 bin azalarak 886 bin olurken, Dalaman Havalimanı’na gelen yolcu sayısı geçen yıla kıyasla 18

bin dolayında azalarak 1 milyon 366 bin olarak gerçekleşti. Bölge genelindeki toplam ziyaretçi sayısı ise 37 bin dolayında azalarak 2 milyon 252 bin oldu.

Türk Şarapları Çinli Gazetecilere Tanıtıldı turuna katıldı. İstanbul’daki bir günlük şarap tadım turu, Çinli gazetecilerin taşıma sponsoru THY (Türk Hava Yolları) ile Wines of Turkey (Türkiye’nin Şarapları) platformunun ortaklığıyla The Edition Hotel’de gerçekleştirildi. Aristo Tour’un organize ettiği Türk şaraplarını tadım turuna aralarında Çin’de TV, dergi ve gazetelerde şarap konusunda haber yapıp yazı yazan sekiz gazeteci katıldı. The Edition Hotel’de gerçekleştirilen Şarap Tadım turu, Wines of Turkiye Direktörü Taner Öğütoğlu’nun bilgilendirici sunumuyla başladı. Şarapçılık tarihi ve Türk şarapları hakkında bilgi veren Öğütoğlu, Türkiye’nin sahip olduğu şarap bağları açısından dünyada dördüncü, şarap üretiminde altıncı, yaptığı toplam 7,5 milyon dolarlık ihracat açısından ise alt sıralarda olduğuna dikkat çekti. Wines of Turkiye Direktörü Taner Öğütoğlu’nun sunumundan sonra öğle yemeğine geçildi. Yemeklerle beraber sunulan şarap tadımlarının uluslar arası alanda “Flying” olarak adlandırıldığını belirten Öğütoğlu, her yemekle beraber Çinli gazetecilere ortalama 3 şarap tattırarak, onlara şaraplar hakkında ayrıntılı bilgiler verdi. Çinli gazeteciler öğle yemeği ve şarap tadımından İspanya hükümetinin UNESCO Dünya Mirası Listesi’ndeki Kentler kapsamında düzenlediği 1 haftalık tanıtma turuna (Fam sonra Aristo Tour’un düzenlediği Boğaz turuna da katıldıktan Trip) katılan sekiz Çinli gazeteci, İstanbul’da da bir şarap tadım sonra ülkelerine döndü.

OTI, Tunus Turizm Bakanlık Heyetini Ağırladı OTI Holding, 27–29 Eylül 2012 tarihleri arasında genel kurullarını gerçekleştirmek üzere Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı’nın ev sahipliği ve TÜRSAB’ın davetlisi olarak İstanbul’a gelen Tunus Seyahat Acentaları Birliği (FTAV)’ı misafir etti. Tur operatörlüğü, yer hizmetleri, seyahat acenteliği, konaklama, güvenlik ve havacılık ana alanlarında faaliyet gösteren OTI Holding, Antalya’da Tunus Seyahat Acentaları Birliği (FTAV)’ı ağırladı. O.N.T.T Genel Direktörü M. Habib Ammar’ın da aralarında bulunduğu, Trabelsı Khaled, Methlouthı Mona, Jeda Nıdjal, ve Jebalı Zoubeır’dan oluşan bakanlık heyeti; OTI Holding Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Ahmet Bektaş’ın konuğu oldular. Tunus, Türkiye ilişkilerinin irdelendiği görüşmede, turizm sektöründe 2012 sezonuna ilişkin değerlendirmeler yapıldı, 2013 sezonuna dair fikir alışverişinde bulunuldu. Antalya’da bulundukları süre boyunca Tunus’lu turizmcileri ağırlayan OTI Holding Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Ahmet Bektaş, Tunus’un kaynak pazarları için önemli bir destinasyon olduğunu vurguladı. Bektaş, iki ülke arasında turizm bağlarının güçlenmesi için OTI olarak önemli faaliyetler içinde bulunduklarını kaydetti. OTI Holding’in Rusya’da faaliyet gösteren en büyük iştiraki tur operatörü Coral Travel’ın destinasyonları arasında Tunus’un çok önemli

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olduğuna dikkat çeken Bektaş, OTI olarak Rusya, BDT ülkeleri ve Polonya’dan 2012 yılında yaklaşık 20 bin turisti Tunus’a gönderdiklerini ifade etti. Bektaş, iki ülke arasındaki ilişkiler geliştikçe bu sayının hızla artacağına inandığını belirtti.

CVK Hotel Taksim, 3’ncü Yılını Kutladı CVK Hotel Taksim’in terasındaki La Nouba restoran’da, gerçekleşen “Yaza Veda Kışa Merhaba” kokteylinde konuşan CVK Group Turizm Grubu Başkanı Ahmet Seymen, üç yıldır kendilerine destek veren iş ortaklarına teşekkür etti.

CVK Group Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Mahmut Çevik’in madencilik alanındaki vizyonunu turizme de taşıdığına dikkat çeken Seymen şöyle konuştu: “CVK Group 3.5 yıl önce, o zaman adı Savoy olan İstanbul’un en merkezi noktasındaki bu oteli alarak turizme adım attı. Turizme çok önem veren bir grup olduğumuzdan, bünyemizde bir turizm bölümü oluşturduk.

Turizm bölümümüzle son derece profesyonelce çalışıp daima yanımızda olduğunuz için siz değerli iş ortaklarımıza teşekkür

Marmaralı Turizm Müdürleri Balıkesir’de Toplandı

ediyorum. Bu işbirliğini önümüzdeki yıl hizmete açacağımız ünlü Park Otel’de de sürdürmek istiyoruz.”

Konuklarına Park Otel hakkında da bilgi veren Seymen, hizmete hazırlanmakta olan Park Otel’i ‘En büyük projemiz’ diye tanımladı.

Mısır Daha Fazla Türk Turist Bekliyor Mısır Turizm Bakanı Hisham Zazou, Türk turizm sektörü ile temaslarda bulunmak üzere Türkiye’ye geldi. İstanbul Taksim’deki Ceylan InterContinantal Otel’de THY ile İstanbul’dan Hurghada ve Şarm El-Şeyh şehirlerine yapılacak direkt seferler için anlaşma imzalayan Bakan Zazou, en kısa sürede iki ülke arasında vizelerin kaldıralacağını böylelikle Türk turist sayısının 2013’te 100 bine ulaşması bekleniyor.

İstanbul Kültür ve Turizm İl Müdürlüğü koordinatörlüğünde, Marmara Bölgesindeki Kültür ve Turizm İl Müdürleri 05 – 06 Ekim tarihlerinde Balıkesir’de toplandı. Yapılan çalışmaların anlatılması, iyi uygulamaların paylaşılması ve ortak calışma ortamlarının yaratılması amacıyla gerçekleşen Paylaşım Toplantılarının beşincisinde İstanbul, Edirne, Tekirdağ, Kırklareli, Bilecik, Yalova, Sakarya ve Kocaeli Kültür ve Turizm İl Müdürleri Balıkesir Kültür ve Turizm İl Müdürü Prof. Dr. Abdullah SOYKAN’ın ev sahipliğinde iki gün boyunca Balıkesir’in Turizm potansiyelini de müzakere etme şansı yakaladılar.

Lufthansa Grubu Yolcu Sayısını Artırıyor Lufthansa Grubu bünyesindeki havayolu şirketlerinin 2012 yılının ilk dokuz ayında taşıdıkları yolcu sayısı 78 milyonu aştı. Yolcu taşımacılığında kapasite kullanım oranı yüzde 79.3 ‘e ulaştı.

Lufthansa Grubu bünyesindeki havayolu şirketlerinin yolcu sayısındaki artış devam ediyor: 2012 yılı Ocak – Eylül ayları arasında Lufthansa, SWISS ve Austrian Airlines toplam 78,8 milyon yolcu taşıdı. Bu rakam bir önceki yıla kıyasla yüzde 3.5 oranında bir artışa denk geliyor. Şirketler grubu bünyesindeki havayolu şirketleri kapasitelerini yüzde 1.8, satışlarını ise yüzde 3.3 oranında yükseltmeyi başardı. Aynı dönem içinde Lufthansa Grubu yolcu taşımacılığı alanındaki kapasite kullanım oranını yüzde 1.2 oranında artırarak yüzde 79.3’e yükseltti. Taşınan toplam yolcu sayısı içinde Lufthansa

havayolları 57.2 milyon kişilik bir paya sahip bulunuyor. Buna göre yılın ilk dokuz ayında Lufthansa havayollarını tercih eden yolcuların sayısı –bir önceki yılın aynı dönemine kıyasla – yüzde 3.6 oranında artmış oldu. En yüksek yolcu artışı Yakındoğu, Afrika ve Avrupa bölgelerinde görülürken, Asya/ Pasifik ve Amerika bölgelerindeki yolcu sayısı bir önceki yılın düzeyini korumuş oldu. Lufthansa –daha büyük uçaklara ağırlık vererek – yılın ilk dokuz ayında kapasitesini yüzde 1.6 oranında artırdı. Şirket ayrıca arz edilen ek koltuk kilometrenin satışını da sağladı. Satışların yüzde 2.6 oranında artmasına paralel olarak uçakların kapasite kullanım oranı da yüzde 0.8 artışla yüzde 78.7’ ye yükseldi. SWISS havayolları ise 12.9 milyon yolcu taşıyarak, yolcu sayısında bir önceki yılın ilk dokuz aylık dönemine kıyasla yüzde 3.9 oranında artış sağladı. Koltuk doluluk oranı yüzde 1.3 artarak –sektör için ciddi bir oran olan – yüzde 82.8 düzeyine yükseldi. Uçakların kapasite kullanım oranı ise yüzde 3.5 artarak yüzde 77.7 oldu. Lufthansa Cargo yılın ilk dokuz ayında 1.3 milyon ton yük ve posta taşıyarak, bir önceki yılın rakamlarının gerisinde kaldı. Böylelikle taşınan yük ve posta miktarında bir önceki yılın aynı dönemine kıyasla yüzde 8.9 oranında bir gerileme kaydedilmiş oldu. Buna rağmen şirket kapasitesini azaltmak suretiyle, uçakların doluluk oranını yüzde 69 düzeyinde tutmayı başardı.

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ATF Asean Travel Forum - Laos N MÜvenpick otel Ankara açĹldĹ.

Fitur - Madrid - Holiday World- Prague N The Madison Hotelâ€? 01 Ekim 2012 itibariyle , BALTTOUR- Riga - BIT -Milan TOUREST- Talinn “Ramada Istanbul Taksimâ€? adÄą altÄąnda misafirlerini aÄ&#x;Äąrlamaya devam edecek.

Turizm fuarlarÄąnda daÄ&#x;ÄątÄąlacak.

Haber ve ReklamlarĹnĹz için son gßn N Renaissance İstanbul Bosphorus otel toplam 12 toplantĹ 28.AralĹk. 2012 salonu ile MICE turizmde iddialĹ.

N CVK Hotel Taksim, 3. YÄąlÄąnÄą gĂśrkemli bir Ĺ&#x;ekilde kutladÄą.

N Club Med TĂźrkiye 63. kuruluĹ&#x; yÄąldĂśnĂźmĂźnĂź kutladÄą.

N Radisson Blue otel Mersin’de açĹldĹ.

N Crowne Plaza Bursa Kongre Merkezi ve Termal SPA hizmete girdi.

YÜneticiler N Kore Turizm Organizasyonu İstanbul ofisi genel mßdßr Lee Charm tarafĹndan açĹldĹ.

N Todori Kalamaris Hilton BakĂź Genel MĂźdĂźrlĂźÄ&#x;Ăź gĂśrevine atandÄą.

N Hilton Ä°zmir Genel MĂźdĂźrlĂźÄ&#x;Ăźne Olivier Vetter getirildi.

N Anil Boydas Tinaz Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus otel genel mĂźdĂźrĂź oldu.

N Bea (Beate) Berke Lufthansa Tßrkiye’nin yeni genel mßdßrß..

N Faik Alsaç Altunizade Mercure otel genel mĂźdĂźrlĂźÄ&#x;Ăźne getirildi.

N Funda Bezircilioglu Crowne Plaza Izmir'in yeni genel mĂźdĂźrĂź oldu.

N Renaissance Polat Erzurum otel satÄąĹ&#x; ve pazarlama mĂźdĂźrlĂźÄ&#x;Ăźne Leyla Olmez Altintas atandÄą.

N Best Western Ĺžile Gardens otel satÄąĹ&#x; ve pazarlama departmanÄąnÄąn yeni isimleri Elif Deniz ve Nihat YÄąldÄąrÄąm.

N Çelebi Hava Servisi’nde yeni Genel Mßdßr Koray Özbay.

HavayollarÄą N THY TĂźrkiye Futbol Federasyonu ile sponsorluk anlaĹ&#x;masÄąnÄą yeniledi.

N easyJet, KasÄąm 2012 itibariyle tĂźm uçuĹ&#x;larÄąnda koltuk rezervasyonu uygulamasÄąna baĹ&#x;lÄąyor.

N THY Cibuti, Malaga, Sharm, Hurgada uçuĹ&#x;larÄą baĹ&#x;ladÄą.

N Alitalia Ä°talya uçuĹ&#x;larÄąnda 129.-â‚Ź dan baĹ&#x;layan kampanya dĂźzenledi.

N Air Arabia ile vizesiz Kazablanka uçuĹ&#x;larÄą 190.-â‚Ź.

N Swiss International Air Lines Tßrkiye’de AralĹk 2012 sonuna kadar swiss.com internet sitesinde en iyi fiyat garantisi sunuyor.

N Air Astana 2 Ocak 2013 tarihi itibariyle AlmatĹ’dan (ALA) ,Vietnam’Ĺn baĹ&#x;kenti Xo Chi Minh ‘e (SGN) uçuĹ&#x;larÄąna baĹ&#x;lÄąyor.

N Onur Air’in yßzde 51’ini Enes Makine’nin kurucusu Kudret Tuncel’e, yßzde 49’u ise Dubai asĹllĹ İngiliz Mehdi Shams’a devredilecek.

N Etihad Istanbul uçuĹ&#x;larÄąnÄą artÄąrÄąyor.

N Singapore HavayollarĹ Tßrkiye’de 25.yĹlĹnĹ kutluyor.

N Olympic HavayollarÄą ĂśzelleĹ&#x;erek Olympic Air adÄąnÄą aldÄą ve TĂźrkiye'de GSA olarak Airep'i seçti.

Acentalar N Millennium Golf Dubai’de Ĺ&#x;ube açtÄą.

N Coral Travel 20.yÄąlÄąnda yeni logosu ile kurum kimliÄ&#x;ini yeniledi.

N OTI Holding, Ä°stanbul›a gelen Tunus Seyahat AcentalarÄą BirliÄ&#x;i (FTAV)’Ĺ misafir etti.

N 2010 yÄąlÄą ile 2012 yÄąlÄą arasÄąnda 100’ß Ĺ&#x;ube olmak Ăźzere toplam 817 seyahat acentesi kapandÄą.

N Aida Diva Crusies bu yÄąl Marmaris’e toplam 33 bini aĹ&#x;kÄąn yolcuyu getirdi.

N Intra Tour Italya’nĹn Friuli Venezia Giulia bÜlge tanĹtĹmĹnĹn organizasyonunu yaptĹ.

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