Within the framework of the activities of the West Mediterranean Development Agency (BAKA) aimed at the economic development of the provinces of Antalya, Isparta, and Burdur, West Mediterranean Region and Gulf Countries Investment and Cooperation meetings are being held.
Within this scope, in order to attract qualified and wealthy Arab tourists with high shopping habits to our region, Fam Trip preparation meetings, including our association, were held at the BAKA Antalya Investment Support Office, and in the first stage, officials from the 20 largest tour operators and agencies originating from Saudi Arabia were hosted in the region between November 28 and December 1, 2011.
In the second stage of the FAM Trip organization, 15 tour operators and travel agency officials from Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar were invited to our region. During the organization, which took place between March 26-29, 2012, the guests conducted tours and engagements in the provinces of Antalya, Burdur, and Isparta. The guests, who arrived in Alanya on March 28, were hosted at a dinner provided by our association following a city tour.
In her opening speech, ALTİD President Gülçin Güner provided information to the guests regarding Alanya tourism and stated that Alanya can be reached more easily via Gazipaşa Airport.
TÜRSAB Regional Executive Board Chairman Suat Çavuşoğlu addressed sector and transportation studies in his speech. During the dinner, which took place in a conversational atmosphere, guests expressed that they liked Alanya very much, but noted that while Istanbul and Ankara are very well known in their countries, Alanya is not yet known and needs to be promoted.
The guest delegation will depart from Antalya following one-on-one meetings at a workshop to be held on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Mardan Palace Hotel, organized through the successful efforts of BAKA Antalya Investment and Support Office Antalya Coordinator Alaaddin Özyürek and the BAKA Antalya team, with the participation of Gulf tour operators and officials from accommodation businesses, tour operators, and travel agencies from the Western Mediterranean Region that are involved with the Arab market.