The new management, elected at the Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD) general assembly on November 4, held its first meeting. By a decision taken at the meeting, the number of presidents was increased from two to four. In the meeting where the distribution of duties was carried out, Burhan Sili was elected as President, while Hızır Bozdoğan, Mehmet Dahaoğlu, Servet Şakiroğlu, and Ayşegül Dursun Karaca were appointed to the roles of vice presidents. Elvan Güneş became the Secretary General, and Halil Çakır became the treasurer. In the meeting, where the distribution of duties for committees was also conducted, studies to be carried out regarding projects, fairs, professional development, personnel training, and the universities and high school institutions providing this training were discussed.
“CONSULTATION AND PROJECT BOARD WILL BE ESTABLISHED”
In a speech delivered at the meeting, ALTİD President and Turkish Hotel Association (TÜROFED) Board Member Burhan Sili thanked the previous term members who served and the new board members who are joining forces for the work to be carried out in the new term. President Sili stated that they would continue their efforts in the new term, as they did in the previous term, to ensure the tourism sector—which is under the influence of developments occurring globally and throughout the country—attains a more robust structure, and that they will conduct work directed toward officials of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, either individually or through TÜROFED, to establish the legal regulations, incentives, and supports required by the sector. Furthermore, Sili, noting that a Consultative Board will be established regarding the point of collective decision-making in the process of taking steps toward tourism specifically for Alanya, expressed that a project committee will also be established where new ideas for the future will be put forward and discussed, and subsequently evaluated and implemented within the management.
“HOTELIER PROVIDED INTENSE SUPPORT TO PROMOTION ACTIVITIES”
Emphasizing that ALTİD is one of the most important institutions contributing both financially and morally to the promotional activities directed towards the Alanya brand, Sili stated that, as in the past, during their three years in office, in addition to the financial support provided to promotional activities and the Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV), the efforts made by all institutions in the city towards the Alanya brand
emphasized that they also support promotional activities.
WORKING IN HARMONY WITH ALL INSTITUTIONS
Within ALTİD, there are the Education Committee (AHEP-ALKÜ- Tourism high schools and vocational schools), the Agency Relations Committee, the Coast Committee, the Promotion Research Committee, the Surfing Project Committee, and the Nature Sports Project Committee. ALTİD also provides representation to dynamics that contribute to the sustainability of the city's tourism structure, such as the District Governor's Office Underwater and Surface Sport Tourism Board, the District Governor's Office Paragliding Commission, the District Governor's Office Coast and Shoreline Commission, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Protection Board, the Alanya City Council, the Alanya Barrier-Free Tourism City Project Unit, the Student-Friendly Accommodation Facilities Project Board, the Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ALTSO) VOC Test Project Board, and the Police Department Traffic Board.