An Alanya raid was conducted at ITB Berlin, one of the most important fairs in world tourism. Nearly 50 Alanya tourism professionals participated in the fair, supporting the promotion of ALTAV. İbrahim Sipahioğlu, an official of the Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV), stating that the Berlin fair resulted positively for Alanya, expressed that reservation figures are in the positive and noted the following: As a result of the meetings we held with officials, we received information that there was a reservation increase in Alanya sales of 50 percent in Thomas Cook Netherlands, 20 percent in Öger, 10 percent in Neckermann, 10 percent in LMX Touristik, and 10 percent in Schauinsland. Together with other tour operators, we can say that the German market, in general terms, is up by 10 percent for Alanya compared to the previous year.
‘THE RUBLE HAS DEPRECIATED’
It was stated that due to the problems Russia is experiencing on a global scale and the fact that the Russian currency, the ruble, has lost 20 percent of its value against the dollar, this market is experiencing a serious decline in global sales. Due to these developments, the importance of the Moscow Tourism Fair, which will be held between March 19-20, has increased even further for Alanya. As the ALTAV management, we will take the necessary precautions and redefine our strategy before the fair. As a result of the negative developments occurring in Ukraine, this market is currently in difficulty. 350-400 thousand tourists used to come to Antalya from Ukraine annually.
‘WE EXPLAINED GAZİPAŞA AIRPORT’
We also held important meetings regarding Gazipaşa Airport, which is of close interest to Alanya. Arkefly tour operator (Netherlands) officials expressed that they wanted to include Gazipaşa Airport in their flight destinations in 2015. In this direction, we explained the advantages of the airport to them. TUI Netherlands officials, on the other hand, announced that they will increase their Gazipaşa Airport capacities by 100 percent in the upcoming season.