The final report of the project titled Sustainable Tourism, numbered 2014-1-TR01-KA102-002480, which was prepared and submitted by the Alanya Ümit Altay Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School Directorate during the Erasmus+ 2014 Call for Proposals and supported by IPA funds by the Ministry of European Union Affairs, Presidency of European Union Education and Youth Programmes Centre, Türkiye National Agency, has been announced. In the statement made by the officials of Ümit Altay Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, the following points were summarized:
TEACHERS CONDUCTED FIELDWORK
Within the scope of the project, in which the Alanya Directorate of National Education, Alanya Municipality, and the Alanya Association of Tourism Professionals (ALTİD) are social partners, 4 administrators from the school, 7 teachers, and 14 beneficiaries, along with representatives of the social partners, initially conducted work with the Max Wijnimport institution in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The project was attended by District Director of National Education Hüseyin Er, School Principal Ahmet Uyar, assistant principals Necati Şevik, İsmail Yücedağ, Hüseyin Güneş, teachers Adem Kurnaz, Nalan Güneş, Mehmet Birer, Şükran Aydoğan, Levent Duman, Ömer Taze, Serdar Ertürk, Esen Çetin representing Alanya Municipality, and Betül Turan representing ALTİD.
ORGANIC FRUIT ORCHARDS VISITED
Within the scope of the project, the historical and cultural sites of the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Leiden, Den Haag, and Lahey were visited, and alternative tourism activities were examined. In this context, the Conscious Hotel operating in Amsterdam, which holds the Eco Green Key, the company Coco Mat that produces textiles and mattresses from organic products, the world-famous Keukenhof Tulip Garden, the Museum House of the world-renowned painter Rembrandt, Leiden University, the Van Gogh Museum, organic fruit orchards, the Egmond aan ZEE Wind Farm, and canals were visited.
INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING THE GERMAN SYSTEM
The German component of the project was carried out with the institution Trade &Tourism Education Centre UG. Participants in the project included District Director of National Education Hüseyin Er, School Principal Ahmet Uyar, assistant principals Necati Şevik and Hüseyin Güneş, teachers Adem Kurnaz, Nalan Güneş, Şükran Aydoğan, Levent Duman, Ömer Taze, Serdar Ertürk, Gülcan Demirel, and Seda Yılmaz, Özge Kıldırgıcı representing Alanya Municipality, and Ali Kaptan representing ALTİD. Within the scope of the project, the historical and cultural sites of Germany's cities of Magdeburg, Wanzleben, Dresden, Ilsenburg, Quedlinburg, Halle, Leipzig, Wittenberg, and Ilsenburg were visited, and alternative tourism activities were examined. In this context, the BSH Südost Vocational Training Center operating in Magdeburg was visited, and information regarding the German vocational training system was obtained from the school principal Frau Stefanie Dreißig. Additionally, the President of the German Hotel Association Dehoga, Herr Frank Doepelheuer, was visited, and information was obtained from him regarding the German hotel industry system, the education and management structure, and the training projects conducted with Turkey as a Dehoga academy. Also within the scope of the project, the Haart Hotels Region was toured, and the Allstad Ilsenburg Hotel, Wald Hotel Ilsenburg, Burg Hotel, and Kiez Euro Camp were visited. Furthermore, within the scope of the project, the Halloren Chocolate Factory and Chocolate Museum located in the city of Halle were visited.
BICYCLE USE IS BEING ENCOURAGED
In the observations conducted, it was seen that headings such as Dutch cheese, tulip gardens, canal tours and traditional clothing, the protection and use of nature and natural resources, solar and wind energy, eco-hotelism, the promotion of bicycle use to prevent the use of fossil fuels, and the high number of rooms in tourist facilities for disabled individuals stand out in terms of marketing and sales.
SOCIO-CULTURAL OBJECTS STAND OUT
It has been observed that socio-cultural objects are highlighted to expand and diversify tourism in European countries through project trips. The images recorded during visits, the experiences lived, the observations, and the things learned are shared with students during the teaching and learning process.