The Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV) conducted promotional activities for Alanya in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Mehmet Kural, a member of the ALTAV Board of Directors, and Mehmet Dahaoğlu, Vice President of ALTAV and the Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD), represented Alanya at the fair. Dahaoğlu, sharing the information and impressions they gained from the meetings, stated that they opened an Alanya stand of 200 square meters under the umbrella of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and said, "Our Ambassador to Bucharest, Mr. Koray Ertaş, and the Cultural and Promotion Attachés of Bulgaria and Romania, Mr. Cemal Tekkanat, were there for the promotion of our country. Mr. Tekkanat stated that 417,000 people visited our country by land and air in 2017, and that we could easily exceed 500,000 in 2018. Tekkanat also announced that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism declared 2018 as the "Troy Year" to mark the 20th anniversary of the acceptance of the ancient city of Troy by UNESCO, and that important promotional activities and events would be undertaken in this area." He added, "Early bookings are going well." Dahaoğlu stated that they met with tour operators and agency representatives throughout the fair, and said, "The target for package sales in the Romanian market is 160,000 people, compared to 117,000 in 2017. This high target also indicates that early bookings are going well. We also contacted Romanian journalists and gave statements about our country and Alanya. We had an interview with the Romanian national radio channel, which has a large audience, and told the people of Romania about our city." Fahrettin Çiçek, General Manager of Peninsula Tourism, said that 500,000 people could travel to our country for vacation purposes by plane from Romania, but that this is not currently possible because it is difficult to find flights. He stated that there has been a significant increase in sales in 2018 compared to 2017 in this market, where Rezeda Tour handles incoming tourism, and that Romanian tourists cannot find this quality at this price anywhere else. He added, "They will fly to Gazipaşa Alanya Airport." Erdinç Adalı, Commercial Manager of Christian Tour, the largest company in this market, said that sales have increased by 140% compared to last year, and that they will be making 16 flights per week from 7 different regions of Romania to Antalya, and that they are planning to use Gazipaşa Alanya Airport (GZP) next year. He stated that they will start operations on April 26th and continue until October. Dr. Alin Burcea, owner of Paralela 45, an agency that handles incoming tourism for Summer Tour, said that he knows and loves Alanya very well, and that they have made an agreement with Blue Air for the first time this year, and that they will be flying from Bucharest to GZP for the first time, and that there has been significant demand so far. He said that they could enter into a different collaboration with TAV Holding, the airport operator, and ALTAV to further promote GZP here.