The Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV) hosted a group consisting of photographers, bloggers, and journalists from England and Scotland as part of the Alanya promotion. The group members, who are popular in their countries for their travel writings and photographs, were informed about places and topics such as restaurants, Alanya Castle, the Shipyard, the Red Tower, the Taurus Mountains, village life, adventure sports, and the Turkish Bath. Alanya Municipality, the Alanya Association of Tourist Operators (ALTİD), and the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) Alanya Regional Executive Board (BYK) also provided transportation and accommodation support for the promotional activities.
INCREASE IN THE UK MARKET
While the number of British citizens entering Antalya in the first nine months of 2014 was 379,490, it reached 395,445 in the same period of 2015. When comparing the first nine-month figures, the rate of British citizens entering Antalya showed an increase at the level of 4.2 percent.