‘Teams in shorts will inspect’

The Management of the Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD) hosted the Türkiye Association of Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) Alanya Regional Executive Board (BYK) at a breakfast organization. During the meeting, while the 2015 season of Alanya tourism was evaluated, measures to be taken against touting and illegal agency activities were discussed. TÜRSAB Alanya BYK President Suat Çavuşoğlu stated that touting damages the Alanya brand and expressed that inspections would be carried out in the city and on beaches with teams in civilian clothing during the summer season.

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The Management of the Alanya Tourist Operators Association (ALTİD) hosted the Türkiye Association of Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) Alanya Regional Executive Board (BYK) at a breakfast meeting. During the breakfast, where ALTİD and TÜRSAB, being leading dynamics of Alanya tourism, evaluated the 2015 tourism season, issues regarding how to prevent touting in the city's touristic areas and beaches and illegal agency activities, as in previous years, and how measures should be taken against the new sales strategies developed by touts, were discussed.

“CIVIL INSPECTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED”

Burhan Sili, Member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Hotel Association (TÜROFED) and President of ALTİD, emphasized that all institutions contributing to Alanya tourism can elevate the Alanya brand to a higher level through collective action, while Suat Çavuşoğlu, President of the TÜRSAB Alanya Regional Board of Directors, stated that touting and illegal agencies are damaging the Alanya brand and noted that teams wearing shorts, civilian clothes, and appearing as tourists will conduct inspections within the city and on beaches during the summer season.