The 27th International MITT Moscow Tourism Fair, one of the largest in Russia and a leading tourism fair worldwide, has opened its doors. Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel represented Alanya at the fair. Yücel, who is also the President of the Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation, held meetings with tour operators and agency representatives.
The Mayor of Alanya and the Chairman of the Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV), Adem Murat Yücel, along with the Vice Chairman of ALTAV and the Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD), Mehmet Dahaoğlu, and tourism professionals, are promoting Alanya at MITT Moscow, Russia's largest tourism fair.
The 27th International MITT Moscow Tourism Fair, which opened its doors today in Russia and will remain open until March 18th, features an Alanya stand. The stand is being represented by Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel, who is also the President of ALTAV, and his team.
High Interest in Alanya's Stand at the 300 m² "Turkey Island" Pavilion.
The Alanya stand, located within the 300-square-meter "Turkey Island" at the MITT Moskva fair, attracted significant attention, just as it did at the fair held in 2019. The stand, which was also visited by Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, Nadir Alpaslan, and the Ambassador of Turkey to Russia, Mehmet Samsar, was hosted by Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel.
LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS ATTEND THE FIRST IN-PERSON TRADE FAIR OF THE YEAR
The 27th MITT Moscow International Travel Market, where Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel personally participated to promote Alanya, was the first in-person trade fair of 2021. Despite the limited overall participation from Turkey, the fair attracted significant interest from Russian attendees, even in the face of the pandemic.
CHAIRMAN YÜCEL ANNOUNCES GOOD NEWS; "THEY HAVE SET A BIGGER GOAL"
Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel met with Ethem Okudur, owner of Akay Turizm, and announced that Biblio Globus Tour Operator had initially aimed for 700,000 passengers in 2021, but last week they announced that they had increased this target to 1,100,000 passengers.
YÜCEL: "This intensity and excitement have filled us with great hope."
Adem Murat Yücel, the Mayor of Alanya, commented on the 27th MITT Moscow Tourism Fair, emphasizing that the high attendance despite the pandemic filled them with hope for the upcoming season. He stated: "Before the pandemic, we used to participate in an average of over 30 fairs per year. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fairs began to be held online. The MITT Moscow Fair 2021 marked a first in this regard, being the first in-person fair. We, the Alanya Municipality and ALTAV, took our place here. We are meeting with tour operators, travel agency representatives, and fair visitors to promote Alanya. We hope that our tourism this season will be healthy and that people will be able to travel more freely, making it a more enjoyable season. I believe that with our diligent efforts, we will achieve good results in the new season. Seeing this level of activity and excitement despite the pandemic has made us very happy. I would like to thank everyone who contributed."