On April 6th, passenger ferry services between Sığacık and Samos will commence.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer announced the launch of Sığacık-Samos ferry services with IDO on April 6, 2024. The 17th TTI Izmir International Tourism Trade Fair and Congress, hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Trade, with TÜRSAB support and organized in partnership with İZFAŞ and TÜRSAB Fairs, has begun at Fuar Izmir. The fair, hosting tourism professionals and visitors from around the world, will run until December 9th.
Soyer announces Sığacık-Samos news
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer announced good news regarding Sığacık-Samos voyages during the opening ceremony. Soyer emphasized the significance of Izmir's 8,500-year history and recalled their commitment to showcasing the city's unique richness to the world four years ago.
Highlighting tourism as the key sector in enhancing the city's prosperity, Mayor Soyer stated, 'After the pandemic, we were the first city to establish a digital tourism infrastructure. We brought together more than 2,500 destinations in Izmir in the Visit Izmir mobile application, which can be considered Turkey's first digital tourism encyclopedia. Another priority was establishing direct flights to Izmir. We initiated the Direct Izmir program with airlines providing flights to Izmir. Now, there is a direct flight option from Izmir to cities leading global tourism like Venice, Barcelona, Milan, and more. In line with our goal to bring Izmir tourism to its deserving point, we have resumed hosting cruise ships that had not visited Izmir for six years at Izmir Port. Since 2022, a total of 49 cruise voyages brought 69,000 tourists to Izmir. To further strengthen Izmir's identity as a port city, our company I·ZDENİZ started Izmir-Mytilene voyages, and we plan to triple these voyages in 2024. On April 6, we will also launch Sığacık-Samos ferry services in collaboration with IDO.'
Seferihisar-Samos voyages, previously irregular and operated by private individuals and companies before the pandemic, will start scheduled and institutionalized trips from April 2024 through the partnership of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality's subsidiary, İZDENİZ A.Ş., and Istanbul Fast Ferries (IDO).