Tourist goods industry gathers in Istanbul
Souvenir Expo Turkey, the premier global event for Touristic Gift and Souvenir professionals, is set to welcome visitors for the third time at the Istanbul Expo Center from December 14 to 17, 2023. The tourist souvenir industry in Turkey, valued at 56 billion dollars, accounts for 15 billion dollars on its own. This constitutes around 30 percent of the projected 2023 tourism income, estimated at USD 15 billion.
George Panorgias, General Manager of Rota Exhibition Türkiye Fuarcılık AŞ, emphasized that Turkey has a great development potential in the field of tourism.
Stating that, as Rota, they believed in Turkey's production power from the very beginning, he said that they have brought together the best of the world and the best of Turkey for three years at the Souvenir Expo Turkey Touristic Gift and Souvenir Fair.
Souvenir Expo Turkey, the premier global event for Touristic Gift and Souvenir professionals, is set to welcome visitors for the third time at the Istanbul Expo Center from December 14 to 17, 2023. The tourist souvenir industry in Turkey, valued at 56 billion dollars, accounts for 15 billion dollars on its own. This constitutes around 30 percent of the projected 2023 tourism income, estimated at USD 15 billion.
At this year's Souvenir Expo Türkiye Fair, tourists typically purchase souvenir items like mugs, magnets, keychains, and evil eye beads. Additionally, summer fashion items such as swimsuits, bikinis, loincloths, towels, shorts, and sunglasses are popular. Food products like baklava, Turkish delight, Turkish coffee, olives, and olive oil are also commonly bought by tourists visiting Turkey. The fair is expected to showcase a variety of natural and organic products, including soap, promotional materials, luggage, bags, belts, leather accessories, and decoration items.