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Ranked among Turkey's top 10 ski resorts

Murat Mountain Thermal Tourism and Ski Resort, located in the Gediz district of Kütahya, has been listed among 'Turkey's top 10 ski resorts'. According to the rankings determined by the readers of the travel and culture magazine Skyroad, Murat Mountain Thermal Ski Resort ranked 10th. Skyroad, a travel and culture magazine published monthly in Turkish and English, evaluated ski resorts across the country with the headline 'Hot tea at home or skiing on the slopes during winter?'. Based on this evaluation, the top 10 ski resorts were selected. According to the travel magazine, Murat Mountain Thermal Ski Resort stands out as one of the finest examples of winter tourism, offering advanced tourism facilities in the region, providing various alternatives for winter sports, and offering visitors an unforgettable experience with its stunning views, combining both thermal healing and skiing. Inviting citizens who want to experience a unique blend of thermal water and winter sports to Murat Mountain, Mayor Akçadurak stated, "Murat Mountain offers a variety of alternative tourism activities such as nature walks, skiing, camping, photosafari, flora and fauna observation, mountain biking, mountaineering, off-road, etc. At an altitude of 2,312 meters, Murat Mountain is home to a thermal water source emerging from Turkey's highest point and our tourism center, which is renowned for its unique beauty. We welcome all our citizens to visit." The top 10 ski resorts in the country are as follows: Kayseri Erciyes Ski Resort, Kars Sarıkamış Ski Resort, Erzurum Palandöken Ski Resort, Bursa Uludağ Ski Resort, Bolu Kartalkaya Ski Resort, Kocaeli Kartepe Ski Resort, Kastamonu Ilgaz Ski Resort, Isparta Davraz Ski Resort, Antalya Saklıkent Ski Resort, and Murat Mountain Thermal Ski Resort.

A 15% increase in mid-term holiday reservations

İşler mentioned that nearly all tourism facilities were occupied during the New Year, bringing a beautiful conclusion to the year 2023. Highlighting the increased tourism activity during the domestic mid-term holiday immediately following the New Year, İşler pointed out that many facilities had made preparations for this period. Comparing reservations to the same period last year, İşler stated, "Reservations have increased by approximately 15% compared to the same period last year. Ski resorts and thermal facilities are attracting the most attention during this period. Our mid-term holiday is already progressing quite successfully. Children are the most important elements of our mid-term holiday. We create an environment for our children with special study areas, games, music, and opportunities for collective entertainment. We also provide educational and instructive activities for our children. Facilities offer various amenities such as indoor pools, especially spas, wellness activities, and natural therapy walks. İşler emphasized the exceptional flow of reservations, especially for ski resorts like Uludağ and Palandöken, as well as thermal facilities. He continued: "Particularly, regions near Istanbul such as Sapanca, Uludağ in Bursa, thermal facilities in Denizli and Afyonkarahisar, and coastal facilities in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions continue to accept reservations for the mid-term holiday. The tourism sector will enter 2024 with abundance during the mid-term holiday. There are prices suitable for everyone and every budget." Discussing the occupancy rates of the facilities, İşler said, "Current occupancy rates are especially around 90% in ski resorts and thermal facilities. It seems that as the holiday approaches, these reservation occupancies will go up." "We expect it to be the best year ever." Mehmet İşler expressed his belief that Turkish tourism successfully completed the year 2023 and anticipated that 2024 would also be a successful year with the collaboration of the government and the sector. He said, "We expect to surpass the figures of 2023, and we anticipate it to be the best year ever, but only if everything continues in this manner." The first term of the academic year will end on January 19th, Friday. The mid-term holiday will begin on January 22nd, Monday, and students will resume classes on February 5th.

Joy of snow in Erciyes

Snowfall is occurring at Erciyes Ski Resort, one of Turkey's major winter tourism centers. In the evening hours, snowfall began to be effective on Mount Erciyes, one of Turkey's most important ski resorts. As the precipitation intermittently intensifies, the entire mountain is covered with a white blanket. With a snow depth reaching approximately 15 centimeters, the precipitation brings joy to tourism professionals before the season begins. According to information from meteorology, it is learned that the precipitation will continue intermittently.

Intermittent snowfall continues in Kartalkaya

After two days of intermittent precipitation at the ski resort located on the summit of the Köroğlu Mountains, the snow depth has reached 15 centimeters. Five hotels with a total capacity of 2,000 beds in the region have completed their preparations for the upcoming season. The ski resort plans to open the new season on December 15th.

Snowfall skips Türkiye's most ski resorts

Celebrating New Year at ski resorts is widely popular among Turkish holidaymakers and foreign tourists. Yet, in most ski resorts across Türkiye, snowfall is less than anticipated. Some resorts even "resort" to pumping artificial snow on the dry slopes to attract visitors, while operators urge visitors to make early bookings as they expect a steady stream of holidaymakers during the New Year. Climate change has certainly brought many challenges to the fore and has heavily affected the country's ski resorts since major winter tourist attractions have not been able to fully kickstart their business yet because of delayed snowfall. However, Türkiye is still positive and excepts a heavy snowfall to welcome the New Year and cater to public demands. At the Palandöken Ski Center, which is about 3,176 meters (10,419.95 feet) above sea level in Erzurum, "artificial snowfall" and "snow storage" methods were put to use because of delayed snowfall this year. Using the system implemented in the Alps, occupancy rates of hotels in Palandöken, which is the first ski resort to open for the season in Türkiye, reached 90% before New Year. Hotel customers will welcome 2023 with a live concert, fireworks display and torch skiing event. The occupancy rates of hotels in Erciyes Ski Center, one of the most important winter tourism spots in Kayseri, reached 92%. Domestic and foreign tourists enjoy skiing at the center, where snow depths can reach 50 centimeters (19.69 inches). The season opened four days ago. On New Year's Eve, hotels in the region, which are expected to run at full capacity, will entertain guests with various interesting activities. Meanwhile, at Kartalkaya Ski Center, located at the summit of Köroğlu Mountains in Bolu at an altitude of 2,200 meters, three out of five hotels did not open owing to lighter-than-expected snowfall while two other hotels welcomed guests by filling their runways with "artificial snow." As for Kartepe Ski Center, at the summit of Samanlı Mountains in Kocaeli, too did not receive enough snow this year. Hence,11 ski tracks could not be activated there. Kartepe Ski Center Track Manager, Taner Tamer, said, "Owing to lighter-than-expected snowfall, our ski facilities in Kartepe are closed at the moment. However, our reservations are open and regular vacationers are waiting to enjoy the ski activities that we offer." Uludağ, which is one of the important centers of winter tourism in Bursa, had planned to open its Ski center on Dec.15. but could not follow the schedule because of a total lack of snowfall. This made holidaymakers cancel their plans. Merga Bütan Ski Center in Hakkari awaits ski lovers with its four-star hotel, chairlift system and track areas to be put into service. At the ski center located at an altitude of 2,800 meters, snow thickness measured only 20 centimeters this year, but the center is expected to open the season with snowfall being forecast. Saklıkent Ski Center, known as "The Uludağ of Antalya," is expected to receive the first snow of the year. In Saklıkent, 47 kilometers (29.2 miles) from the city center and atop Beydağları, accommodation services are on offer besides hotels, pensions and rental houses. "The New Year's Eve is celebrated differently at the summit of Antalya. This year, the snowfall is running late. But we have a week ahead of us. We will open our tracks with a good snowfall," said hotel manager Cuma Özaydın. Similarly, Salda Ski Center in Eşeler Plateau, within the borders of Burdur's Yeşilova district, has not received snowfall yet, thus no preparations were made for New Year's Eve. The ski center, at an altitude of 2,079 meters, has a chair lift line of 8,860 meters and five tracks with lengths varying between 1,000 and 1,500 meters. Hotels in Cebiltepe Ski Center, located in Scots Pine forests in the Sarıkamış district of Kars, have completed their preparations for the New Year. At the summit of Cibiltepe, which is 2,634 meters high, snow depths reached 30 centimeters. On second stage tracks, snow depths measured 20 centimeters. Cancellations were reported earlier due to inadequate snowfall at the ski resort, where pre-New Year reservation rates stood at 50%. Occupancy rates at Zigana Ski Center, the pearl of winter tourism in the Eastern Black Sea Region, has been reported at 90%. Snow is expected at the center on New Year's Eve where there have been no sign of snow when the report was filed. On the other hand, Trabzon's Uzungöl Tourism Center and Rize's Ayder Plateau, which do not have ski facilities, are among the most preferred places in the region for winter tourism. New Year Eve reservations at both centers exceeded 90% as per reports. Inadequate snowfall has also been reported at Ilgaz Mountain Ski Center between Kastamonu and Çankırı this year, leading to the ski season being still closed in the region. It has been reported that the new season will start with the snow depths reaching 80 centimeters gradually. The different lengths of tracks at Ilgaz Ski Center and Ilgaz 2-Yurduntepe Ski Center offer ski lovers an amusing winter holiday. Ilgaz Mountain is 40 kilometers from Kastamonu and 200 kilometers from Ankara. Source: Daily Sabah

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Ranked among Turkey's top 10 ski resorts

A 15% increase in mid-term holiday reservations

Joy of snow in Erciyes

Intermittent snowfall continues in Kartalkaya

Snowfall skips Türkiye's most ski resorts