# Tourism Summit

Preparations Underway for Tourism Summit in Antalya

Selçuk Meral, Chairman of GMT Fuarcılık, stated, “The tourism sector is one that wakes up each day with the same belief and renewed excitement. We began our ATF journey six years ago to serve this enthusiasm and belief. Over the past six years, we have hosted over 10,000 travel agencies and more than 60,000 professional visitors from abroad. We became Turkey’s first tourism fair focused solely on professionals. Our goal is to establish new and effective bridges of awareness between people, companies, and even continents to advance the tourism sector in Turkey and around the world. Since 2019, at the start of our ATF journey, we have repeatedly said, ‘Tourism is a matter of national importance.’ I want to add something: Tourism is a matter of national importance; the homeland is wherever Turkish tourism professionals are. Our aim is to create a global brand specialized in fair organization, particularly in tourism, with ATF. This will allow us to develop new perspectives and solutions for global tourism professionals. After the Antalya Tourism Fair, we have also taken our first steps in this direction with the Africa Tourism Forum.”