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€150 million hotel investment in Didim

The company, which will open its hotel with a total of 561 rooms and a capacity of 1136 beds in May 2024, will also construct a luxury dormitory with 300 rooms where 800 staff members can stay. This will contribute to increased employment opportunities in the region. Providing information about the hotel investment, Anda Barut Collection General Manager Cem Karacan stated that Barut Hotels will bring its experience of over half a century to the Aegean region. Karacan stated, "This investment will mark a new phase in Turkish tourism. We are creating a new location where we can attract the luxury tourism potential of the world to Turkey, offering a destination where individuals in the billionaire league can vacation in Turkey. In addition to projects that will carry us into the coming years, we attach great importance to sustainability for future generations. We have the first International Renewable Energy Certified hotels in the Mediterranean Region in Turkey. "All our hotels will continue to use green energy," he said. Karacan announced that the new hotel investment will open in May 2024 in Didim Delice Peninsula with an investment exceeding 150 million euros, stating, "Anda Barut Collection, which will turn the region into one of the most important centers in tourism, will have a total of 561 rooms and 1136 beds, including 547 rooms and 14 Bayou villas."

Artificial intelligence applications were introduced for tourism

Artificial intelligence-supported programs designed to offer solutions to the difficulties people face while planning a holiday, which made it to the finals in the startup competition at TEKNOFEST Izmir, the aviation, space and technology festival organized by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3) and the Ministry of Industry and Technology, are being introduced in Izmir. TEKNOFEST Izmir opened its doors Yıldız Technical University student Berra Yetgin told the AA correspondent that they thought of the application with her friend who had difficulties in planning her trip in the Erasmus program. Explaining that with the application, users can create travel plans by answering questions prepared with artificial intelligence infrastructure, Yetgin said: "Our priority is to market Turkish tourism abroad. Turkey is one of the most traveled countries in the world. There are 50 million tourists. Daily spending is over a thousand dollars. People want to spend their time in the most productive way. All you have to do is hit the road. Our motto is 'Dream, plan and act.' Efficient, planned trip from start to finish..." Yetgin added that the application design started with 3 people, 2 students and 1 software developer, and the number of people in the team increased to 15. "We want to bring the tourists who come in summer also in winter" Vildan Köse, a 3rd year student of Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Health and Technology University, from the team that designed another application, said that they made it to the finals in the competition held in the field of tourism technologies. Köse stated that the starting point of the application, which they developed as a group of 6 people, was "a suitable place to go after school or the best option for a holiday." Stating that they want to benefit the tourism sector, Köse said, "We also want to provide 12-month tourism. We want to bring the tourists who come in summer also in winter. We have an artificial intelligence screen. Without a travel guide, 'I will go to this route.' "When you say it, it creates a path. In practice, there is also the opportunity to communicate in different languages to overcome language barriers."

TUI's strategy to make Turkey a year-round tourism center

TUI expands Turkish tourism throughout the year. Winter flights to Antalya were increased for British tourists, and the capacity was increased by 30 percent. CEO Sebastian Ebel stated that this move is a "win-win" for everyone. TUI, Europe's largest travel group, aims to position Turkey as a year-round tourism destination. The company will increase its tourist carrying capacity from England to Antalya by 30 percent, including the winter. Carrying 1.9 million tourists to Turkey in 2022, TUI emphasizes that Turkey is not just about summer vacations. The CEO of the company, Sebastian Ebel, stated that they plan to offer holiday options throughout the year in line with the increasing flexibility demands of the guests. British Tourists Will Be Brought to Antalya for 12 Months TUI's year-round reservation option for its German operations is now also available for British tourists. The tourist carrying capacity from England to Antalya for the winter period has been increased by 30 percent. Ebel stated that Antalya is a popular destination in the winter months, so they want to extend the season to 12 months. Win-Win Situation: Flexibility and Long Season Thanks to TUI's integrated business model, it is possible to respond to rapidly changing demands. Ebel states that this creates a win-win situation for TUI, tourists and destinations. TUI guests will have more choice and flexibility, while being able to use company planes and hotels efficiently for longer.

Europe-driven foreign arrivals in Türkiye leap nearly 45%

The number of foreign visitors arriving in Türkiye sustained a strong recovery in November after a 2020 slump owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, official data suggested on Friday. Backed by demand from European countries, foreign arrivals jumped 44.64% from a year earlier to 2.55 million last month, revealed Culture and Tourism Ministry data. The arrivals stood at 1.76 million foreign visitors in November 2021 and 833,991 in November 2020. This year's arrivals have been mainly boosted by Russian visitors who were hit by flight restrictions by Western countries after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The rebound has also been driven by a major leap in demand from Europe, spearheaded by Germany and the United Kingdom. Tourism revenues are vital to Türkiye’s economy as the government’s new economic program focuses on flipping the current account deficits to a surplus, prioritizing exports, production and investments while curbing rising inflation. Russian visitors topped the list in November with 312,486 arrivals. They were followed by Bulgaria at 232,709 and Germany at 207,340, the data showed. In the January-November period, the number of foreign visitors stood reached 42.16 million people, up 84.77% compared to the same period in 2021, matching pre-pandemic levels of 2019. At 5.48 million, Germans topped the list, followed by nearly 4.95 million arrivals from Russia and 3.3 million arrivals from the United Kingdom, said the Culture and Tourism Ministry. The rebound prompted the government to once again revise its year-end tourism targets. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy earlier this month said they now expect 51.5 million tourists and $46 billion in revenues. Estimates had stood at 45 million arrivals and $35 billion in income at the beginning of the year. Forecasts for 2023 have also been upgraded, as Türkiye now expects 60 million foreign visitors and $56 billion in revenues. Officials had hoped tourism this year could replicate or exceed 2019 figures, when some 52 million visitors brought in $34 billion in revenue. The number of foreign visitors soared by 94.1% to 24.71 million last year when COVID-19 measures were eased compared to 2020. Tourism revenues doubled to almost $25 billion but remained well below the recorded level in 2019. Revenues from January through September this year already reached $35 billion, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), up nearly 68% versus the same period a year ago. Source: Daily Sabah

Tourism professionals want a record in income, not in number

Despite the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the tourism sector, which is preparing to close the year with 50 million tourists and 44 billion dollars in revenue, gave the message "Let's look at the price". Zafer Alkaya, Member of the Board of the Mediterranean Touristic Hoteliers and Operators Association and General Manager of Cornelia Diamond, emphasized that Turkey is the country that provides the best service in the Mediterranean basin, but that it should focus on the right per capita income level. Noting that Turkey competes with Spain here, but the income remains quite low, Alkaya continued: “We need to focus on income per capita. Occupancy will not get us where we want to go. Now, as Turkish tourism, what we deserve as Antalya tourism is to do marketing at the right prices. The right per capita income is the future of Turkish tourism. Not fullness. Our opponent is Spain. If we are going to play big, we have to play according to the rules of the Mediterranean bowl. While our competitor is pushing 1,500 dollars in per capita income, we need to exceed at least 1,000 dollars," he said. COMPETITION WITH SPAIN According to TUIK data, per capita income in the third quarter decreased by 17.5 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, from $1,036 to $855. Alkaya said that in 2022, the main market dilemma came out of the agenda last season, which was above the expectations, and that tourists from 65 countries entered Antalya and the number of tourists exceeded 13 million as of November. Cost increases hit 100 percent Zafer Alkaya stated that the costs are also pushing them hard and hotel prices will change between 25-50 percent in 2023. Stating that the facilities are having difficulties and price increases have come to an inevitable point, Alkaya expressed that they are faced with increases in operating costs at rates exceeding 100 percent from time to time.

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€150 million hotel investment in Didim

Artificial intelligence applications were introduced for tourism

TUI's strategy to make Turkey a year-round tourism center

Europe-driven foreign arrivals in Türkiye leap nearly 45%

Tourism professionals want a record in income, not in number