As you remember we wrote that Turkey had a record
year
at end of 2001, both tourist figures and revenues, in our
March issue.
We also added this positive trenwill continue
in 2002.
Now, we have some results. Turkish Ministry announced that
Turkey hosted 3.551.000 visitors untill end of May. This figure
is 3.6 % higer than first 5 months of 2001.
And do not forget that tourist arrivals increasing after June
15 in Turkey.
Begining of this year our target was 12.5 million
tourist in 2002. But now we can easly say that Turkey will
host some 13-14 millon visitors untill end of December.
In this issue we introduce you a destination in north part
of Turkey. Trabzon is one of the important city in Black Sea
coast with her deeply history and rich touristical sites.
We hope you will like this pages.
ATM Dubai and Pow Wow New Orleans exhibition reports are
also our another interesting pages. TIA's President William
S. Norman says tourism is growing again after September 11.
He remarked in Pow Wow "All signals that buyers and suppliers
are serious about investing in international travel."
We also beleive that tourism will be better than 2001 at the
end of this year.
Our "Airlines Special" has more airline news in
this issue. Airlines had big difficulties after September
11. But they are also going to better conditions.
New agreements ,new investments... will help to airline business.
