{"id":34696,"date":"2011-05-31T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T08:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=34696"},"modified":"2023-04-15T18:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T15:19:43","slug":"antalya-turkeys-tourism-jewel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2011\/05\/31\/antalya-turkeys-tourism-jewel\/","title":{"rendered":"Antalya \u2013 Turkey\u2019s tourism jewel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkey is one of the tourism success stories of the millennium. In the first four months of this year alone, tourist numbers rose 21 percent from the comparable period of 2010. Fuelling the growth is the country\u2019s tourism jewel of Antalya, and its incredible beaches, hotels, history and climate.<\/p>\n

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(The incredible Mardan Palace, Europe\u2019s most exclusive resort)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The region is also forging a reputation as a hub for meetings, with its congress centre able to accommodate more than 50,000 delegates. The latest high-power event to be hosted in Antalya is the 2014 ICCA Congress, with the announcement made at IMEX-Frankfurt in 26th of May 2011.<\/p>\n

The announcement follows news that Antalya is to host the World Travel Awards 2011 Europe Ceremony for the second in succession. On 2 September, Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa will step up to host the prestigious event, dubbed by the media as \u201cThe Oscars of the Travel Industry\u201d. The luxury resort is located next to the beautiful beach of Iskele Mevkii.<\/p>\n

(Europe\u2019s travel elite celebrate top honours at the World Travel Awards 2010 Europe Ceremony – the \u201cOscars of the travel industry\u201d will be returning again this September)<\/p>\n

The event follows the success of last year\u2019s World Travel Awards, which was hosted at the nearby Rixos Premium Belek.<\/p>\n

The industry\u2019s top brass \u2013 including CEOs and directors of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourist board chiefs \u2013 all gathered to battle it out at the most important evening of the year in European travel and tourism.<\/p>\n

(Riox Premium Belek – host of World Travel Awards 2010 Europe Ceremony)<\/p>\n

It proved a great year for Turkish travel and tourism companies. Turkish Airlines picked up the award for \u201cEurope\u2019s Leading Airline Business Class\u201d following 12 months in which it posted record profits, grew market share and continued its global expansion.<\/p>\n

Two of Turkey\u2019s brightest hospitality stars, both in Antalya, picked up top awards \u2013 Mardan Palace won \u201cEurope\u2019s Leading Luxury Hotel\u201d and Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa collected \u201cEurope\u2019s Leading Luxury Resort\u201d.<\/p>\n

(The incredible Mardan Palace, Europe\u2019s most exclusive resort)<\/p>\n

For an exclusive glimpse inside Mardan Palace, Europe\u2019s most expensive hotel, costing $1.65 billion to create, visit virtual-mardanpalace.com).<\/p>\n

And there was even more good news for the Turkey, which also walked away with \u201cEurope\u2019s Leading Meetings & Conference Hotel\u201d for Rixos Sungate, \u201cEurope\u2019s Leading Tourist Board\u201d for the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office and \u201cEurope\u2019s Leading Destination\u201d for Istanbul.<\/p>\n

Istanbul \u2013 Europe\u2019s coolest city break<\/p>\n

Istanbul is rapidly forging a reputation as one of the world\u2019s great city break destinations, as well as a high-profile international congresses and events destination.<\/p>\n

(Istanbul sunset)<\/p>\n

International leisure tourism arrivals continue to show steady year-on-year growth as growing number of travellers discover the joys of a city that oozes centuries old appeal as a meeting place of continents and cultures.<\/p>\n

Antalya.City.Mobi for everything to do in Turkey\u2019s tourism jewel<\/p>\n

For the lowdown on what\u2019s hot, City.Mobi offers the best mobile guide to the capital. Antalya.City.Mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up of travel guides, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.<\/p>\n

The guide offers click to call functionality \u2013 which means no scribbling down telephone numbers. Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.<\/p>\n

(Antalya – Turkey\u2019s most beautiful city)<\/p>\n

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport. City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.<\/p>\n

via Antalya \u2013 Turkey\u2019s tourism jewel | News | Breaking Travel News.<\/p>\n

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