The Cyprus Turkish Tourism and Travel Agencies Association held its 30th Ordinary General Assembly.
\nIn the board where the Board of Directors, Disciplinary and Supervisory Boards were determined, the activities of the Union and the problems of tourism in general were discussed.
\nAt the General Assembly in the Chamber of Industry, the presidency council was formed and a moment of silence was held for Atat\u00fcrk and martyrs.
\nThen Union President Orhan Tolun made a speech.
\nIn his speech, Tolun stated that although two years were difficult due to the events in Turkey, they overcame these difficulties with the measures taken.
\nTolun stated that there was an increase in the number of tourists and the occupancy rate of hotels in 2016-2017.
\nTouching on the problems experienced and the work they have done, Orhan Tolun stated that they are experiencing the problems of not being able to have a guide in every vehicle in tours and transfers, and that the increase in airplane prices has also negatively affected the agencies.
\nTolun said, \u201cIllegal tours and illegal agencies have emerged. We had a lot of trouble in terms of guidance. Even though there are 230 guides who are members of KTREB, we had a problem in terms of the number of guides because they also work in different jobs. For this reason, we opened a guidance course. We have seen that airplane prices have increased and we have created a crisis desk. We demanded that incentives be given to increase sea voyages. The fact that Ercan airport is still not built negatively affects the sector.\u201d.
\nStating that they are working on OTEM and that it can be put into service after a month, Tolun said that they are preparing a new project for the construction of the KITSAB building, that they have not increased the prices of museums and archaeological sites and that they participate in all kinds of meetings related to the environment.
\nAt the end of his speech, Orhan Tolun emphasized the importance of making tourism a state policy and establishing a tourism organization.
\nAt the General Assembly, the messages were then read and the speeches of the guests began.
\nCemal \u00d6zyi\u011fit, President of the Socialist Democracy Party, asked how much importance is given to the tourism sector, which is called the backbone of the economy.
\n\u00d6zyi\u011fit pointed out that in order for this country to become a center of attraction, the nature of its mountains and stones should be marketed and alternative tourism options such as faith tourism should be prioritized.
\nFethi \u00d6zbo\u011fa\u00e7, President of the Cyprus Turkish Hoteliers Association, said that all stakeholders related to tourism should gather under one roof and protect the future.
\nIn his speech, Ahmet Sava\u015fan, President of the Health Tourism Council, shared a statistic from the world and said that while the number of people traveling in the world was 25 million in 1950, this number increased to 1,235 million in 2016 and stated that world tourism is chasing tourism revenues.
\n\u201cWe need to hug the tourism sector, which is the future of our country, more,\u201d Sava\u015fan said.
\nUndersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism \u0130smet Esenyel emphasized that there has been a positive momentum in tourism and said that they are doing their best to carry this forward.
\nTourism revenues are on the rise, hotel occupancy rates are on the rise, and the number of overnight stays is very close to the expected target for the first time. The money spent by the guests coming to the country is increasing and there is an increase in the number of passengers arriving. I think we will reach 1 million by the end of the year. The momentum we have achieved in tourism at the moment is a positive momentum.\u201d.
\nEsenyel said that work was also being done on the creation of a tourism organization law and that this issue was discussed with the tourism sub-committees.
\nFollowing the speeches, the activity, financial and audit reports were read and acquitted.
\nAfterwards, elections were held for the Board of Directors, Disciplinary and Supervisory Boards.
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The Cyprus Turkish Tourism and Travel Agencies Association held its 30th Ordinary General Assembly. In the assembly where the Board of Directors, Disciplinary and Supervisory Board were determined, the work of the Association and the problems of tourism in general were discussed. At the General Assembly held in the Chamber of Industry, the presidency council was formed and a minute of silence was held for Atat\u00fcrk and martyrs. Orhan Tolun, President of the Union, then made a speech. In his speech, Tolun said that in Turkey [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-haberler"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t