Türkiye promotes year-round, niche tourism

STORY: Türkiye promotes year-round, niche tourism SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HAMIT KUK, Chief advisor to the president of the Turkish Travel Agencies Association 3. various of Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HAMIT KUK, Chief advisor to the president of the Turkish Travel Agencies Association 5. various of ancient city of Laodicea in Türkiye 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HAMIT KUK, Chief advisor to the president of the Turkish Travel Agencies Association 7. various of tourists hiking in Türkiye 8. various of people skiing at a ski resort in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye is promoting niche tourism sites across the country and year-round activities by spearheading the Tourism Century campaign. The program launched on March 8 also aimed at attracting high-income groups, said Firuz Baglikaya, head of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) and its i

Türkiye to launch early booking campaign to lure tourists

STORY: Türkiye to launch early booking campaign to lure tourists SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists sightseeing in Türkiye STORYLINE: The Turkish tourism sector is taking measures to encourage tourists to book their trips early and visit more alternative destinations. Firuz Baglikaya, president of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, told Xinhua on Tuesday that, to lure more tourists, an early booking campaign would be launched in the first week of December. "Our advice to our citizens is that if you plan and book your trips early, you will have the chance to enjoy holidays at very affordable prices," he added. Baglikaya said Türkiye offers diverse choices of experiences and activities for tourists, noting that especially those in winter, and sea-sand-sun, cultural, culinary, and medical tourism have an upper hand in luring tourists. Türkiye has earned 41.9 billion U.S. do