Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Quick Observations on Turkey

Antalya - There has been a 30% increase in tourism for Q1 of this year compared to last. Primary tourist composition 1) Russians 2) Iranians 3) Germans.

Turkish Airlines is an impressive operation with expanding travel routes to strategic locations such as Africa, the Middle East and now features direct flights from Istanbul to LA on designated days. Having experienced both first class and economy class - both are good. I had heard 45 Euros of the ticket price goes towards food service - which is well worth it - with a chef onboard which I find to be unique and a great selling feature. They do a good job of introducing Turkey's growing economy & global role and some of their tourism product (specifically health tourism) through inflight videos.

The last day of my trip, was the only day I turned on CNN and was surprised to see both Egypt and Abu Dhabi Tourism board ads.

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