The General Directorate of Information the fairs specialized in tourism will be participated by our Ministry in 2005.

The General Directorate of Information
The fairs specialized in Tourism will be participated by our Ministry in 2005.

The sector companies wishing to participate in the fairs in 2005 by means of Culture & Information Counsellor’s / Attache’s Offices will be allocated places at the stands to be hired by our Ministry. The principles of the participation to the international fairs specialized in Tourism ,which will be put into realization by co-operation with public and private sector, are as follows;

1- Establishments dealing in the sector who will participate as the representative of destination in accordance with regional information (publisizing of destination) will be made reservation both at the comprehensive fairs -taken places in the list of fairs- and the fairs having appropriate sized stands. In addition to this, independent places will be allocated considering the size facilities of the stands by receiving a participation payment from the companies such as agency, hotel, tour operator etc.-wishing to participate independently- who have intention of taking place at our Ministry stands.

2- The sector establishments who will take place in destination stands (at the reception units) are requested;

a) to prepare the informative materials of all destinations such as catalogue, brochure, CD, souvenir for the purpose of distribution at fairs.

b) to appoint at least two professional tourist guides knowing regional destinations in every reception units.

3- The sector establishments are requested to make aplications to the relevant
culture & information counselor’s / attache’s offices prior to participation in the fairs for the activities to be thought to be carried out during the fair such as refreshments, cocktails, shows and etc.

4- The organization of (the reception units of ) regional stands of comprehensive fairs will be realised under the responsibility of TUROB.- Touristic Hotels & Investors Association - ( For example: TUROB for İstanbul Destination, AKTOP for Antalya, KAPTID for Cappadocia.)

5- A seperate stand will be allocated for TURSAB as the representative of travel agencies at the stands of our Ministry and the organization of afore-mentioned stands will be made under the responsibility of TURSAB.( Association of Turkish Travel Agencies.)

6- Since the participation of specialized travel agencies, DMC (Destination Management Companies) and hotels carries importance, Antalya and İzmir Convention & Visitor’s Bureaus together with İstanbul Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (ICVB) will determine and make reservations at the stands for the companies wishing to participate in the fairs specialized in the field of incentive and convention tourism such as IT-ME Chicago, Miami Sea Trade, EIBTM Barcelona, London Confex, IMEX Frankfurt and BTC Florence. However, not only will the establishments publisizing İstanbul be allocated places at our stands, but also other sector establishments dealing in this business will be tried to be reserved places at our stands as well. The establishments wishing to participate in the afore-mentioned fairs are requsted to make applications to ICVB and then ICVB is requested to inform the applicants to our Ministry as well as the relevant Counsellor’s and Attache’s Offices.

7- Since the participation of establishments specialized in sea tourism to the listed speciality fairs relating to the maritime tourism such as London Boat Show, Düsseldorf Yatching, Scandinavian Boat Show, Genova Yatching and Paris Maritime Fairs carries importance , the processes of definition for sector establishments - wishing to participate in the fairs - and making reservations at our stands will be organized jointly by the Association of Maritime Tourism under the responsibility of the relevant Counsellor’s / Attache’s Offices.

8- The sector establishments - wishing to participate in the fairs in the field of Maritime Tourism and Incentive activities for Conventions - are kindly requsted to prepare the pertinent materials such as informative publications, catalogues, brochures, posters, CDs, souvenirs and arrange the distribution of them under joint responsibity of ICVB and The Association of Maritime Tourism.

9- In connection with the establishments and companies wishing to take place independently at our stands;

a) The companies wishing to participate independently at our stands such as (agency, hotel, tour operators) will be allocated places at our stands depending on the sizes of stands on condition that the contribution payment to be determined by the relevant Counsellor’s and Attache’s Offices is made.

b) The companies wishing to take place independently should directly apply to the relevant Counsellor’s and Attache’s Offices.

c) Our relevant Counsellor’s and Attache’s Offices are able to allocate places for the companies wishing to take place indepently , in case the expenses of the activities / services - which are carried out in the course of the fair – (such as cocktails, shows, food & beverage and etc.) are met by such companies.

d) Since there is a limited area hired by our Ministry at fairs and a number of participants are important in arranging the stands, establishments wishing to participate in fairs should apply to our relevant Counsellor’s/Attache’s Offices in time.

e) The sector establishments wishing to participate as individual participants at our Ministry stands in ITB Berlin, MITT Moscow and WTM London 2005 fairs will be provided information concerning the prices of decoration and furnishing of special stands allocated for them together with the stand sizes in square meter later on.

f) Destinations apart fom Türkiye are strictly not allowed to be given information and marketed by the companies to be taken place at our country stands.

g) The participants will conform to the concept and approach pre-determined by our Ministry from the stand point of reflecting the same standards at our Ministry stands.

In case - however included in listed fairs - the fairs which will be cancelled before the event by fair managements or the fairs which our Ministry ceases from participating in, occur ; the pertinent announcement will be made accordingly.

TOURISM FAIRS TO BE PARTICIPATED IN BY OUR MINISTRY IN 2005.
THE COMPREHENSIVE FAIRS TO BE PARTICIPATED IN IN CO-OPERATION WITH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS.

OTHER FAIRS TO BE PARTICIPATED IN IN CO-OPERATION WITH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS

FAIRS TO BE PARTICIPATED IN BY MEANS OF OUR CULTURE & INFORMATION COUNSELLOR’S / ATTACHE’S OFFICES.

89 TOURISM SPECIALITY FAIRS IN TOTAL 7 OF WHICH ARE COMPREHENSIVE , 53 OF WHICH ARE IN CO-OPERATION WITH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS AND THE REMAINING 29 ARE BY MEANS OF OUR FOREIGN REPRESENTATION OFFICES OF OUR MINISTRY WILL BE PARTICIPATED IN 44 COUNTRIES IN 2005.

THE CULTURE & INFORMATION COUNSELLOR'S / ATTACHE'S OFFICES