Panel on "The Tourism Sector in the World and in Türkiye" Held...

"Tourism Week" was celebrated with a program held at the Application Hotel of Beşiktaş Etiler Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School.

In the program, which began with the opening speeches of Beşiktaş District Governor Önder Bakan, Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education Branch Manager Mehmet Nezir Eryarsoy, Beşiktaş Director of National Education Özcan Türkoğlu, and Etiler Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School Principal Sedat Cömert, a panel on "The Tourism Sector in the World and in Türkiye" was held.

The following took part in the panel as panelists: Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism Branch Manager Selda Taşçı, TÜROB Secretary General İsmail Taşdemir, Dedeman Group Revenue Director Ünay Türköz, Divan Hotel HR Manager Ayşegül Özdemir, TÜRES Acting President Savaş Bulut, and  BTA F&B Manager Kazım Çil. TÜROB Secretary General İsmail Taşdemir shared with the participants information on the historical development of the accommodation sector in the world and in our country, the importance of tourism education, and expectations for the sector in the period ahead.

The History of Tourism Week;

The "Tourism Week" event program came into effect upon its publication in the Ministry of National Education Communiqués Bulletin dated 26.07.1976 and numbered 1893, and has been celebrated on the second Monday of March since 1977. Due to the cold weather and the opening of the tourism season, it began to be celebrated between April 15 and 22 starting in 1983. However, the week, which was previously celebrated as the opening of the tourism season, has now also changed its meaning. Throughout the week, the spreading of tourism across the whole year, alternative types of tourism, and the work and projects carried out in this regard by the Ministry and the private sector are explained to young people and the public through various events, and our people are made aware of what needs to be done to derive the highest income from tourism and of protecting our historical and cultural heritage.