Реферат: The development of sustainable tourism in Turkey
Also I have translated some articles, written in Turkish, that helps to look at the problem “from inside”. As the news on the http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com reports “...during the year of 2008 there were 30.929 million people, who visited Turkey, spending on average 708 dollars per capita “
In order to analyze the situation on the tourism market I have used some statistics and other resources, that help to understand the trends on the market I examine.
Here are some statistics from the site wikipedia
Top international tourism destinations 2007
Out of a global total of 903 million tourists in 2007, the following countries are the most visited.
Rank Country International tourist arrivals
1 France 81.9 million
2 Spain 59.2 million
3 United States 56 million
4 China 54.7 million
5 Italy 43.7 million
6 United Kingdom 30.7 million
7 Germany 24.4 million
8 Ukraine 23.1 million
9 Turkey 22.2 million
10 Mexico 21.4 million
n the newspaper “Today's Zaman”, published on Monday, March 03, 2008 it was said that Turkey has all opportunities to develop sustainable tourism. “Yılmaz told the press that Turkey could attain all the targets by acting in unity and solidarity. “We have to increase the service quality in our hotels,” he pointed out and cited the conference’s motto: “But everything is here,” which meant that Turkey had all kinds of tourism opportunities from faith-based to winter, health, golf, historical, etc. “Only the US and Turkey have 14 golf courses in a 10-kilometer area,” he noted.”
HYPOTHESIS
So, let’s examine the first hypothesis
Is the number of visitors growing as The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is focused on the development of sustainable tourism?
With its objectives:
+Examination of sustainable tourism in Turkey
+Examination of The Ministry of Culture and Tourism strategy
+Examination of tourist growth
Turkey
(http:// www.wikipedia.org )
Turkey is a Eurasian country located mainly in the Anatolian peninsula in Asia, with a small portion of its territory located in the Balkan region of southeast Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to the northeast; Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast.
It is divided into seven geographical regions: the Marmara, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, East Anatolia, Southeast Anatolia and the Black Sea region. Moreover, Turkey is divided into 81 provinces and each province is divided into sub-provinces. Major provinces include Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Konya and Adana.
One of the most dynamic and fast developing sectors in Turkey is tourism. According to the travel agencies TUI AG and Thomas Cook, 31 hotels located in Turkey are among the world’s 100 best hotels. In the year 2005, 21 122 798 tourists visited Turkey. The total revenue was $14 billion with an average expenditure of $679 per tourist. Over the years, Turkey has emerged as a popular tourist destination for many Europeans, often competing with Croatia, Greece, Italy and Spain.