TBM Staff - Hyderabad Straddling the continents of Europe and Asia, Turkey’s strategically important location and geographical landscape have put the country in the spotlight of global tourism. It comes as no surprise that the country witnessed 14.1% growth in foreign tourist arrivals in 2019 with more than 51 million visitors. When it comes to Indian tourist arrivals, Turkey recorded an encouraging growth of 57% with more than 230.000 Indian tourists. In addition to FITs, MICE and destination weddings are the two segments that hold immense potential for Turkey from India.
Taking everything into consideration, Turkish Tourism had devised an e-learning programme in association with TravelBiz Monitor to showcase the distinct identity of the country. Through this learning exercise, agents are being assisted with information which is helping engaging trips to Turkey.
There were fifteen lucky draw winners who won a FAM trip to Turkey. These fifteen lucky draw winners were among the people who had completed this E-learning programme.
Commenting on this, an official from Turkey Tourism, said, “The e-learning programme helped us reach the right travel agents in India allowing us to guide them on our Turkey’s tourist destinations and tourism wonders to sell them effectively to their clients. Turkey’s largest city Istanbul is a global heritage hub, and the natural strait of Bosphorus that flows solemnly holds the distinction of separating the city into two continents. Furthermore, Cappadocia, Antalya, Bodrum and Izmir have already become well-known tourist destinations worldwide. Taking everything into consideration, Turkish Tourism devised this e-learning programme to showcase the distinct identity of the country. Through this exclusively launched learning exercise for Indian travel agents, they were assisted with the latest information and tools to create engaging trips to Turkey. We are happy that winners of the contest displayed interest in learning about Turkey, and were proactive in their approach.”
Here is the list of the winners:
| SNO. | Name | Designation | Company | City | ContactNumber | MobileNumber | Address | |
| 1 | KETAN THAKKAR | CEO | THEME TOURS & TRAVELS | Mumbai | themetravels@gmail.com | 022-26112930 | -9664444410 | Shri Krishna Nivas, DJ Road, Vile Parle West |
| 2 | GOPAL SHARMA | OWNER | SEVEN SEAS TOURS AND TRAVEL | Surat | shemal786@gmail.com | +91-8401000747 | T – 3 , 3rd floor Vijayalaxmi hills Adajan gam Surat | |
| 3 | SAPNA P KUMAR | MANAGER | FLIGHT SHOP HOLIDAYS | Bengaluru | SAPNA@FLIGHTSHOP.IN | 9902099049 | -9902098958 | Flight Shop Flight Shop Flight Shop |
| 4 | ASHOKA SOMAYAJI | GENERAL MANAGER | THOMAS COOK INDIA LTD | Bengaluru | ashoka.somayaji@thomascook.in | -9964027178 | THOMAS COOK BUILDING NO 70 MG ROAD BANGALORE | |
| 5 | RAKESH PORLA | SUPERVISOR FACILITATION | SAI POOJA TRAVEL WINGS PVT LTD | Hyderabad | rakesh@uniglobesaipoojatravel.com | 040-23740031 | -9989696397 | 8-3-318/3/A/27 beside Raja Hospital Opposite Madura Nagar Metro station Yellareddyguda |
| 6 | NIKET JAIN | SR TRAVEL COUNSELLOR | FCM TRAVEL SOLUTIONS | Gautam Budh Nagar | zafar.alam@corporatetraveller.co.in | +91-9811102379 | D 7 Sector 3 Noida Sector 3 Noida | |
| 7 | PRADEEP SONI | CEO | NIKHAR TRAVELS A UNIT OF NIKHAR ENTERPRISES(P)LTD. | Nagpur | info@nikhartravels.com | +91-9823117498 | V.C.A. Complex, 2nd Floor, Civil Lines, Nagpur Civil lines Nagpur | |
| 8 | SONA CHITKARA | HEAD (OPERATIONS) | RIYAZ TOUR & TRAVELS | Lucknow | UMAIR@RIYAZGROUP.COM | 522-4948100 | +91-9415576720 | FF4-GALAXY BUILDING THAKURGANJ HARDOI ROAD TEHSINGANJ |
| 9 | UMAIR NAJAM SHAH | OWENAR | NAMASTE INDIA | Surat | namasteindiahotels@gmail.com | +91-9898599277 | surat surat surat | |
| 10 | ABHINAV CHATURVEDI | ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER | TBO GROUP | Delhi | Abhi.tourism.official@gmail.com | +91-8800831741 | D-16/321 TOP FLOOR SECTOR 3 ROHINI | |
| 11 | AMIT MANGAL | DIRECTOR | GLOBAL BEE HOLIDAYS | Chandigarh | amit@globalbeeholidays.com | 172-4184423 | -9815423464 | SCO 50-51, Level 4, Sector 34A |
| 12 | BISWA RANJAN BISOI | MANAGER | SAILANI TOURS & TRAVELS PVT LTD | Bhubaneswar | biswaranjan.bisoi@sailanitours.com | -9937394333 | Office Unit-435,4th Floor, Esplanade One, Rasulgarh, Esplanade One, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar | |
| 13 | SHRUTI MIRKUTE | EXECUTIVE AIR | KESARI TOURS | MUMBAI | SHRUTIM@KESARI.IN | 9766327352 | KESARI TOURS MAHIM OFFICE | |
| 14 | TARIQ HUSSAIN | SALES MANAGER | YATRA.COM | CHENNAI | TARIQTARIQ3@YAHOO.COM | 9840982695 | Steeple reach block a 3 floor | |
| 15 | rajib mukherjee | manager operations | LIONEL INDIA | KOLKATA | RAJIBMUKHERJEE@HOTMAIL.COM | 9830037687 | BIRLA BUILDING EAST WING |
