The heart of Turkish tourism beats in Antalya

Fikri CINOKUR
ANTALYA – Yildiray Karaer, the Founding Partner of Corendon Tourism, which is among the important airline companies of Turkey and Europe and flies with the flags of three countries, stated that Antalya is a very important destination for World and European tourism and said, “The heart of Turkish tourism beats in Antalya.” ‘ he said. Corendon Tourism Group Founding Partner Yıldıray Decreer reminded that they started their tour operator activities in Alanya 25 years ago. Stating that in 25 years, they have flown to 65 countries and 135 airports from 3 countries with Turkish, Dutch and Maltese flags, Karaer said that Antalya is a very important region for World and European tourism. Expressing that Turkish tourism has faced and grown with crises for 30 years, Karaer said: ”We have been in tourism for 25 years. Alanya is our first sight. During this time, Alanya has developed a lot. Alanya is a very important region for Antalya and Turkey. We brought 180 thousand tourists from the Netherlands to the Antalya region in 1993-94. With Corendon Airlines, this number reached 1.2 million. Tourism in Turkey has faced effects such as the problems experienced in the world and in Europe, terrorism and political crises. Tourism grew with the crises. The heart of Turkish tourism beats in the bowl of Antalya. No company can exist that is not in the Antalya bowl. Antalya tourism is as important for Turkey as it is for World and European tourism. Explaining that they are number 1 in the Dutch and Belgian markets, adding the Danish market to this, Karaer continued as follows: “Today we are flying under three licenses and three different flags. Thus, we expanded our service area for Turkish tourism. We also operate hotels in Spain and the Netherlands, as well as in various countries. Our contribution to Turkish tourism continues by flying in a wide area with our flights to Scandinavian countries, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia and Israel and the Middle East.” Emphasizing that Corendon also made important contributions to the opening of Gazipaşa Airport, Yıldıray Karaer said, ”What can we do for Antalya, Alanya and Turkey? We are constantly worrying about it. The crises in the world are not over. After the pandemic that lasted for 2 years, the Russia-Ukraine crisis broke out. This had a negative impact on Turkish tourism. Turkish tourism is growing by 5-10% every year. The product and destination quality in Turkey is unmatched anywhere else in the world. We need to know the value of our tourism destinations,” he said.
Corendon will be a world brand
Expressing that they are trying to support sports clubs and amateur sports with sponsorships within the scope of social responsibility projects and that they are trying to strengthen Corendon’s brand, Karaer concluded his words as follows. “We want to make the Corendon brand a world brand. Our love for tourism in Turkey is different, our love for Alanya is different. As the name sponsor of Alanyaspor, we take an important responsibility. We will try to be worthy of this name.” Yıldıray Karaer, who stated that they are trying to keep the dynamism of tourism and sports together with their sponsorships, said, “We see it as a responsibility to support not only football but also different branches of sports. Inspired by the unifying power of sports, we try to add value to our young athletes and clubs. With this vision that reflects our corporate culture, contributing to the development of sports will always be within the scope of our activities.” Corendon Alanyaspor President Hasan Çavuşoğlu: “He said that they are happy to sign a great cooperation agreement with a world brand, Corendon. Çavuşoğlu said: “With this big deal, our club will be named ‘Corendon Alanyaspor’ in our 7th season in the Süper Lig. We are taking our cooperation with Corendon, which started last year, even higher.