Antalya tour is hitting the world market

Antalya Muratpaşa Mayor Ümit Uysal stated that city tours in Antalya will take their place in the global market with its gastronomy, historical and natural beauty dating back to the Stone Age.

Muratpaşa Mayor Ümit Uysal met with the owners and managers of nearly 20 travel agencies at the Prof. Dr. Erdal İnönü City Park. Starting his remarks with “Today is a historic day for urban tourism in Antalya,” Mayor Uysal said, “We all say let’s start city tours in Antalya and present them to the world. I am sure there are many people who will want to take a one-hour walk on the cliffs. I believe many people will want to take a one-hour guided tour in Kaleiçi.”

High returns of city tours

Mayor Uysal expressed that the city tour of Antalya will provide content that goes beyond merely being a commercial activity in tourism, stating, “It will provide social interaction. It will generate high commerce. It will provide significant geographical promotion.” Mayor Uysal emphasized that Antalya has a very important place in the world tourism market with mass tourism, highlighting that city tours, alongside mass tourism, represent a field with diverse and high returns.

Tourism in Kaleiçi has expanded to 12 months

Uysal noted that the work they started 10 years ago in Antalya’s historic city center Kaleiçi can be seen as its applied form. He stated that they first solved the licensing issues of the businesses in Kaleiçi, then regulated street usage, and connected the living ancient city with the world through the Kaleiçi Old Town Festival. Mayor Uysal also emphasized that Kaleiçi now has tourism continuing for 12 months.

The assurance of the tour is Muratpaşa Municipality

Mayor Uysal said that the assurance of the Antalya city tour, which will now take its place in the global market, will be Muratpaşa Municipality. He mentioned that the tour will be offered as a weekly package and will be marketed through agencies. Rıza Perçin, the President of TÜRSAB Mediterranean Region, expressed that they would be happy to be part of such an initiative as agencies. At the end of the meeting, a working team was established to create tour programs.