TÜRKİYE’DE 2010 – 2015 YILLARI ARASINDA KONGRE TURİZMİNDE YAŞANAN GELİŞMELERİN IŞIĞINDA 2023 KONGRE TURİZMİ HEDEFLERİNE ULAŞILABİLİRLİĞİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

In this study, it was researched whether our country could reach the goals of congress tourism within the 2023 Tourism Strategy. In this context, the developments experienced in congress tourism in Turkey between 2010 and 2015 were examined and an attempt was made to presentation the year 2023. In the study, the general conceptual framework about congress tourism was established and then the congress tourism statistic datas of Turkey between 2010-2015 were gotten using secondary data and an analysis was made. With this data obtained, the 11 item congress tourism targets in the 2023 Tourism Strategy have been evaluated as of 2015 for the how many substances finished. Later, an evaluation was made for the attainment of 2023 congress tourism targets. At this point, some limitations were encountered in the project. One of the limitations, there is no work done in this direction. Another constraint is that some of the units, which are considered to be formed in 2023 by the Turkish Tourism Strategy, have not been established. As a result, it has been seen that Turkey has made significant progress towards reaching the congress tourism targets in the 2023 strategies. This study will be aimed at forming a data source on what Turkey can do in the next 7 years to reach the targets.