ATF / Mission

The establishment purpose of Antalya Tourism Fair is to present and keep Turkey’s tourism products alive in all markets under the same roof with the principle of “On-site marketing”.

ATF Reason for existence:

To serve the tourism sector, which is an important step in the development of the country, with the motto “Tourism is a matter of the country”.

ATF, which is held only for tourism professionals for two days in the last week of October every year, hosts the professionals of the sector in Antalya, the heart of tourism, with the motto “Tourism is a matter of the country” that created it. Every year, it brings together new ideas and collaborations on a big platform with its unique vision.

ATF / Vision

GM TOURISM AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, founded in 2004 under the umbrella of GM Center and published monthly as a reference source for tourism professionals for 18 years, continues to create added value to the tourism industry with its current news portal gmdergi.com since 2014. Selcuk Meral, Chairman of the Board of Directors of GM Center, who brought the QM Awards, the most comprehensive awards of the tourism sector, which was launched by GM Magazine in 2010, to the sector, is right to bring the Antalya Tourism Fair to Antalya, the heart of tourism, by establishing the GMT Fair Company in 2019 to contribute to the sector. he is proud of.

GMT Fairs is a company that aims to bring a breath of fresh air to tourism fairs with a vision in Antalya, the heart of tourism, housed within the GM Center. Antalya Tourism Fair, which it has started since 2019, continues the principle of “On-site marketing” of tourism products with great stability.

ATF / Who Is Attending?

To ATF; accommodation industry brands, national and international operators, offline and online marketing and sales agencies, distinguished brands, national and international tourism destinations, countries, airline companies and transfer services, companies with international contacts, information and technology, event and organization companies, advertising and Professionals who aim to market their brand, relying on PR agencies, universities, local governments, chambers of commerce, service and human resources will participate. You will be able to find Turkish hotels, travel agencies that produce guests for Turkey and all the world markets, the most effective tour operators of the Turkish resource markets and companies that produce services, information and capabilities for the tourism sector together at ATF.

ATF / All Inclusive Fair Concept

Antalya Tourism Fair is proud of signing the “ALL INCLUSIVE ATF” concept, which is unique. With its standard design, simplicity and never-before-seen concept integrity, it offers a unique service concept to all participants at the fair. It offers stand design, installation, catering, free internet services in a package. ATF’s participants, on the other hand, concentrate only on communication and cooperation during the two-day fair.

ATF / Founder

ATF Founder: GMT Fairs and GM Center Yk. President Selcuk MERAL. Selçuk Meral, who graduated from Istanbul University Italian Language and Literature, is fluent in English, German and Italian and has been serving the tourism sector since the age of 16. After serving the sector for 32 years and working professionally for many years, he brought GM Tourism & Management Magazine, one of the most important publications of the sector, to Turkish Tourism in 2004, and the QM Awards, the most broad-based and comprehensive Tourism awards of the sector, in 2010. Selcuk Meral’s latest venture is GMT Fairs, under the umbrella of GM CENTER, which is also involved in GMOOD Travel – travel agency – activities with the brands of GMEDIA – “advertising agency” and GMHOTELS – “hotel management consultancy”. GMT Fuarcılık creates value for the tourism industry in Turkey and the world with Antalya Tourism Fair and Last Minute Fair. Selcuk MERAL, who is married and has 2 children, is a lover of hometown and tourism, like all Turkey Tourism Professionals.