OFFICIAL ISTANBUL TOURISM ACTION PLAN
Directing E22 Team and Coordinating “Official Istanbul Tourism Action Plan” for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Tourism Directorate
Prepared and delivered Official Istanbul Sustainable Tourism Action Plan for Istanbul Tourism Directorate onbehalf of Bimtaş, Planning Agency of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Proudly worked with Istanbul Technical University Urban Planning professors and graduate students as star team and established a unique methodology for Sustainable Tourism Action Plans.
Researched global markets, analyzed global and local tourism data on Istanbul’s existing tourism industry, tourism types and tourism potentials with all the downsides and shortcomings, gathered tourism stakeholders of Istanbul at certain full-day workshops for their insider opinions.
Applied Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria of environmental conservation, socio-economic and sustainable management indicators in the actions of each tourism type of Istanbul, by analyzing more than 100 UpToDate global destination tourism action plans:
- Sustainable management; Istanbul Destination management strategy and responsibility, Resident engagement, Monitoring and reporting, Visitor flow engagement and management, Promotion, Managing pressure, Climate change adaptation
- Socio-economic sustainability; economic impact to Istanbul, Decent tourism work opportunities, Supporting stakeholders
- Social wellbeing and impacts of Tourism in Istanbul, Support for community, Preventing exploitation and discrimination, Accessible tourism in Istanbul
- Cultural sustainability; Protecting cultural heritage, Cultural artefacts, Intangible heritage, Traditional access, Intellectual property
- Environmental sustainability; Conservation of natural heritage, Protection of environment, Wildlife interaction
- Resource management; Energy conservation, Water stewardship
ISTANBUL TOURISM INVENTORY
Tourism Inventory for Bimtas – Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Tourism Directorate
Gathered full data of Istanbul's tourism sector, analyzed, and placed using GIS mapping technology. More than 1 million data points mapped through more than 170 data points. Latest and first real-time big data tourism inventory of the city.
GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN (IPK International)
Government Tourism Master Plan Project worth over $100 Billion USD
Travel e22 developed Tourism Master Plan in conjunction with multi-national teams located across Germany, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, and Russia, to identify tourism possibilities. Authored business strategy and management developments plans as well as urban planning scaled maps leveraging various tourism resources, nurturing projected achievement of sustainable tourism operations region-wide. Interfaced with several professors with specialization in Urban Planning across various Universities, gaining insight into regional features.
EU Funded Project ALECTOR (Government of Istanbul)
The project “ALECTOR - Collaborative Networks of Multilevel Actors to advance quality standards for heritage tourism at Cross Border Level” funded by The EU for IPA FLB Partner, Governorship of Istanbul. Project was within ENPI CBC Sea Basin Programme 2007-2013 Black Sea. In this capacity, he provided technical assistance for the tourism development and promotion plan of destination Şile (on Black Sea coast of Istanbul) for the enhancement of tourism marketing and promotional capabilities, upgrading the functions of Şile and Black Sea regions of Istanbul.
Supporting cross border partnerships for economic and social development based on combined resources. Enhancing the competitiveness of local and regional actors by promoting the use of information and communication technologies. Project budget: €946.305,74.
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E22 PROJECTS IN TURKEY
Travel e22 Consultancy for multiple tourism development and marketing projects:
- Multiple consultancy contracts for tourism development and promotion plans for tourism destinations within the regions of Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, and Izmir.
- Prepared market research and marketing reports; developed business development plans and marketing strategies for the enhancement of tourism facilities and services in those regions.
- Worked closely with local stakeholders, government officials, and private sector representatives for the implementation of the strategies.