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Golf tourism bookings up in Türkiye's famed Mediterranean city of Antalya
Golf
tourism bookings posted a 15% hike in the new season at one of the most
prominent golf facilities in Europe, the Belek Tourism Center, located in the
resort city of Antalya on the Turkish Riviera, according to a sector
professional.
The
Belek Tourism Center hosted leading people in the golfing scene, such as Tiger
Woods, Rory McIlroy, and more, as well as events like the Turkish Airlines Open
near the Mediterranean Sea coast.
Golfers
from around the world are increasingly booking to play in Belek, contributing
to the diversification of the region's tourism sector.
Hasan
Ceylan, head of the Carya Golf Club at the Belek Tourism Center, told Anadolu
that the resort was named the best destination for golfing in Europe in 2013.
Ceylan
stated that out of 21 golf courses in Türkiye, 16 are in Belek, and coupled
with a "good price performance," demand is on the rise.
"We
can host 680,000 golfers on all our 16 courses, but there needs to be more
direct flights here to reach such a number, and since golfing is the only
year-round tourism activity, we do not close our resorts and hotels in the
winter," said Ceylan.
Oner
Uygun, head of the board at Millennium Golf, also in Antalya, told Anadolu that
golf tourism bookings for 2025 have exceeded this year by 15%, adding that
around 260,000 rounds have already been played in the first half of 2024.
Uygun
said that around 10,000 to 12,000 golfers from the UK come to play on an annual
basis. Underlining the need to diversify the market, he said the sector now
seeks to attract more Polish golfers.
"We
established an agency in Poland and we plan to bring a significant number of
people from there next year," he said.
He
added that 75,000 golfers have visited Belek in the first six months of the
year so far, while resorts in Belek target at least 140,500 golfers and 560,000
rounds played in 2025.
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