A take on post COVID-19 Industry Elliott Grant is President of the SITE Great Britain chapter and a passionate advocate of the benefits of incentive travel. Having worked in the industry for over a decade he has travelled all over the world with clients, exploring new and established destinations, always with the aim of leavingRead more
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Rest Now, Travel Later… Andre Van Der Bijl Joint Managing Partner Mundus Representation By Andre Van Der Bijl What will be your first place to travel to once the lock down is over? I am sure you have all dreamt and thought about the endless possibilities once we are back to our travels. For me,Read more
Turkey’s new & specialized museums! While Turkey has always been reknown for its endless array of historical sites to visit, museum creation and curation had never been a speciality – until very recently! The new museums we will be mentioning are scattered across the country, promoting sustainable tourism in their surrounding regions & focusing onRead more
Renown creative event planner Tahira Endean’s take on Istanbul! Author: Tahire ENDEAN, CMP, CED, DES Site Global, Head of Events Guest Blog by Tahire ENDEAN Historical elegance. Modern sensibilities. Captivating. There are no words to fully describe all that Istanbul is. I have wanted to come to Turkey my whole life. It was the birthplaceRead more
Top Suggestions for Contemporary Art Lovers Our curator friend Eda Berkmen reveals her top suggestions for contemporary art lovers to discover in Istanbul! How many of those have you visited already? Are you Art Lovers? Up & coming: Dolapdere Arts District for glitzy & large scale galleries & museums Best gallery: Dirimart Best museum: ARTERRead more
Göbeklitepe, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018 Celal ULUDAĞ Urfa Museum Director / Göbeklitepe Excavation Lead Guest Blog by Celal ULUDAĞ, Göbeklitepe Göbeklitepe, globally recognized as the most important archaeological discovery of the last decades is situated near the rather small village of Orencik. The site is 300 by 300 meters in diameterRead more
Why Everyone falls in love with Fener / Balat! Selin & Okan Demir, Sea Architects Every month MEP Blog features insights from local insiders on what they love & recommend. Why we fell in love with Fener / Balat!February 2019 feature by: Selin & Okan Demir, Sea Architects Perhaps it is the affinity we haveRead more
Up and Coming Destination Baku, Azerbaijan Jonathan at Gobustan National Monument, Azerbaijan – a UNESCO World Heritage Site By Jonathan Cohen It’s hardly a surprise that the first smell your nose becomes accustomed to when you first land at Baku airport is oil, for oil has been at the heart of this newly found republicRead more
Actionable Sustainability in Incentive Travel: A Turkish Example This article was first shared in SITE Global’s Motivate Newsletter of December 2018. By Eda Özden Günyüz, CITP The conversation on sustainability in emerging markets inevitably morphs into one about economic growth, resources, bureaucracy and responsibility. So with such challenges in mind, how can MICE professionals inRead more
Other 8 Worth to Discover UNESCO Sights in Turkey! Lets keep going with the list of the UNESCO sites in Turkey, to be sure you won’t miss any of these incredible sites. How many of those have you visited already? Great Mosque & Hospital of Divriği – UNESCOThis region of Anatolia was conquered by theRead more
