The best bridal gowns are made in and exported from Izmir,” he added, referring to Turkey’s third-largest city, located on the Aegean coast. “But shifting the weddings to Izmir would be more advantageous, as Izmir is Turkey’s bridal gown and jewelry hub.
“There are already direct flights between Istanbul and India, and they want to do the same for Antalya,” he said. Pinning too much hope on that looks like a reverie to me.” “Indians have a tradition to hold weddings abroad, but they prefer the Maldives, South Asia, Europe and even Australia. “Portraying those weddings as a savior is a misrepresentation that hampers debate on the real problems in the tourism sector,” he said. Yucel told Al-Monitor that any revenue from wedding hosting would be a modest one. Indian weddings may whet the Turkish tourism sector’s appetite, but former Tourism Minister Bahattin Yucel believes the expectations are overblown. In an important step to that effect, Istanbul in June will host the International Convention of the Wedding Fraternity, an annual event organized by Indian wedding planners. Backed by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the sector is eager to grab a share of that market, especially now that it is struggling to recover from a serious crisis. The Indian wedding market, estimated at about $40 billion, is a relatively new discovery for the Turkish tourism sector. The Indian clients, he notes, “pay attention to everything, from the quality of accommodation and services to the sound and light system, the variety of entertainment bands, the sea, the beach and historical sites.” “Each wedding in Antalya is attended by 400 to 800 people, and the turnover of a wedding ranges between $1 million and $5 million,” Ozpak said. Though Turks themselves are known as big spenders on weddings, the flamboyance of million-dollar Indian celebrations has fascinated the Turkish media, which often recounts the events in detail, from the glitzy decorations and colorful attire of the guests to the entertainment shows and passionate dancing.īunyat Ozpak, the manager of a tourism company working with Indian clients, said the target is to attract up to 30 Indian weddings per year to Antalya, Turkey’s main touristic hub in the Mediterranean.
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