23rd National Tourism Congress Starts with the Main Theme of "Tourism Education"
The 23rd National Tourism Congress, which will be held on October 13-15, 2023 within Pamukkale University (PAU) Faculty of Tourism, started at Colossea Thermal & Spa Hotel.
The National Tourism Congress was first held at Dokuz Eylül University between November 16-18, 1990, and then held at Adnan Menderes University, Mersin University, Düzce University, Akdeniz University, Erciyes University, Gazi University, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Mardin Artuklu University, Afyon Kocatepe University, Anadolu University, Balıkesir University and Burdur Mehmet Akif University.
This year, the main theme of the congress organized within Pamukkale University Faculty of Tourism was determined as "Tourism Education". It is reported that approximately 200 researchers from various universities of Turkey will participate in the 23rd National Tourism Congress, whose Executive Committee is chaired by PAU Tourism Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Serkan Bertan.
In his speech at the congress, which started with the participation of Denizli provincial protocol and invited guests, Denizli Governor Ömer Faruk Çoşkun said: "This congress organized in Denizli, a city of industry, agriculture and tourism, is an important step for the tourism future of our city. It is also clear that it will contribute to sectoral cooperation. I would like to thank those who contributed."
Denizli Deputy Sema Silkin Ün said: "Denizli is one of the places preferred by academicians working in tourism as a working area. Our academicians expect support from us in their studies. In this sense, the papers to be presented are very valuable."
Mayor of Denizli Metropolitan Municipality (DBB) Osman Zolan: "Denizli is at the forefront of tourism with its valuable healing waters, 19 ancient cities and natural beauties. The opening of PAUTERM will make an important contribution by ensuring that our guests stay in our city more. May the congress be auspicious."
Pamukkale University Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kutluhan: "As PAU, we are organizing many activities special for the 100th anniversary of our Republic. We are very proud to hold one of the most important of these events today, the 23rd National Tourism Congress in Pamukkale, the most beautiful resort in the world. Denizli is such a place that it can appeal to all areas of tourism with its geoparks, ancient cities, gastronomy, intangible cultural heritage, natural beauties and thermal health tourism. As proven by scientific studies, it is known that the thermal waters of Karahayıt have been healing since ancient times. As a university, we have established PAUTERM, a very large facility for this thermal resource to serve thermal health tourism with scientific methods. On January 11-13, 2024, we organized a forum for the international promotion of this thermal health facility together with Denizli Metropolitan Municipality. I invite you all to this forum and wish our congress to be auspicious."
The opening program of the congress ended with Denizli MPs; Cahit Özkan, Şahin Tin, Şeref Arpacı, Gülizar Biçer Karaca and Şeref Arpacı presenting certificates of appreciation and plaques to the contributing stakeholders.
You can access the congress program and detailed information via the link https://www.pau.edu.tr/utk23.
