Because of the COVID-19 epidemic that took the world and our country under its influence in 2020, serious changes are being experienced in our tourism habits. As a country, this year we were unable to reach the figures we wanted in the tourism sector, which brings down the current account deficit and from which we obtain high income.
The MÜSİAD New Tourism Resources Development Committee is bringing the Caravan Park Project to life with the thought that alternative tourism models will be a solution to the loss of income we are experiencing.
The main purpose of the work is preparing to bring out healthy models for the travel/rest and holiday needs of domestic and foreign tourists under pandemic conditions, paying attention to parameters such as hygiene, social distance and personal space.
Stating that although caravan tourism is very widespread in the world it has not yet met with the desired response in our country, Muhammet Ali Özeken, President of the MÜSİAD New Tourism Resources Development Committee, summarized the project as follows:
“With the Caravan Park Project we have created in order to produce alternative markets for the tourism sector, which has contracted with the effect of Covid-19, we aim to spread healthy and nature-friendly caravan tourism in various provinces along different routes. Together with our stakeholders, our members and our branches, we believe that the Caravan Park Project will contribute to the country’s tourism and, through the collaborations it will create, will contribute to foreign-currency-earning activities.”
What is the Caravan Tourism Project?
Caravan tourism is not merely a tourism activity; it is a business model that also revitalizes many local side sectors and that will accelerate alternative and regional development. The launch of the Caravan Park Project, which has received the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and of local administrations, will be held on 18-21 November at the MÜSİAD EXPO fair.
Within the scope of the fair, it brings together not only alternative tourism potential but also caravan tourism with the other sectors and with companies specialized in such fields as caravan manufacturing, camping equipment, caravan design and the construction of physical areas for caravan tourism. Thanks to the project, it is aimed to create a new field of export with a strong industrial infrastructure through caravan manufacturing, spare parts and design.