Erciyes Ski Center, one of Turkey's important winter tourism centers, hosted 2 million 700 thousand visitors this season. Erciyes A.Ş. Chairman of the Board Hamdi Elcuman said, "According to our calculations, Erciyes contributes 200 million euros annually to Kayseri and the country's economy. We believe that Erciyes has contributed a total of 2 billion euros to the country's economy in 10 years."

Erciyes Ski Center, one of Turkey's important winter tourism centers, hosts millions of local and foreign tourists every year. This season, 2 million 700 thousand visitors came to Erciyes, contributing 200 million euros to the country's economy. Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Erciyes A.Ş. Chairman of the Board Hamdi Elcuman said, "Erciyes is Kayseri's and Central Anatolia's biggest brand in our service exports. We want to grow this brand in the world. Because we are truly the same quality as our peers. We even have much better aspects than them. We are a relatively cheap ski center in the middle of Anatolia with easy access. As such, we host many visitors from both domestic and abroad. This year, we had direct flights from Czechia and Poland. We are continuing our efforts to have second flights from the same countries next year," he said.

'WE ARE EXPECTING A MORE INTENSE VISITOR NEXT YEAR'

Stating that Erciyes is a preferred destination abroad, Elcuman said, “This year, we again hosted guests from countries such as Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. We have hosted many British guests for 2 years. We had British visitors as both tourists and agencies. We reaped the rewards of what we worked on last year this year. We are expecting a more intense visitor next year. We have many visitors from Germany and Europe, Russia and Ukraine. According to our calculations, Erciyes contributes 200 million euros annually to Kayseri and the country's economy. We believe that Erciyes has contributed a total of 2 billion euros to the country's economy in 10 years. We have not yet received the foreign tourist figures from the hotels and the tourism provincial directorate and the airport. Approximately 15 percent of our total number of visitors each year consists of foreign tourists. According to the latest figures, we have reached 2.7 million general visitors. In the coming days, we will have the opportunity to re-evaluate when the full figures arrive," he said.