Rapidly expanding Hotel and Restaurant Industry
There are currently more than 850 hotels in Antalya along with plans for many more to be established in the near future.

Around $2.5 billion US Dollars is earmarked for new properties currently only by Russia either under construction or at the design stage and opening up to 2014.

The huge demand for hotel restaurant, catering and leisure equipment, supplies and services, shows further growth potential for the exhibition

Key Market Data
Turkey's population 71.500.100 is amongst the highest in the world

Turkey has grown from the worlds # 22 largest economy in 2000 to #17 in 2008.

The per capita income levels of Turkey is 10.436 US Dollars.

With the 130.2 million Dollars food market value, Turkey ranks 5^th biggest market in Europe and it is estimated that projections will further grow.

Turkey has a very large and young population of about 7,5 billion approximately 60%of the population is under 35 years of age.

Source: International Monetary Fund; World Economic Outlook Database, (April 2009) 
 
 
Turkey Fruit&Vegetable Market Facts

•        Turkey’s annual production of fresh fruit and vegetable is 68 million tons and the export value is 1.2 billion €. 21% of fresh fruit and vegetable export of Turkey materializes from Antalya. In winter period 70% of the total fresh fruit and vegetable export is actualized from Antalya.

•        The main reason for this high portion is the greenhouse cultivation resulting from convenient climate. Antalya is Turkey’s green house capital.

•        Antalya’s most important fresh fruit and vegetable export markets are ranked 1. Germany, 2.Greece, 3.Russian Federation, 4.Holland, 5.Romania

•        Antalya is the center not only for fresh fruit and Vegetable export but also for fresh cut flower export. In 2008; 70% of Turkey’s fresh cut flower export in value of 90 Million €, was realized from Antalya.

•          The free trade zone in Antalya is home to over 100 international companies, active in production of yachts, agricultural machinery, yachts instruments, medical instruments, textile products, air conditioners, electronical circuits and cheeps, chemical products, hotel equipments, automative spare parts, forestry products, fire equipments, tissue culture, cable confection.