Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Lonely Planet, one of the pioneers of international travel publishing, announced the top 50 destinations to travel to in five categories. In the "Best Destinations of 50" list, announced with the slogan "50 destinations for 2024 years of travel", Izmir entered the "2024 Cities to Travel in 10" list. Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer"Our efforts to ensure that Izmir gets its deserved share from tourism continue to bear fruit," he said.
Lonely Planet, one of the pioneers of international travel publishing and celebrating 50 years of publication, reserved a special place for Izmir while announcing the 50 best destinations to travel to in five categories. In the "Best Destinations of 50" list, announced with the slogan "50 Destinations for 2024 Years of Travel", Izmir was included in the "2024 Cities to Travel in 10" list. Award committee; He stated that Izmir deserves to be put under the spotlight thanks to the city's quality of life, its seaside location, Aegean cuisine, and its blend of rediscovered heritage and contemporary culture. He also stated that the lively Kemeraltı Bazaar, different music and dance festivals held every year, new art and culture venues, the developing wine region, easy access to attractive beaches and ancient ruins were among the prominent reasons for choosing Izmir.
Soyer: “It is bearing fruit”
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, emphasizing the tourism vision Tunç Soyer, “We are honored to be included in Lonely Planet's Best Cities to Travel list for 2024. It is also proud news that we are the only city from Turkey to enter this list. We have taken many important steps within the scope of our vision of making Izmir a world and tourism city. We provide service to visitors coming to Izmir with six Tourism Information Offices in different parts of Izmir. After 6 years, we enabled cruise ships to come to the city again. We have become members of international networks, including the International Sustainable Tourism Council and the World Tourism Cities Federation. "Our work to ensure that Izmir gets the share it deserves from tourism continues to bear fruit," he said.
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International travel guide publisher Lonely Planet was founded in Australia in 1973. He published over 150 million books. Lonely Planet; It covers most countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Lonely Planet series; It offers comprehensive, realistic, low and medium budget lists and useful travel tips. Each year, Lonely Planet selects 50 destinations to feature on its Best in Travel lists.
Lonely Planet Top 2024 Cities to Visit in 10:
-Izmir Türkiye
-Paris, France
-Montreal, Canada
-Prague, Czechia
-Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Philadelphia, USA
-Manaus, Brazil
-Nairobi, Kenya
-Jakarta, Indonesia
-Kansas City, USA