Earlier this year we have reported about the construction of the ropeway up the Castle Hill. Now the construction will finally be prepared. On 06.09.2012, the city will announce who will receive the contract for the construction and with which conditions.

The ropeway will transport guests from the famous Cleopatra beach to the castle hill conveniently. This would be a big advantage for the traffic up to the castle. Especially during the summer months, the narrow streets are crowded with large tour buses bringing interested visitors to the famous castle of Alanya.

After initial negotiations an agreement on visa exemption for Turkish citizens within the EU can be reached in the next years. First, Turkey must fulfill a number of conditions.

Among other things, Turkey has to agree to resume illegal immigrants who have entered the EU through Turkey. Commonly, this is one of the most important prerequisites for a future visa freedom.

Professionals they consider it can be possible that travelling without VISA could be realized perhaps in 2017 or 2018, if the difficult discussions are going well in the next years.

If everything goes in line with the Action Plan and the subsequent negotiations, the Commission will submit the VISA requirements to the Council. After consultation the decision has to be done by the European Parliament.

An increasing number of tourists decide to rent a holiday apartment or villa for spending their holiday on the Turkish Riviera. In recent years, the number of holiday renters is increased five times.

Customers like the independence of a vacation property in which they do not have to follow any hotel schedules and can enjoy a holiday completely freely.

If you rent from a private person, take a good look and be careful. We can highly recommend one of the following:

http://www.vschiller.de/html/ferienwohnungen.html

More and more guests are coming to Alanya and are landing in the new international Airport Gazipasa. After Corendon Airline, Transavia, Tailwind, SAS will be the next company to start scheduled flights from and to the new Alanya Gazipasa Airport. The Boeing 747-400 plane has successfully landed with 140 passengers and will do the same all season long every Tuesday and Thursday, making the life of all Norwegian, Swedish and Danish residents much easier.

With the expansion of the Alanya Gazipasa Airport, the access to our beautiful holiday town will be easier for a wide market.