The D-Marina group has been judged worthy of the "Skalite" award for the sixth time
1THE OSCAR FOR TOURISM GOES TO D-MARİN ONCE AGAIN
The D-Marin Marinas group which marked the entry of the Doğuş holding group into the marina sector has been seen fit to be awarded the "Skalite" prize in "Marina operations" category for a fourth time. D-Marin received the prize after receiving 80,000 votes from among Turkey's Skal members voting on 593 candidates over 27 different categories. The 13th Skalite awards event was attended by the D-Marinas group coordinator Ali Erkan Bezirgan as well as the presidents of the Paris, Rome, Los Angeles, Baku and Nicosia Skal clubs on the invitation of the Istanbul club.
The Doğuş group which has been speeding up its investments in the marina sector horizontally and vertically has been judged to be worthy of the prestigious Skalite prize of the international marina world for its D-Marin marinas group.
The voting, which took place among Turkey's Skal members, awarded the first position to the D-Marin marina group in the "Marina operations" category. The group which had earlier been awarded 3 prizes in the same category has also been previously honored in the categories for port operations, Tourism sector investments and Marinas, giving them a total of 6 "Tourism Oscars" to date.
The prize was accepted on behalf of the D-Marin marinas group by their general coordinator Ali Erkan Bezirgan at an award ceremony held at the Çırağan palace hotel in
Istanbul on the 6th of December.
Skal International, founded in Paris in the year 1932 has more than 500 clubs and 22,000 individual members worldwide. It is the only organization of its kind in the world embodying all the various sectors from within the travel and tourism industries.
D-Marin Skalite prizes
- 2004 Skalite prize for investment in tourism: D-Marin Turgutreis marina
- 2007 prize for marinas: D-Marin Turgutreis marina
- 2007 prize for best manager in tourism: Ali Erkan Bezirgan D-Marin Turgutreis Marina General Manager
- 2008 prize for marinas: D-Marin Turgutreis marina
- 2009 prize for marinas and port administration: D-Marin Turgutreis
About SKAL international
SKAL's primary mission is the advance and development of international friendship and peace through tourism; for the promotion of international cooperation and trade between its members; the stimulation of sustainable tourism; helping to combat climate change; supporting international projects that assist countries stricken by calamities and for the prevention of the abuse of children. SKAL cooperates with the World Tourism Organization (WTO) on some of these projects.
SKAL is a professional organization for leaders of world tourism to promote and spread global tourism and friendship. Airlines, railways, maritime lines, cruise operators, tour operators, marine tourism, tourism councils, independent publicity offices, Congress centers, hotels and the travel media are sectors which SKAL works with. SKAL international, with its deep-rooted structure unites all the world clubs and national committees under one roof in Torremolinos Spain and is managed by a general secretariat at their head office in Malaga, Spain.
SKAL was founded in 1932 and their very first visit was to Scandinavia where the organization got its name which is formed by the first letters of:
- Sundheit
- Karlek
- Aruger
- Lycka
The meanings of the Scandinavian words are: For health, for friendship, for a long life and for happiness.
About SKAL Turkey
The SKAL clubs of Turkey have a very important place inside the international Skal movement. In terms of members Turkey is sixth among 90 countries. The Istanbul Skal club has the largest number of members in the world. The Turkish Skal clubs, through their successful efforts and contributions are widely admired and followed with interest by the international community, all of which further promotes the development and demand for tourism in Turkey.
SKAL Turkey was founded in 1956. There are currently 14 Skal clubs in Turkey and they have a prominent role in the world Skal movement.