Meetings, seminars, fairs, or congresses… Almost all of us travel from time to time for business, and as we all know, comfort and convenience are our top priorities. If are participating in one of these business trips and your work schedule ends earlier than you expected, you can turn your remaining time into a holiday. Meetings are over, but don’t you have time to get to know the city? It is useful to look at the official holidays coming up on your calendar. You can end this trip with a holiday and avoid the stress of returning from a business trip.
Add Movement to Work in İstanbul!
As a centrepoint of industry and commerce, İstanbul hosts the business trips of dozens of companies every year. If you want to turn your business trip into a holiday and take a small tour of İstanbul, you can leave your work stress behind as you glide over the sea waters when you go to the Princes’ Islands. The Prince Islands, also known as simply “the Islands”, is actually the collective and common name of the nine islands. Although the largest, Büyükada, can sometimes become reminiscent of the crowds of İstanbul during high season, but unlike the other islands, it will impress you with its historical and simple lifestyle as you start walking further into the island. If you haven’t had breakfast on the ferry on the way to the island, you can buy bagels (simits) and tea and enjoy your breakfast with seagulls. You can visit the island and historical buildings by bicycle. Heybeliada, which is the second largest island after Büyükada, will welcome you into the encyclopaedic pages of history. If you seek to complete your İstanbul journey with the “Princes”, Island hotels will help you rest peacefully after your business trip.
Explore the Green City!
Bursa is one of the provinces with the largest volume of production in the industry and commerce sector. Many industrial branches from automotive to food, furniture to textile, are developed in Bursa, an important city for business trips. Its proximity to major cities, quality hotels and conference halls only add to Bursa’s attractiveness. If you want to complete your business travel with a holiday, you can stay in Bursa hotels, each more beautiful than the other. If you want to explore the city, you can start your tour from Bursa Merinos Textile Industry Museum. Opened by Atatürk in 1938, the Merinos Wool Institution today is open to visitors as a museum. The entire process of textile production, “from sheep to sweater” as they say, can be observed in the museum. Speaking of Bursa and history, it would not be possible to return without first seeing the Tofaş Bursa Anatolian Cars Museum. This museum is Türkiye’s only Anatolian Cars Museum. In the museum, where remnants of carriage unearthed from previous excavations are also present, the transition process from the use of horse carriages to automobiles in Anatolia is presented. If you want to get away from the city centre and swim in the sea, you can choose Altınkum Beach. Another shore, approximately 40 kilometres from the city centre, is Kumsaz Beach. If you want to visit this splendid expanse, which received awards for quality based on strict criteria established by Türkiye’s travel executive, you can extend your business trip for a few days.
Business and Leisure Together: Antalya
Another much-visited city for business trips is Antalya… Antalya, the city that welcomes the most guests attending business meetings, fairs, and congresses in the Mediterranean, offers beautiful holiday opportunities when you are conducting affairs in both the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean regions. When you look at the East when you see the Taurus, you will see Manavgat and Alanya. If you wish, you can set off for the Aegean and choose from many wonderful alternatives such as Kemer, Kumluca, Kaş or Fethiye. If your business travel takes place in the summer and you’d like to breathe a little highland air, Elmalı offers exactly what you are looking for. You can promenade the city centre, or stray a little bit farther afield and swim in the sea at either Lara or Konyaaltı Beach. For things to do in the city centre, you can take inspiration from our article on the 5 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in the Centre of Antalya.
There Are Many Places To See in İzmir!
One of Türkiye’s important industrial cities, İzmir is also the commercial centre of the region as it is a port city. İzmir is the most developed province of the region in sectors such as automotive, ceramics, hardware and weaving. If you work in any of these sectors and you have been to the Aegean for business travel, you can also experience the holiday spirit to bookend your business trip. You will be charmed as you walk through İzmir’s narrow streets opening to the sea, historical and touristic structures familiar to anyone who has visited a province or district of the Aegean. Each of the 30 districts of İzmir has its own characteristics and is also within an average of one hour away from the centre. For this reason, you have the opportunity to have multiple and varied experiences during a short holiday. You can have your breakfast in Urla and go to Karaburun or Çeşme to swim in the sea, and you can reach Foça in one hour from the centre.
If you want to combine your business trip with your holidays and have a pleasant return, the hotels we suggest are just for you, at Odamax for all seasons.
