Turkey

Istanbul is HOT and we’re not talking about the weather! It’s modern and exotic, European and Asian, cutting-edge & conservative, though at least three millennia old – thrillingly hip! All elements come together in one city and they are absolutely astonishing. That’s why Istanbul is the ultimate destination for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Congresses & Events) related tourism.

A surreal landscape of volcanic ash eroded into fantastic formations-ocher fields of giant mushrooms and craggy cones stretch for miles amid vineyards and orchards. Cappadocia defies description. It is truly a once in a lifetime experience to visit this ancient, magical region and bathe in its atmosphere, colors and luminance! As if the wild beauty alone weren’t enough, hundreds of beehive homes and once-secret churches are carved into the soft rock. First settled by the Hittites in 2000 bc, Cappadocia was the hiding grounds of the early-Christians fleeing Roman persecution.

This part of the country is the stylish playground of Turkey’s glamorous set where development has been carefully controlled, most seaside towns and villages remain low-rise, their white washed properties trimmed with bougainvilleas – dubbed as the French Riviera with an exotic twist by Conde Nast Traveller. It’s little wonder that much of ancient art and philosophy—from Aristotle to Homer, many were citizens of cities along this coast—was developed in this land of wine and honey, which has a favorable climate year round.