Turkish Airlines sponsors blogger event in White House

WASHINGTON - Anadolu Agency

Turkish Airlines was one of the main sponsors of a Dec. 9 blogger summit at the White House in Washington D.C., where the world’s 100 most influential travel bloggers were invited.

Turkish Airlines executives said the second summit is planned to be held in Turkey.

“We are quite happy to be one of the sponsors of this event, the aim of which is to raise awareness of multicultural exchanges and educational opportunities across the world and in Turkey,” said Turkish Airlines General Manager in D.C., Handan Çörekçi.

The 100 most influential travel bloggers and digital media outlets met in the White House to discuss study abroad programs and global citizenship.

The bloggers shared their travel and blogging experiences with each other on social media using the hashtags #WTTTravelBloggers and #DiscoverWithTurkishAirlines.

The summit included a dinner for the attendees at Newseum, one of the leading museums in Washington D.C., also sponsored by Turkish Airlines.