From:
Marco Ricchiari
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:45 PM
To: Pinar-Travelatelier
Subject: back home...thank you Travelatelier!
Dear Pinar,
my travelmates and I would like to thank you and all your staff for
making our stay in Turkey wonderful. We really appreciated the all
the services provided, especially the professionalism of our guides
(Hamza and Semra) and your welcome phone call at our arrival in
Cappadocia!
Turkey has really been a pleasant surprise: apart form the worldwide
known historical and natural wonders, I will always keep in my heart
the generosity and the spontaneity of Turkish people.
Thank you again.
Kindest regards.
Marco
P.S. Staying at Esbelli Evi was simply amazing!
From:
Marcia Markowitz
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:23 AM
To: TravelAtelier Travel Agency - Turkey
Subject: Thank you
Murat
Thank you so
much for arranging a wonderful tour for us in Turkey. It truly was
a first class experience, from start to finish! We especially
appreciated our guides--Murat was unbelievably knowledgeable, with a
warm personality and great attitude. We learned so much from him
and totally enjoyed his company. He even got Steven to hike those
unbelievably beautiful Cappadocia Valleys - That is an
accomplishment!
Pervin
became one with us. Steven says she is like my sister and I believe
he is right. She is one strong, smart lady with a terrific sense of
humor and a determined demeanor. She really got things done! I
hope to see her in NY one day----- or go back to Turkey for her
wedding --(but first we need to find her a man!).
You and
Pinar really know how to put a trip together. We were lucky to find
you. Of course, our only regret is that we could not thank you in
person!
--Well,
maybe one day you will come to NY and we could meet you here :).
Tesekula,
Marcia and
Steven
From:
Denise Otter
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:09 PM
To: info@travelatelier.com
Cc: Anthony Mills
Subject: Thank You
Dear Murat,
Anthony and I have returned to England after enjoying a week's
holiday in Turkey. Our holiday experience was excellent and I think
a great deal of thanks needs to go to Sonay for this. In addiiton
to suggesting possible destinations, once these were decided Sonay
proved herself to be very organised and professional in her approach
to organising our itinery.
We were lucky enough to meet Sonay as she was our guide for the day
in Cappadocia. Anthony and I had a wonderful day and our experience
was made better because Sonay frequently checked to ensure that the
itinery suited us, was very knowledgeable on the historical facts
for the area and had a very pleasant manner. We both felt that
Sonay was very genuine in her desire to ensure that we had a good
holiday experience in turkey.
In addition to thanking Sonay personally I wanted you to know how
impressed we were with her. I will have no hesitation in
recommending your company to friends and colleagues in England.
Many thanks,
Denise Otter
From:
Tatsiana Vazhankova
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 6:38 PM
To: TravelAtelier Travel Agency - Turkey; Pinar-Travelatelier
Cc: Jeffrey Vandall
Subject: Thank you so much for the dream come true!
My very dear Murat and Pinar!
I want to thank you with all my heart for the dream come true you
arranged for us! It is 1 month after the wedding and I just can’t
stop watching the videos and pictures we took. Everything was so
beautiful! Everything was so perfect! You taking care of everything
made everything so easy! Our friends watch the videos and pictures
and ask lots of questions about how we arranged such a great wedding
while being here in Iraq and I have only one reference to all their
questions
J.
On the wedding day I was so sure that everything will be wonderful
that I didn’t even worry at all! The only thing I felt was pure 100%
happiness!!!
Our wedding was definitely different than Russian or American, which
made it really special and romantic. And what is making me even
happier is the fact that all our relatives and friends had great
time and unforgettable memories! We definitely made the right choice
on the country and you, guys!
Thank you so much for everything!!! We wish you all the best in
whatever you do and wherever you go! Hope to see you again
J
Best regards,
Tatsiana and Jeff
From:
Chrissy Cano
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:27 PM
To: ayse@travelatelier.com
Subject: RE: Greetings from Cappadocia,
hello ayse
thank you for the greetings! we are back home and doing well!
we had such a wonderful trip. thank you so much for all your work.
everyhotel was perfect and the other services worked
out wonderfully! I unfortuneately got a bit ill towards the end of
the trip, but luckily the staff at KIinkira house we so friendly and
accomodating! It was a great and memorable honeymoon for us!
I too am sad that we were unable to meet you and thank you in
person. I hope that you had a great vacation as well! it was very
nice to meet Murat as well!
thank you again for all you help. If we have any friends or family
who wish to visit Turkey, we will be sure to give them your contact
information!
Chrissy
From:
Remillard, Terri
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:20 AM
To: pinar@travelatelier.cpm
Subject: Thank you
Pinar and Murat
I wanted to thank you for the fabulous trip to
Turkey. Anne and I had a wonderful time. The arrangments were
excellent and made for an enjoyable and stress free vacation. Also,
many thanks for dinner, and it was a pleasure meeting you.
All the best,
Terri
From: Gabriela Santos
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:47 PM
To: Sonay-Travelatelier
Subject: Re: Greetings From Rainy Cappadocia
Dear Sonay,
How are you?
All is well here, but it's hard to be back to everyday life ;-)
First of all, I’d like to say that the three
of us fell in love with your beautiful country and I don’t know
about the others, but I definitely want to go back some day.
Istanbul needs more time (possibly 2 weeks) and Cappadocia and the
parts I didn’t get to see this time. (When I get married I am
spending my honeymoon in magic Cappadocia and you are going to look
after the arrangements!)
The people are very hospitable and incredibly
nice, the food is gorgeous, the culture and everything else is
lovely. I felt like I was having History lessons, precious History
lessons on a daily basis.
And I want to thank you personally so very
much for all your help putting together our trip, the endless
e-mails, how well you accommodated all our needs, your assistance,
diligence and competence as well. Everything went well for us and we
felt protected and assisted at all times.
When we didn’t like our first guide in Selçuk
and I called the agency, I was amazed at how quickly and kindly
Murat offered to change things for us. In fact, perhaps when things
go a bit wrong is the best time to judge a company’s service and
yours couldn’t have been better. I recommended your services to a
Brazilian couple who is living in Switzerland whom we met on the
flight back to Istanbul. They want to go to Cappadocia next time and
take their children. And I have been recommending both your country
and your agency for everyone here since I’ve been back.
Anyhow, I miss being in beautiful Turkey, a
place so rich in heritage and with so many interesting things to
see!
I have taken many pictures and once they have
been developed, I promise to send you a favourite one, although I am
sure there will be many!
Hamsa, our guide in Cappadocia was superb! His
Italian was absolutely impeccable and the man is a scholar, knows so
much about everything in terms of History of the places, etc, was
very polite and kind to us, patient with all the stopping around to
shop shop shop! Emre and Tugrul were very nice as well, but Hamsa
was the true star :-)
Anyway, this is becoming a book rather than an
e-mail…
Hope all is well with you and please thank
Murat for his lovely welcoming in Goreme Valley and all his
assistance when we were in Selçuk!
I’ll send the picture as soon as I have it.
Warm regards,
Gabriela
From:
Ana Maria Stucchi Vannucchi
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:07 AM
To: Sonay-Travelatelier; 'Gabriela Santos'
Subject: Re: Greetings From Rainy Cappadocia
Dear Sonay, it was so kind and peacefull to travel "with "you , and
your supervision!!I have no words to thank you, and sure that I am
going to recomend you to my friends.kisses,Ana Vannucchi
From:
David Lassiter
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:21 PM
To: sonay@travelatelier.com
Subject: Re: Greetings From Cappadocia
Hi
Sonay,
It's nice to hear from you. We're still on vacation but now in the
U.S. with our daughters, their husbands and our new grandchild.
Both Alice and I want to express our gratitude for your assistance
in planning our wonderful trip to Turkey. We had a very good and
memorable time. Also, the flawless tour arrangements, transfers and
guides, and even the drivers, were top notch. Not a thing was
overlooked and everybody was there for us exactly as scheduled. You
and your associates did a wonderful job and made our vacation worry
free. Our special thanks to Ayse and Gencay for their fabulous
guiding. They were both deep sources of information as well as warm
and personable people. I will be sure to follow up with Ayse and
Mustafa about sources of archeological information about Kappadokya.
We've recommended TravelAtelier to several of our companions who are
contemplating vacations in Turkey. Our family vacation here also
includes my sister and her children and grandchildren - fifteen in
all. They loved and were amazed at the picutres of Turkey. Like so
many of us Americans who have never been to Turkey, they were amazed
at the current life and past history of your country. It truly is a
amazing place. Let me know if you'd like some pictures and I'll be
glad to send them - but don't feel obligated.
Again, our warmest thanks for your help and kindness. We hope our
paths will cross once again in the future.
David & Alice Lassiter
From:
Thanassis Papadimitriou, EZJ
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 6:36 PM
To: TravelAtelier Travel Agency - Turkey
Cc: Mirella Polidou, EZJ
Subject: SOLVAY Epilogue
Dear Murat, dear Pinar,
We are all back home,
safe and sound.
We are back full of nice
memories of a lifetime, both for what we saw and lived but most for
who we met!
I want you to know that we
feel very happy working with you and actually living this project!!!
We could say that we feel lucky to bump on you.
Despite the final outcome of
this incentive -which was extraordinary anyway- your efforts, your
presence, your smile, your generosity, your knowledge and service
attitude made it one of the events to remember. We are grateful.
Equally I thank my dear
colleague, Mirella, who coordinated this project with great finesse
and managed to present a unique balance between all the involved
parties.
I sincerely hope to have
more projects in Turkey just to keep working together.
Please remember that you now
have a few more friends in Greece, ready to help you in any aspect
and way they can!
Yours,
Thanassis Papadimitriou
From:
Eugene Ding
To:
TravelAtelier Travel Agency - Turkey
Sent:
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:00 AM
Subject:
Hi from San Francisco
Hi Murat,
We are back in San Francisco, though still recovering from the
trip. We enjoyed our every minute in Turkey. Thank you for making
it happen.
Eugene & Sabrina
From: Eric Yates
To:
murat@travelatelier.com
Sent:
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:33 AM
Subject:
Thanks Again
I wanted to send a quick
note to say thank you again. My family and I really enjoyed our
trip to Turkey. We have all agreed we need to go back and see
more. Everything you arranged was perfect. We enjoyed each tour
and the tour guides were great. I really feel we learned a lot
about the history which surrounds Turkey. If you need any
recommendations please let us know. You may also be hearing from
our friends as we will definitely recommend you. We will also keep
you in mind when planning our sailing vacation. If you ever find
yourself coming to Switzerland please let us know. We would love to
show you around.
Best Regards,
Eric, Irene, Alex and Chris
From:
Kiki Vergara
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:57 PM
To: TravelAtelier Travel Agency - Turkey
Subject: Re: Greetings from Turkey for Kiki, Daniella, Manuel
Jr & Sr
Merhaba Pinar and Murat!
We LOVE Istanbul and all that we have seen of
this incredible country.
It has been such a lovely family trip, thank
you so much for helping make this a memorable vacation.
We enjoyed spending time with both of you and
sincerely hope we can see you again in the not so distant future.
We definitely want to come back but in the
spring or Autumn when it's not soooo Cold!
The long ride to Ankara was well worth it.
Ataturk's Mausoleum and museum were fascinating. Manny and Manny Jr
both bought Ataturk's biography by Kinross.
The train ride was great fun for us too!
By the way, Mehmet was a great guide.
May the new year bring you continued success,
love and peace!
Saludos,
Kiki
From: Hod Miller
To:
Travel Atelier
Sent:
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:04 AM
Subject:
Hello from Hod & Joan
Greetings Dear Murat and Pinar!
Thank you both for making our trip ... very special! We have
traveled a great deal and maybe a little jaded, but I can tell you
this trip to your beautiful Turkey was right up their with Safaris
in Kenya, Hong Kong, Australia and beyond! Actually it may be the
best trip I have ever had (Joan had something to with this too). We
love Turkey and are absolutely smitten by the warmth, affection
and friendliness of the Turkish people! You have taught us both a
great deal...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:55 AM - USA
Hi Pinar and Murat,
We are now back in our home in the US. We really enjoyed our trip
to
Turkey and certainly your help made it possible. The dinner in
Urgup
was definitely a highlight of the trip.
Thanks for all your help and I hope we stay in touch.
best regards
-Vinay
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:03 PM - Cambodia
The priest told us at our wedding ritual that we’ve
been sent to each other by God. If that is the case (which we have
no doubt it is), then so were Murat and Pinar god-sent to us. Being
an Asian-European couple, it was our dream to marry in the city of
Istanbul. We took the brave decision to go ahead with the idea, but
the prospect of organizing it from Cambodia where we live, seemed
rather daunting. Until we found them, who turned out to be most
reliable, responsible and at the same time friendliest wedding
coordinators in Turkey. Every couple wants to have the special and
best possible for their wedding and Murat and Pinar’s
“project-wise”, personalized work admirably patiently accommodated
our endlessly changing demands for the best. Every time we email a
question on minute details or a request based on spontaneous ideas
(which was almost every day during the three months of preparation),
they would reply with assuring “No problem”, “It can be done”, and
“That’s why you’re working with us.” They are indeed well acquainted
with all the necessary procedures, and searched for well-suited
venues throughout Istanbul. Not being based there was not a problem
for this mobile, flexible couple at all. Thanks to all the good
organization and information provided by them, we were well equipped
with good knowledge and proper expectations by the time we arrived
one week prior to our big day. Of course we made last minute changes
– which were again well absorbed by our dear Murat and Pinar, always
with such energy and smiles. By the end of all that, we have not
only accomplished our dream wedding, but also have earned very
special friends in Turkey.
Thank you Murat and Pinar once again!
Kumi & Etienne
From:
Cynthia
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 3:20 PM
To: 'Esbelli Evi'
Subject: Thank you!
Suha,
I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed ourselves at
Esbelli Evi! What a truly unique and warm accommodation you offer
for visitors such as ourselves. We will be talking about our special
cave experience for awhile! Also, thank you for recommending Pinar
and Murat! They were both so pleasant to work with and we were very
happy in all that they arranged for us!
Finally, I wanted to thank you again for having your service team
wash our clothes. My boys got so drenched in Istanbul, yet it is
always a challenge trying to dress them in clean clothes! I
appreciate the assistance!
Very Best Regards,
Cynthia Bartlett
Friday, September 19, 2008 5:39 PM
Dear Pinar,
I, too, would like to add my voice and compliments to what Mary has
already written. The trip exceeded our expections. The guides were
excellent. Your country is beautiful. I hope to be back!
Best wishes,
Wanda
P.S. And thank you for the sapling!
Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:36 PM
Hello Pinar from London Heathrow. Wanda and I had a wonderful
trip - the
selection of sites to see and of guides to see them with was
excellent. We
loved the Sultanahen Hotel and in fact snuck back there last night
for one
more glass of wine on their beautiful top floor terrace. Our brief
sojourn
at the Kismet Hotel on the coast was very refreshing. I will
certainly
recommend you to my colleagues who plan to travel in Turkey. Many
thanks.
Mary
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:17 AM - USA
Murat,
We had a wonderful time on the tour today! We had to start late
because we did not anticipate how tired we would be after the
balloon ride.
Ozkan is very knowledgeable and a great tour guide. He really taught
us a lot about the region. We will certainly send recommend your
service to any friends or family that come to Turkey.
Thanks again! All the best,
Greg
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