With all the rain, wind and general nonsense that’s happening with our weather at the moment there has never been a better time to book your well-deserved holiday to Kalkan in Turkey. Not only will you be guaranteed fantastic weather between April and October but also it seems that our...
Eat Free at Kalkans Finest Restaurant, The Likya Residence.
For the month of December we at the Discerning Collection are offering a complimentary meal for two if you book a Kalkan holiday before 31st December 2013. So all you previous guests of ours or Tapestrys or if you’ve never been to Kalkan before, you now have a great incentive...
Kalkan Prize Winners Trip
“I was lucky to be picked to go on a Travel Counsellors prize winners trip to Kalkan in Turkey." We have team events several times a year, when everyone at Travel Counsellors around the world come together. It’s a great way to get to know our colleagues from far and...
Highly Commended
It’s only our second full year of operating and already we are seeing some lovely feedback and incredible loyalty from our guests. Our average repeat guest percentage is currently running at 62% (that’s 62% of all guests that travelled in 2012 with us have returned in 2013!). So a massive...
More lovely Accommodation on its way!
Well the 2013 summer season is over and it’s great to announce that we’ve had another successful year in all our destinations especially Turkey. Kalkan in particular was extremely well received by our guests with 62% of our guests in 2012 returning in 2013. In fact the Likya Residence and...
Paragliding in Kalkan Turkey
Before I had a child I used to go gulet sailing in Turkey with a bunch of friends (the only way to do this!) Now my son is a teenager we spent two of the most enjoyable weeks in Turkey in the summer of 2013 on board a gulet for...
Kalkan…brilliant with or without the children.
I was reading an article in the Telegraph last week which discussed the topic: Do you dare go on holiday without the children. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10152866/Do-you-dare-to-go-on-holiday-without-the-children.html The two parents, Christine Odone and Beverly Turner each stood up for their differing views. Christine said ‘Yes’ and Beverly said ‘No’. Both argued well and...
A terribly short history of hotels in Turkey
When we first sent guests to Turkey, way back in 1988, the accommodation that we provided tended to be located in the more unspoilt resorts of Olu Deniz, Kalkan, and Kas. The accommodation consisted of very simple ‘Pansiyons’ or guest houses. Often these were converted farmers houses or even stables...
Cala San Vicenc Hotel, Mallorca
Just had a lovely breakfast at this stunning boutique hotel in the unspoilt resort of Cala San Vincente in the North of Mallorca. Lynda our host and manager of the hotel is a dear friend and runs the hotel as all good boutique hotels should be run, with charm, grace...
Transiting through Istanbul Airport
On my way to Dalaman recently I had the dubious pleasure of transiting through Istanbul Airport. Given that we have a number of guests that do Two centres with Istanbul and the South Coast and or Cappadocia, I thought it might be useful to make notes of how exactly our...