palandÖken is a ski resort in erzurum, in eastern anatolia.sed to be an insider's tip for tourists from bulgaria, russia, and iran. now it's started attracting a growing number of turkish visitors. >> the last few years we went in bansko, bulgaria. it was nice. but the euro is so expensive now, and skiing vacations aren't cheap. we would have ended up paying five times more than last year. we can no longer afford to go skiing abroad. >> the five-star hotel at the resort is fully booked. it's the best winter they've had in 11 years, says manager Ömer akcay. >> 95 percent of our customers are turkish. we have 3000 hotel beds in palandÖken. we need 5000. >> the hotel has its own bakery and laundry. at about 300 euros per night, it pays off. despite turkey's economic crisis, there are plenty of visitors who can afford it. >> i get the same service, the same quality with maybe the half of the price. >> a ski holiday in anatolia instead of the austrian or swiss alps -- no one here seems to mind. >> hotel prices have gone up, so have flights. the tic

palandÖken is a ski resort in erzurum, in eastern anatolia.used to be an insider's tip for tourists from bulgaria, russia, and iran. now it's started attracting a growing number of turkish visitors. >> the last few years we went in bansko, bulgaria. it was nice. but the euro is so expensive now, and skiing vacations aren't cheap. we would have ended up paying five times more than last year. we can no longer afford to go skiing abroad. >> the five-star hotel at the resort is fully booked. it's the best winter they've had in 11 years, says manager Ömer akcay. >> 95 percent of our customers are turkish. we have 3000 hotel beds in palandÖken. we need 5000. >> the hotel has its own bakery and laundry. at about 300 euros per night, it pays off. despite turkey's economic crisis, there are plenty of visitors who can afford it. >> i get the same service, the same quality with maybe the half of the price. >> a ski holiday in anatolia instead of the austrian or swiss alps -- no one here seems to mind. >> hotel prices have gone up, so have flights. the ti

palandÖken is a ski resort in erzurum, in eastern anatolia.used to be an insider's tip for tourists from bulgaria, russia, and iran. now it's started attracting a growing number of turkish visitors. >> the last few years we went in bansko, bulgaria. it was nice. but the euro is so expensive now, and skiing vacations aren't cheap. we would have ended up paying five times more than last year. we can no longer afford to go skiing abroad. >> the five-star hotel at the resort is fully booked. it's the best winter they've had in 11 years, says manager Ömer akcay. >> 95 percent of our customers are turkish. we have 3000 hotel beds in palandÖken. we need 5000. >> the hotel has its own bakery and laundry. at about 300 euros per night, it pays off. despite turkey's economic crisis, there are plenty of visitors who can afford it. >> i get the same service, the same quality with maybe the half of the price. >> a ski holiday in anatolia instead of the austrian or swiss alps -- no one here seems to mind. >> hotel prices have gone up, so have flights. the ti