Antalya is not simply a conference destination. It is one of the world's major resort destinations, with a hotel infrastructure built over decades around international tourism, meetings, incentives and sports events.
According to Euromonitor International's 2025 city destinations data, Antalya ranked eighth worldwide for international arrivals in 2025, with around 18.6 million international arrivals. The city's strength is not only its visitor volume: it is the depth and variety of its accommodation and service infrastructure.
Antalya's documented accommodation capacity is around 650,000 beds, spread across a broad destination that includes Antalya City, Lara/Kundu, Belek, Side, Alanya and Kemer. That scale gives COP31 visitors an unusually wide range of choices in terms of location, hotel standard, facilities and programme design.
Which areas are most suitable for COP31?
For participants attending COP31 at the Antalya EXPO Center in Aksu, Antalya City, Lara/Kundu and Belek are the most practical areas to consider first. Side and Kemer can also be attractive alternatives for travellers who value a resort environment and are comfortable with a longer daily journey.
Antalya City
Antalya City is a natural choice for travellers who prefer an urban environment, restaurants, cafés, shopping and access to the historic centre. It can work particularly well for individual travellers and business visitors who want more than a resort setting during their stay.
Lara & Kundu
Lara and Kundu combine a convenient position with a very large concentration of high-standard resort hotels. Many properties offer extensive meeting and workshop facilities, spa and wellness areas, indoor pools, private beaches, restaurants and all-inclusive options. For participants who want comfort and a strong hotel infrastructure without moving too far from the airport and venue corridor, this is one of the most attractive choices.
Belek
Belek is particularly strong for premium accommodation, delegation stays and programmes that benefit from large resort campuses. Alongside high service standards, many properties offer meeting spaces, gala-dinner facilities, extensive sports infrastructure and direct beach access. The area is also one of Europe's best-known golf destinations, which creates additional possibilities for incentive and leisure programmes around the conference.
The right choice depends on your schedule, budget, meeting requirements, group size, preferred hotel standard and how much time you want to spend travelling each day. For a delegation, the best solution may be different from the best solution for an individual participant.
What about Side or Kemer?
For travellers who want more resort alternatives, Side and Kemer can also be considered. Depending on the exact hotel and traffic conditions, these areas can involve roughly 45–60 minutes of road travel to the conference area. They can make sense where the hotel itself is a major part of the experience or where a particular property offers the right combination of quality, facilities and availability.
Look beyond the room
For COP31, accommodation is not only about the room. Meeting rooms, workshops, private dining, gala events, indoor facilities, spa services, sports areas, beach access and the ability to accommodate a group under one roof can all become important parts of the travel plan.
For groups and delegations, flexibility can be equally important. Arrival dates may change, room numbers may increase or decrease, flights can move and additional transport may suddenly be required. A local team that understands the destination can help adapt the plan rather than forcing every change into a fixed booking structure.
Tell us your dates, number of travellers, preferred hotel standard and any meeting, transport or programme requirements. We can help you explore the alternatives that best fit your specific conditions.
Sources & practical note: Antalya's 2025 international-arrival ranking is based on Euromonitor International's Top 100 City Destinations Index 2025. Accommodation capacity figures are based on published Turkish tourism statistics. Journey times are indicative and can vary with hotel location, traffic and COP31 operational arrangements.