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Turkey is located in a region that frequently experience various disasters due to geological, morphological and climate characteristics. Earthquake, flooding and landslides are the premise fields along these disasters. Furthermore, devastating earthquakes, floods that are seen as a result of global climate change has led to significant loss of both life and property in the region. On the other hand, human-induced disasters, as well as natural disasters, have become increasingly risky and harmful to society in Turkey. Especially in recent years mining accidents in Kozlu, Soma and Ermenek resulted in the loss of large number of workers lives. All these cases reveals the urge to be prepared against disasters in Turkey. The first condition for being prepared against disasters, is by educating the society (individuals). Therefore, with the support of the public and civil society organizations, fulfilling this need for education is possible by making a series of training programs for teachers / students and thus their families in order to make them informed against disasters. Although general definition of disaster and occurrence etc topics takes its place in the educational curriculum, the topics on mitigation measures of damage before disasters and behavior during disaster and post-disaster are undermined. In addition to this, we cannot claim that equal training is received by all segments of the society. In this study, main aim is to determine the level of disaster awareness of students in higher education institutions. In this regard, questionnaire data collection method is applied to the students of Gazi University Faculty of Architecture, City and Regional Planning. Descriptive statistics are used in the analysis and evaluation of the data. By revealing the level of awareness in the higher education level, the study also aims to point to the need for disaster mitigation education that includes various topics and is accessible to whole society.

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate the motivations for participating in international trade shows and perceptions of effectiveness and challenges faced by exhibiting firms. Design/methodology/approach -A multiple-methodology approach is adopted. Initially, interviews are conducted with travel trade exhibitors. These then serve as a foundation for a survey of senior tourism managers. Findings -Exhibitors perceive efficient and effective products/services being displayed on the stand as the central factor for success. The key motivation for participating in travel trade shows is to improve relationships with customers. The primary motivation in participating in specific travel trade shows was influenced by the reputation of the fair, and the key challenge relates to following up leads from the fair. Research limitations/implications -As the study emphasises tourism and travel, generalising to other trade shows must be done with caution. Practical implications -The intangible and simultaneous nature of the offering emphasises empathy, responsiveness and reliability of the staff and will affect visitors' perceived service quality of the interaction. Furthermore, an explanation of the various motivations may aid exhibitors in their objectives for participating in travel trade shows. Originality/value -Although the tourism industry, and consequently travel trade shows, are booming, little research examines the motivations and effectiveness of travel trade from the exhibitor's perspective. Furthermore, the services nature of travel trade shows and its effects on marketing travel trade shows have seen only limited investigation.