01Owner

Steve Bicknell, resident at Göreme, Nevşehir Province, Türkiye. British national. Formerly chase-crew chief for several balloon operators in the Cappadocia region; retired.

02Nature of the site

A personal, non-commercial information page for travellers planning a hot-air balloon flight over Cappadocia. One author, no team, no office.

03What this site is not

• Not a balloon operator.
• Not a ticket reseller or sales channel.
• Not an official tourism website of the Republic of Türkiye.
• Not a sponsored content network or a review-aggregation site.
• Not affiliated with the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (SHGM), with the Ministry of Culture & Tourism, with the Nevşehir governorship, or with any individual balloon operator.

04Funding

None. Hosting costs are paid by the owner. No advertising runs on the site. No sponsored content is accepted. No affiliate programme is participated in. The owner is not paid, directly or indirectly, when a reader subsequently books a balloon flight.

05Free product and press trips

Not accepted. Complimentary flights offered by operators have been declined so that the honest-review page remains honest.

06Why operators are not named

Because a review of any single operator changes month to month with the pilot roster, the envelope age, and current office practice. A guide that recommends one company by name becomes de facto marketing the first time the recommendation is wrong.

07Corrections and complaints

Factual corrections are made on receipt. A copyright complaint should identify the material and the page it appears on. Reply typically within a week. Address: [email protected].

Filed under Masthead · Last updated October 2026