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Turkey Wildfires Are the Worst Ever – Experts Say It’s Only the Beginning

2021-07-31 by Phil Butler

1500 hectares burn

Wildfires are ravaging areas of southern Turkey. According to the reports, unprecedented fires have forced tourists and locals to evacuate.

Tags: Antalya, European Space Imagine, fires, forecasts, global warming, heatwave, Mugla, Turkey, Turkey tourism, Turkey weather, Turkey wildfires, visit turkey, weather, weather warnings, WMO

Turkey Opens 2,900-year-old Altintepe Fortress to Tourists

2020-11-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Altintepe

Visitors to eastern Turkey will now be able to experience the amazing 2,900-year-old ruins of Altintepe Fortress.

Tags: Altintepe Fortress, Byzantine Empire, Roman, Roman Empire, Turkey archaeology, Turkey attractions, Turkey tourism

Jet2 Adds Hundreds of Flights to Greece, Turkey, and Portugal

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2 has just announced having added over 500 new flights (representing almost 100,000 seats) to Greece, Portugal, and Turkey.

Tags: airlines, crete, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Jet2, Jet2Holidays, Portugal travel, travel deals, Turkey tourism, UK travelers

The 2019 Uzakrota Travel Summit Will Welcome 4,000 Leaders of Tourism

2019-05-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The 6th Uzakrota Travel Summit will take place at the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus in Istanbul on 13 December, 2019.

Tags: Atlasglobal, Emirates Airline, Hilton Istanbul, Istanbul travel summit, KYhub, Turkey events, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel, Uzakrota, Uzakrota Summit, Uzakrota Summit 2019

Crete Rakes in 1/3 of All Greek Tourism: But Beware a Foreboding

2018-12-26 by Phil Butler

Over tourism

The island of Crete experienced a stellar tourism season for 2018 with roughly €5 billion euro being spent from January through October, according to figures from the Bank of Greece. Overall, Greece saw travel receipts exceed €15.6 billion, which is an increase of 9.9%, compared to the same period of 2017 and is primarily due […]

Tags: Bank of Greece, crete, Crete tourism, Crete tours, Egypt tours, Greece tourism, Greek tourism, INSETE, SETE, TUI, Turkey tourism

Turkey Travel Warnings On Uptick Since Khashoggi Affair

2018-11-04 by Phil Butler

Istanbul

According to a recent EUobserver report, Germany issued a warning to all nationals visiting Turkey to beware of posting social media messages that criticized Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Tensions are on the rise since the controversial Khashoggi affair has caused increased friction in the region.  The German Foreign Ministry has warned citizens traveling to Turkey to lay […]

Tags: Erdogan, Fethullah Gulen, German tourists, germany, Khashoggi, travel advisory, Turkey, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel, US tourists, US travelers

Turkey Expects 5 Million Plus Russian Tourists in 2018

2018-01-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A recent travel agreement between Russia and Egypt has refocused attention on the Turkey tourism. Turkey expects five million plus Russians this season.

Tags: Istanbul, Russian tourists, Russian travelers, Turkey destinations, Turkey hotels, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel, TÜROFED

US, Turkey Friction May Boost Tourism Competitors

2018-01-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia

The latest US-Turkey friction may be a boom for Greece and other vacation hot spots in the Med. Political tensions between the U.S. and Turkey nay prompt travelers from both countries to choose Greece or other destinations this season. 

Tags: Dalmatia, Greece, Greece travel, Greek Reporter, Turkey, Turkey tourism, U.S., U.S. State Department

Bulgaria Repeats Turkey Travel Warning

2016-04-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ankara bombing

Bulgarian officials have reiterated a warning on visiting Turkey. The Foreign Ministry in Sofia has warned the public to “exercise high vigilance and caution in view of increased risk of terror attacks”. Bulgarians are being advise against travelling to southeastern Turkey.

Tags: Ankara bombing, Bulgaria tourists, travel warnings, Turkey tourism

Turkey Tourism at WTM #takemetoturkey

2014-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Turkey tourism

At the World Travel Market (WTM) in London this week, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s exhibit at stand EM1000-1050 reveals the ever increasing diversity of tourism experiences in Turkey.

Tags: #takemetoturkey, tourism, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel, WTM

Turkey Promoted with Global “Home Of” Campaign Shot by World Renown Photographers

2014-06-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Turkey Tourism

Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has recently launched a brand-new tourism branding and advertising campaign under the banner ‘Home Of’. With the unchanging main byline ‘Home of….’, the second part of the byline uses variable text to convey Turkey as the starting point for many distinguished sites, historical events and unique features, including ‘Home Of History’ and ‘Home Of Adventure’ among many others.

Tags: Go Turkey, Steve McCurry, Turkey photographs, Turkey tourism, Turkey tours, Turkey Travel

Green Island Holidays Offers Twice the Variety Vacations

2014-06-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

View from Pendathaktilos mountain

For vacationers interested in visiting Cyprus or Turkey this season, Green Island Holidays is offering deals at including multiple destinations like; Alacati, Bodrum and Istanbul in Turkey and Kyrenia and Famagusta in North Cyprus.

Tags: Famagusta, Istanbul, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel

Turkish Day in London – This Weekend

2014-05-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Turkey tourism

Coming Saturday to Trafalgar Square, Turkish Day in London – will be held between 12 pm and 8.30 pm. Sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism, the day activities will include performances and cuisine, plus activities for all ages.

Tags: Turkey tourism, Turkish events, visit turkey

TripAdvisor Readers Pick Istanbul Best Travel Destination

2014-04-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Visit Turkey logo

Istanbul was named the top destination in the world, and in Europe, ahead of Rome, London, Paris and New York and other cities at the 6th Travellers’ Choice awards for Destinations by TripAdvisor. The city received a record 39 plus million visitors in 2013, making it the sixth most visited city on Earth.

Tags: Istanbul, TA travel awards, travel awards, Travellers Choice, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel

Cappadocia Tourism On the Rise

2013-04-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ballooning over Cappadocia

So far this year, tourism to the Cappadocia region of Turkey seems to be booming. For the first three months of 2013 incoming tourists to the region have increased some 35 percent as compared to 2012 numbers.

Tags: Cappadocia, Cappadocia tourism, hot air ballooning, nature travel, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel

Istanbul Voted European Best Destination

2013-03-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Istanbul best destination

European Best Destination 2013 has named Istanbul, Turkey this year’s people’s choice winner. Istanbul is the fourth city to win the competition, and on the city’s first ever entry into the competition.

Tags: best destinations, Europe destinations, GoTurkey, Istanbul tourism, Turkey tourism, Turkey Tourism Board, Turkey Travel

Londoners Are Invited to Celebrate Nervuz March 27th

2013-03-20 by Phil Butler

Nowruz

100 musicians and dancers from 13 different Turkic nations will be in London for a debut concert Nevruz, presented by TURKSOY. In celebration of the coming Spring Vestival (Nervuz) this wonderful event delivers the music, song, dance and amazing costumes of all Central Asia to London’s from all over Central Asia Westminster Central Hall March 27th.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Dance fest, London concerts, London events, London shows, Nervuz, Turkey culture, Turkey tourism, Turkish culture, Turkish dance, Turkish music

Istanbul Sees a Rise in Number of Tourists in 2013

2013-03-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Istanbul

In the first two months of this year, Istanbul got more visitors than in the same period of time in the previous year. However, Antalya had a smaller number of tourists than in 2012.

Tags: Antalya, antalya tourism, Istanbul, Istanbul tourism, Turkey tourism

Turkey to Build World’s Biggest Mega Airport

2013-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST)

According to the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Shipping and Communications, the total number of airports inside Turkey will grow to 56, including the massive plans for a mega facility targeted for Istanbul 2020. The third Istanbul project in the North of the city will reportedly accommodate 150 million passengers a year. The projected cost of that facility is some €7 billion euro.

Tags: airports, Europe airports, Istanbul 2020, Summer Olympics, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel, Turkish Airlines

Turkey to Launch 69 New Tourism Areas

2013-01-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Euromonitor reveal that Turkish tourism looks set to grow yet again in 2011

To reach its goal of attracting 33 million foreign tourists this year, Turkey has big plans. The country is set to open 69 new tourism areas in 24 cities according to Culture Minister Ertuğrul Günay. These new areas include a pilot project to enhance the infrastructure of Ölüdeniz, the restoration of the ancient theatre in […]

Tags: Kayakoy, Ölüdeniz, Telmessos, Turkey, turkey new areas, Turkey tourism

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