"Recently, Turkey has experienced a ten percent growth in tourism, becoming the world’s top seventh nation for tourism.” Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay released a message on April 15th in honor of Tourism Week in which he stated that the ministry has developed a number of new and transparent methods in order to raise the nation to become one of the leading countries in the world for tourism. ...

Turkey will host the Middle East Tourism Exhibition (METEX) this year, hoping to double the number of Arab tourists visiting the country to four million and promote alternative trends in the industry such as health and shopping tourism. At least 300 professionals from more than 30 countries are expected to convene in Ankara on May 25- 27 for the event. The exhibition will feature both local and internationa ...

Gunay suggests a new pattern for Mediterranean tourism Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay yesterday attended the 6th International Conference on Destination Management which was organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Tunisia's Djerba Island. Speaking to reporters following the conference, Gunay suggested a new pattern for the Mediterranean tourism. "Europe is of course an important ...

The sanctions issued by the United States and Europe on Iran have resulted in transforming the public into introverts. Iran, which used to send 1.8 million tourists to Turkey a year, making them the fourth country with the highest number of tourists that travelled to our nation is now suffering a serious drop in currency value in comparison to the dollar. Due to the political instability, the riyal has deva ...

Turkey is hosting many significant and prominent trade shows in 2012 as the country has been a true spot of attraction for international business people recently, in terms of industry, trade and tourism in particular. Companies such as TUYAP and CNR EXPO have been organizing some very important fairs with great success. EMITT Tourism Fair is among the most successful ones held every year, for instance. A no ...

With the new incentive system on tourism investments, focus will now be shifted from the coastal districts to provinces in the East which offer significant cultural tourism opportunities. Investors have already begun looking into opportunities in the incentive regions. The government is now offering a new incentive system for investments in regions which offer cultural and religious tourism alternatives. As ...

Istanbul is the heart of Turkey.. On the other hand Izmir is the major city in the Aegean region which is the tourism center of Turkey.. Needless to say millions of people travel between these two destinations each and every year.. The problem though is the  distance between them and one would need about 6-7 hours to drive from Istanbul down to Izmir. Bus services are no faster either.. As for flights, they ...

Turkey and Brasil are known to be two friendly countries.. In fact, they have much in common to bring them together; They have the fastest developing economies in the world.. They possess very good relations and cooperation in the football industry.. Turkey is a paradise for Brasilian footballers among which players like Alex have been a true phenomenon for Turkish football fans, etc.. On the other hand tho ...

Atatürk Airport to raise capacity with runway Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, the largest in the country, is nearing its capacity limits.A fourth runway is planned to double the capacity of Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, meeting estimated demand for the next 10 years, according to daily Hürriyet. The State Airports Authority started working on the project after Turkish Airlines requested a new runway. The project, ...

Turkey has certainly shown great development in the global tourism sector recently and this fact is confirmed by many experts and opinion leaders in the sector. The factors that contribute to this achievement are improvement in number and quality of accommodation facilities, prices as well as qualified staff etc. Down below is an article which covers the opinions of an important professional running  a majo ...

Turkey is drawing far more tourists from Russia than the rest of Europe, a top executive of a Turkish holding active in the tourism sector has said, noting that such trends were especially reflected in the family tourism industry. “Russian tourists spend the most money. All-inclusive schemes attract 3.5 million Russians to Turkey every year. They spend more than European tourists,” Ayhan Bektaş, the chairma ...

The day is dawning .. balloons are inflating.. While the crew inflates the balloons you can take pictures the marvelous view of balloons and Cappadocia. After the inflation is finished, you board onto the balloons. Now, you start going up and up... The flight begins... Here you are... You are flying... You are going where the wind takes you... The sky is layered with air currents.. The pilot is heating the ...

While Spain and Greece struggles, Turkey takes the stage at the tourism fair. The International Tourism Exchange (ITB Berlin), one of the most prominent tourism organizations of the world, has opened its doors for the 46th time in Berlin, Germany which was marked by Turkey as in previous years. The Fair witnesses a competition between giants of the sector, namely, Turkey and Spain, while Egypt and Tunisia l ...

Suat Kilic, Minister of Youth and Sport for Turkey, unveiled Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games at a press conference Thursday, promising to maximize the Olympic and Paralympic Games potential to be a uniting force. Kilic said the Application File's offer to the Olympic Movement comes with the full, unequivocal support of the people of Turkey and every level of government. He said, "Istanbul 2 ...

Turkey, which had 127 Blue Flag-certificated beaches in 2002, increased this number to 324 in 2011, and now ranks fourth in the world after Spain, Greece and France. Blue Flag is a certification given to beaches and marinas that meet the standards of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), and is becoming more important for areas that want to get their share from the world’s huge tourism cake. The ...

The Kayseri municipality has embarked on an ambitious project to convert Turkey’s Mount Erciyes into the world’s second leading winter tourism center after the European Alps. With a 280 million Euro investment, the “Kayseri Tourism Master Plan” aims to attract tourists for a full 12 months of the year The money will go toward the building of ski lifts, snow machines, ski slopes, and hotels. The project is e ...

Istanbul is a World megapole it goes without saying and it is most likely among the front runners.. The city has been the capital for several greatest empires throughout history and accumulated so much to offer visitors passing by.. On the other hand in parallel to the challenge of a giant city with enormous population to keep up with modern times the look of the city has unfortunately had to go through a s ...

In our World of today where there are hardly any boundaries  thanks to the modern traveling facilities and internet in specific, most products or services we are in need of are within a click distance. Unlike yesterday the potential customer can search for, find and order most items on the internet. It goes without saying this alternative way of trading is becoming more and more popular each day. This being ...

A growing number of tourists visiting Turkey in 2011 chose to stay either with friends or relatives, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), which analyzed the growing trend among foreign tourists to purchase property in Turkey. Of the foreign tourists, 11.1 percent preferred to stay in their own homes in Turkey and 22.7 stayed with relatives or friends, meaning that one out ...

Turkey which has become a meeting point between East and West is growing interest of international hotel chains. Upon the announcement of 17 hotel-chains including American Nikki Beach Hotels and MGM, Dubai Emaar Group, Bvlgari, Armani, Jumeriah, Shangri La, Mandarin, Rezidor, Wyndham Hotels and Soho House, entering to Turkey last year,  the companies invested in the country have begun to expand capacity. D ...

Turkey which has taken giant steps in tourism by increasing the number of foreign visitors each year unfortunately seems not to have achieved its revenue targets. This fact is confirmed by statistics circulated by authorities and the administration is (and Ministry certainly) is expected to take the lead by designing a new strategy in tourism that would allow the country to enjoy the satisfactory results it ...

Foreign tourists spend 723 million euros in Turkey, brits take the lead Foreign tourists spent a total of 723 million Euros in the period from September to December 2011, according to the Visa Europe Mediterranean Countries Tourism Report. British tourists spent the most in Turkey with 103.8 million Euros, followed by Russians (69.2 million Euros), Americans (64.6 million Euros), Germans (56.8 million Euros ...

Among factors that substantially contribute to the success of the Turkish Tourism Industry are certainly trade shows organized in this country. Many participants  from allover the world have the opportunity of observing the potential Turkey has to offer and thus mutual relations in the sector grow in a more healthy and speedy manner. Among such events EMITT (The East Mediterranean International Travel & ...