Turkey

Turkish Airlines is reporting promising traffic results during the pandemic, with an average of 603 flights per day to 208 destinations.

An initiative has been launched in Turkey that is part of the Safe Tourism Certification Program in order to welcome international travellers in view of the next tourist season

Turkey expects to welcome visitors this summer without requiring evidence of vaccination, Turkey’s tourism minister has said

Turkey has plans to welcome Brits back by June as it pushes ahead with its vaccine rollout.

Turkey is enacting precautions for international travel, requiring a negative COVID-19 test for passengers to enter the country starting from today until March

As 2021 promises a vaccine and a slow return to ‘normal’, travel confidence has soared during an unseasonable period.

Here are the top 10 travel destinations of 2021:

The Turkish Tourism Board in India revealed that between January and September this year, a total of 11.9 million international visitors arrived in the country

Last week’s announcement that Turkey is one of the 73 countries which will allow British tourists to visit and not require them to quarantine upon their return to the UK, came as welcome…

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey has announced a safe tourism certification programme, launched to coincide with the start of the 2020 summer season. Run in partnership with…

Booking.com shares the top destinations and properties on Brits’ minds as they wait for when the time is right to travel again.

Coronavirus may have halted the nation’s short-term travel plans, but it hasn’t stopped British holidaymakers dreaming of the destinations they’ll visit as soon as the lockdown is lifted.

Voting has opened ahead of the World Travel Awards (WTA) Europe Gala Ceremony 2020. The red-carpet event will take place at Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa, Antalya, Turkey on 20…

Citizens of six more European countries will be able to travel to Turkey without a visa starting next month. The country will lift visa restrictions for tourists from Austria, Belgium,…

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism India revealed that between January to December 2019, it has registered a 57% increase in the number of Indian tourist arrivals in comparison…

Another aircraft from Pegasus Airlines skidded off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport on Wednesday and broke into pieces.

Turkish airline AnadoluJet will operate non-stop flights from London Stansted to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey, starting on 29 March. All flights will be operated by the airline’s Boeing…

Turkey’s airline Pegasus continues to expand its network with the launch of two new routes. The launch of Medina will make it the airline’s fourth destination in Saudi Arabia, in…

Turkish Airlines has announced the addition of Xi’an, the Chinese city with 3,000 years of history, to its flight network. Xi’an has become the flag carrier’s fourth destination in…

The number of international tourists travelling to Turkey between January and November this year has climbed to 40,719,786 tourists, representing a 14.47% increase when compared to the…

2019 is a bit of a quiet year for Kilit Hospitality Group, but earlier this month, one of the luxury hotels under its umbrella received a disturbing complaint.

Luxury merchants Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has announced the opening of a new property, bringing what the company describes as its "trademark unique and quirky take on hospitality" to…

The minister of culture and tourism in Turkey, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy revealed Turkey’s tourism strategy for 2023 at the conference with domestic and foreign press members held in Istanbul…

With the October half-term looming and many of us looking for some last-minute sunshine, where should you be looking to go?

Airport transfers company Taxi2Airport.com has investigated the most travel friendly cities in Europe.

Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft as part of its 100 Airbus aircraft order signed in 2012, which was the single largest-ever aircraft order in Turkish…

Turkey has registered a 56% increase in the number of Indian tourist arrivals in comparison to the same period last year, hosting 130,000 Indian visitors. This was revealed by the…

Though most countries around the world allow VPN use, some consider VPN services undesirable or even illegal. Below are the six tourist destinations with the most internet restrictions.

UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has announced that Turkey was the sixth most visited destination in the world in the year 2018 with 46 million visitors. The UN’s travel arm has…

Hospitality major Hilton and franchise operator Alshaya Group have announced a significant development of their ongoing relationship with the exclusive signing of a master development…

UAE nationals continue to travel to Turkish cities in rising numbers. As per latest figures released by the Turkish Cultural and Tourism Office in Dubai, 13,296 Emiratis have visited…

A couple of weeks ago I had the good fortune to be invited to spend a few days in Istanbul, a sultry and seductive city if ever there was one, at the pleasure of airline ‘techsperts’…

Hotel room rates are witnessing a major drop in most popular European destinations this summer. This was revealed by global hotel metasearch trivago.com’s Trivago Hotel Price Index…

Kicking off the second day of its Airline Executive Summit in Istanbul, Amadeus unveiled its new service optimiser app, built in partnership with cloud-based customer relationship management…

One in every eight Turkish Lira is now generated by the nation’s travel and tourism sector. According to the recent report titled ‘City Travel and Tourism Impact Report’ by World…

Taking wellness travel and hospitality to a new level, Six Senses is launching a new programme called Grow a New Body, which lays the foundation to enable guests to have a healthy body…

Portugal, has been re-elected for a second term on the Executive Board of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with a total of 29 votes – ahead of rivals Turkey (26), Italy (25) and…

Hotelbeds has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Kilit Hospitality Group, Turkey’s largest leisure hotel company.

To stay at a 5-star hotel is a luxury for many of us. However, there are places around the world where you can bag a high-end room at bargain rate.

With the experience economy booming, it’s time to start meandering off the beaten Turkish track for experiences that give travellers a taste of ancient Turkey.

Turkey is well and truly back on the map as a top summer holiday location says a survey by TUI.

Millennium Hotels and Resorts continues its successful expansion strategy with a second 5-star property in Turkey, Grand Millennium Konya City.

Jet2.com has announced its plans for summer 2019, which include three new European destinations flying out of London Stansted: Bourgas in Bulgaria; Chania in Crete; and Izmir in Turkey.

With summer finally arriving to the UK, Newcastle International Airport has announced new flights to Tunisia, Turkey, Croatia and Greece.

Turkish Airlines debuted its new commercial and it will be broadcast across Europe, South Africa, the Far East, the Middle East, and the Americas including North America (Canada), Latin…

Grand Hyatt Changsha Location: In a 61-story tower overlooking Xiang River on Xiangjiang Road in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province Grade: Luxury Keys: 354 Facilities: Five…

The new Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, Professor Dr. Numan Kurtulmuş, has announced his strategic vision of increasing travel and tourism as the engine for improving…

Turkish Airlines has launched its inaugural flight to Phuket, which becomes the carrier's 300th destination worldwide. The new route commenced on 17 July and will now operate four…

Australians travelling to Europe can now stopover in Istanbul if they fly with Turkish Airlines. Under an extension of the national carrier's stopover service, Australians who have a…

Due to growing demand, Saga Holidays has launched two new all-inclusive holidays to Turkey. All meals are included and there’s a free bar open up to 24 hours a day. In addition, there will…

Turkish Airlines hosted a workshop for the travel trade in Birmingham last week, allowing the city’s agents to sample a “Taste of Turkey”. The event took place at the Novotel Birmingham…

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Royal Caribbean has announced that it will cease stopping in Turkey for the remainder of the 2017 due to security concerns. In a statement, Royal Caribbean said: "We have replaced our…

Pegasus Airlines has been named the world’s best low-cost airline at the World Tourism Awards.  The event, which was staged as part of the World Tourism Forum, was judged by a panel…