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Turkey Property Tourism office opens up Turkey to India

After nearly a year of consideration, Turkey has announced plans to open up its first National Tourism Office in India, with the aim of attracting more visitors.The new information centre will open in Chanakya Puri, New Delhi, within two months when a preferred location is found, reports Travel Biz Monitor."Of late, we have been receiving a lot of inquiries from India, which means that the interest is growing," said Culture and Tourism Counsellor Sevgi Boz.He continued: "That is why we decided to open an office here."A workshop focusing on travel trade between the two...

28-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Fethiye cooking course is highly recommended

A cooking course held at the Yediburunlar lighthouse near to Fethiye has been highlighted in a list of the finest culinary tuition programmes in the world.The Times' Jeremy Lazell has cited the Meze location as one of the best places to travel to and learn kitchen skills, noting the wonderful views as well as luxury accommodation as further reasons for aspiring cooks to enrole.He said: "The owner and chef, Semra, is throwing two cook-school weeks (July 5th to 12th and August 16th to 23rd) into an already spectacular mix, teaching guests how to shop for and prepare a six-course vegetarian...

25-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Hotel firm expands in Turkey

A leading world tourism company has set its sights on Turkey in an expansion drive with the planned construction of four hotels.Barcelo, which runs 162 hotels in 15 countries, is assessing suitability of areas in the Mediterranean country while deciding the locations of its ventures, reports the Turkish Daily News.The Spanish firm is to add to its branches in Istanbul and Belek, with an emphasis on both resorts and cities.Area manager Enrique Acrich Ecker explained to the newspaper the reasoning behind the decision to expand in Turkey.He said: "Regarding the Turkish market, we truly...

25-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Turkey is hotspot for faith tourists

Turkey is a hotspot for faith tourists wishing to trace the journeys of those mentioned in the holy scriptures, according to one travel expert.Judith Fein of the Dallas Morning News has highlighted the wonders of Istanbul's Aya Sofya church, where a splinter from Noah's Ark is said to be housed.She recalls treasured experiences had in Harran, where Abraham was thought to have dwelled, when a visit was paid to a remote village and a local invited the writer into her home.Ms Fein described the setting: "They offer tea. Outside, sheep bleat. The modern world recedes. We half expect Abraham...

21-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property UK newspaper offers lighthouse stay as big prize

A UK newspaper is dangling the carrot of a stay at the famous Yediburunlar Lighthouse as the top prize in its yearly travel competition.As part of its Travel Awards 2008 the Guardian has named a trip to the Turkish landmark as one of the big prizes up for grabs.The opportunity to go for a week-long stay in a location which is known to provide magnificent views across the Mediterranean, is being offered to a writer who can detail his or her travel high and low points of the year.A 360 degree panoramic view out to the coast is an outstanding feature of the rooms in the lighthouse hotel.Visits...

20-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property WTO: Turkish tourism will grow in 2008

The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) has expressed its belief that the Turkish tourism industry will grow yet further next year.Turkey was highlighted as one of the world's major tourism centres according to WTO figures and Europe was cited as the region that attracted the most tourists globally, reports the New Anatolian.Statistics reveal that the number of overseas travellers visiting tourist centres such as Turkey grew by four per cent from 2006 to 2007.The WTO also predicted the continued growth of Turkey's tourism centre which generated an income of $18.5 billion (£9.4 billion) and...

20-02-2008 - read more...

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EMITT expects exhibitors from 50 countries

Organisers of the Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT) are set to welcome exhibitors from over 50 different nations to take part, as the tourism industry event expects to generate considerable interest next week in Istanbul.It is hoped the doubling in the number of exhibitors from the occasion of 2006 to 2007, can be replicated this year, when proceedings get underway at the Beylikduzu Fair and Congress Center (TUYAP) in Istanbul on Thursday (February 14th).The organisers of the annual meeting said in a statement: "We believe that EMITT will continue...

11-02-2008 - read more...

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New character at kids to help tourism drive

A new cartoon character will help direct Turkey's worldwide tourism drive at children.'Travio' - a half-human half-airplane, has been created by the director of the Europe-TurkeyTourism Business Council and will be aimed at kids in the two to 12-years-old bracket, reports the Turkish Daily News.Huseyin Baraner told the newspaper: "There are many hotels with a total of 8,000 beds, in Turkey where importance is attached to family tourism. "We have decided to use this character in Turkey's promotion to revive family tourism and bring people with their kids to Turkey."Advertisments...

08-02-2008 - read more...

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