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New flights to Turkey

New flights to Turkey are being launched by holiday airline Thomas Cook Airlines from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA).Starting from this month, services will be available from the Yorkshire airport to Turkey and a host of other holiday destinations.Thomas Cook Airlines has made the decision to base its own aircraft at Leeds Bradford airport for the summer season, which will fly to a total of 17 destinations across Europe.With capacity for 180 passengers, the Airbus A320 will fly to destinations in mainland Spain, the Balearics, the Canaries, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Turkey and...

06-05-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Antalya is Med leader

Antalya has been named as the Mediterranean destination most attractive to tourists.The chairman of Europe-TurkeyTourism Business Council revealed that the city has lured more visitors than any other in the region, reports the Turkish Press.Huseyin Baraner told the Anatolian News Agency that with the help of holidaymakers from Germany, Russia, Ukraine, the Netherlands and Romania, Antalya could be labelled as "the shining star of Europe".Mr Baraner commented: "There has been almost thirty percent rise in bookings for hotels in Antalya this year."This season, around 900...

02-05-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Turkey impresses US travel writer

Turkey has left a lasting impression on one US travel writer, who enjoyed everything from the food to the accommodation during his nine day stay.Matt Lauer, star of the 'Where In The World Is Matt Lauer' tour project, was particularly delighted by what was on offer to tourists in Istanbul.He said: "It is the most densely populated and cosmopolitan city in Turkey, and in my experience it remains the center of Turkish culture. Each neighborhood within the city retains its own distinct character."Of the cuisine, he noted: "Like Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food, Turkish...

01-05-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Syria shows support for Turkish tourism

Syria has pledged its continuing commitment to tourism in Turkey at the Turkish-Syrian Business Forum in Damascus.Syrian Finance Minister Muhammad al-Husayn detailed the difference that new tax changes have made with regards to holidaymakers from the country selecting Turkey as their destination of choice.According to the Turkish Press, he said: "We pay high attention to developing relations with Turkey. We have reduced the travel tax for Syrian citizens travelling to Turkey to 11 USD. "Syrian citizens travelling to other neighbours of Syria must pay higher travel taxes. Following...

30-04-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Turkey taps into to cruise tourism market

Turkey appears to be winning over an increasing share of the global cruise tourism market, currently valued at $30 billion (£51.13 billion), according to one expert.Dilek Gappi of newspaper Gozlem Gazetesi highlighted recently-reported figures which suggest that more than 1.25 million cruise passengers passed through Turkish ports during 2007.Hotspots for the cruise trade are said to include the ports of Istanbul, Kusadasi, Izmir, Antalya, Alanya, with Marmaris and Bodrum earmarked as up-and-coming locations.Mr Gappi commented: "A number of ports which seemed idle in the past have...

28-04-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Internet campaign is ministrys promotional tool

Turkey's ministry of culture and tourism is continuing its committed advertising campaign by placing advertisements across the globe on search engine Yahoo.Commercials drawing attention to the plus points of Turkey as a holiday destination will be featured on websites in countries including the US, Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Israel, reports the Turkish Press.Also, according to the news provider: "[The] world's well-known online travel company Expedia prepared a four-page Turkey site."Expedia will introduce Turkey's history, culture, main cities as...

28-04-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Turkey plans to protect heritage sites

Ways in which Turkey can go about protecting sites named on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage List have been discussed leading to management plans for a number of locations being drawn up.Talks were organised by the Ministry of Cultural and Tourism and the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO and have led to a new focus to ensure the safeguarding of the precious places, reports the Turkish Daily News.Administrative board member of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO, Gul Eropoglu, told the newspaper: "Historic places...

22-04-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property US travel event in Turkey for 2010

Turkey's tourism industry will be given a chance to tap even further into the US market when the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) brings the International Destination Expo (IDE) to Istanbul in 2010.Hundreds of travel agents from the US and wider world are expected to be present at the event, which coincides with Istanbul's reign as the European Capital of Culture the same year.Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay expressed his satisfaction that ASTA executives had chosen Istanbul as their host city.According to the Turkish Daily News, he told them at a press conference:...

22-04-2008 - read more...

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