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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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Turkeys beaches receive international award

Turkish beaches are among the best in Europe, with 38 more receiving blue flag certifications this year.Last year, 192 of Turkey's beaches reached the tough standard set by the award, but in 2007, 38 more attained the level.The award is granted by the International Environmental Education Foundation and places Turkey among the top eight countries in Europe, alongside Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia and Denmark.The accreditation guarantees a standard of cleanliness, tidiness and maintenance that tourists can trust, as beaches are reassessed every year.Beaches must realise 29...

29-05-2007 - read more...

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Health tourism big in Turkey

Mustafa Buyuk, the Turkish culture and tourism ministry undersecretary, has said that hundreds of thousands of tourists are flocking to Turkey for health reasons.According to the undersecretary, Anatolia is the prime European location for geothermal potential and this is likely to be a boon to anyone with investment property in Turkey as it could mean more opportunities to rent out a home or sell it on for a higher price."Turkey ranks seventh in the world and first in Europe in terms of geothermal potential as it's home to more than 1,500 geothermal resources with chemically rich thermal...

09-05-2007 - read more...

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Naval vessel to become new dive site

Turkish authorities are to sink a navy vessel to create a spectacular new dive site for tourists in a popular resort.The Bodrum Underwater Association (Bosad) plans to sink a 37m long Turkish Naval Forces ship, the first military boat sunk for tourist purposes.Erman Akarsu from the association told the Turkish Daily News: "The underwater sports tourism which recently developed rapidly in our coasts made the diving sport an easy, enjoyable, relaxing and educational hobby."The project is important in that it aims to develop the diving sport and make it popular among the public, as...

06-05-2007 - read more...

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Tourists numbers up a fifth

March saw 19.3 per cent more tourists visiting Turkey than in the same month last year, according to the Turkish Statistics Institute (Turkstat).Germany sent the largest amount of people to Turkey, followed by Iran and Bulgaria. Russia, Georgia, the UK, the US, France, the Netherlands and Azerbaijan were the others most attracted to Turkey.A total of 61.8 per cent of all tourists came from these countries.The number of tourists visiting from Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries increased by 29.1 per cent, while 22.9 per cent more people from the Commonwealth of...

01-05-2007 - read more...

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