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30/10/2018

The grand opening of Istanbul New Airport will take place tomorrow on 29 October 2018, Turkish National Day, and the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. The inauguration ceremony will take place with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and more than 50 foreign leaders, ministers, and high-level officials. Phase one of...

24/10/2018

Emirates to increase frequency between Dubai and Istanbul Starting from December 2, 2018 Emirates will increase its flight frequency of Dubai – Istanbul flights. The airline announced flights between Dubai and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) will be increased from 5 weekly flights to 7 weekly flights.

18/10/2018

Krakow, HOTREC 77th General Assembly, 18 October 2018 – HOTREC, the umbrella association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafés in Europe, elected today its new President and Executive Committee (ExCom) for a two years mandate, starting on 1 January 2019. “The goal of the newly elected ExCom will be to foster innovation and to promote investment among the 1.9 million...

16/10/2018

The countries that have seen the greatest growth in flight bookings from travelers in Italy in the last 12 months are the United States of America (USA), China and Turkey. According to the analysis conducted by Travelport, From 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018, bookings made[1] in Italy through all global distribution systems (GDS) to the USA increased by close to 30,000, up 5% on the previous 12 months. Bookings to...

08/10/2018

The second edition of Turkey-Africa Economy and Business Forum will take place in Istanbul next week. Scheduled to take place on 10-11 October 2018 at Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar ICEC, the forum is mainly aimed at promoting Turkish and Africa investments through analyzing trade and economic relations between Africa and Turkey; evaluating Turkey’s approach to investment in Africa; facilitating interaction between the...

08/10/2018

Istanbul CVB is partnering with ICCA as an ‘Association Relations Partner’ (ARP), to further promote Istanbul as a leading congress destination. The President of Istanbul CVB and the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Sekib Avdagic and the ICCA Regional Director (Europe), Mrs. Elif Balci Fisunoglu signed the 2-year agreement on Wednesday, October 3rd. Mr....

18/09/2018

A new World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) report aims to help manage growing urban tourism flows and their impact on cities and residents.  ‘Overtourism’? Understanding and managing urban tourism growth beyond perceptions’, was launched today during the 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism, in Seoul, Republic of Korea (16-19 September 2018).  The report...

12/09/2018

Turkish Airlines increases Istanbul – Lviv frequency Turkish Airlines announced the flight frequency increase on Istanbul - Lviv (LWO) - Istanbul route.Turkey's national carrier will increase frequency to 10 weekly flights as of October 28, 2018. Founded in 1256, at an intersection between East and West, Lviv has been a home to various ethnicities...

14/08/2018

Tourists flock to luxury stores in Istanbul, queues appear outside stores As Turkish Lira is in free fall, tourists in Istanbul form queues outside most of the luxury stores as the money they hold has more value than ever before. A Middle Eastern tourist that arrive in Turkey last week with US$1000 in the pocket could exchange it for 5,000 Turkish liras. But today it exchanges for 6,500 Turkish liras.  Especially...

10/08/2018

Conceived by Ian Schrager in a partnership with Marriott International, EDITION combines the personal, intimate, individualized experience that Ian Schrager is known for. Bringing a new energy to Bodrum, Schrager is responsible for the concept, programming and creative direction of The Bodrum EDITION, an Aegean utopia within the Yalikavak bay. In keeping with the EDITION philosophy, The Bodrum EDITION redefines the hotel landscape in Bodrum bringing a new lease on outdated...

06/08/2018

Hilton Expands Turkey Portfolio with a new Istanbul hotel Hilton’s continuous expansion in Turkey continues with the opening of a new Hilton hotel at Istanbul’s bustling business district of Maslak.  Hilton Istanbul Maslak joins 61 existing Hilton properties in Turkey and is the latest addition to the hospitality leader’s flagship...

25/07/2018

Thousands swim between continents in Istanbul Over 2,400 swimmers from 52 countries came together on Sunday in Istanbul for the Turkish Olympic Committee’s (TOC) 30th Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race. Turkey’s Hilal Zeybeb Saraç finished first in the women’s event whilst Doğukan Ulaç, also from Turkey, was...

12/07/2018

Turkey has officially switched to an executive presidency after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the oath of office yesterday and announced the first cabinet under new presidential system.  Founder of Etstur Mehmet Ersoy becomes the new Tourism Minister of Turkey. Born in Istanbul in 1968, Mehmet Ersoy, graduated from Istanbul German High School in 1987 and then...

05/07/2018

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (Side Event) - Tourism & Construction: Circular Economy Solutions for SDG12 On the occasion of the 2018 High-Level Political Forum and the in-depth review of SDG 12, the Sustainable Tourism and Sustainable Buildings and Construction programmes of the One Planet Network, together with UN Environment, as well as the governments of Bhutan, Botswana,...

02/07/2018

The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, inscribed two cultural sites in Germany and Turkey as well as two mixed (i.e. both cultural and natural) sites in Canada and Colombia, on the World Heritage List this afternoon. The inscription of sites will continue on 2 July. The new World Heritage sites, in order of inscription,...