A statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed that from March onwards, citizens of six European countries can travel to Turkey without a tourist visa. Starting on March the 2nd, the move is welcomed by many sectors of the tourism and hospitality industry who are looking to cash in, on Turkey’s growing success on the […]
The most popular Turkish cities in 2018 have been revealed as Mastercard released their annual Global Destinations City Index. Istanbul ranked the 8th most visited city in the world, followed by Mediterranean Antalya at number 10. Since first beginning the index in 2009, over the last nine years, international overnight visitors grew a staggering 76% […]
Competitive prices, innovative technology and well-trained professionals have put medical tourism in Turkey on the map, and in the process, generated billions of dollars towards the economy. But industry professionals are not content to rest citing there is still much potential, and many more people around the world are still unaware of Turkey’s world-class health […]
Latest statistics by the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turk Stat) show tourism in Turkey is performing on all cylinders as, during the first half of 2019, the country hosted 18 million visitors and generated 12.6 billion USD. From January to June 2019, this was an increase of 13.2% year-on-year for visitors and 10% for revenue. During […]
It is not as if it needs it, but tourism in Antalya is receiving a welcome boost after Turkish Airlines increased its flight schedule from 41 destinations including London. The major hub, Turkey’s second most popular tourist destination now connects to 13 countries through Turkish Airlines flights, but they are not prepared to rest on […]
The Turkish tourism industry hosted 39.5 million foreign tourists in 2018 and 6.62 million Turks living abroad, marking its most successful year to date. The numbers released by Turk Stat, the country official statistics portal showed an increase year-on-year of 21.45% from January to December. Although all months showed an increase in visitors, January and […]
Official government stats from Greece, Turkey and Spain report 2018 as an excellent year for their tourism industries with either an increase in visitors and/or expenditure. The bounce back following previous years when the travel market across the globe slumped because of terrorism fears is fuelling optimism for 2019. Turkish Tourism Bounces Back One country […]
With the Turkish tourism industry finishing 2018 on an all-time high, hopeful government officials say visitor stats and revenue will continue to rise in 2019. As 2018 draws to a close, statistics predict a yearly total of 40 million visitors, but the government is already rolling out new policies and promotional campaigns to ensure next […]
Turkey’s tourism season ended on a high after results revealed a 23% increase in visitors’ year-on-year for the first three quarters. With October marking the last month of the official tourism time period starting in May, confident government officials say they will break yearly figures proving the travel industry of Turkey has rebounded in style. […]
Anadolu News Agency is reporting record figures for Chinese tourism in Turkey. During the first half of 2018, 191,000 Chinese tourists came to Turkey, an increase year-on-year of 91%. The growth has been credited towards China’s promotion for the country in a targetted “2018 The Year of Turkish Tourism” campaign. Singer Xiao Zhang who penned […]
