Turkish-Dutch airline Corendon to introduce 'adult-only' zone: How will a traveller benefit from it
Aug 29, 2023, at 08:44 pm
Turkish-Dutch airline Corendon is introducing a child-free area on its planes, an initiative that promises to help solo travellers.
As tourism opens, Turkey conducts FAM trip for Indian Travel Agents
Dec 07, 2021, at 06:39 pm
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in India recently organized a FAM (familiarisation) trip for a group of travel agents from the western India region to Turkiye.
No quarantine in Turkey for 13-18 aged Indian travellers with negative PCR test
Nov 16, 2021, at 06:09 pm
After the acceptance of Covaxin, post the nod of the Indian vaccine from WHO, Turkey now curbs the mandatory quarantine for travellers between the age of 13 to 18 years of age.
Turkey scraps mandatory quarantine rule for fully vaccinated travelers from India
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Turkey has declared that fully vaccinated travellers from India will no longer be subjected to mandatory 14-day quarantine rule, with effect from Sept 4.
Turkey has its 19th UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site with Arslantepe Mound
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:16 am
Turkey, the land of historic significance and a nation with great cultural depths, is now offering more incredible reasons for travelers across the globe to visit the country. The Arslantepe Mound, a 8000-year old archaeological mound, was inscribed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites positioning Turkey as a destination with a record number of recognition for its cultural heritage sites.
Turkey to exempt restrictions for foreign tourists
May 05, 2021, at 12:49 am
New Delhi: Turkey, which is under lockdown since April 26, has decided to exclude foreign travelers from curfew, who are in the country for tourism. The lockdown will last until May 17th to curb a surge in corona virus infections in the country.
Turkey holds B2B events to keep global decision-makers in loop about its Safe Tourism program
Apr 18, 2021, at 12:30 am
A Luxury B2B Mice Networking Event was held in Istanbul with the participation of key decision makers in global tourism, on April 6-7.
Turkey vaccinates tourism employees to make it safer for travellers
Apr 10, 2021, at 06:21 pm
Istanbul: Turkey started full fledged vaccination of the tourism employees in coordination with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Health and Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA).
Turkey launches vaccination registration for tourism employees
Mar 16, 2021, at 02:09 am
Turkey has announced rolling out of a tourism employee vaccination registration program for tourism employees in coordination with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Health and Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA).
Turkey awaits Indian tourists once flight restrictions are lifted
Feb 26, 2021, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi: The Turkish Tourism Board in India shared that a total of 16 million International visitors arrived in Turkey in the year 2020 and the revenue that emerged from international tourism & visitors arrivals stood at $12.1 billion. The transcontinental country straddling Southeastern Europe and Western Asia is awaiting Indian tourists once the flight restrictions are lifted.
Turkey registers 11.9 million tourist arrivals between Jan-Sept 2020 despite Covid
Nov 25, 2020, at 05:09 am
The Turkish Tourism Board in India revealed that between January & September this year, a total of 11.9 million International visitors arrived in Turkey. Turkey was amongst the first few countries to open its borders for tourism after implementing stringent measures like Safe Tourism Certification to safeguard the health of tourists and those involved with touristic activities.
Turkey expects 15 mln tourists, 11 bln USD tourist revenue in 2020: Minister
Aug 24, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua: Turkey expects to host as much as 15 million tourists this year, generating some 11 billion U.S. dollars of revenue, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Monday.
Turkey resumes tourism and international flights
Jun 27, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Ankara/IBNS: Tourism and international flights, which remained suspended in Turkey since Mar 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, resumed on Jun 15.
Turkey launches Healthy Tourism Certification programme
May 14, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Istanbul: Turkey has initiated a Healthy Tourism Certification programme, which shall be applicable as of summer season of 2020.
Turkey suspends air travel with other countries over coronavirus
Mar 28, 2020, at 11:45 am
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkey is suspending air travel with other countries amid the COVID-19 epidemic, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.
Konya: On the trail of Rumi in a city of love
Jan 27, 2020, at 04:39 pm
On December 17, 1273, the 13th-century Persian poet, Sufi mystic and Islamic theologian Rumi breathed his last in Konya, a city in central Turkey, he chose to live. Sujoy Dhar on Rumi's death anniversary month in December goes on his trail in Konya, the land of saints, whirling dervishes and much more..
Istanbul and Antalya emerge as key MICE destination for Indian corporates
Oct 30, 2019, at 07:11 pm
The Turkish Tourism Board in India recently announced that the number of MICE groups travelling to Turkey from India has been steadily increasing. The numbers that have emerged so far from January to October prove that many Indian companies, business houses and corporates are looking at Turkey for MICE travel.
UNWTO names Turkey the 6th most visited country in the world
Aug 19, 2019, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi: Giving a boost to its global image of being most frequented tourist destination, UNWTO recently announced that Turkey was the 6th most visited destination in the world in the year 2018 with 46 million visitors.
Istanbul and Antalya amongst the top 25 cities in the world’s best Instagrammable hotspot
Jun 18, 2019, at 10:01 pm
Istanbul/Antalya, Jun 18 (IBNS): Istanbul and Antalya, two of the most popular cities in Turkey, have made it to the list of most Instagrammable destinations in the world.