North East Airport Teeside International has announced new flights to Antalya for 2023. Flights were announced via Twitter by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen. Mayor Houchen has stated that "more flights with more destinations" will be coming to Teeside International Airport. He went onto say that "The new flights from Turkey are a great addition to Teeside." Already a range of dates for 2023 can be...
Everywhere around the world in the key hotspots its quite clear to see that the Tourist Industry has bounced back well after the restrictions that were forced upon it over the last two years, and in most cases tourist numbers have increased significantly, which as you’ll have seen put quite a bit of pressure on both airports and airlines during the busy summer months. For Turkiye, and in particular...
Antalya has long been considered Turkiye's Mediterranean Paradise so its really no surprise that it's leading the post covid recovery, welcoming just over 7.7m tourists to its shores between the 1st January and the 5th August 2022. Move forward a few weeks to the beginning of October, and that figure has already reached 8.5m, close to the figure of 9m that visited in the whole of 2021. Hotels in August...
Generally, on the wind down during the Winter months, you’ll find that around 50% of the hotels and resorts in Turkey will close in September, around 80% will close in October and all of them will be closed by November, however, this year is proving to be a major change as almost of the facilities are preparing to operate at full capacity. Ferhan Ademhan, who is a member of the board of the Anatolian...
Despite growing living costs Real Estate still seems to be a very attractive investment both for domestic and foreign buyers as recent figures show that Property Sales in Turkiye rose by 24.2% between January and July 2022, when compared to the same period in 2021. So far just over 820,000 homes have been sold and with targets by the end of this year set at 1.5 million properties, it’s been a very...
It has been announced that Turkish Airlines is becoming a sponsor of the UEFA Champions League with its logo being placed on a number of field and LED screens before, during and after the match. Turkish Airlines will also be the sponsor for the UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA Futsal Champions League and the UEFA Youth League Finals. Back in 2016 Turkish Airlines became the first ever airline company to...
The famous and historical Orient Express has been gracing the silver screen and the page for decades with its adventure, mystery, murder and history and what is amazing is that people can actually experience the famous train for themselves. Many famous names have been aboard the luxury train such as the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Agatha Christie. The 350 metre luxury train consists of...
Turkish Airlines logistic subsidiary Turkish Cargo takes first place in Europe among air cargo companies. Turkish Cargo also ranked fourth place in the world among the top global air freighters back in June. The THY Chairperson of the Board and Executive Committee, Ahmet Bolat stated that "As the world's fastest-growing air cargo brand, we continue to add value to the air cargo industry...
Recent data shared by the Culture and Tourism Ministry shows that the number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey has increased by 308.48% this May compared to May in 2021. The Ministry stated that a total of 3,824,555 visited in May. The top provinces tourists visited in May where Istanbul, Antalya, Mugla, Edirne and Artvin. Between January and May 2022...
Have you ever tried swimming between two continents? Well, many people in Istanbul have, taking advantage of the perfect climate during the summer months, and swimming in the waters that separate the Asian & European sides of the city. The Sea of Marmara as it’s commonly known is located entirely within the borders of Turkey, connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean via the Bosphorus Strait. Around...