It has been reported that between January and August there has been a total of 75.7 million passengers flying with Turkish Airways. The number of domestic flights both landing and taking off reached at total of 88,337 and the number of international flights reached 64,373. Numbers declined greatly during the pandemic in Turkey and of course on a global scale. These numbers have nearly reached the same...
The Teknofest, one of the largest aviation events in the world, took place at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport. The Teknofest is organised by the T3 Foundation and the Industry and Technology Ministry. The six day event saw thousands of areospace and technology enthusiasts gather together to enjoy a great variety of activities such as air shows featuring warplanes, aerial vehicles and helicopters, seminars as...
The port of Kusadasi is one of the busiest in the world for Cruise Ships, and as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic took a significant economic beating, as the Cruise Industry suffered heavily during the restrictions on travel, over the last 18 months. Now with global restrictions easing it’s set to become a key player in the ‘Recovery Operation’, and has already welcomed its first Cruise Ship...
There was some very positive news for Turkey earlier this week as it was finally confirmed by the UK Government that from the 22nd September, it was off the ‘Red List’ and onto the ‘Amber List’, meaning that visitors will no longer need to self-isolate on their return, as long as they’ve been double vaccinated, and get the day 2 test, which overall will save thousands of pounds. For a major...
If you are currently looking to buy a yacht or will be in the next few years then Antalya Is the place you want to be in, as over 95% of the yachts currently produced in the Area are exported all over the world including Italy, the UK, the USA, Russia and the UAE. Situated in the Antalya Free Zone, which runs along Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline there’s a total of 48 companies in the Yacht Industry,...
Istanbul has been awarded the no 2 spot in the top 10 world's best international airports. The airport launched back in 2018 so in just under three years ranking high in this survey is an incredible accomplishment. Results were based on how a varitey of things operate through the airports like check-in, terms of access, security, shopping, food and drink areas and the overall design and layout. Istanbul...
Finally after 16 months Kusadasi has welcomed its first cruise ship. Due to the COVID19 pandemic everything hit pause which meant travelling came to a halt, but now things are starting to look more positive. Kusadasi is known for hosting a high number of cruise liners per year. The Cruise ship named The Blue Sapphire docked at Kusadasi's Ege Port in the early morning. The vessel travelled from Egypt,...
The skies were filled with dozens of brightly coloured hot air balloons floating over one of Turkey's much loved tourist destinations, the Cappadocia. Cappadocia is located in central Anatolia and is truly the most unique and magical site. The area is filled with rock formations resembling an incredible moon-like landscape, fairy chimneys, cave churches, deep valleys and rock cut-out monasteries. It...
If you are a keen scuba diver or if you are keen on trying it for the first time, then one of the best places in Turkey to do this is Kusadasi as it offers a whole host of underwater treasures that keep people coming back to its crystal blue waters every year. Not only are there beautiful reefs teeming with a variety of different fish & Sea Life but there’s also wrecks, caverns & caves that are...
Even though it was never finished, The Temple of Apollo, whose ruins are situated in the domain of the Ancient City of Miletus (now known as Didim), was an incredibly important & imposing structure which has stood for almost 2,300 years, and originally served as the Oracle Centre for both Ephesus and Priene. Built around a sacred Spring & Laurel Tree which formed the centre of the sanctuary for...