Since 2013 the European Golf Tournament has had a presence here in Antalya, played for the second year on the bounce at the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort. Also by coincidence, England’s Just Rose claimed back to back wins for the first time here in Antalya successfully, something that has taken him 20 years to achieve. He was watched by his mum and family, who also enjoyed their time in...
October 9th to October 14th sees the annual Presidential Cycling Tour sweep through Turkey, which started in 1963 by the Turkish Cycling Federation, and has been an International event on the World Stage since 1965. This year 20 teams raced across the 950km tour, complete with 6 stages, with the first stage taking part in Konya which happens to be the home of the world-renowned Poet Rumi. Broadcast to...
Come and enjoy one of Turkey's all inclusive family friendly resorts, the Land of Legends in Antalya. It is a hotel, theme park and shopping avenue all in one. This resort is perfect for the kids. It offers everything!! It has a water park, an aquarium, a selection of chidlren's activities and clubs, themed events and concerts, plus plenty of shops and a variety of places to eat and drink and this is...
Come and enjoy one of Turkey's much loved tourists destinations. If you and your family are looking for a bit of outdoors fun and adventure then look no further. Cappadocia's primary attribute it its incredible lunar landscape. Enjoy exploring its fairy chinmeys, cave churches, deep valleys and rock cut-out monasteries. The highly recommended activity here is the hot-air balloon trip followed by...
We may be seeing Antalya break a new record as officials are expecting 620,000 rounds of golf to be played by the end of 2018. Back in 2015 and 2016 Turkey's golf industry as well as the rest of tourism took a hit, but it looks like it is all on the up. It has been reported that hotels in Belek, which is Turkey's golf capital will be full. In 2017 Belek missed the opportunity to rebound after the...
It has been reported that cruise ships are going to be sailing back into the ports of Turkey. It has been announced that they will be returning to destinations such as Kusadasi, Bodrum,Izmir and Antalya and it is said that leading tourism officials are hoping the industry will be back to its full potential by the year 2019. The number of cruise tourists decreased to 306,000 in 2017 from almost two...
Istanbul is leading the way with Turkey's increase in air traffic, as it receives half of the country's air passengers each year. Visitors arriving at Turkey's airports increased 11 percent in 2017, with Turkey's leading airports serving 192 million passengers. Last year Ataturk Airport served over 63 million passengers, a 6 percent increase over 2016, that then added to the numbers of Sabiha Gokcen...
Kleopatra Beach, Alanya This beautiful sandy beach is located west of the peninsula in front of Damlatas cave. The small bay of the beach extends to the peninslua and is made up of stones, but the true feature of this fabulous beach is its crystal clear water. According to the mythology it is said that Egyptian Queen Kleopatra stopped by in Alanya for a swim in the bay when on a voyage in the...
Good news, Turkey is on its way back, with more flights for next year, Jet 2 announces it will be flying weekly from Newcastle into Bodrum, along with new routes too from Glasgow and Stansted into Bodrum and Edinburgh into Antalya and Dalaman. Jet 2 day this will increase there capacity by 60 per cent and bring in an extra 140,000 people. There should also be more flights for Birmingham and Belfast...
UK tourists coming over to Turkey is expected to rise by 69 percent this year. It has been reported that the country is bouncing back after a few challenging years and is offering tourists holidays in picturesque resorts at a great price. We are seeing the increase as holiday goers are staying away from the likes of European destinations such as Spain because of the cost. A leading tourism...