Turkey’s travel sector has raised the alarm over a worsening Schengen visa appointment crisis, warning that a black market for appointment slots is thriving ahead of the summer holiday season, with prices reportedly reaching 1,000 […]
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Turkey’s largest superyacht, the 88-metre Angelique, has been delivered to its owner in Istanbul. Built by Turquoise Yachts, the vessel has also been put on the charter market at about 64 million TL a week
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Wizz Air and FlyOne have sharply reduced their operations in Romania, cutting a combined 14 routes in near-simultaneous moves that surprised the market. The cancellations affect services from Bucharest and other Romanian cities, including links
Ryanair has repaid its last €1.2 billion bond, making the Irish low-cost carrier effectively debt-free for the first time since it floated on the stock market in 1997. The repayment was completed on 25 May
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Italy’s competition authority has opened a formal investigation into easyJet over alleged unfair commercial practices linked to how the airline presents baggage fees during online bookings for return flights. The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e
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Hermitage Hotel & Resort, a 59-room luxury property in the Tuscan coastal town of Forte dei Marmi, has officially joined Starhotels Collezione, opening under its new banner on 28 May 2026. The addition marks a
Airlines and disability advocates are clashing over a growing practice at airports across the United States and beyond, where some passengers request wheelchair assistance to skip queues at the gate and board aircraft early, then
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More than 10 countries have opened their doors to Turkish citizens through digital nomad visa schemes as remote work continues to reshape global migration policy. Portugal, Spain and Japan are among the destinations now competing
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Hotels in popular European resorts are using unusual tactics to tackle one of tourism’s most familiar disputes: guests reserving pool loungers with towels and then leaving them empty for hours. Some properties have started removing
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Istanbul has opened the latest extension of the M5 Üsküdar-Sultanbeyli Metro Line, adding 4.4 kilometres of new track and four stations to one of the city’s busiest transport corridors on the Asian side. The new
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A full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark is set to open in Williamstown, Kentucky, on 7 July, with organisers projecting between 1.4 million and 2.2 million visitors in its first year of operation. Built at a
Heavy traffic brought parts of Turkey’s Anadolu Motorway to a standstill as millions of people began travelling for the country’s extended Eid al-Adha holiday break. Long queues formed on the Ankara-bound lanes through Bolu, particularly
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