News from Turkey

Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas arrived in Istanbul on January 3 as they continued their intercontinental excursion in celebration of their 19-year wedding anniversary.

Hilton is entering Adana for the first time with DoubleTree by Hilton, one of its 17 market-leading brands. Hilton's newest hotel in Adana, DoubleTree by Hilton Adana has a total of 100 rooms, including two suites with elegant decoration.

Global Ports Holding Plc, the world's largest independent cruise port operator, has signed a 15-year management service agreement with Ha Long Sun Limited Liability Company for the Ha Long International Cruise Port located in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.

SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has announced a new weekly connection from Prague to Izmir in Turkey for the next summer season.

Pegasus Airlines has become the first airline in Turkey to join the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, launched a strategy to replace plastic products used on its international flights on June 5, 2019 World Environment Day, with recyclable materials. The airline will implement this initiative on all its flights permanently starting from January 2020.

Two Dutch travel technology companies, Tiqets and Bidroom, have been awarded for tourism industry innovation at the Uzakrota Travel Summit, Istanbul, 13 December.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Turkish Airlines announce a codeshare expansion following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two airlines.

Swiss International Hotels & Resorts announced the signing of a boutique hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. The hotel will be located near popular tourist attractions of the city such as Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque and the Spice market.

East Mediterranean International Tourism & Travel Exhibition (EMITT) will take place at TÜYAP Fair, Convention, and Congress Center between January 30 - February 2, 2020.

SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has officially opened the doors to its seventh branded lounge in Istanbul, adding to more than 790 members’ and affiliated lounges worldwide.

The Uzakrota Travel Summit 2019 is set to connect the biggest companies with the brightest minds and professionals of the travel industry around the world in Istanbul on December 13, 2019.

The new air route, which was launched in August 2019 between the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (an exclave of Azerbaijan) and Turkey, named "Friendship Corridor".

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, is celebrating its 30th year in aviation and tourism this year.