News from Turkey

Accor has announced the opening of its new premium segment hotel, Mövenpick Living Istanbul West on March 18, 2021.

Following an idle cruise season in 2020, Celestyal Cruises would resume operations in the Aegean Sea from May.

All air travelers are now required to enter their travel information on Turkey’s Health Ministry website at least 72 hours before their travel starting on March 15.

According to a survey, the most preferred city by Russian tourists for their holidays in spring is Istanbul.

Passengers travelling through Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG) can now enjoy a safe and contactless passenger engagement experience through the use of the airport's first social robot, the “Aerobot”.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has announced its 2021 summer flight plan.

Fraport AG welcomes the Turkish government’s decision to extend the current concession for managing Antalya Airport by two years to the end of 2026 and to defer payment of the annual concession fee for 2022 to 2024.

HalalBooking, the global leader for halal-friendly hotels and villas, revealed its latest travel survey results that reflect travellers’ attitudes towards travel during the coronavirus pandemic.

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and celebrating its 49th year, the Istanbul Music Festival will be held from 3 to 21 June 2021 in Istanbul’s most attractive open-air venues.

Gloria Hotels & Resorts will host the Ukrainian Winter Cup 21 golf tournament from 4 to 6 March 2021 in Belek, Antalya.

Pegasus Airlines, Turkey’s leading low-cost carrier, is continuing is increase the number of its direct flights from Antalya, Turkey with the launch of its new direct flights between Antalya and Moldova’s Capital City, Chisinau.

On December 27, the European Union has begun the vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19. Those who had vaccines in Europe started to come to an advantage.

A team of Turkish scientists has developed an ultra-rapid coronavirus test with 99% accuracy that can be used to detect the Covid-19 / SARS Cov2.

The number of tourist facilities and hotels put up for sale on websites where real estate is sold has approached 2 thousand.