News from Turkey

According to the results of a new study Istanbul is among the top 15 cheapest cities for international students relocating to university in 80 popular cities around the globe.

Organised by the journal ANATOLIA, the 6th Interdisciplinary Tourism Research Conference will take place 2 - 7 October 2018 in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Turkey has officially switched to an executive presidency after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the oath of office yesterday and announced the first cabinet under new presidential system.

Vic3 Bangkok and The Duchess Hotel in Bangkok are looking forward to welcome Turkish travelers.

Turkish low-cost-carrier Pegasus Airlines is adding Oman’s capital Muscat and Saudi Arabia’s business hub Dammam to its flight network, to open up new markets in the Arabian Gulf to business and leisure travellers.

Turkey’s leading low-cost airline Pegasus has signed a codeshare agreement with Nile Air, Egypt’s largest private airline. Through the codeshare partnership, Pegasus guests will be able to purchase flights from Pegasus channels for the Nile Air flights between Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Cairo as of 15 June 2018.

The first Qatar Airways direct non-stop flight from Doha to Antalya. The first flight to Antalya touched down at Antalya Airport today. The flight marks Qatar Airways’ seventh gateway into Turkey, and is the third new Turkish route for the airline in 2018.

Turkey's national carrier Turkish Airlines, Chinese cargo giant ZTO Express and Hong Kong-based PAL Air will form a logistics company in Hong Kong.

Turkish Airlines has released a statement saying that it will no longer participate in the Skytrax World Airline Audit.

Turkey’s low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is launching direct non-stop flights from Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir to the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv (Kiev).

Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH) has signed a 15-year management agreement with the Cuban company Aries S.A. for the operation of the cruise port in Havana, Cuba.

After the event on 17 November 2017 at Fairmont Quasar Istanbul in 5 conference rooms with the participation of 1500 tourism professionals, the Uzakrota Travel Summit 2018 preparations, which will be the most effective tourism event of the year 2018, has been started at a great pace.

Hyatt Hotels announced today the opening of Nish Palas Istanbul as part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. The 45-room boutique hotel is located in Nişantaşı, one of Istanbul’s oldest and upscale neighborhoods, and will mark the entry into Turkey for The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand.

Turkish Airlines, performed a brilliant year in 2017, maintains this success with the same momentum in 2018 as well. The national flag carrier has now put its signature under the thriving results recorded in April, after announced its successful first quarter results a short while ago.