News from Turkey

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.

Radisson Hospitality AB announce the signing of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Vadistanbul. The hotel will increase the group’s portfolio in Turkey to 23 hotels and 4,400 rooms in operation and under development. The hotel will open at the end of 2018 within the new upcoming business hub of Vadistanbul, located in the heart of Istanbul.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have announced further details of its Summer 19 programme, with the launch of two new destinations for the airline from Glasgow Airport - Bourgas (Bulgaria) and Izmir (Turkey).

The 16th Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Koç Holding, will take place between 14 September and 10 November 2019. The 16th edition of the Biennial will be curated by French curator, art scholar and writer Nicolas Bourriaud.

Turkish Airlines that flies to the most countries of the world has added Krasnodar to its flight network as the 303rd destination. Other Turkish Airlines destinations in Russia are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Rostov, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Voronezh, Samara and Ufa.

After Mauritius and Madagascar with their all cargo flights, Turkish Airlines opens Moroni in the Comoros from 18 June. The Turkish Company obtained from the Comoros Civil Aviation the necessary authorisation to launch three weekly flights with an Airbus A330 until September.

TAV Airports Holding, Turkey’s global brand in airport operations, increased passengers served 23% in the first quarter of 2018 and reached 28 million. The company increased revenue 10% and reached EUR 248 million.

Belavia - Belarusian Airlines, the flag carrier airline in Belarus, and Turkish Airlines, national flag carrier of Turkey, announced the signature of a codeshare agreement, effective as of 1 May 2018.

Whether flying solo or bringing the kids along for the ride, picking out the perfect holiday destination can leave most scratching their heads with pure indecisiveness. Should you opt for somewhere filled with sunshine? What if you get bored? Should you opt for somewhere with more to do? Well, what about opting for the best of both worlds?

Turkey's both tourism income and tourist arrivals increase in the first quarter of 2018, according to the latest statistics announced by Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

IGA, the constructor and operator of Istanbul New Airport, and London-based hotel group YOTEL have signed an exclusive hotel management contract. The hotel will be one of the biggest airport hotels in the world with both airside and landside access to 451 rooms.