News from Turkey

Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, announced that after the electronics ban lifted on flights to United States, the same ban was lifted on its UK bound flights.

The tour operator Thomas Cook says that Turkey is back on the tourist map for both UK and German visitors. Despite growing tensions between Turkish and German government, Thomas Cook CEO Peter Fankhauser told that Turkey remained attractive for German tourists.

Pegasus has earned a place in the top 10 Global Airline Rankings for Ancillary Revenue as a Percentage of Total Revenue with its ancillary revenue for 2016 comprising 22% of total revenue, up from 10.1% five years ago. The results and ranking is published in a new report by IdeaWorksCompany, sponsored by car-trawler, entitled 2016 Top 10 Airline Ancillary Revenue Rankings.

Hilton has signed a franchise agreement with Hasançebi İnşaat Turizm Yatırımları ve Ticaret A.S. to open the 324-guest room DoubleTree by Hilton Antalya Kemer as Hilton’s first resort hotel in Antalya.

Turkish Airlines will collaborate with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the producer and host of world-renowned “The Dr. Oz Show”, on its “Fly Good Feel Good” project. Turkey’s flag carrier aims to provide an even more comfortable and healthy travel experience to its passengers.

Turkey’s leading low cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, adds a brand-new flight package to its offerings. The new flight package, Business Flex, is specially created to make its guests' journey even more comfortable and flexible.

The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) is accepting applications for the 4th Annual Turkish American Youth Leadership Congress. Held every year in Washington, DC, this year’s Youth Congress will be held October 26-29, 2017.

Flying to more countries and international destinations than any other airline in the world, Turkish Airlines has started to operate four weekly flights to Phuket as of July 17, 2017.

Istanbul is the 13^th cheapest city for taxi ride, with a cost of US $2.92 for a 3km ride, according to a new survey.

Albanian Prime Minister Mr. Edi Rama visits Turkish Airlines Headquarters in Istanbul. Albanian Prime Minister has attended a meeting with İlker Ayci, Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines.

The electronic ban concerning electronic devices that was implemented on US arrival flights since March 25 has ended today on July 5. This morning, Turkish Airlines passengers traveling to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport from Istanbul Atatürk Airport carried their electronic devices on the 6:45 a.m. flight number TK-3.

General Manager of Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hicran Ozbuk has been named as the chairperson of ICCA Mediterranean Chapter for 2 years’ term.

The 24th Istanbul Jazz Festival kicked off with the opening ceremony and concerts at the Consulate General of Austria, Austrian Cultural Office Garden on Tuesday, 4 July. Fatih Erkoç, one of the veteran names of Turkish pop and jazz music, took the stage for the first performance of the 2017 Istanbul Jazz Festival. After Fatih Erkoç, electro swing band DELADAP from Austria energized the audience, let them dance with their music.

Following the new agreement, now citizens of Turkey and Ukraine can travel to each other’s countries without passports; with ID cards that contain a bio chip. As the passport free travel starts, Turkish travelers' search on flight tickets to Kharkiv and Kiev skyrocket.