The number of Russian visitors to Turkey in the first quarter of 2016 is 66,100 Russians. A year earlier the number was 150,800 people, and in 2014 – 207,900 The number of tourists from Germany, where to Turkey comes the most tourists, for the three months of year 2016 decreased in 11.8%, amounting to 483,800 […]
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The EU should make sure that all its requirements are met before granting Turkey visa-free access to the Schengen area, stressed Civil Liberties Committee MEPs in a debate with the EU Commission on Monday. Most MEPs criticised the Commission for proposing a visa waiver for Turkish nationals even though the country has not yet fulfilled […]
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Turkey saw a double-digit drop in foreign visitor numbers in March and could end up with between 3.1 million and 6.5 million fewer international tourists this year, according to a leading market researcher. The series of terror attacks in various parts of the country and the dispute with Russia combined to generate a 12.8% fall in […]
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Sunvil Holidays has acquired assets from failed Turkey specialist Jewel in the Crown Holidays for an undisclosed sum. The Greece specialist has bought Jewel in the Crown’s name, website and mailing list. Jewel in the Crown ceased trading on April 1 with no passengers overseas. It had been trading for 29 years. Sunvil chairman Noel […]
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Turkey must fulfil all the requirements laid down by the EU in order to be granted visa-free access to the Schengen area, stressed Civil Liberties Committee MEPs in Thursday’s debate on Ankara’s progress in delivering on its visa liberalisation roadmap. A majority of MEPs rejected the idea of relaxing the criteria and called on the […]
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Turkey’s Royal Hotels has bought into specialist tour operator Bentour while Delphin Hotels has increased its existing minority stake in the company. The Stone Group, which trades as Royal Hotels, has acquired a 10% stake in Bentour, which is based in Switzerland but mostly active on the German market. The Turkish group operates six hotels, […]
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Turkey and Goa specialist Jewel in the Crown Holidays has today ceased trading and gone into liquidation. The company, based in Crawley, which has been trading for 29 years, had an annual capacity of 18,000 passengers to Turkey. The company said in a statement: “It is with great regret that we have to advise that […]
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When it comes to luring foreign visitors to sun, sea and a bit of history, Greece might be about to gain from Turkey’s losses. The Greek Tourism Confederation expects the number of visitors to rise to a record 25 million this year and bring 800 million euros ($897 million) of extra income, Andreas Andreadis, president of […]
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When it comes to luring foreign visitors to sun, sea and a bit of history, Greece might be about to gain from Turkey’s losses. The Greek Tourism Confederation expects the number of visitors to rise to a record 25 million this year and bring 800 million euros ($897 million) of extra income, Andreas Andreadis, president of […]
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Turkey, which attracted a record 37 million foreign visitors as recently as 2014, declaring its ambitions to become the world’s top visitor destination, is now watching its tourism industry, which accounts for more than 4.5 per cent of a £570billion economy, teeter on the brink. Last weekend saw the fourth terrorist attack in three months, a […]
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