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Turkey's Beaches Rank 4th in World
Lufthansa Invests in JetBlue German airline Lufthansa has announced it is to buy a minority stake in US-based budget carrier JetBlue Airways. Under the agreement, Lufthansa will purchase a stake of up to 19 per cent for a total price of...
Chefs Compete at
New York's Carlyle Hotel Is Getting It's already been good enough for Roger Federer in the past, and now there's one more reason to stay at the Carlyle New York. They're about to open Sense, a Rosewood-branded spa, across two floors...
2009 European Short Course Championships Awarded to Istanbul With fast swimming still taking place in the pool at the 2007 European Short Course Championships, the European Swimming Federation (LEN) made the call to tap Istanbul and the Turkish Swimming Federation to host the 2009 event. Istanbul had previously hosted...
oneworld Voted Leading Airline Alliance for Fifth Year Running
Land of Carlton Hotel Sold
iFLY Hollywood Opens At
Hilton Offers Discount for Early Reservations
Casto Travel, Inc. Acquires Archer Travel in Sacramento, California Casto Travel, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Archer Travel, a leisure travel agency based in Rancho Cordova, California. The acquisition will strengthen Casto's Vacation division and expand their operations into the surging Sacramento travel market... |
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Brits Booking Holidays in Turkey for 2008
Tokyo Hotel is Offering A Christmas Suite for $130,000 A Night Straw in a manger it is not: a Tokyo hotel is offering a Christmas suite, including a small tree decorated with diamonds, for $130,000 a night in Japan's latest super-luxury promotion directed at a growing class...
Traditional New Year “Giving Tree Project” from The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul
MITM Americas Last Edition in MITM Americas in Salvador de Bahia, in it's eighth edition, is the first and, up to now, the only business travel trade fair in Latin America. Since 1999, MITM was the first travel trade show...
New Network Agent for Sevenstar Yacht Transport has announced the appointment of Project Yacht Ltd as its new representative in Turkey. The move forms part of Sevenstar's ambitious expansion programme, which will see monthly sailings into Turkey...
The First X2 Resort – Design Hotel Officially Opens
Cappadocia To Be Lit During Night The region of Cappadocia in the central Anatolian city of Nevşehir, which is famous for its fairy chimneys, will be lit up at night for domestic and foreign tourists to be able to see all the mystery and beauty of this natural wonder of the world...
Malaysians and Singaporeans are Malaysians and Singaporeans are among the highest number of repeat visitors to Australia, according to Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) deputy managing director Owen Johnstone-Donnet. Malaysian tourists accounted for...
Gaziantep is Set for Tourism Boost Officials intend to use the cultural selling points of the Anatolian city of Gaziantep to develop its tourism potential in a three-year project. Several projects are planned with the purpose of "enlivening" the cultural life in order to develop tourism in the area...
InterRail Euro08 Austria Switzerland Pass Football events attract people from all social and cultural backgrounds. This is exemplified by the enormous popularity of the UEFA European Championships whereby Euro 08 is expected to hit...
Dubai To Open Second Cruise Terminal
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The “Clean Environment, Green world, Blue Sea” campaign has been launched with the cooperation of the Turkey Environment Education Association (TÜRÇEV) and the daily Hürriyet. Turkey, with its 235 blue flag beaches, ranked fourth in the world following...
Istanbul Gastronomy Festival, held at TUYAP Beylikduzu Exhibition Center between 14-17 December, brought about 1,000 local and foreign chefs together to compete at over 100 categories. Organized by Ekin Group in collaboration with The Culinary Federation and the support of Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, the festival welcomed chefs from...
The one world Alliance has been named the world's leading airline alliance for the fifth year running in the World Travel Awards, which are described by the Wall Street Journal as the “travel industry's equivalent of the Oscars.” The awards are based...
The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) last week held the tender of the land in Yeniköy where the Carlton Hotel used to be located. The tender for the 6,674 square meters of land was opened with an estimated price of YTL60million...
Los Angeles Universal CityWalk Hollywood takes extreme to new heights with the opening of iFLY Hollywood, LA's first ever indoor skydiving wind tunnel. Housed in the world's tallest and most technologically advanced...
Hilton Hotels offers 30% discount when you reserve your accommodation 21 days before your check-in at over 150 hotels in UK, Europe, and Africa. The offer is valid...
Overseas property investors in Turkey are set to benefit from a strong year in its tourist market, experts have said. According to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), holiday firms are already receiving bookings for 2008. This suggests that the growing popularity of...
Christmas and New Year are around the corner. This is the season for gift shopping for all the people around the world to make their loved ones, especially children happy and remembered. Yet there are other kids who have no one to buy...
After 2 years of development, the first X2 resort officially opened its doors on schedule, in December 2007. X2 Kui-Buri is the first and only designer resort...
Dubai will start work to open second cruise terminal within a year to handle the expected rise of cruise tourists by 2010. Cruise operators take advantage...
