Turkey expects tourism rebound despite losses
4 years, 7 months ago

Turkey expects tourism rebound despite losses

China Daily  

Turkish teenagers sit by the Golden Horn in Istanbul on May 15. Turkey expects to resume domestic tourism in late May and international tourism after mid-June, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said earlier this month. Turkey's tourism sector said on Thursday that it looks forward to attracting Chinese tourists once the pandemic is fully contained. "China is a huge market, and we are attaching significant importance to the country and Chinese people," Firuz Baglikaya, head of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, said at an online news conference in Istanbul. "We have our most prestigious tour operators in China, trying to promote Turkey in the best way possible to the Chinese people," Baglikaya says.

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Holiday to spur recovery in tourism
11 months ago

Holiday to spur recovery in tourism

China Daily  

A tourist enjoys snow scenery on the snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Jan 16, 2024. The speedy recovery of China's tourism sector has injected momentum into the global travel industry, spurred on by various visa-free policies and increased airline capacity, and China's outbound and inbound tourism markets will continue to grow rapidly this year, said …

China's holiday tourism rebound to pre-Covid levels boosts outlook
1 year, 8 months ago

China's holiday tourism rebound to pre-Covid levels boosts outlook

India Today  

China's tourism rebounded to pre-Covid 19 levels in the May Day holiday as the number of domestic trips rose by more than two-thirds from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, a welcome boost for the world's second-biggest economy. The figures from this year's May Day holiday - the first travel season since the pandemic without restrictions - are …

Turkey's key tourism sector slow to recover after huge earthquake
1 year, 8 months ago

Turkey's key tourism sector slow to recover after huge earthquake

Hindustan Times  

After months of hosting displaced survivors of Turkey's massive earthquake in his Antalya hotels, Hakan Saatcioglu hopes his rooms will soon be filled with tourists again after the temporary guests were transferred elsewhere by the government. Saatcioglu, the coordinator of Limak International Hotels & Resorts, is one of many in hospitality expecting to see Turkey's economically vital tourism sector recover …

Tourism sector on path of revival, says Economic Survey
1 year, 11 months ago

Tourism sector on path of revival, says Economic Survey

Deccan Chronicle  

PUNE: The Indian tourism sector is showing signs of revival after two years of Covid-induced challenges, the Economic Survey 2023, which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, said. It cited the World Tourism Barometer of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, which said that international tourism showed robust performance in the January-September 2022 period. International …

Tourists eager to spread their wings again
1 year, 11 months ago

Tourists eager to spread their wings again

China Daily  

An Air China passenger plane stands at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, after arriving from Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Jan 5. According to the Annual Report on China's Outbound Tourism Development recently released by the China Tourism Academy, the nation's outbound tourism took a hit from 2020 to last year, with 400 million trips lost. Feng Rao, head of a research institute …

Trends in tourism amid travel rebound in India, post Covid-19
2 years, 3 months ago

Trends in tourism amid travel rebound in India, post Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 outbreak caused the global economy to collapse almost immediately and the coronavirus pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge to the hospitality sector. Over the past two years, disturbances brought on by the spread of Covid-19 have had a substantial impact where many of the tourism properties were vacant due to travel restrictions. Trends in tourism amid travel rebound …

‘Now in shambles’: Turkey’s tourism revival fades on Russian war
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Now in shambles’: Turkey’s tourism revival fades on Russian war

Al Jazeera  

The projected low number of Russian tourists is a major cause of concern for Turkey’s vital sector amid ongoing economic crises. Reports from earlier this year declared that Russians saved Turkey’s tourism industry in 2021 after it was trying to rebound from the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. Yorulmaz said two million Russian tourists would not be enough given …

Report reveals trends in world tourism
2 years, 10 months ago

Report reveals trends in world tourism

China Daily  

The World Tourism Cities Federation and the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released its Report on World Tourism Economy Trends in Beijing on March 2. In 2021, world tourism showed a significant recovery, driven by the continuous loosening of fiscal and monetary policies in major economies, accelerated global vaccine production and rising vaccination rates. According …

Report reveals trends in world tourism
2 years, 10 months ago

Report reveals trends in world tourism

China Daily  

The World Tourism Cities Federation and the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released its Report on World Tourism Economy Trends in Beijing on March 2. In 2021, world tourism showed a significant recovery, driven by the continuous loosening of fiscal and monetary policies in major economies, accelerated global vaccine production and rising vaccination rates. According …

Turkey cautiously upbeat about tourism
4 years, 1 month ago

Turkey cautiously upbeat about tourism

China Daily  

A rainbow paints the sky over Istanbul's landmark Galata Tower. Players in Turkey's tourism sector aim to expand the market, hoping for a better season in 2021. Nearly 3.3 million tourists visited the sunny Mediterranean province in the first 10 months of this year, a 77-percent decline year-on-year, according to the provincial directorate of culture and tourism. Turkey, the world's …

Inbound tourism to Turkey making gradual recovery
4 years, 5 months ago

Inbound tourism to Turkey making gradual recovery

China Daily  

People walk in Sultanahmet Square with Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in the background in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 28. In Belek, which is famous for its many resorts on the Mediterranean Sea in southern Antalya province, hotels are promoting "safe tourism" in line with health guidelines issued by Turkish authorities to attract foreign visitors. Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Ministry said …

Inbound tourism to Turkey making gradual recovery
4 years, 5 months ago

Inbound tourism to Turkey making gradual recovery

China Daily  

People walk in Sultanahmet Square with Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in the background in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 28. In Belek, which is famous for its many resorts on the Mediterranean Sea in southern Antalya province, hotels are promoting "safe tourism" in line with health guidelines issued by Turkish authorities to attract foreign visitors. Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Ministry said …

Turkey introduces 'safe tourism' concept amid COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Turkey introduces 'safe tourism' concept amid COVID-19 pandemic

India TV News  

The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry launched a two-day program to introduce the country's "safe tourism" concept to ambassadors to Turkey in the Mediterranean province of Antalya during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 40 ambassadors and numerous foreign journalists would experience the measures implemented at the tourism facilities in the region against coronavirus, the ministry said in a statement on …

Turkey’s 1st virus case traced to man who returned from Europe
4 years, 9 months ago

Turkey’s 1st virus case traced to man who returned from Europe

Al Jazeera  

Health minister calls on citizens to avoid heading abroad if possible or self-quarantine for 14 days after coming back. Turkey has confirmed its first coronavirus case, a man who had recently returned from Europe, according to the country’s health minister. “The test of a patient suspected of carrying the coronavirus returned positive,” Fahrettin Koca announced in a televised statement early …

After short-term bumps, tourism sector will rebound, expert says
4 years, 10 months ago

After short-term bumps, tourism sector will rebound, expert says

China Daily  

The parks of the West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, are scheduled to resume operation starting from Feb 19,2020. The ongoing coronavirus pneumonia outbreak will cause great economic loss to the nation's tourism industry although senior experts of the sector remain positive to its future prospect. Dai Bin, president of China Tourism Academy, said at a …

Recovery of China's tourism sector focus of online conference
4 years, 10 months ago

Recovery of China's tourism sector focus of online conference

China Daily  

A survey by the China Tourism Academy shows 71.5 percent of the respondents would travel after the outbreak ends and everything stabilizes for a while, and 20.7 percent would go traveling as soon as possible after the epidemic. Dozens of tourism experts in the country joined an online news conference about The Blue Book of China’s Tourism Economy 2020 on …

Recovery of China's tourism sector focus of online conference
4 years, 10 months ago

Recovery of China's tourism sector focus of online conference

China Daily  

A survey by the China Tourism Academy shows 71.5 percent of the respondents would travel after the outbreak ends and everything stabilizes for a while, and 20.7 percent would go traveling as soon as possible after the epidemic. Dozens of tourism experts in the country joined an online news conference about The Blue Book of China’s Tourism Economy 2020 on …

Turkey attracts Chinese visitors during Lunar New Year holiday
4 years, 11 months ago

Turkey attracts Chinese visitors during Lunar New Year holiday

China Daily  

ISTANBUL -- Turkey's popular tourism destinations are flooded with Chinese visitors, who are enjoying their seven-day Chinese Lunar New Year holiday there. "Surprisingly, Turkey's southeastern part, including the provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, which were previously not on their agenda, attracted many Chinese people this year," Aksu told Xinhua. "Chinese tourists in Turkey are mainly aged between 38 and 50 …

Turkey attracts Chinese visitors during Lunar New Year holiday
4 years, 11 months ago

Turkey attracts Chinese visitors during Lunar New Year holiday

China Daily  

ISTANBUL -- Turkey's popular tourism destinations are flooded with Chinese visitors, who are enjoying their seven-day Chinese Lunar New Year holiday there. "Surprisingly, Turkey's southeastern part, including the provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, which were previously not on their agenda, attracted many Chinese people this year," Aksu told Xinhua. "Chinese tourists in Turkey are mainly aged between 38 and 50 …

Turkey wants to be priority market, destination for Chinese investors, tourists
5 years, 2 months ago

Turkey wants to be priority market, destination for Chinese investors, tourists

China Daily  

Workers at the construction site of the Hunutlu thermal power plant, in Adana, Turkey. Turkey is actively strengthening economic ties with China in a range of fields including agricultural exports, investment and tourism seeing there's much greater potential than the existing level of trade between the two countries, said Turkish officials. Turkey's ambassador to China Abdulkadir Emin Onen said both …

Turkey wants to be priority market, destination for Chinese investors, tourists
5 years, 2 months ago

Turkey wants to be priority market, destination for Chinese investors, tourists

China Daily  

Workers at the construction site of the Hunutlu thermal power plant, in Adana, Turkey. Turkey is actively strengthening economic ties with China in a range of fields including agricultural exports, investment and tourism seeing there's much greater potential than the existing level of trade between the two countries, said Turkish officials. Turkey's ambassador to China Abdulkadir Emin Onen said both …

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