One of Europe’s biggest travel businesses has reported that UK resident’s demand for summer holidays is strong, with determined sun-seekers looking for destinations abroad. This research by TUI Travel has suggested that approximately 87 percent of their UK customers aim to take an overseas vacation this year.
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Turkey and Syria are scheduled to sign a cooperation agreement between the two countries in order to increase tourism over the next three years. Syrian Minister of Tourism, Saadallah Aghaa Al Kala, and his Turkish counterpart, Ertugrul Gunay, will finalise the agreement at the opening of the Eastern Mediterranean International Travel & Tourism Exhibition, EMITT, 2009.
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Turkey’s President, Abdullah Gul is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia to meet the country’s King Abdullah. Leaders of both the countries chaired meetings between the Turkish and Saudi delegations.
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The Turkish Federation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) expect mutual trade between Turkey and countries in South America to reach $20 billion within the next five years. TUSKON aims to open new horizons for Turkish investors by constructing “trade bridgesâ€.
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Turkey’s tourism strategy for 2023 has been released by the country’s Culture and Tourism Ministry. According to the strategic plan, Turkey aims to create seven tourism development corridors and nine cultural and tourism zones in 2023. In addition to this the construction of one airport, 11 cruise ports, 10 tourism cities and 9 marinas will be part of the first leg of the tourism strategy, to be completed in 2013.
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One of Turkey’s largest mobile-phone operators, Turkcell, has announced that it will double its investment into the country in 2009, compared to last year. This was announced in an interview given by the company’s chief executive officer, Sureyya Ciliy.
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Having seen an explosion in tourism recently, Turkey is becoming a very credible and attractive investment hotspot for those looking to dodge the current financial turmoil. More than 23 millions tourists visited Turkey last year and Ertugrul Gunay, the tourism minister, reckons that 2009 will attract even more visitors! Read More
Istanbul has set itself an aim of expanding the total extent of its rail systems to 618 kilometres by the year 2023. This was highlighted by Istanbul’s Mayor Kadir Topbas, who explained that these planned rail systems will be accessible to all of Istanbul’s residents.
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Here’s our Top 5 tourism indicators for Turkey. Anyone with property interests in Turkey should look to capitalise on these trends and exploit the inevitable increase in demand for holiday accommodation that comes with increasing numbers of tourists, by renting out their property on short term holiday lets.
1) Last years figures are expected to show that tourism revenues were $20.5 billion in 2008, up from $18.5 billion in 2007.
2) There were 26 million tourists visiting Turkey in 2008 compared with 23.5 million in the previous year
3) Turkey among the top 10 destinations in the world (and number 1 for Spanish tourists.)
4) Increase visits from Britain predicted to 2009 as they avoid the euro-zone this summer.
5) There are also some great deals on flights, as the summer tour operators have predicted the increase in tourism by booking plenty of charter flights to Turkey, meaning that savvy tourists can afford to holiday there even on a budget.
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Turkey “well-known destination†for US tourists
Tourism attaché from the Turkish embassy in New York have highlighted that Turkey has recently become a well-known destination for the population of the United States. This was demonstrated by the popularity of Turkey’s pavilion at the “New York Times Travel Show†this year.
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