content tagged with tourism

Discrimination against Hakkari by Red Bull employee: 'More dangerous than 80 cities'

Discrimination against Hakkari by Red Bull employee: 'More dangerous than 80 cities'

An employee of Red Bull Turkey sent an email to a foreign mountaineer and warned against coming to Hakkari province, saying, “There are 81 cities in Turkey and Hakkari is the only one that you should definitely avoid.”

28 January 2022 Hicran Cengiz

EU keeps travel restrictions on Turkey

EU keeps travel restrictions on Turkey

The EU Council has updated its recommendations list for non-essential travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

'Enjoy, I'm vaccinated': Ministry video for tourists causes outrage on social media

'Enjoy, I'm vaccinated': Ministry video for tourists causes outrage on social media

The Ministry had to delete its video promoting "double security for tourists" after reactions on social media.

Domestic trips decrease by over 30 percent in Turkey amid pandemic

Domestic trips decrease by over 30 percent in Turkey amid pandemic

According to the “Household Domestic Tourism” statistics announced by the TurkStat for the July-September 2020 period, domestic trips declined by 32 percent to 21 million 724 thousand trips amid the COVID-19 normalization steps as of June.

22 January 2021

Turkey’s tourism income has decreased by over 70 percent

TURKSTAT

Turkey’s tourism income has decreased by over 70 percent

According to the Tourism Statistics of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), Turkey’s tourism income dropped to 4 billion 356 thousand lira in the July-August-September 2020 period amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

30 October 2020

Ministry: Turkey sees 78 percent drop in international tourist arrivals

Ministry: Turkey sees 78 percent drop in international tourist arrivals

The country hosted 5.4 million foreign tourists in the first seven months of the year, with İstanbul being the top tourist draw during the coronavirus pandemic.

Domestic trips decline by 43 percent, people prefer "a friend's house" over hotels

TURKEY'S TOURISM DURING THE PANDEMIC

Domestic trips decline by 43 percent, people prefer "a friend's house" over hotels

In the first quarter of 2020, domestic trips and expenditures sharply decreased compared to the same period last year.

29 thousand people visited Turkey in May

NUMBER OF VISITORS DROPPED BY 99 PERCENT

29 thousand people visited Turkey in May

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of foreign tourists who visited Turkey dropped by 99.26 percent in May when compared to the same month last year. Only 29 thousand people visited Turkey due to Covid-19.

Turkey to Reopen All Tourism Facilities as International Flights Resume

Turkey to Reopen All Tourism Facilities as International Flights Resume

"When foreign visitors come, they will be health-checked, and body temperatures will be measured. If there is a suspicion, tourists will be taken for a PCR test," the minister of tourism has said.

‘In None of My Unemployed Periods Did I Feel So Hopeless as Now’

TOURISM SECTOR AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

‘In None of My Unemployed Periods Did I Feel So Hopeless as Now’

Having started to work at a tourism agency after being unemployed for over two years, Bülent Demirer has now lost his job due to coronavirus. According to Progressive Tourism Workers Union, there are over three million unemployed people in the sector.

29 April 2020 Hikmet Adal