Tourism

UN: Global tourism won't return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024

"The pace of recovery remains slow and uneven across world regions due to varying degrees of mobility restrictions, vaccination rates, and traveller confidence," says World Tourism Organization.

Two Turkish villages picked for UN's Best Tourism Villages list

Mustafapasa village in central Nevsehir province and Tarakli village in northwestern Sakarya province are on the UNWTO list, recognised for their commitment to the development of tourism in line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Turkey set to generate $22B from tourism in 2021

Tourism income in Turkey reached $16.8 billion during the first nine months of 2021, as the country plans to welcome more than 28 million foreign tourists by the end of the year.

Turkey’s Antalya remains a Turquoise Coast hotspot for tourists

The Mediterranean city has attracted tourists from more than 60 countries so far this year.

A legal loophole allows Liberians to be dual citizens

Liberians can hold dual citizenship until the government takes them to court and a judgement is given against them.

Turkey's Cavusoglu hails 'successful' Antalya Diplomacy Forum meeting

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the forum was one of the first and biggest international events during the pandemic and it was held under compliance with all health measures.

The Indian government pushed tourism in Kashmir. Now a second wave beckons

The Indian Covid-19 variant has ravaged New Delhi's health care system. If that variant spreads in Kashmir, its infrastructure is nowhere near prepared to handle such a severe outbreak.

Russian tourists to stick with Turkey as a holiday destination

Although Russian authorities have suspended flights to Turkey until June, 60 percent of Russian tourists plan to visit Turkey on another date.

Kashmir’s resilient tea sellers

A number of Kashmiri women have resorted to setting up tea stalls to cope with the disastrous economic fallout from New Delhi’s annexation in 2019 and the pandemic.

D-8 lays out 10-year road map aiming to boost trade cooperation

The plan includes cooperation between Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey in trade, agriculture and food security, SMEs, energy, transport, tourism, and health.

UAE's Covid-19 vaccine tourism is aimed at the global elite

Preference is given to those with connections to the ruling elite. Vaccine tourists generally fly to the UAE in private jets.

‘Worst year in tourism history’ with 1 in 3 tourist destinations closed

International tourist arrivals fell by one billion, or 74 percent, in 2020, according to Madrid-based World Tourism Organization, with almost one-third of destinations worldwide currently closed to international tourists because of the pandemic.