- 17 June 2025 Tuesday
ISRAEL-IRAN TENSION AFFECTED TOURISM: "AGENCIES MANAGED THE CRISIS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT"
Following the mutual attacks between Israel and Iran, the measures taken regarding airspace security directly affected flights to the region. Oya Ebru Küçükel, Founder of Ebiturizm and Member of the Dubai Turkish Business Council, in her statement...
ARCAN BAYRAKTAROĞLU APPOINTED HEAD OF OPERATIONS FOR WYNDHAM HOTELS TÜRKİYE
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has made new appointments to its team in Turkey to add more value to its hotel partners in the country.Arcan Bayraktaroğlu, who has more than 30 years of experience in hotel operations, business development, sales and ...
Chinese Tourist Numbers Rise in Europe, American Tourist Numbers Fall
The European Travel Commission (ETC) conducted a survey with 7,100 long-haul travelers from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. According to the survey results, presented exclusively to Bloomberg, cost-cons...
PASSENGER PLANE CRASHES IN INDIA
A plane carrying a large number of passengers has crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.It has been reported that an Air India passenger plane has crashed in the Ahmedabad region of India. It was noted that there were more than 100 passengers on bo...
U.S. WARNS AGAINST 'TRAVEL TO IRAQ'
The United States has warned its citizens not to travel to Iraq ‘for any reason’.In a written statement from the US Department of State, it was reminded that non-essential government personnel were instructed to leave the country. In the statement...
NORWAY TO IMPLEMENT 'TOURIST TAX' DUE TO VISITOR NUMBERS
It has been reported that a 'tourist tax' will be implemented in tourism-affected areas in Norway.In Norway, lawmakers have approved a new tax that allows municipalities to impose a 3 percent tax on overnight stays in 'tourism-affected areas'. The...
THE NEW FACE OF GERMAN TOURISM AT GM: FIRST INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPH PLOß
First Week with the New German Tourism CoordinatorHello, this is your fifth day in office. It might sound a bit strange to say this to a tourism coordinator, but… How does the fifth day feel?It's a really exciting and important role. Because in Ge...
ROUTE SET FOR GERMAN TOURISM: 26TH GERMAN TOURISM SUMMIT TAKES PLACE IN BERLIN
The 26th Tourism Summit (Tourismusgipfel), organized by the German Tourism Industry Federation (BTW), brought together industry representatives and politicians at the Adlon Kempinski Hotel in Berlin on June 2, 2025. As GM Tourism and Management Ma...
