Touristic Hoteliers Association
Turkey loses over 500,000 Russian tourists in seven months
More than 500,000 fewer Russians visited Turkey in the first seven months of 2015 in comparison to the same period the year previously, tourism representatives have said, noting the greatest drop-off was seen in the southern hotspot of Antalya.
Turkish ministry offers investment incentives to 90 tourism facilities
The Economy Ministry has given investment incentives to 90 touristic facility projects in the first quarter of the year.
The 90 projects, 69 of which are new, benefited from the ministry's investment incentives in the January-March period, according to data compiled by the Touristic Hoteliers Association of the Mediterranean (AKTOB).
Tourism representatives eye extensions in incentives to lure more tourists
Tourism representatives have welcomed the government's new incentives for tour operators and airlines, but have added that additional steps need to be taken.
65 percent of Turkey’s tourism facilities need to be renewed
Some 65 percent of tourism facilities on Turkeyâs coasts need to be renovated to compete with other facilities around the Mediterranean, even though nearly half of Turkeyâs hotels are less than 10 years old, according to a recent report by the Touristic Hoteliers Association of the Mediterranean (AKTOB).