Tourism

The most difficult period for Turkish tourism has been left behind and the sector has been experiencing a fast recovery, thanks to the new strategies initiated to open to new markets and diversifying products, and the country’s improving image in the world, Tourism Minister Kurtulmuş says

Turkey attracted 30.7 million foreign visitors in the first 11 months of 2017, amid a skyrocketing rise in the number of Russian arrivals in the country, the Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on Dec. 29.

Plans for a new digital development project for the capital's Acropolis Museum received the green light from the Attica Regional Authority on Wednesday and will be funded via the European Union's 2014-20 Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework, known in Greece as ESPA.

German tour operators have again shown an increasing demand for holidays in Turkey, said the head of a leading tourism association in Germany on Dec. 25.

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General Taleb Rifai has praised the 30 percent growth of Turkey’s tourism sector in 2017.

The German-Greek Chamber of Commerce announced on Tuesday it is focusing its efforts for 2018 on strengthening the exports of Greek enterprises and attracting new investments to the country.

The majority of Germans are looking to take their holidays closer to home next summer, with Greece being a favorite, even though exotic destinations continue to be alluring, a German newspaper has reported.

Turkey expects 31.4 million tourists to visit the country this year and tourism revenues to reach $26 billion, Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Dec. 19.

Bansko occupies the first place among the most visited tourist destinations by Turkish citizens abroad in 2017. According to the study of agency N 11, Bansko ranks first in the tourist trips made by Turkish tourists abroad in 2017.

Tourism players in Turkey expect to host more than 35 million foreign tourists next year as the sector has been recovering after a tough period.