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Tourism players praise ties between Russians, Turks
Turkish tourism representatives have praised the ties between Turks and Russians, adding they believed any political tensions between the two countries could be overcome.
Trivago: Greece among the top countries with most 5-star hotels
Greece is among the 10 countries with most five star hotels, according to a survey carried out by trivago, a travel website which allows users to search and compare hotel prices in just a few click.
Greece ranked 6th in the world, while China, Turkey and Mexico are on the top of the list.
Iran, the rising star of tourism
Turkey's most important tourism destination, Antalya, will host the fifth International Resort Tourism Congress next weekend on the heels of last week's G-20 Summit.
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Two Greek hotels win ‘Historic Hotels of Europe’ award for 2016
Two Greek hotels are among the ten luxury hotels which won the award Historic Hotels of Europe (HHE) among 500 competitors, as it was announced on Monday at a gala dinner at Château de l’Epinay in Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, France.
Guests voted for their favourite hotels in ten wide-ranging categories, encompassing romance, legend, fine dining, spa facilities and more.
France wants EU to introduce stricter passport control
In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, France wants the EU "to tighten rules on passport checks on EU citizens entering and leaving the Schengen zone."
Reuters is reporting this is meant "to make it harder for European jihadists to return from Syria unnoticed."
Millennium-old neighborhood found in Kemah
Excavation works carried out in the eastern province of Erzincan's Kemah district have unearthed a millennium-old Turkish neighborhood.
Atatürk University History of Art Department Professor Hüseyin Yurtta? said after discovering Bey Mosque and bath, the team had focused on civil architecture and continued excavations by looking at Evliya Çelebi's "Book of Travels."
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SESA Boutique Hotel is part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World network
SESA Boutique Hotel has joined the world famous independent hotel network, Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
With its top quality services and high standards has gained a place in the worldwide luxury hotel network.
Bulgaria Aims to Boost Brand Awareness of Its Tourism Sector
Bulgaria's Tourism Ministry is focused on making the country "a year-round destination and among the top destinations in Europe," Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said.
Australians love visiting Greece
Webjet Australia, a travel booking website, conducted a survey on Australians preferences in vacation destinations showing that Greece, Spain and Italy are among the favorite destinations of Australians.
The results were based on bookings between January and August 2014, as well as between January and August 2015, as the International Business Times noted.
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Antalya loses $5 bln in tourism income this year: Association
Tourism income losses at the Mediterranean resort of Antalya will be more than $5 billion, mainly due to a sharp decline in the number of Russian tourists visiting the city, according to sector representatives.