Types of tourism

Syrian refugees may offer chances for Turkey's tourism industry

The Turkish international tourism business has suffered badly due to regional political developments. The unrest and civil war in neighboring countries including Iraq and Syria have had a spillover effect on Turkey, which as a tourist destination is no longer perceived to be as safe as it once was.

Dr Taleb D. Rifai, Secretary-General of the UNWTO: "The new tourism strategy will definitely make Slovenia a five star destination"

Additionally he pointed out that the country Slovenia improve its tourism records because of hard work, not because some other locations are temporarily affected by crises of different nature. Moreover, Dr Taleb emphasizes, that tourism can have a transformative power to foster peace and reconciliation.

What about health 2023?

As you know, Turkey has set some development indicators for the year 2023 and announced them to the public, claiming that these goals will be met by the time our republic is 100 years old. These include hard-to-achieve goals - such as becoming one of the biggest 10 economies in the world. 

Thessaloniki Biennale wins second prize in international conference

Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art won the second prize in an international conference on Cultural Tourism held in Portugal. The 9th international conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe took place in Guimaraes, on the theme ‘Intangible Heritage: Incomparable Asset for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Development’.

Turkey wants to boost halal tourism: Minister

Turkey will speed up works to develop "halal tourism" in a bid to lure even more Muslim tourists, Culture and Tourism Minister Mahir Ünal said at the opening of the Halal Tourism Conference 2016 in the Central Anatolian province of Konya. 

Ünal said Turkey is stepping up its efforts to boost halal tourism, which has a share of around 12 percent in the global tourism. 

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