Archive for December 26th, 2009
December 26, 2009 | Aviation | 1 Comment
Emirates will launch a daily flight to Prague from 1st July next year. The non-stop service to the Czech Republic’s capital city is the 3rd new route to be announced by Emirates for 2010. Services to Tokyo begin 28th March and Amsterdam comes on stream from 1st May. More announcements are on t [...]
December 26, 2009 | News | No Comments
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-300, configured with the airline’s new first, business and economy cabin product. The aircraft is the first of five new A330-300s the Abu Dhabi-based airline will take delivery of during the next two years and will shortly be deployed betw [...]
December 26, 2009 | Destinations | 3 Comments
Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry reveled the tourism statistics for November 2009. The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey in November 2009 increased by 10.7 percent when compared to the same month of 2008.
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December 26, 2009 | Aviation | 3 Comments
Qatar Airways, flag carrier airline of Qatar, will launch flights between Turkish capital Ankara and Qatar’s capital Doha, the company announced. Flights will begin on April 5, 2010, and will be made four days a week on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
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December 26, 2009 | Aviation | No Comments
Pegasus Airlines, in partnership with Sim-Industries, will be opening a Pegasus Flight Training Centre in Istanbul in order to train future pilots for the rapidly growing Turkish Civil Aviation sector.
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December 26, 2009 | Destinations | No Comments
A delegation of health professionals from Turkey has recently visited the Dubai Health Authority to discuss ways to boost cooperation in the medical sector.
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December 26, 2009 | Destinations | No Comments
Syrian tourism to Turkey has skyrocketed by 97 percent over the past two months, following an agreement between the two countries to ease visa requirements in mutual visits. A total of 36,000 tourists arrived in Turkey from Syria in September, jumping to 66,000 in October and 65,000 in November.
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December 26, 2009 | Travel deals | 6 Comments
The first shots of a package holiday price war have been fired today with tour companies offering a host of discounts as they attempt to capitalise on a recovering market. Bookings for the top 20 summer 2010 destinations have increased sharply over the past three months, according to the Co-operativ [...]
December 26, 2009 | Destinations | 2 Comments
The third railway gate between Turkey and Syria opened in Elbeyli town of the southeastern province of Kilis on December 22. Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim and his Syrian counterpart Yarub Sulayman Badr inaugurated the Cobanbey Railway Border Pass.
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December 26, 2009 | Hotels | 2 Comments
In 2010 opens the world’s highest tower – “Burj Dubai”, and several new hotels, including Armani designer hotels and the “Palazzo Versace Resort”. Dubai will receive its first guests “Ottoman Palace “ (5 * hotel) on the island of Palm-Jumeirah, a spa complex which includes the world [...]
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