THOMAS Cook is reporting strong summer demand for Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Bulgaria but a more ‘competitive’ UK market to the Spanish islands. Announcing its interim results, it said following strong growth last year, bookings to the Spanish islands have ‘levelled off in a very competitive market’. “As we highlighted previously, our UK business is…
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THE government is working on regulations to tighten control over foreign exchange offices, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said. “With the regulations, we will more effectively inspect foreign exchange offices, improve their transparency, financial infrastructure and credibility,” Şimşek told Anadolu Agency. “And market data will be monitored more closely with private information systems,” he…
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TOURISTS have been urged to be wary of unscrupulous tour guides offering ‘rogue or illegal tours’ that fail to comply within the law. The warning has been issued by the Aydin Tourist Guide Chamber (AYTRO) and the Turkish Travel Agents Association (TÜRSAB). The appeal was issued in light of the increasing number of localized festivals…
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THE Castle Restaurant, which is co-run by Didim resident Blake Maynard, will be hosting a charity dinner for community volunteers on Tuesday May 23. Mr Maynard said the restaurant, located on Sokak 2132, the road from Mavisehir heading into Didim Town Centre, is set to host a free afternoon of food and drink by extending…
Read More HOTELIERS and Bodrum tourism agents have held their final meetings before the advent of the new tourism season, amid calls for more direct flights into the resort. They attended a meeting along with the Mugla Governor Amir Cicek, Bodrum Governor Bekir Yilmaz, Bodrum Mayor Mehmet Kocadon, Bodrum Hotel Assoication (BODER) president Halil Ozyurt and TAV…
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AN international survey suggests 69 per cent of those polled would never relocate back to the UK. Only ten per cent said they would consider it, whilst 21 per cent said ‘maybe’ in the poll carried out by deVere Group, a financial services organization. Despite the majority of respondents saying they would not consider returning…
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HOTELIERS and a British-based holiday firm have come together in Marmaris to discuss the rise of compensation claims from disgruntled guests The South Aegean Tourist Hotel Association (GETOB) and JET2.com held a meeting with the aim of limiting the compensation claims. GETOB took action at the beginning of the year on the increase in demand…
Read More LAST Sunday saw the annual Sacred Way walk from Akkoy to Apollo Temple. Voices columnist Glenn Maffia takes you for a ramble down its historical byways ARCHAEOLOGY, since Charles Newton (1857/8) until this day, has continued to reveal important and fascinating evidence of the practices of religious observation duly performed in honouring the god Apollo…
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A POPULAR tourist attraction near Fethiye – the “Ghost Town of Kayaköy” – is ready for reconstruction as local authorities seek to preserve one of the country’s biggest natural and historic treasures. According to Fethiye Governor Ekrem Çalık, the reconstruction plan is included in the 2017 program. “The work will proceed after the plan is…
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A TURKISH tank which has served the country in both war and peace is to make one final contribution – by being sunk off the coast of one of Marmaris. The 76-year-old M48 A5 T1 tank will be submerged in seven meters of water in the hope it will draw divers near and far. Tuncer…
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