(TTG) LONDON-based Turkish holiday tour operator – Elixir Holidays – has ceased trading, with the CAA stepping into refund holidaymakers. Around 300 people were booked to travel, but the tour operator had no-one abroad at the time. Andy Cohen, head of Atol, told TTG: “At one of the busiest periods for booking holidays, the collapse…
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LAND for three hotels have been allocated by the Turkish government for the Didim region in a recent announcement. The government has allocated ‘land for tourism’ for three hotels: 2 in the Kocaharip district, which is located out towards Imbat, Didim, and one for the area of Kizilyer, thought to be located between Akbuk and…
Read More THE DIDIM Belediye helpdesk has received more than 4,000 visits and calls within its first six months. The helpdesk was set up in June 2015 to help foreign and Turkish citizens with council and other community-related issues, complaints and problems. The Didim Helpdesk and Call Centre, which is located to the left as you enter…
Read More TURKISH tourism has taken another knock today with two major players easing back services. BA has cancelled its October allocation of flights to Bodrum, it has confirmed to Voices exclusively. Following complaints from a number of readers about cancelled flights in October – a popular month for British holidaymakers – Voices made contact with…
Read More HOTEL management from Ramada Resort Akbuk has launched a new social responsibility programme in the region. Their first activity was to visit the Özel Çağrı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabiltasyon Merkezine (Special Education and Rehabilitation Centre) in Didim to get an understanding of the centre’s needs and to give gifts to the students. The ceremony was attended…
Read MoreSTAFF at the Ramada, Akbuk, helped to promote their resort at the recent EMİTT ‘festival in Istanbul. EMITT is the among the world’s five largest tourism fairs and offer the opportunity for hotels, tourism officials and agents to promote and market on a business-to-business level. Hotel chairman Besim Sulan, Business Manager Selim Kanmaz, Quality Manager…
Read More (Voices, Travel Weekly, Tornos) THOMAS Cook has re-routed 1.2 million airline seats away from Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt. According to its Chief Executive, Peter Fankhauser, that Turkey makes up 18% of the business’ guest numbers. Travel Weekly quoted Mr Fankhauser as saying that Thomas Cook has rerouted 1.2 million airline seats away from Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt. Travel…
Read More AN invitation has been extended to foreign residents to attend a ‘Harmonization Workshop’ on Thursday February 18 in Aydin, hosted by the Ministry of Migration Management. The workshop is one of the initiatives that was promised by the Directorate General of Migration Management – the unit that largely deals with, but not exclusively, with residence…
Read MoreLetter to the editor. Gail Welburn: Two years ago, I desperately needed advice on a way to obtain my Tapu. At that point I had no water and no electric. Many years previous, I had moved into my apartment but due to complex issues, I was unable to obtain one. I did initially go down the legal…
Read MoreFREE Turkish lessons are being offered at Halk Eğitim Merkezi, down the side of HSBC Bank, in Didim. Teacher Mustafa, from Halk Eğitim Merkezi, has informed us that a new course of free Turkish lessons for foreigners will be starting mid-February. Time and dates are yet to be finalized. For more information, contact him on 0505…
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