A tourism boom experienced in the southern Turkish region of Mugla over the first nine months of 2007 has been due in part to the huge numbers of overseas visitors that enter the country through Dalaman International Airport. According to the region’s governor, Yufti Yigenoglu, 2,647,000 tourists came to the area during the period and 311,940 tourists entered the district from <a…
A Scottish couple who had planned the purchase of a Dalaman property to be a short-term investment grew to like the home so much they ended up making it a regular holiday home. Angus and Alison Charity were instantly blown away by the beauty of the area, half-an-hour’s drive away from Dalaman International Airport, reports Scotland’s Sunday Mail….
According to reports, Thomsonfly will do away with five routes from Bournemouth Airport and turn to Dalaman in a bid to boost its passenger numbers from the terminal. Regular flights to Dalaman have been given the go ahead and have been added to the company’s summer schedule, reports the Dorset Echo. After Alicante, Salzburg, Valencia, Pisa and Tenerife were given the chop as yet another low-cost airline in the UK aims to take…
A new route opened up to Dalaman International Airport has played a part in the promising financial results of one Latvian airline. AirBaltic, who operate many services from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe to the Meditarranean, have reported a 39 per cent increase in passengers and a 40 per cent in turnover, reports Boarding.no, the Norwegein travel news provider. The start of flights to <a…
Turkey was one of the most popular destinations for passengers to fly to from Gatwick over the half-term holidays. Of the 500,000 that departed from the terminal, most went to Majorca, but Dalaman came in the top five most popular places with those using the London airport. Dalaman is attracting large numbers of British tourists, not just from major gateways such as Gatwick and Heathrow, but also from regional airports around the country. Exeter Airport reported a 286 per cent increase in people flying out to Dalaman, with Alanya and Bodrum also proving favourites. Flights to Dalaman are also…
Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced that plans are afoot to provide ten culture centres for cities around the country by next year. The new cities are part of the 57 culture centres already being constructed by the government, reports the Turkish Daily News. They are run by the ministry, local administration or the private sector. Newly-named locations are the provinces of Rize, Osmaniye, Osmaniye-Duzici, Tunceli, Hakkari, Bayburt, Bingol, Kirklareli, Sirnak and Mus-Bartu. While the culture centres will bolster the local infrastructure around Turkey, the ministry’s…
Dalaman International Airport has been named as one of the top three charter destinations on the planet, according to new figures. Records released by the Civil Aviation Authority names Dalaman as one of only three charter destinations in the top 75 most popular airports in the world, based on the number of passengers using the terminals. The announcement signals good news for the town, which the Turkish government has big plans for. A decision to name Dalaman as a cultural and tourism development centre has been backed up by an investment of nearly £9 billion into the town’s structure…
Turkey can grow its tourism industry even further with the establishment of new flights from worldwide destinations to its Dalaman International Airport, according to one senior figure in the sector. Murat Dedeman believes that increased transport links into the country through gateways such as Dalaman are the key to keeping up Turkish tourism’s current rate of expansion, reports the Turkish Daily News. Speaking to the newspaper, he said: "We need to establish new flights from various centres to tourist destinations such as Antalya, Dalaman, and Bodrum." Mr Dedeman expressed his…
Turkey, which has put forward Izmir as one of the candidates for Expo 2015, would set a "unique example" as host of the event, according to Mengu Buyukdavras, the chairman of the Izmir Expo 2015 Executive Board. Those pushing for Izmir to be named as the chosen city for the public exhibition event have highlighted its advantages as a diverse location, reports the Turkish Daily News. "Its multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and secular structure sets a unique example," Mr Buyukdavras told the newspaper. He continued: "In a world where conflicts between…
Turkey’s newest shopping centre has been given a glowing review by one of the country’s leading newspapers. Istanbul’s IstinyePark has a striking appearance with lighting and a dome unique to the country, reports the Turkish Daily News. Size is a major feature of the new mall, it boasts "restaurants, 12 cinemas, 41 brand names that are not to be found anywhere else in Turkey, 147 dress designer shops and approximately 300 stores," according to the newspaper. "Architects used their experience and creativity to produce a shopping centre that one might have expected to see in…