It was recently announced by Egypt's Minister of Tourism Hisham Zazou that as of October 9th, Turkish Airlines (THY) will begin offering flights from Istanbul to Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurgada.
Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou released a statement recently explaining that Egypt wants to collaborate with Turkey in an effort to revitalize the nation's tourism industry, which is why they have decided to add these new flights.
Meeting with representatives from Turkish Airlines, Zazou stated that they want to benefit from Turkey's experience. Zazou also revealed Egypt's intentions to start organizing touristic tours geared towards Brazil and South American nations.
Zazou mentioned that they have received intense interest from tourism firms in these countries and said that they are also trying to open new routes to Eastern Europe and East Asian nations as well as to draw more tourists from China.
The Tourism Minister also told THY representatives and members of the Turkish press that Egypt is planning on organizing introductory tours of Egypt in order to introduce new touristic destinations and plan to being promoting these tours in advertising campaigns to be released in both the visual and printed media.
District Culture and Tourism Director Bilgili: "In May, Istanbul broke a historical record by hosting over one million foreign visitors in a single month.
The number of Israeli tourists to visit Antalya has increased by 133.3 percent. Tourists from the United States have also increased by 119 percent, while the number of tourists from Iran dropped by 63 percent. 
While European tourists spend approximately 800 dollars a week in our country, Arab tourists spend four times that amount. The biggest issue in terms of drawing in tourists to the nation’s Eastern Black Sea region is the lack in accommodation.
With the landing of the first flight to arrive to the ATM Dalaman Airport from Blackpool, England passengers were greeted with carnations and Turkish delight upon their arrival. 
The total sum of visiting tourists in Turkey reached 6 million 665 thousand 379 in the first four months of the year.
With 383 beaches, 21 marinas and 13 yachts accredited with Blue Flags, Turkey has now bumped France from its throne to become the third country, following Spain and Greece, to have the highest number of Blue Flags.
Russians residing and vacationing in Antalya's Alanya district commemorated the 68th anniversary of May 9th Victory Day, which marks the Soviet Union’s (USSR) victory over Nazi Germany, in a celebration held at the Goldcity Tourism Complex. 
Miniatürk, a miniature park located on the shore of the Golden Horn in Istanbul which hosts 1/25th scale models of significant structures located throughout the Turkish and Ottoman geography from the past 3,000 years, is seeing an increase in interest every year since it was first opened a decade ago. 
The number of trips taken in Turkey in 2012, decreased by 1.4 percent to reach a total 64,922,000. 
One of India’s most popular magazines, AsiaSpa India has awarded Turkey for being the most favorite spa destination in Europe. 
The Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) President Ulusoy: "It is speculated that in 2013 the number of tourists will reach 33 million and tourism revenue will be approximately 31.5 billion dollars.”
The Presidential Çankaya Palace hosted a signing ceremony for eight agreements with Kuwait on Monday. 
The incentives implemented by the government have allowed the nation’s health tourism industry to soar: 250,000 patients from 107 different countries have chosen to receive treatment in Turkey. 
Foreign nationals planning to visit Turkey will now be able to obtain their visas online through an electronic visa application system (e-Visa) launched by the Republic of Turkey on April 17. 
