Category: Aviation

Nations across the Middle East, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact of climate change, are facing the dangerous cost of global warming, particularly the damage it is already inflicting on their economies Temperatures in the Middle East have risen far faster than the world’s average in the past three […]

After two lean years, if we can dare to say so, world tourism is picking up the slack and experiencing a marked growth during this period that some hope behind them. Morocco, a tourist destination par excellence and which, like many host countries for tourists, has paid a heavy price. It seems to be gradually […]

Domestic tourist expenditures in Turkey increased by 100.4% in the January-March period of this year when compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching TL 12.1 billion ($680 million), according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) Friday. The TurkStat data showed that some 7.3 million people traveled within the country in the first […]

Among the initiatives taken more than 10 years ago by the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Tourism – FIJET – under the Presidency of Dr Tijani Haddad, was the creation of the Academy of Young Journalists characterized by the annual organization of a training program for young journalists, especially those specializing in tourism. […]

The Mediterranean tourism gem of Antalya is seeing a larger number of European tourists this year, in a long-sought-after market diversification for Turkey’s crucial industry that is marching toward its pre-pandemic shape. Rebound in foreign arrivals this year injected a much-needed boost for the tourism sector that is leaving the 2020-21 coronavirus slump behind despite […]

Just 38,000 less people visited Malta when compared to 2019 Nearly 227,000 people landed in Malta in May – just 38,000 less than the total number of visitors Malta saw in May 2019, before the COVID pandemic took the world by storm. According to national data, 5,688 of these were overnight cruise passengers, while 17,268 […]

The annual international hot air balloon festival in central Turkey’s Cappadocia is set to be held between July 21 and 24 this year, once again filling the skies with whimsical balloons. The Göreme Festival Area in the Cappadocia region, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage list, will once again host the world’s most interesting […]

Upon a joint recommendation of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Health Authorities have extended the invitation for a second COVID-19 booster dose to persons over 60 years of age. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said that the ECDC Advice notes the current […]

Tourism sector will experience “recovery” despite welcoming 29% fewer visitors than in 2019. A total of 8 million passengers are expected to use Catalonia’s airports this summer, twice as many as in 2021 – but still 29% fewer than in 2019 before the pandemic. “2022 will definitely be the year in which the tourism sector […]