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Despite its hostile border, South Korea has never struggled to lure in visitors, attracting a whopping 17 million tourists annually.

The Cyprus property market has been booming for a while, but the focus has been on the residential sector, rather than retail. However, the first casino in Europe from Hong Kong-based Melco Resorts potentially opens the door wider to luxury shopping.

Marriott International announced 13 deal signings in Turkey comprising over 2,000 rooms.

The Caribbean island of Barbados is preparing for an onslaught.

Shakey Graves burst onto the the music scene with his debut album ‘Roll The Bones’ in 2011, combining folk, rock and country music and a kick drum built out of a suicase. Now the muscian is partnering with Wild Turkey for their ‘ Trust Your Spirit ’ campaign and their ‘ 101 Bold Nights Musical Mentorship ’ competition where he will help mentor another rising muscial talent. I spoke with Shakey with about why he left acting for music, the best local drink you don’t know about and what it’s like owning a haunted guitar.

TUI is expanding the season in Turkey. Turkey is one of the most popular holiday destinations for TUI guests from all markets. 1.9 million guests travelled to Turkey with TUI in 2022. The country is not only a sought-after destination in the summer season. TUI Deutschland customers can book holidays in Antalya all year round. The region on the Turkish Riviera is TUI’s fifth largest destination in the winter season. Now the offer is also being expanded for British guests: for the winter season 2023/24, capacities for Antalya will be increased by 30 per cent.

This summer’s travel boom is showing no signs of slowing down during the Labor Day weekend, especially for the growing number of Americans looking to vacation overseas.

This incident could potentially have implications for the travel and hospitality industry, particularly for businesses focusing on safety measures and risk management in luxury travel experiences.

As the undulating, soulful call to prayer drifts over from a mosque across the bay, guests in floaty silk beachwear lounge on cushioned sun beds by the glittering Aegean sea, sipping iced water and detox juices.

No, you weren’t just imagining your social media timelines full of all your friends posting from Istanbul and Turkey this summer. It happened to be true.

Airlines used to lean on online travel agencies to find customers. But now in something of a turnabout, airlines have enough loyalists that online travel companies are, in some cases, providing services to airlines to help them sell upsells and packages directly.

Short-term accommodation in Spain’s 20 biggest cities is rapidly catching up with the number of rooms managed by hotels, a study [see embed, below] released on Tuesday found, prompting hoteliers to call for better regulation of their upstart rivals.