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WTTC aims to support one million tourism small and medium-sized enterprises
At the WTTC Global Summit held in the city of Malta, support for one million tourism small and medium-sized enterprises was discussed. According to the organization's estimates, a 10% increase in productivity could bring 63 billion dollars to global tourism GDP.
Six steps to take before changing your hotel PMS
Hospitality Net has presented a six-step framework to be completed before a PMS (property management system) change for hoteliers: goal setting, ecosystem mapping, data cleansing, process redesign, team accountability and vendor evaluation.
In the age of artificial intelligence, the main advantage in hotel sales is trust
While artificial intelligence provides buyers with market information almost instantaneously, trust built through consistent service and a history of relationships stands out as the only advantage that hotel sales teams cannot afford to lose.
Azerbaijan's tourism was presented in three cities of Poland.
The Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau participated in the "AVIAREPS Around the World Roadshow Poland 2026" event held in the Polish cities of Gdansk, Poznan, and Warsaw on October 6-8. Meetings were held with nearly 70 representatives of the Polish tourism industry at the events.
Tourists coming from Istanbul are surprised by the attitude toward cats in Baku
Tourists coming to Baku after Istanbul record and share videos of cats roaming freely in Icherisheher and the attitude shown toward them.
How Baku's former port area became a business center: the Port Baku example
Against the backdrop of 2026 being declared "Urban Planning and Architecture Year," the Port Baku complex in the former port and industrial area of Baku has come back onto the agenda.
A 576 million lira plot in Antalya will not become a hotel; it is being given to a university
In the Muratpaşa district of Antalya, a 8,693-square-meter coastal plot put up for sale with a value of 576.4 million TL will be given to Akdeniz University, not for hotel construction.
The online encyclopedia on world tourism has been published with open access
The Encyclopedia of World Tourism, prepared on the basis of more than 11,000 entries from the Turkish Tourism Encyclopedia, is published on an open-access digital platform in English.
In October, hotel prices decreased by 39.8 percent compared to August.
According to ENUYGUN.com's data as of September 28, a 39.8 percent decrease was recorded in August between the average nightly accommodation price and the price of reservations with October check-in.
Hotel occupancy in Dubai rose from 36% in March to 66% in August
Hotel occupancy in Dubai was 36% in March and reached 66% in August. Turkey's tourism experts gathered in the city as part of BTB Tours' 10th anniversary event.
August occupancy increased in Turkish hotels, while the eight-month average declined
According to Turizm Databank data, hotel occupancy in Türkiye rose by 1.52 points year-on-year in August 2026 to reach 72.67 percent, but the average for the first eight months stood at 45.17 percent, lagging 2.11 points behind last year.
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