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Antalya draws tourists

Turkey's southern city of Antalya has drawn the highest number of tourists in the first two months of the year than any other Turkish resort town.

Rival Koreas to talk on tourism

South Korea's Unification Ministry said that North Korea has agreed to a meeting to discuss resuming tours for South Koreans to a resort and an ancient city, which could provide it with much needed cash.

''Turkish tourism recovery in 2010''

Chairman of a leading tourism confederation stated that 2010 would be the year of recovery for tourism sector.

Tourism falls sharply

Tour operators in Yemen say they have observed more than 90 percent cancellation by tour parties planning to visit the country from Europe and the United States in recent weeks.

Gunay forecasts 30 mln tourists

Turkey's Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said that 30 million tourists could visit Turkey in 2010 if the positive course and betterment continued in the world.

Istanbul attracts 7.5 million tourists

A tourism official said Istanbul attracted nearly 7-point-5 million tourists in 2009.