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TODAY IN TOURISM
07 October
1919	The Dutch airline KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated its first flight between London and Amsterdam.
1933	Air France was established in France and launched its operations on the same day.
2022	The Sixth International Adana Taste Festival was held in Adana, Türkiye, and continued until October 9.
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Tourism Cartoons of the Week

Artist: Kürşat Zaman (Türkiye)

Theme: Travel Memoirs

Source: The 10th International Tourism Cartoons Competition (2018)

Artist: Seyed Ali Miraee (Iran)

Theme: Travel Memoirs

Source: The 10th International Tourism Cartoons Competition (2018)

Artist: Mete Ağaoğlu (Türkiye)

Theme: Travel Memoirs

Source: The 10th International Tourism Cartoons Competition (2018)

Artist: Mahmood Azadnia (Iran)

Theme: Travel Memoirs

Source: The 10th International Tourism Cartoons Competition (2018)

Did You Know?

What is the title of the senior executive responsible for overseeing a hotel’s overall operations, strategic management, service quality, financial performance, human resources, guest satisfaction, and stakeholder relations?

Hotel Manager

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What is the name of the interdisciplinary field of research that examines the effects of climate and weather conditions on tourist behavior, destination preferences, and the tourism industry?

Tourism Climatology

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What is the name of the long-distance cultural and hiking trail in southern Turkey that follows the regions traditionally associated with St. Paul’s first missionary journey in Anatolia?

Saint Paul Trail

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What is the name of the type of tourism in which people travel to another country to receive dental treatment?

Dental Tourism

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What was the name of the hotel that opened in Istanbul's Taksim district in 1930?

Park Hotel

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What is the name of the world's first and only international cartoon competition dedicated exclusively to tourism, organized since 2009?

International Tourism Cartoons Competition

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What project documents the development of tourism in Türkiye through 522 oral history interviews?

Türkiye Tourism Oral History Research Project

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What travel route made Istanbul a key gateway between Europe and Asia in the 1960s–70s?

The Hippie Trail.

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