Flying to more countries than any other airline, Turkish Airlines, once again
provides Touristanbul, one of the privileged services it offers to its guests. Offering the
opportunity to discover Istanbul with complimentary city tour to international transit
passengers, flag carrier also aims to promote unique wonders of Istanbul to the world.
With the complimentary city tour Turkish Airlines provides to its guests with a
connecting time between 6-24 hours in Istanbul Airport, eligible passengers will have
the opportunity to discover Istanbul’s historical and cultural wonders such as
Sultanahmet Mosque, Ayasofya Mosque, Topkapi Palace between their two flights. On
the program, passengers are picked up from Istanbul Airport by Touristanbul vehicle,
attend the Istanbul tour accompanied by a guide and brought back to airport for the next
leg of their flights. With the program, flag carrier aims to increase its share in the transit
passenger market and contribute to Türkiye’s tourism.
On the restart of the project, Turkish Airlines Chief Marketing Officer Ahmet
Olmustur stated;“With the Touristanbul project we aim to showcase Turkish hospitality
and Istanbul’s unique wonders to our guests and contribute to tourism of Türkiye. Our
goal is to increase transfer passenger numbers and our market share with this
privileged service. After being suspended due to Covid-19 on 2020, Touristanbul is now
restarting. Since 2019, 349,738 guests had the chance to discover Istanbul with the
service. The satisfaction of our guests opting for the service along with increase in the
number of passengers are providing us with motivation for the future of the program.
We expect approximately 60,000 guests to benefit from Touristanbul privilege until the
end of the year.”
As citizens of 129 countries are discovering Istanbul with Touristanbul privilege,
its program is prepared with the consideration of guests’ flight plan. With six different
tours organized every day, passengers are able the choose the one that suits their flight
times.