Hard-pressed families got some holiday cheer as Britain’s biggest tour operator announced sunshine breaks for just 2 pounds a night. According to the Britain's Daily Express, Thomson Holidays will charge 14 pounds for seven-day, self-catering holidays in Greece and Turkey. Even the family-friendly Balearic Island of Minorca is available for 4 pounds a night or 28 pounds a week.

Concerned about protecting themselves from the sun, Chinese women do not think of Antalya as a holiday destination during summer months. Thermal hot springs resorts in the region are a good alternative for Chinese tourists, says Koray Akgüloğlu, chairman of Turkey-China Businessmen Friendship and Cooperation Foundation.

Amateur golfers and seasoned professionals will tee off side-by-side in Belek next weekend, as 16 teams from across Great Britain will be competing for the 5,000-pound PGA National Pro-Am Championship at the Antalya Golf Club. Tournament organizers express their happiness to be ’coming to Turkey again’

Another Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival came to an end Sunday night with an elaborate awards ceremony. The actors, actresses, producers, government ministers, guests and organizers who took part in the 10-day event arrived at the Konyaaltı Open Air Theater after walking the red carpet. But it was the world-renowned artists who were paid most of the attention and applause from Antalya's locals.