Dalya Altuntepe is a heritage strategist and cultural tourism expert, bridging historical preservation with modern travel. She is the founder of nüma, a Germany-based travel company specialising in heritage-oriented travel and destination representation. She has played a pivotal role in shaping tourism strategies across Central Asia. In 2024, she was honored with the Inspiring Women in Travel Asia Award.
She’s passionate about carpets, cartography, and Turkic culture — especially the threads that connect tradition with identity across generations and geographies.
At the foot of the Fergana Valley, where mountains meet orchards and craft traditions bloom like the gardens themselves, lies a city that has mastered the […]
A brand new music and tourism festival is coming to the world’s fifth most dangerous country (according to the Global Peace Index’s 2024 ranking), in new […]
When it comes to world-class hospitality, Europe continues to raise the bar. La Liste, the Paris-based ranking company known for spotlighting the best of the best […]
From autumn 2025, British travellers to European Union countries will be required to undergo fingerprint and facial scanning, passport checks, and have their vehicle photographed, creating […]
On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation banning 12 countries from travelling and imposing restrictions on seven more. According to the […]
The world’s second-smallest sovereign state has recently grown by 3% thanks to an innovative new initiative. The Mareterra eco-district, as the neighbourhood is called, has been […]
As Spain’s travel and tourism sector grapples with overtourism and new rules come into force to deal with some of the associated problems, it is predicted […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has updated its 2025 financial outlook for the airline industry. Compared to earlier predictions made at the end of 2024, […]
In a historic development for international tourism governance, UN Tourism has nominated Shaikha Al Nowais as its next Secretary-General, marking the first time a woman will […]
Ahead of the summer vacation period, the United States has issued a series of travel advisories alerting its citizens to the risk of “terrorist violence” in […]
Universal Orlando Resort celebrated the grand opening of its newest theme park, Epic Universe, Florida on 22 May 2025, marking the occasion with character appearances, fireworks, […]
Tucked into the lush, medicinal heartland of Sri Lanka’s central hills, the Oak Ray Isiwara Ayurvedic Village, in Matale, offers a first-hand encounter with the island’s […]
Tourists are being warned to take note of emergency protocols following seismic activity around the Aegean and two earthquakes in the last fortnight near Crete. A […]
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al-Khateeb, has announced the launch of TOURISE, a new global initiative designed to shape the future of the tourism sector. […]