Why Guatemala Wants Turkish Airlines | Guatemala Tourism | ITF 2026 | Stephanie Garcia
Exclusive interview with Stephanie Garcia Hernandez, Commercial Counselor at Embassy of Guatemala in Turkey, at Istanbul Tourism Day. Key Highlights: 1. Stephanie Garcia Hernandez of the Embassy of Guatemala in Turkey explains that the embassy is at the event to promote Guatemala and the Central America region and to position itself in Turkey. She says Guatemala is far from Turkey but close in culture, and rich in experiences. 2. She says it is lovely to see the interest in Guatemalan colours and natural beauty, with many natural places to visit. People are especially interested in the Mayan background and in Tikal, one of the biggest Mayan cities. 3. She explains that the embassy is promoting different, uncommon experiences: volcanoes, Mayan culture and natural beauty. 4. She highlights Antigua Guatemala as a well-preserved, charming colonial city that people love. 5. On MICE, she says Guatemala already has the infrastructure and already receives MICE groups. She suggests Antigua Guatemala as one of the best places to host such groups, because they can walk through the city and enjoy it. 6. On sustainability, she says the embassy works with local communities, especially women weavers who make Guatemala’s traditional textiles. It supports and collaborates with them all year round and encourages tourists to be part of this work. 7. On airlines, she says Turkish Airlines already flies to Guatemala through a partnership with Copa Airlines. She would love direct flights, since Guatemala is a very strategic location in Central America and the airline already flies directly to neighbouring Latin American countries. About Travel And Tour World: Travel And Tour World is a global travel media platform covering travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation, MICE, cruise, and luxury travel, with readership across 195 countries. [Guatemala tourism, Tikal, Antigua Guatemala, Mayan culture, Guatemala MICE, Central America travel, Guatemala tourism Tikal Mayan city, Antigua Guatemala colonial city travel, Guatemala volcanoes and Mayan culture tours, Guatemala MICE meetings incentives groups, Antigua Guatemala for MICE groups, Guatemala textiles women weavers community tourism, Turkish Airlines direct flight to Guatemala, Guatemala Embassy Turkey tourism promotion, Guatemala at Istanbul tourism fair, uncommon travel experiences Central America] #GuatemalaTourism #Tikal #AntiguaGuatemala #MayanCulture #GuatemalaMICE #CentralAmericaTravel #IstanbulTourismDay #TurkishAirlines #TravelAndTourWorld