Egyptian chaos is Turkish windfall

This is a sort of a windfall in Turkish tourism. As chaos spread in Egypt starting from the protests against its dictator, Hosni Mubarak, tourists have started drifting to other destinations and Turkey has proved one of them. The resort hotels in the western and southern Anatolia are fully occupied, due to a significant rise in domestic tourists due to a nine-day holiday of the Feast of Sacrifice, tourism representatives said.

According to the tourism professionals, Turkey tour season may last until the end of November.
“Many foreign tourists, especially European tourists, have shown great interest in Turkey for vacationing as of August. Turkey’s tourism season has extended to the end of November, as many foreign tourists see Turkey as a safe haven amid social and political turmoil in Egypt or others,” said Turkey’s Hoteliers Federation Osman Ayık.
Turkey has accelerated its promotional activities in tourism during these last years. “This is real plus for the tourism sector. In addition to the positive effects of these activities, we have seen many Russian, German and British tourists showing a great interest in Turkey for vacations, as they do not prefer going to Egypt or elsewhere in the region due to the chaotic environment there,” he said.
Foreign tourists who do prefer Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon or Syria right now have started to show a great interest in safer countries in the Mediterranean, said the Tour Operators’ Spokesperson Cem Polatoğlu.
“Around 10 per cent of the foreign tourists who do not prefer Egypt or somewhere else are now coming to Turkey and Turkey is ranked fifth or sixth in luring those tourists after Spain, Italy, France and Greece,” he said.

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