Fear of terrorism is a holiday destination to: Noticeably less Turkey vacationers – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Tuesday, 29 March 2016

 
 
 

 
 After several terrorist attacks many tourists Turkey stay away. For the country, it is the largest visitor-loss for ten years, it is part of the government. Turkey needs to fear the reputation as a popular holiday destination.
 

 
 

After the terrorist attack series at the beginning of significantly less tourists from abroad Turkey have visited in February. The number of visitors decreased compared with the previous year by ten percent to 1.24 million back that gives the Turkish government announced. It’s the largest drop in visitor numbers for ten years and he could have major economic consequences: Economists predict that sales in tourism, one of the largest industries in the country, this year will fall by a quarter. In order to escape the land revenue in the amount equivalent to about seven billion euros.

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In January Twelve German tourists were killed among others in a suicide bombing in Istanbul. The decline in the number of visitors is expected to continue. So stringent Israel on Monday its travel warning and urged the compatriots on to leave Turkey as soon as possible. Was particularly marked halving the number of Russian tourists in February. This is due mainly to the dispute over the shooting down of a Russian fighter jets last year in the Turkish-Syrian border.

The travel destination Turkey hopes for some last minute bookings which are intended to reduce the visitors slump during the year. Turkey is low as a holiday destination compared to other destinations. This argument could be some foreign travelers to convince short notice to book for 2016 holiday in Turkey. The most popular destination for guests from around the world in 2015 was Istanbul with 12.4 million guests before Antalya with 10.8 million visitors. At the Turkish Aegean traveled 2.9 million foreign guests.

  Source: n-tv.de
 

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