Source::Xinhuanet
XINHUA/RSS
The Turkish tourism industry is ready for the arrival of Russian tourists after Moscow announced that the flights between the two countries would resume on June 22, but the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns.
Sector insiders said the return of Russian travellers would be a relief for the economy, but as the pandemic is not over yet, the coronavirus-related rules should be strictly implemented. "We are happy in terms of the economy, but we need to take our measures for health," Ertan Ustaoglu, president of the Turkish Small Hotels Association, was quoted as saying by local media.
Sururi Corabatir, head of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation, said the industry is fully implementing the Safe Tourism Certificate program and confident in itself. "We will continue on our way without complacency ... without compromising the measures," Corabatir told reporters, noting the Turkish sector has been eagerly awaiting this decision for months.
Nalan Yesilyurt, a board member of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, told Xinhua that the Russian market is significantly important for Turkey's coastal regions, especially for the Mediterranean province of Antalya which Russian tourists visit the most.
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