{"id":1702,"date":"2009-11-05T13:54:45","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T11:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:43:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T13:43:59","slug":"tourism-minister-ertugrul-gunay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/tourism-minister-ertugrul-gunay\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay:”33 million visitors per year by 2012″"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tourism<\/a>According to the country\u2019s Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay,Turkey is anticipating 33 million visitors per year by 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been revealed that within the first eight months of the year, Turkey attracted over 18 million visitors, accounting for a 1.11% increase from 2008.<\/p>\n

Bodrum, Marmars and Fethiye proved particularly popular amongst British tourists, who make up more than half of all visitors to those resorts. Overall, British tourists holidaying in Turkey increased by 11%.<\/p>\n

Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ertugrul Gunay, attributed the growth to new investments in tourism giving wider choice and the good value of the Turkish lira.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cLooking ahead, we\u2019re confident that Turkey\u2019s tourism industry is poised for even further growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the Turkish tourism sector should not be carried away with the thought of making profits in the short term, according to the CEO of travel company Thomas Cook.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a meeting in Fethiye, Thomas Cook CEO Manny Fontela said Turkey should take important steps to keep up with its rivals in the tourism sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2010, Turkey\u2019s competitors such as Spain, Greece or Tunisia will be more aggressive in the industry,\u201d said Fontela. \u201cTurkey should take serious steps.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, in some airports, city tolls are too high. Lowering those taxes may be an important step.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year has seen some of Turkey\u2019s competitors suffer serious chutes, according to Fontela, who believes that Turkey should turn the situation into a bigger success.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreece has slumped 23 percent, while Spain and Tunisia had slides of 10 and 8 percent respectively this year. Turkey can do even better than this,\u201d said Fontela. \u201cNow what the Turkish tourism sector has to do is to steer away from aiming for short-term profits.<\/p>\n

\u201cClients want to know how much they will spend, so they want all-inclusive deals in hotels,\u201d he said. \u201cTurkey has some of the best hotels but tourists are also concerned about towns\u2019 infrastructure and environmental conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile tourism revenues fell 4.6 percent from a year earlier to $9.526 billion in the third quarter, official said, as the economic slowdown continued to hit the sector.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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