The Indonesian ambassador to Turkey said Turkey took proper preventive measures before reopening the tourism sector amid the COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Lalu Muhammad Iqbal said the Turkish government introduced health risk mitigation measures by ensuring the availability of designated hospitals for foreign travelers.<\/p>\n
\u201cTurkey reopened and modified an old airport into a hospital for foreigners. If they tested positive for COVID-19, they will be treated there. The treatment cost will be covered by the government,\u201d said Iqbal.<\/p>\n
The foreign tourists in Turkey that have tested positive for the disease are less than 0.01% of the total foreigners, according to Iqbal.<\/p>\n
In the third quarter of 2020, as many as 6.4 million foreign tourists visited Turkey. So far, nearly 10 million tourists have visited the country this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe number of foreign tourists from June to September showed a rapid increase,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In terms of revenue, Iqbal predicted that tourism sector can become a significant source of Turkey\u2019s foreign exchange revenue this year, even more than last year\u2019s revenue.<\/p>\n
In 2019, foreign exchange earnings from tourism amounted to $34 billion.<\/p>\n
Besides, he continued, reopening the tourism sector means giving a ray of hope to people who lost their income for around three months.<\/p>\n
The ambassador added that other factors that determine Turkey\u2019s success in the tourism sector are the connectivity between tourist attractions, airlines with massive network and incentives and stimulus package by the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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