According to the mayor of Kemer, Najati Topaloglu, usually up to 70% of tourists arriving at the resort were Russians and Ukrainians. But due to the conflict, the number of tourists is expected to be reduced by at least half this summer. “In Kemer, where 6 million tourists come annually, this year their number will be reduced to 3 million people,” he estimated. – Sochi – Istanbul – Antalya. Moreover, the journey by plane has increased from 3 hours to 6 hours.
As a result, hotel occupancy rates in the Kemer region fell to a catastrophically low level of 40-50%, Mr. Topaloglu added. At the same time, there are no problems in hotels oriented to European markets. “Currently, the most tourists in hotels are from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia. This year we expect 3 million,” he said. The mayor also recalled that Turkish Airlines received 349 permits for flights to Russia per week. This news is somewhat encouraging for the resort management.
Kemer has other problems as well. “Rich people from Ukraine came to Kemer for permanent residence. As a result, both housing prices and rents increased, maybe 10 times. As a result, hotel workers cannot afford to rent accommodation,” the mayor said, adding that this problem is now common throughout Antalya. In general, the popular resort of Turkey has announced the onset of hard times…
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