Publish Time:2016-05-24 09:50:00Source:WTCF
【Introduction】:Turkey s beleaguered tourism is aiming at attracting over one million Chinese this year to fill vacancies left by a dwindling number of foreign arrivals mainly from Europe and Russia, tourism professionals said
Turkey's beleaguered tourism is aiming at attracting over one million Chinese this year to fill vacancies left by a dwindling number of foreign arrivals mainly from Europe and Russia, tourism professionals said.
"Turkey should urgently expand its target market to China as the country is having one of its worst years in tourism," said Cetin Gurcun, secretary general of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB).
Repeated terror attacks in Istanbul, Ankara and other Turkish cities amid a deteriorating security situation, coupled with poor relations with Russia, have brought down the number of foreign travelers and revenues to an extent being felt by all in the industry.
As a result, Turkish tourism, which contributes some 4.5% to the country's economy, is expected to lose more than 7.6 million tourists this year, while the loss in revenue is supposed to hit nine billion U.S. dollars, according to the latest projections by the Tourism Data Bank.
Meanwhile, approximately 100 million Chinese travel around the world each year, as a result of significant economic growth in the country during the past decade, TURSAB data show. The number of Chinese visiting Turkey in 2015 was 314,000, according to TURSAB data.
Some Turkish hotels and touristic sites have modified their decorations to appeal to Chinese, amended their menus to suit Chinese' tastes, while many tour guides have started to learn Chinese.
ATU Duty Free, a travel retail company, has recently partnered with UnionPay, a payment system referred by Chinese tourists, who are listed among the top five foreign customers with highest ending rates per capita at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport.
The deal offers an exclusive 10 percent discount to Chinese tourists during 2016 in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir airport stores.
Vietnam-China tourism, trade fair to be...
Qatar Airways and IndiGo to Work...
Poland Becomes First Country in 5 Years...
China’s travel service platform...
2019 NYC Winter Lantern Festival to...
The 2019 International Mountain Tourism...
Trip.com Group and TripAdvisor announce...
WTCF delegates attended the 2019 World...
China-U.S. forum calls for closer...
Providing a platform for communication:...
Head of Visit Finland Paavo Virkkunen:...
WTCF Helsinki Fragrant Hills Tourism...
WTCF Participates in the Beijing Expo...
“Discover Moscow Dialogue on Tourism...
Florence| Victoria| Torino| Sevilla| Chinese Friendly International| Innova TaxFree Group| World Travel & Tourism Council| World Tourism Organization| Pacific Asia Travel Association| Beijing Tourism Development Commission| UN| WINTAC Business Development GmbH| WEN WEI PO| Via Hansa| TUI AG| The Beijing News| Taikang Life Insurance Co.| Skyscanner| Sina.com| Shanghai Spring International Travel Service| MasterCard| Kuoni| Kempinski Hotels| JTB| Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd.| ICBC| Hong Kong Airlines| HanaTour| Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts| DFS| Ctrip.com| Costa Crociere S.p.A.| Club Med| Chinese National Geography| China UnionPay| China Travel Service| China Southern Airlines| China News Service| China International Travel Services| China Daily| CYTS| CCTV| China Association of Private Equity| Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport| Carnival Corporation & Plc| Capital Airports Holding Company| CAISSA| BTG International Travel & Tours| Beijing UTour| Beijing Tourism Group| Beijing Gongmei Group| Beijing Capital International Airport| American Tours International| American Express| America Asia Travel Center Inc.| Air China| Abercrombie & Kent| Zurich| Zhangjiajie| Yangzhou| Xiamen| Xi’an| Wuhan| Wellington| Washington| Wales| Vienna| Veliko Tarnovo| Vancouver| Valletta| Toronto| Tianjin| Thessaloniki| Tel Aviv-Yafo| Taiyuan| Sofia| Athens| Shanghai| Seoul| Sapporo| Sanya| San Francisco| Rome| Riga| Rabat| Qingdao| Prague| Pomorie| Plovdiv| Penang| Paris-Île de France| Ottawa| Nicosia| Nice| Nanjing| Mudanjiang| Moscow| Monterrey| Minsk| Milan| Marigot| Macao| Luoyang| Los Angeles| London| Lisbon| Kunming| Kathmandu| Jiaozuo| Jakarta| Houston| Hong Kong| Helsinki| Harbin| Hangzhou| Hamburg| Gwangju| Guangzhou| Geneve| Fez| Edinburgh| Dublin| Dubai| Dalian| Copenhagen| Colombo| Chongqing| Chengdu| Casablanca| Cairo| Busan| Buenos Aires| Budapest| Brussels| Boston| Berlin| Beijing| Barcelona| Bangkok| Bandung| Astana| Amsterdam| Altay| Almaty
E-Mail Login|Contact Us|Careers|Legal disclaimer
世界旅游城市联合会版权所有 备案号:京ICP备19050424号-1
Our legal counselors: lawyer Song Yunfeng & lawyer He Wen, both from Dacheng Law Offices