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Turkey’s Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ministries are sending a letter of intent to some 70 countries from where most tourists come to Turkey.
According to Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, in an interview with CNN Turk, the letter includes details on the certification process of compliance with anti-coronary measures, data on Turkey’s health infrastructure, which we see as a “success story ” especially in tourist areas, “he said. The letter will include tables and figures on public and private hospitals in Turkey, ICU units, respirators, ambulances and hospital helicopters.
Then, according to Mr. Ersoy, “the Secretary of State and I will begin telephone diplomacy with our counterparts, first with the ministers of the 70 countries we initially addressed.”
According to the Turkish Tourism Minister, the two ministers will mainly discuss with their counterparts the procedures for launching air flights between Turkey and these countries. Germany may be among the countries that will send tourists in the first phase of reopening Turkish tourist attractions, Ersoy said.
The Turkish Ministry of Health plans to establish COVID-19 control centers at tourist airports, such as Istanbul, Sabiha Gτσkçen, Smyrna, Dalaman, Bodrum, Antalya and Turkey, as well as in Turkey. He said inspections of visitors to Turkey for the coronation would begin in June.
The Turkish government has begun a process of certification of the measures taken against the spread of the crown in airports, transport facilities, tourist facilities, restaurants, museums and archaeological sites. The rules of social distancing and hygiene, staff training and other measures will be documented in the certificates, which will be announced from June 1. These internationally tested certificates will be available to visitors through QR codes to be published on the site.
“Obtaining a certificate is not mandatory, but we recommend it. Certification lists will be sent regularly to travel agencies, tourism websites, travel agencies and governments,” Ersoy told CNN Türk. He added that the hospitality sector will revive with national tourism and boutique hotels ahead of luxury hotel chains. Ersoy denied rumors that buffet meals and hotel receptions would stop, saying that guests would receive food from a waiter instead of a kitchen.
The Turkish Hoteliers Association has announced that all-inclusive vacation packages are sold with additional health measures. When asked about the evaluation of tourist traffic for this year, the minister was not very optimistic. “It just caught our eye then. If we can open about 50-60% [των τουριστικών εγκαταστάσεων]”I would consider it a success in this transition period,” he said.
The Turkish health minister had said in previous statements that internal tourism in Turkey would begin in late May. Under the new pandemic measures, he said, hotels will operate at 50% capacity, certificates will be issued, medical exams will be conducted at the entrance of hotel visitors, special training for staff, reduction of tables and seats. and no more than 2 people in an elevator. The open buffet will also be removed, tea and coffee will be removed from the rooms and there will be strict control over towels and linens.
Turkey had a record number of visitors in 2019 with 51.9 million tourists and revenue of $ 34.5 billion, an increase of 17% from 2018.
Source: RES-EIA
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