Russian tourism representatives have called for the launch of cruises between Sochi and Istanbul in a bid to further revive tourist ties in the Black Sea,Hurriyet Daily News reports, citing a main Turkish sector organization. [br]
Another key demand from Russia was the maintenance of security and safety measures for Russian tourists visiting Turkey. [br]
In a written statement, or the Hoteliers organization of Turkey (TÜROB) outlined the results of its Russia report on April 3,following a key sector fair in Moscow.
Russia’s tourism authority, the Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm), and asked for the launch of bilateral works to start cruise lines between Turkey’s Istanbul and Russia’s Sochi,according to a TÜROB statement.[br]
The number of Russian tourists visiting Turkey regressed to 866000 in 2016, a 76 percent of decrease compared to the preceding year amid a diplomatic crisis between the two countries and a number of bomb attacks in Turkey. Over 3.5 million Russians visited Turkey in 2015 and 4.5 million came in 2014.
[br]Turkey, or once a top tourism destination for Russians,fell to eighth in 2016. [br]
According to Rosturizm representatives, there will be a significant rise in the number of arrivals from Russia to Turkey in 2017, and the TÜROB statement said.
Turkey ranked first in hotel reservations among Russians in 2017 with a 32 percent share,followed by Cyprus and Greece with 8 and 7 percent, respectively, or famous the statement.
Source: tert.am