- Title: Thomas Cook collapse damages hotels in Turkey, tourists not worried
- Date: 24th September 2019
- Summary: OLUDENIZ, TURKEY (SEPTEMBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF HOLIDAY RESORT SEEN FROM AFAR VARIOUS OF TOURISTS AT THE BEACH VARIOUS OF TOURISTS ON A FLOATING PLATFORM TOURISTS ARRIVING TO TOURISM AGENCY OFFICE SIGN READING (English): "PLEASE HAVE YOUR FLIGHT NUMBER READY!" TOURISTS ARRIVING AT OFFICE TOURISTS IN LOBBY OF HOTEL PREPARING TO LEAVE LUGGAGE IN LOBBY VARIOUS OF TOURISTS IN THE POOL VARIOUS OF A TOURIST TALKING WITH HOTEL MANAGER (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) LIBERTY HOTELS GENERAL MANAGER, EFE PARS, SAYING: "As you know, Thomas Cook was one of the largest tour operators that contributing to the Turkish tourism. It was also our business partner for a long time. After the collapse, around 1,100 numbers of room reservations got cancelled for the end of September and October. We have guests inside and as you know they are under the protection of British government. They are started to return their country according to their flights." VARIOUS OF TOURISTS SITTING BY THE POOL VARIOUS OF WOMAN GETTING INTO THE POOL (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM PORTSMOUTH, TANYA AYRES, SAYING: "I think it is very sad for the people who lost their jobs but yeah it's sad for them but you can't be stressed about it, you just enjoy your holiday and I am sure we will get home somehow." TOURISTS SITTING ON SUNBEDS WOMAN SUNBATHING (SOUNDBITE) (English) RETIRED HOLIDAYMAKER FROM LONDON, ROGER JONES, SAYING: "Not really, I mean now that everything is organised, it is the uncertainty that worries people, worried us. Now that we got everything organised and we know exactly when we are going we are gonna make the most of this beautiful day and just enjoy the last day, it is a bonus." VARIOUS OF TOURISTS ON SUNBEDS ON THE BEACH (SOUNDBITE) (English) RETIRED HOLIDAYMAKER FROM LONDON, ROGER JONES, SAYING: "I don't think so, no. I think there is lot of competition in the UK for customers and I think we the over the palaver with Brexit, I think whatever happens by this time next year everyone is gonna need a holiday so I don't think it will be affected at all." TOURISTS COMING OUT FROM WATER (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM PETERBOROUGH, DAVID FORTH, SAYING: "I think the disappointing thing for all holidaymakers and it is gonna be across all the countries as well that we already seen the lack of competition is pushing prices up in other areas people are trying to rebook the holidays from the way Thomas Cook have had to cancel and when they go to these alternatives sites the prices are being doubled. It is gonna be very unfair." WOMAN GETTING INTO SEA
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- Keywords: Thomas Cook tourism hotel investment bankrupt Turkey collapse travellers Fethiye
- Location: OLUDENIZ, TURKEY
- City: OLUDENIZ, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Company News Markets,Economic Events
- Reuters ID: LVA001AY0N5MV
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- Story Text: Turkish hotels will be hit hard by the collapse of British travel operator Thomas Cook, but tourists continued to enjoy their holidays on Tuesday (September 24) despite issues with hotels and flights.
Turkey's Hoteliers Federation had said Turkey could miss out on 600,000-700,000 tourists a year following the collapse of the British tourism agency.
Liberty Hotels Lykia, located in the favourite holiday spot for British tourists, Oludeniz, said the hotel received more than a thousand cancellations for September and October due to collapse of Thomas Cook.
Turkey's Tourism Ministry said earlier that it was working with the Finance Ministry to extend a loan support package to businesses that were affected.
While Britain dispatches flights to repatriate the stranded tourists, holidaymakers enjoyed the sea and sun while they waited for a plane home.
About 40 million tourists visited in 2018, bringing in a revenue of $29.5 billion, according to official data. TUROFED said Thomas Cook owed 100,000-200,000 pounds each to some small hotels, which could suffer as a result of the travel agency's collapse.
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