05-02-2026, 12:30 AM
From Reuters
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ISTANBUL, April 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's tourism season is off to a difficult start and officials expect tough months ahead, as the Iran war has already prompted cancellations and a shift toward last‑minute bookings as travellers weigh uncertainties.
Even as data on Thursday showed a modest 5% year-on-year rise to 2.46 million foreign visitors in March - the first full month of war - hotel owners and tour operators said bookings have dropped and travellers are wary.
"A difficult second quarter lies ahead, during which the negative effects of the war will be strongly felt," Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said at a quarterly briefing.
Extract:
ISTANBUL, April 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's tourism season is off to a difficult start and officials expect tough months ahead, as the Iran war has already prompted cancellations and a shift toward last‑minute bookings as travellers weigh uncertainties.
Even as data on Thursday showed a modest 5% year-on-year rise to 2.46 million foreign visitors in March - the first full month of war - hotel owners and tour operators said bookings have dropped and travellers are wary.
"A difficult second quarter lies ahead, during which the negative effects of the war will be strongly felt," Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said at a quarterly briefing.
