(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Cultural tourism in Türkiye is expected to flourish in the fall,
sector representatives have stated, predicting Istanbul and the
iconic touristic place of Cappadocia are to attract the most
foreign tourists, reports citing .
Following the summer season, sector representatives are
preparing for a fruitful period in terms of cultural tourism, which
covers everything from historical and cultural heritage to
gastronomy.
Spring and fall stand out as the most intense periods for
cultural tourism for domestic tourists in Türkiye.
Accordingly, with the second tourism period of the year kicking
off with fall, tours will be organized for local tourists mainly to
the southeastern provinces such as Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman
and Mardin, which will be followed by Black Sea tours.
Soner Bacaksız, a member of the board of directors of the
Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) and a tourism
professional in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, stated that
they expect increasing participation of foreign visitors on the
tours based in the southeastern provinces.
Pointing out the increasing demand to Black Sea vacations,
Mustafa Gümrükçüoğlu, another official from TURSAB, said additional
runs were provided to foreign and domestic flights to handle the
extra demand.
In addition, Teyfik Ölmez, the head of the Cappadocia Touristic
Hoteliers and Operators Association, stated that the region is
mostly visited by South Americans, while Italians' visits to
Cappadocia still continue even though the season normally ends
around Sept. 15.
Ölmez also pointed out that domestic tourists prefer to visit
the iconic place at the weekends, adding that they expect high
occupancy rates until the end of November.
Koray Küçükyılmaz the director of a private tourism portal
noted, Cappadocia, the southeastern provinces and Black Sea stand
out in domestic tours while the visits to Europe, far East and
Dubai are also favorite vacation routes abroad.
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