(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Türkiye has great potential in terms of tourism, and the country
has reached the state of master in this industry, President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan said on Nov. 29, trend reports citing hurriyet daily
news .
“In places abroad, we encounter images that affect people. There
is a wealth of nature, history, culture and gastronomy. What makes
our country different is that it can offer all these beauties at
once to the service of our guests,” Erdoğan said, addressing the
meeting of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation's seventh Ordinary
General Assembly.
It is the tourism sector that should make the best use of this
great treasure, Erdogan said, adding,“We have completed the
apprenticeship and journeyman period in tourism. We are now at the
mastery stage.”
“Although we took a short break amid the pandemic, we are at the
peak of our country in terms of tourism income. It is worth the
effort that the overnight stay is close to $1,000. The fact that we
have risen to the eighth place in tourism income is a signal that
we will come to very good places this year,” he stated.
Türkiye's total number of active facilities, including those
with a simple accommodation operation certificate, exceeds 20,000,
and the total bed number exceeds 1,730,000, Erdogan said.
“I congratulate our industry, which has left behind 193 million
overnight stays. TÜROFED also has a share in this success with its
3,000 members and a bed capacity of nearly 800,000,” the president
noted.
Türkiye's way to rise to world leadership in tourism is clear by
working much harder in this period when its rivals in tourism have
lost altitude due to the impact of global crises, the president
explained.
The continuation of investments with 609 new facilities and more
than 143,000 new beds in the tourism sector alone is an expression
of this fact, Erdogan added.
Tourism professionals should be sure that they will find the
support of the government in the steps to be taken by each of
tourism professionals, especially the members of TÜROFED, Erdogan
emphasized.
“We do not look at anyone's identity when it comes to Türkiye's
interests. The only place we look at is the work brought to our
country and the services rendered to our nation. We did not do
politics with hostility toward investors. You are also witnesses of
the struggle for democracy and development we have fought for the
last 20 years to bring our country to this level,” the president
stated.