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ANTALYA WELCOMES 100 THOUSAND TOURISTS IN FULL CLOSURE
Antalya’s world-famous hotels expected 90 percent occupancy in May, while the rate fell to 30 percent due to Russia halting charter flights by June 1 and a full shutdown in Turkey. 100 thousand foreign tourists are guests throughout the province. Turkish tourists, on the other hand, are more composed of summer landlords.
In Turkey, from April 29 to May 17, about 3 weeks of full closure period, according to the data and estimates of travel agencies and tourism sector representatives associated with TÜRSAB, more than 100 thousand foreign tourists and 10 thousand Turkish guests were recorded in Antalya. However, it was noted that a significant part of the Turkish guests had their own summer cottages.
Last year, an outbreak of corona virus all over the world becomes effective after the tourism sector, which was initiated by the Ministry of culture and tourism and the World Tourism certification within the scope of the exemplary safe in terms of cleaning, distance, Antalya hotels, including the criteria applied and the mask close to 150 foreign and domestic tourists ‘Tourism safe (safe Tourism)’ program is being implemented.
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100 THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY WERE COMING
Corona in Antalya, where 100 thousand tourists a day in the summer months before the virus, a total of just over 100 thousand tourists are staying for about 20 days. A small number of foreign tourists sunbathe on deckchairs prepared for social distance on the beaches or pools of five-star hotels, enter the sea or pool. In restaurants, as in the past, they can not get food from the buffet themselves, and the dishes they request are provided by the hotel staff. During the day, he can do various sports activities such as yoga, darts, volleyball, tennis. Turkish guests who spend the full closing period at the hotel can conduct their business online.
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THERE WAS 90 PER CENT EXPECTATION
May means the beginning of the season in terms of hoteliers in Antalya, said: “We were expecting very serious, beautiful occupancy. In May, we experienced very serious declines, especially with Russia’s decision to postpone and then our decision to close completely. Our expectations for occupancy of up to 90 percent suddenly fell to 30 percent. In May, it looks like 30 percent, he said.
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EASTER FEAST OF THE RUSSIANS
As of now, the Russians have an occupancy due to Easter holiday, ” Ukraine, Romania, Poland, a little bit of Belarus due to Russian guests coming to Turkey as of now our hotel has 50 percent occupancy, but of course our monthly average is lower. Because of this closure, we also welcome long-term guests from Turkey. A number of them but not much. We have Turkish guests in about 20 rooms,” he said.
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FEW LONG-TERM HOLIDAYS FROM TURKS
May seems to pass in this way voicing Kızıldağ, some of the Turkish guests are those who have booked for the holiday period, some of them are those who have the opportunity to take a holiday and carry out their work online during holiday period instead of living in their homes for a long-term closure, he said, according to consultations with travel agencies, the demand of Turkish guests for hotels in Antalya during this period is not much, he said. In the news, especially the flow of traffic towards the coast of the Metropolitan saw watching Turkey Medicals, “but I think most of them are Turkish guests with summer houses. And again, most of it went to the Aegean coast. I do not anticipate too many Turkish guests coming to Antalya in this sense. Maybe 5 thousand, maximum 10 thousand people, ” he said.
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PEOPLE ARE USED TO THE RULES
Turkey Medicals, who also gave information about safe tourism certificate applications and the compliance of guests with rules such as distance, hygiene and Mask, said:
“Since the pandemic process has already been passed around the world by both companies and individuals through the application of procedures, protocols, hygiene, distance and mask rules, we apply the disciplines in our own countries and homes at a more advanced level in our hotels. They also do not suffer from any problems of adaptation, since it is an order that they are used to. Already, with the circulars of the ministries of Health, Interior, culture and tourism, both our managers and employees are trained in this regard at a high level. In our communication with our guests, we do not have any problems with this issue. Guests are very serious about these issues. There are also habits, we do not face any problems because they are used to their own country.”
Volga from Ukraine and Marcus from Poland, who prefer Antalya for a holiday, said that they come to Antalya every year, because of the decision to close the hotel in Turkey, they were a little scared at first, but they also trusted the hotel because they knew it in advance, rules such as hygiene and distance were applied. Tourists who also stated that they are very happy, it is very good that every hotel receives a Safe Tourism certificate, and on the return of the holiday, everyone can come to Antalya, Turkey and relax.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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