Turkey makes big push for British travellers this summer
Turkey has announced it intends to welcome UK travellers this summer as soon as the Covid-19 pandemic permits international travel from the UK.
Officials in the country said they were taking all steps necessary to ensure travel continues to be safe.
Turkey has just announced a priority vaccination program for employees at hotels and other tourist facilities for the upcoming tourism season.
Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, minister of culture and tourism of Turkey, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming British tourists with open arms, as we did safely last summer.
“We have world-class border processes in place for ensuring travel will be low resk through out Turkey.
More than 8,000 facilities have been certified so far.”
Some 2.5 million British tourists visited Turkey in 2019, with visitors staying in popular areas including Istanbul, Bodrum, Dalaman and Izmir.
Airlines flying from the UK include Turkish Airlines, British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Tui, Sun Express and Ryanair.
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