Turkey targets 35-bln-USD tourism revenue in 2022 despite Ukrainian crisis: minister
STORY: Turkey targets 35-bln-USD tourism revenue in 2022 despite Ukrainian crisis: minister
DATELINE: May 13, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:18
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
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Turkey's tourism sector is negatively affected by the Ukrainian crisis, but the country is optimistic to increase its revenue for 2022 by targeting Western tourists.
Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told the HaberTurk broadcaster on Thursday that the government has set a target of 42 million tourists and 35 billion U.S. dollars in tourism income for 2022.
According to the minister, Turkey had a record number of tourists in 2019, but its tourism revenue regressed in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He added that the government wanted to attract more foreign holidaymakers in the summer, but the Russia-Ukraine crisis has dealt a blow to the tourism industry.
However, the Turkish government aims to attract more visitors from Western countries.
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