Türkiye expects to welcome European tourists escaping surging winter heating bills

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Türkiye expects to welcome European tourists escaping surging winter heating bills

STORY: Türkiye expects to welcome European tourists escaping surging winter heating bills DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PEDRO AZNAR, Associate Professor from Esade Business school in Madrid 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NALAN YESILYURT, Member of board of directors, Association of Turkish Travel Agencies STORYLINE: Türkiye was promoting a balmy winter stay along its southern Mediterranean coast for European tourists, as a tough winter looms amid the continent's prolonged energy crisis. Europeans are bracing for much higher household heating bills for the coming season as their countries continue to bear the brunt of natural gas shortages triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PEDRO AZNAR, Associate Professor from Esade Business school in Madrid "Probably the most decisive element is that we have an almost unprecedented escalation in energy prices. This escalation in energy prices is the resu

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