MUĞLA
As the summer season winds down in tourism hotspot Muğla’s Bodrum, both private and commercial boats are being pulled ashore for maintenance after hosting thousands of local and foreign visitors on blue voyages, which refer to the recreational journeys along the stunning Turkish Riviera.
Around 600 commercial vessels with a bed capacity of 7,000 operated in the region this year, embarking scores of seafarers on an exquisite journey.
Every day, some 8,000 visitors from European and Middle Eastern nations took part in such blue voyages, leading to a significant boost in the local economy.
Around 200 commercial boats were also in operation on a daily basis, according to Orhan Dinç, the head of the…
