ISTANBUL
Travelers and vacationers’ spending is expected to be around 100 billion Turkish Liras during the upcoming nine-day Eid holiday, according to Firuz Bağlıkaya, the president of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB).
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Some 20 million people will be travelling during this long holiday. The government extended the Eid al-Fitr holiday to nine days, while schools will be closed until April 15 for a mid-term break.
“Since the government announced its decision for the extension of the holiday at an early date, people had time to do their vacation planning,” said Bağlıkaya.
Around 20 million people will be travelling during this period to visit their relatives and vacation at resort towns, according to Bağlıkaya.
He estimates that some 1.5 million people will check in at hotels during the holiday. “Including other accommodation facilities, around 2 million people will vacation.”
“The size of spending, including…
