ANKARA-Anadolu Agency
Turkish tourism can catch up to pre-pandemic levels if the country continues measures enhancing trust and confidence for tourists, according to the former secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
“Turkey is doing very well. If Turkey continues to transmit trust and confidence to the visitors, it may catch pre-2020-rates before the end of 2021,” Taleb Rifai, who is now secretary-general of the UK-based World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI), told Anadolu Agency.
Noting that coronavirus-related travel restrictions caused the tourism sector to collapse, Rifai said even if borders opened, people will not start traveling immediately due to “trust and confidence perception”.
Rifai…