Turkey has been hit by a mass exodus with hotels lying EMPTY as UK tourists “abandon” the country. One travel expert told the Express of quieter hotels in the country, with some tourists heading for Greece in the European Union instead.
Hamit Kuk, a prominent advisor for the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, told the Express in August that some of the more affordable hotels in popular holiday destinations were only half-full, despite it being the height of the tourist season.
Kuk said: “There are no empty hotels or resorts as [some reports have suggested but] room occupancy rates were 100 percent in previous years. [I expect] two and three-star hotels to close in October, four-star hotels to close in mid-October and five-star hotels…
