Turkish Tourism Recovers Fast After Setback

ANTALYA - Hotel and tour operators in Mediterranean city of Antalya have set their target for this year: 8 million tourists in town.
"Our target is to overreach 8 million in tourist number this year," said Osman Ayik, Chairman of Mediterranean Hotel Operators` Association.
"2007 will be a better year than last year," Ayik told A.A.
Noting that Turkey recovered fast after a setback and is in an upward trend, Ayik said "Turkey lost 2 million European tourists last year. We have to make up this number and enlarge it. If we do that Turkey can achieve its goals in tourism," Ayik added.
"But European market is not large enough for these goals. We need a raise in the number of tourists from Russia, Turkic Republics and Middle Eastern countries," he added.