Tourists Are Crowding Into Turkey
Hotel Occupancy Rates Soar, Conference Halls Are Booked Amid Weak Currency and Unrest in Region
BY JOE PARKINSON
ISTANBUL—Don't talk to Togra Saydan about the global downturn. The Istanbul-based tour guide is working 18-hour days and has had to cancel his vacation.
Unrest in the region, a weak Turkish currency and Ankara's closer ties with neighbors are driving up tourism in Turkey. Hotels in Istanbul are clocking the highest occupancy rates in Europe, while many of the city's conference halls are booked well into next year, industry groups and analysts said. Turkey's coastal resorts say they are turning away customers.
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