"Lobbying Against Bird Flu Fears Effective, Tourism Relieved
By Isa Sezen, Istanbul
Published: Thursday, January 26, 2006
zaman.com
As reservation annulments took place due to the bird flu, Turkey's tourism sector members and state officials took action. A statement reading 'There is no danger in Turkey' released by the World Health Organization proved to be the remedy needed. Attempts to spread the word abroad produced results and tour operators have started to make new reservation deals: 'If this goes on, we can reach the target for 2006,' they said."
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