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Friday, December 15, 2006

Turks delight in tourism boost from papal visit - Travel - smh.com.au

"Turks delight in tourism boost from papal visit

Pope Benedict XVI's successful visit to Turkey was the answer to Turkish tourism operators' prayers.

In the tension-filled days before the pontiff's arrival, tour operators said, they prayed he wouldn't say anything that could be taken as an offence to Islam, that he wouldn't pray at the Haghia Sophia museum and that the anti-Vatican demonstrations wouldn't be too large or violent. Most of all, they wished for him to return home safely."

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