Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Where Are Our Turkish Tourists? | The Kazan Herald

Where Are Our Turkish Tourists?
April 25, 2012
By Ildar Gabidullin

Tatarstan's stall at the annual East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism exhibition in Istanbul.

Holidays to Tatarstan? Although Tatarstan’s stall happily attracted the interest of visitors to the Istanbul International Tourism Exhibition, the real situation is sadly rather different. Whilst thousands of tourists from Tatarstan spend their annual vacations on the beaches of Antalya, Kazan still remains a relatively unknown destination for Turkish tourists. It is almost impossible to buy a Tatarstan tour in Istanbul, and travel agencies in Kazan confirm this, complaining that the number of tourists from Turkey is simply too low.

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