Turkey's tourism market will need two or three years to restore its level, which it had before 2016, Alexander Sinigibsky, the chairman of board of directors of Tez Tour, said, Sputnik reports.
In July, the Turkish Statistical Institute said the country's revenues received from the sphere of tourism had decreased by 35.6 percent in the second quarter of 2016. In 2015, Russia was the second-biggest market for Turkey's tourism sector.
"I am very skeptical that the former level of the Turkish market can be restored. This is due to the fact that it will take two or three years to recover this market… Hotels started to save on skilled labor force, food, drinks. It is noticeable in this season. The season 2016 is not typical and we cannot make conclusions, though, the general trend is clear," Sinigibsky told reporters Saturday.
According to Sinigibsky, tourist flows from other states to Turkey have also significantly decreased in 2016.
"Different states have decreased its [tourism] presence in Turkey by 30-50 percent," Sinigibsky added.
