Lira Turks it collapsed against the US dollar. However, this phenomenon makes tourists really happy because their holidays are cheaper.
From monitoring seconds to travel, The streets of Istanbul, especially in areas with high tourist density such as around the Galata Tower, were crowded at the end of last week. Countless tourists pass through these destinations.
The phenomenon of the number of foreign tourists who flock Turks this was confirmed by Yavuz Sezen, the tour guide who accompanied the detikTravel trip. According to Yavuz, this phenomenon began to occur last year, to be exact in September 2021.
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“This has been happening since last year, yes around September. Before? There was absolutely no one here. Zero,” Yavuz told detikTravel.
Yavuz said that the decline in the lira also had an effect on the increase in the number of tourists visiting Turkey. However, this phenomenon has two sides of the coin.
“On the one hand, we are happy because there are a lot of tourists. But on the other hand, in terms of quality, it has slightly decreased,” added Yavuz.
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Istanbul road situation full of tourists Photo: Wahyu Setyo Widodo / detikTravel |
According to Yavuz, although there are many tourists who come to Turkey for holidays now, in terms of spending they are still lower than previous tourists. These tourists are only looking for cheap prices for holidays in Turkey.
“Yes, cheap has a big impact. Most of them go to Turkey because they just want cheap stuff. It’s like two sides of a coin,” said Yahuz.
 Istanbul road situation full of tourists Photo: Wahyu Setyo Widodo / detikTravel |
Most of these tourists come from Middle Eastern countries. But the growing number are tourists from South America.
“Now most of it is South America. There is also a lot of Middle East, tourists from Arab countries go a lot Turks For the holidays. Of course because it’s cheap, “Yavuz said.
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