Skift Take
Even though Turkey is geographically far from the Israel-Hamas conflict, its tourism sector is not immune to its consequences.
Tourists have stopped booking new trips to Turkey. The war in Gaza is deterring Turkey's tourism bookings.
“I had a lot of requests in September, and now they're kind of quiet,” said Alper Ertubey, founder of Hike n’ Sail Turkey. He’s had some travelers postpone their trips.
Turkey tourism bookings for next year have weakened. New bookings for 2024 for Road Scholar have fallen “pretty close to flat,” said a spokesperson.
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