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Turkish resorts, this has also boosted interest in Turkey among West European tourists.
As a result, the country’s embattled tourism sector is enjoying an “amazing rebound”
with early bookings from German travellers
for summer 2018 up 70% y/y, a German tourism industry figure told a meeting of the Turkish
Tourism Investors Association (TYD), Hurriyet Daily News reported on January 25.
Meanwhile, travel firm Thomas Cook said on November 22 that summer 2018 bookings for Turkey were very strong.
Turkish government officials are optimistic about what this means for the summer season ahead. The country’s tourism sector should see revenues grow to $30bn in 2018, helped
by planned new incentives for tour operators and rising visitor numbers, Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmus told Reuters in November.
"We are expecting 31.4mn visitors in 2017, and from that, revenue of $26bn. In 2018,
this should rise to 37mn to 38mn visitors, generating revenue of $30bn," Kurtulmus said.
February 22, 2018, Prague
Cbonds CEE Bond Conference
Cbonds CEE Bond Conference is going to become a special unique event, dedicated to the bond markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
Expected number of participants: 150.
Countries breakdown: CEE countries, Western Europe, the UK, Russia & CIS.
Sector breakdown: buy-side, investment banks, universal banks, bond issuers, infrastructure.
Main topics to discuss:
• Macroeconomic and CEE fixed income analysts panel
• Institutional investors panel • DCM panel
• CEE countries bond markets • High-yield panel
Contacts
Sponsorship:
Sergey Zobov: szobov@cbonds.info, +7 (812)336-97-21 *103
Participation:
Ksenia Ardelyan: ka@cbonds.info +7 (812) 336-97-21 *132