Trips to Turkey from Hyderabad decline

Hyderabad: Tuesday’s deadly attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport has had significant impact on the number of tourists going to Turkey from Hydera-bad, and other Indian cities.

Adding to this is the fact that there have been six bomb blasts in the last one year alone, across various parts of Turkey. Tour operators have even put in place a temporary halt on package bookings to Turkey. Travel agents said previous bookings were also being cancelled or modified.

The attacks have made Turkey a “strict, no tourist place”, they said. Solomon Davis of Yatra.com said travel agents are advising travellers against going to Turkey.

“While tourists do not prefer such destinations, we are also asking them to avoid such hotspots,” said Mr Davis. Another official of MakeMyTrip.com said the company had now stopped offering Turkey tour packages

“We are suggesting other destinations to tourists making enqui-ries,” he said. At least 1,000 tourists from India fly to Istanbul and other parts of Turkey, every month.