Turkey presents its “Safe Tourism” practices to the world

By TIN Media | International Published 3 years ago on 23 June 2020
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TURKEY:

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism has welcomed in Antalya ambassadors of the top countries sending tourists to Turkey and the international media to give the world a demonstration of the tourism services. Turkey will render during the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as the first country in Europe to launch a safe tourism certification system.

Led by the Minister of Tourism and Culture Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Guests have been able to experience on-site the safe tourism service with the “ReTurkey” program. Minister Ersoy joined in together with guests and expressed their pleasure with having the chance to extend the Turkish hospitality to international guests on the first day of the meeting in Antalya.

On “Safe Tourism” measures taken by Turkey, Ersoy underlined that “Our Safe Tourism Certification Program is among the firsts in the world in several respects.” Adding that the program allowed them to show how seriously Turkey took the issue of safe tourism, Minister Ersoy added:

“We would like to take this opportunity to remind our guests that we will be looking forward to welcoming their citizens to Turkey after the resumption of international flights. Observing the positive impression made by the measures we have taken on our guests further confirms the expediency of our Safe Tourism Certification program.”

Stating that the number of Safe Tourism Certification applications and certified facilities have increased rapidly, Minister Ersoy pointed out that the number of Covid-19 cases is quite low in touristic cities such as Ayd?n, Antalya, and Mu?la.

Minister Ersoy said, “Thanks to our thousands of healthcare professionals working here, these cities are also health centers as well as tourism,” and added:

“We thought of all the details for our guests who want to have a holiday in our country during the epidemic period. As of July 1st, we have created a health insurance package that includes Covid-19 for our foreign guests visiting our country. All health expenses up to 3 thousand, 5 thousand, and 7 thousand Euros can be covered within the scope of 15, 19, and 23 Euro insurance packages that can be purchased through contracted airlines, various sales points before passport control, tour operators, and online channels. Our guests can feel comfortable, just like the Safe Tourism Certificate, we are thinking for all of the details on behalf of them.

 


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