The tourism industry in Bodrum, Turkey has been forced to deal with decreasing numbers of tourists this year, and is facing yet another threat. Scot Travel, based in Edinburgh, has been a major player in the Bodrum region’s tourism, bringing in over 60,000 tourists from the UK annually. Earlie
r this month, the travel company went bankrupt, leading to major concerns about the peninsula’s tourism future. Authorities are saying that Bodrum is beset with problems related to its tourism infrastructure and local resistance to new development as well. Serdar Karcılıoğlu, the chairman of Bodrum’s Professional Hotel Managers Association, said in comments to the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review, that the Scot Travel bankruptcy will negatively impact Bodrum’s tourism, which relies on UK holidaymakers, especially in the current economic climates when visitor numbers are already depressed. He went on to say that there are more serious problems for Bodrum in need of urgent attention so that the peninsula can bolster its status as a prime tourism destination. Karcılıoğlu said: “As the actors who direct the world tourism, the tour operators do not see Bodrum as a destination any more. This stems from the fact that the peninsula lacks the necessary infrastructure, direct flights and bed capacity to handle large-scale tourism.” He added that although there is a 70,000-bed capacity, only 20,000 of the beds are considered to be high quality.
r this month, the travel company went bankrupt, leading to major concerns about the peninsula’s tourism future. Authorities are saying that Bodrum is beset with problems related to its tourism infrastructure and local resistance to new development as well. Serdar Karcılıoğlu, the chairman of Bodrum’s Professional Hotel Managers Association, said in comments to the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review, that the Scot Travel bankruptcy will negatively impact Bodrum’s tourism, which relies on UK holidaymakers, especially in the current economic climates when visitor numbers are already depressed. He went on to say that there are more serious problems for Bodrum in need of urgent attention so that the peninsula can bolster its status as a prime tourism destination. Karcılıoğlu said: “As the actors who direct the world tourism, the tour operators do not see Bodrum as a destination any more. This stems from the fact that the peninsula lacks the necessary infrastructure, direct flights and bed capacity to handle large-scale tourism.” He added that although there is a 70,000-bed capacity, only 20,000 of the beds are considered to be high quality.Source : http://www.asap.co.uk/news/scot-travel-collapse-adds-to-bodrum-woes-5634286.html
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