Turkey Expects Tourists in August but Rejects “all inclusive”

Restrictions introduced to ensure the epidemiological safety of tourists.

Turkey has decided to abandon the “all inclusive” (everything included) system and “buffet tables” in its hotels, but is expecting tourists as early as this summer. This was reported by the country’s tourism minister, Mehmet Ersoy, citing Hurriyet.

Domestic tourism will be launched in late May, and foreign visitors will be allowed to come in August.

According to the minister, the government has created a detailed list of rules for the operation of hotels and other tourist venues. In particular, hotels will no longer offer “all inclusive” meal systems or switch to comprehensive meal systems. It is also planned to halve the number of sunbeds on beaches.

Vehicles will undergo regular disinfection, and all staff in the tourism sector must complete appropriate medical training.

Airports, hotels, restaurants, museums and other tourist attractions will be refitted to meet all social distancing requirements. Medical staff will work in all locations, and special hospitals will be set up in tourist cities with ventilators delivered there.

Turkey first counts on tourists from Asian countries, and then from other countries in late July — early August.

As of April 27, more than 110,000 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Turkey, and 2,805 patients diagnosed with Covid-19 have died.

Previously, Spain and Italy cancelled their summer tourist seasons in 2020. Ukraine, in turn, sees no problems with reopening air links with other countries, but plans to keep the self-isolation regime after trips abroad.