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Sat, 03/19/2011 - 08:59
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Turkey expects more Russian tourists as visa regimen is changed
ANKARA, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Turkey's tourist operators and
aviation companies expect growth of clients following changes of the visa requirements between Russia and Turkey.
Local media refers to the final decision confirmed over the visit of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow.
Foreign ministers of the two countries exchanged notes to implement the intergovernmental agreement on readmission and on the conditions of mutual travelling of citizens of Russia and Turkey. The new agreement will be applicable for those who arrive in Turkey or Russia for the period under 30 days. The visa requirement's changes will come into force in early May, the media reports. Turkey welcomed the decision enthusiastically, especially on the eve of the new tourist season.
The Milliyet newspaper writes that Turkey's about 150,000 citizens
visit Russia a year. As the visa requirements are lifted, the number may jump up by several times. Turkey's resorts, in their turn, welcome up to three million Russians a year. Russians rank second after Germans in number of tourists coming to Turkey. With the new visa regulations and the latest events in Egypt, which affected the tourist industry there, Turkey' s tourist operators expect to accommodate over the coming season up to four million Russians, or by at least 300-400 thousand more against the previous year.
The Turkish Airlines Company has also reacted to the decision to lift visa requirements and will add daily regular flights between Istanbul and Moscow.
Russia is the 69th country, with which Turkey introduces a visa-free regimen. Ankara has been moving forward in this direction lately. Turkey's citizens do not need visas to travel to some countries of the Middle East, Central Asia, Northern Africa and Latin America.
aviation companies expect growth of clients following changes of the visa requirements between Russia and Turkey.
Local media refers to the final decision confirmed over the visit of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow.
Foreign ministers of the two countries exchanged notes to implement the intergovernmental agreement on readmission and on the conditions of mutual travelling of citizens of Russia and Turkey. The new agreement will be applicable for those who arrive in Turkey or Russia for the period under 30 days. The visa requirement's changes will come into force in early May, the media reports. Turkey welcomed the decision enthusiastically, especially on the eve of the new tourist season.
The Milliyet newspaper writes that Turkey's about 150,000 citizens
visit Russia a year. As the visa requirements are lifted, the number may jump up by several times. Turkey's resorts, in their turn, welcome up to three million Russians a year. Russians rank second after Germans in number of tourists coming to Turkey. With the new visa regulations and the latest events in Egypt, which affected the tourist industry there, Turkey' s tourist operators expect to accommodate over the coming season up to four million Russians, or by at least 300-400 thousand more against the previous year.
The Turkish Airlines Company has also reacted to the decision to lift visa requirements and will add daily regular flights between Istanbul and Moscow.
Russia is the 69th country, with which Turkey introduces a visa-free regimen. Ankara has been moving forward in this direction lately. Turkey's citizens do not need visas to travel to some countries of the Middle East, Central Asia, Northern Africa and Latin America.
