Tourists from Malta, Greece, Bahamas arrive at Turkey's Kuşadası on cruise ships
With the upcoming Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), traffic from cruise ships is having a significant impact on the tourism industry in Kuşadası. A total of 3,500 tourists traveled to Kuşadası with Malta, Greece and even the Bahamas flagged cruise ships.
A popular docking point for cruise ships, Kuşadası welcomed three vessels that docked at the port in Aydın's Kuşadası district with a total of 3,500 passengers. The area has also benefited from a flock of local tourists.
The Malta-flagged Thomson Dream with 1,250 passengers, the Bahamas-flagged Wind Star with 1,050 passengers and the Greek-flagged Celestial Olympia with 1,200 passengers entered the Aegean port.
Citizens from countries including the U.S., Spain, the U.K., Canada, Italy and Portugal, who got off the ships, went shopping at the district center, while others visited historic sites like the city of Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary and Şirince, all reached on tour buses.
Ege Port Kuşadası General Manager Aziz Güngör said that 70 percent of cruise ships arrive in Kuşadası. "We believe that we will have a very good 2018 tourism season as a country if the incentive package for cruise ships, announced by the ministry, is approved as soon as possible," Güngör said. "We are expecting this good news soon, which will provide significant incentives from the ministry for quick recovery in our tourism sector."
source. Daily Sabah
31.08.2017
A popular docking point for cruise ships, Kuşadası welcomed three vessels that docked at the port in Aydın's Kuşadası district with a total of 3,500 passengers. The area has also benefited from a flock of local tourists.
The Malta-flagged Thomson Dream with 1,250 passengers, the Bahamas-flagged Wind Star with 1,050 passengers and the Greek-flagged Celestial Olympia with 1,200 passengers entered the Aegean port.
Citizens from countries including the U.S., Spain, the U.K., Canada, Italy and Portugal, who got off the ships, went shopping at the district center, while others visited historic sites like the city of Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary and Şirince, all reached on tour buses.
Ege Port Kuşadası General Manager Aziz Güngör said that 70 percent of cruise ships arrive in Kuşadası. "We believe that we will have a very good 2018 tourism season as a country if the incentive package for cruise ships, announced by the ministry, is approved as soon as possible," Güngör said. "We are expecting this good news soon, which will provide significant incentives from the ministry for quick recovery in our tourism sector."
source. Daily Sabah
31.08.2017
