“We expect maximum tourist flow to Turkey this year in September-October. In November, there may also be the same heavy traffic ... The season may last until December, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
The head of the association of Turkish tour operators said that "by Russian standards, in the south of Turkey, it was almost summer at that time," but it was not as hot as in the summer months.
According to him, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, tourism will become a priority for the tourism industry, so perhaps tourists will spend more time not on the beach, but on excursions to the cultural and historical sights of Turkey.
Earlier, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy expressed hope for the resumption of air links with Russia from mid-July.
The vice-president of the Association of Russian Tour Operators Dmitry Gorin, in an interview with the NSN, assessed the prospects of opening Turkey for Russian tourists.