Russia Denies Turkeys Price Drop Amid Floods
Vacation in Turkey has become significantly cheaper due to heavy rains. Five-day tours to Antalya on an all-inclusive system are being sold for 30,000 rubles per person.
Consensus
- The Russian Union of Tourism Industry (RST) denied claims of a sharp price drop for tours to Antalya due to storms in Turkey.
- The RST stated that prices for a five-day all-inclusive tour to a three-star beach hotel in Antalya are not below 62,000 rubles per two people.
- Heavy rains began in Istanbul on the evening of October 13, leading to flooding and evacuations.
- Three people died and several others went missing due to the floods.
- Thousands were evacuated and hundreds of buildings and vehicles were damaged.
- Power lines were damaged during the flooding.
Points of divergence
- Five-day all-inclusive tours to Antalya are being sold for 30,000 RUB per person, and sea recreation is nearly impossible on the resorts. — tg_moscowmap
- The RST stated that price adjustments are due to the end of the beach season and declining demand, not weather events. — tg_tass_agency
- Some tours with immediate departure may cost around 30,000 RUB, but this is not a widespread phenomenon. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- In RST responded to rumors about cheaper due to rains tours in Antalya — Вести
- Information about a sharp decrease in prices for tours to Turkey due to bad weather is not true, reports Russian... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Vacation in Turkey has sharply become cheaper due to heavy rains — Новости Москвы
Key entities
- Turkey
- Antalya
- RST
- Russian Union of Tourism Industry
- Moscow
- Media
- Telegram channel
- SHOT
- IT 'News'
- Artur Abdughanov
- Five-Day