Reservations at accommodations and eating places in Türkiye’s northwestern Edirne have gained momentum along with Christmas and New Year holidays across the nook because the residents from neighboring international locations choose to spend the festive days within the metropolis, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported Saturday.
The flocking of Bulgarian and Greek vacationers to Edirne for the Christmas festivities has created a buzz within the metropolis.
Tourists are making their purchases within the metropolis’s markets, bazaars and purchasing facilities.
Many vacationers who will even have a good time New Year within the metropolis have booked their reservations at accommodations and leisure venues days upfront.
Sezai Irmak, President of the Edirne Chamber of Commerce and Industry, advised AA that there’s a New Year’s rush has been noticed within the metropolis, highlighting the contributions of the vacationers to the town financial system.
“The interest of tourists in Edirne continues to gain further momentum during the New Year. We are very content about this,” Irmak stated.
Furthermore, he expressed that companies within the metropolis have accomplished the mandatory preparations earlier than New Year, hailing the service supplied by the retailers in Edirne.
“Many groups from Greece and Bulgaria arrive in Edirne. They have reserved their places in our hotels. They celebrate Christmas on Dec. 24, and similarly, there is quite a significant number of those who wish to welcome the New Year here,” he defined.
“Welcoming a large number of foreign tourists alongside our local tourists is beneficial for us. Hotel occupancy is nearing full capacity at 100%, and restaurants are bustling. The spending of tourists contributes to a significant influx of foreign currency in Edirne,” he added.
Can Pekbaş, the Edirne consultant of the Tourism Hotel Managers Association famous that the occupancy charge in accommodations has elevated owing to vacationers selecting Edirne for New Year celebrations.
Pekbaş stated that they anticipate ample mobility within the metropolis, saying: “As every year, there is a demand from neighboring countries Bulgaria and Greece for New Year. We have made preparations to welcome our guests.”
“We will do our best to make them to enter the new year in a beautiful way. We have a certain level of New Year demand. Tourists prefer to enter the New Year in Edirne. (And) Edirne’s traders made good preparations in this regard,” he concluded.
Source: www.dailysabah.com