Spring season is starting for tourism but difficulties
don't come to an end. After the fall of Baghdad, we started
to be happy but now Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),
which is sweeping through southeastern Asian countries, is
affecting the world and tourism. On one side tourism is a
very sensitive sector and on the other globalization.
An unusual event at the other side of the world
is affecting your country's tourism. Don't we see this event
today?
Who can say that "the war in Iraq doesn't
bother us, this war will affect Iraq's neighbor; Turkey, they
have to fight for it".
We heard how wrong it is from the news and experienced
from the international tourism exhibitions that we attended.
The war in Iraq, not only affected Turkey's tourism but also
Spanish, German, and American tourism and travel affected.
The risks and worries related to war decreased reservation
numbers all around the world, people preferred to stay at
home, and especially after Sept. 11 most of the airline companies
move close to bankruptcy.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that
appeared in Hong Kong and is sweeping through is being a world
problem. World Health Organization (WHO) and measures taken
by international airline companies. Passengers, suspected
of being infected with SARS, are examined by health authorities
in the airports.
The tourist numbers traveling from the Asian
countries sharply declines. Cancellation of the vacations
to the Asian countries also started.
Let's see when do people learn to protect and save the planet!
In this issue you will find four special holiday destination
of Aegean Coast. Hope you will like these pages…
