Holidaycheck says Turkey bookings on "rollercoaster ride"
08/08/2017 14:35
BERLIN/MUNICH, Aug 8 (Reuters) - German holiday reviews and
booking site Holidaycheck HOC.DE said bookings for Turkey
were having a turbulent time this year, although the country is
performing better than a year ago.
"The performance of Turkey is like a rollercoaster ride,"
Chief Executive Georg Hesse told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that
he expected Turkey to recover in the long run.
Hesse was speaking after the company reported second quarter
results and raised its revenue guidance for 2017, though stuck
to its profit target for the year. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM000DP6
Germany tightened its travel advice for Turkey last month,
warning citizens to be careful when travelling there after
recent detentions of people.
Tour operator Thomas Cook TCG.L said last month that a
rebound for Turkey had not been affected by increased tensions
with Germany. Rival European tourism group TUI TUIT.L reports
third quarter results on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1KI2S3
Hesse said that prices for holidays to Turkey had dropped
further, and were now about 25 euros ($29.54) per night lower
than Spain, where prices had increased again this year.
He also said Holidaycheck was not seeing any increase in
negative reviews following reports of overcrowding and tensions
between locals and tourists in popular destinations in Spain and
Italy. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1KT12K
"We are not seeing any signs that people no longer feel
welcome," he said.
Hesse also said the company, which is using the reviews by
its customers to better tailor recommendations for them, was
keeping an eye out for possible partners that could help it to
improve the customer experience.
He declined to comment on possible takeover targets.
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(Reporting by Victoria Bryan and Joern Poltz; Editing by Maria
Sheahan)
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