Turkey educational tour postponed
The Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) has decided to postpone its educational tour to Turkey in view of the unrest in the country.
Looking at the recent attacks and unrest in Turkey, OTOAI has postponed its educational tour to the destination. The association had planned to take a big delegation of its members for the tour where they were to meet B2B sellers and attend workshops for selling the destination. The tour was scheduled for the month of September. However, now the association has decided not to risk the safety of its members. Guldeep Singh Sahni, President, OTOAI, said, “Owing to the present situation in Turkey, we have decided to postpone the tour. There is an emergency in Turkey and we do not want to risk taking our members in such unsafe conditions.”
He said that the educational tour was aimed at promoting tourism to the country. “We planned the educational tour to Turkey to boost the number of Indians going into the country. However, the current situation is not favourable to visit the country, as attacks are still happening despite emergency,” he added.
However, he insisted that they are not cancelling the trip, but will rework on the plan as and when it’s safer to go. “While some members were still willing to go, we could not take a risk. It’s a beautiful country, and we would like to promote tourism from India to Turkey. We will re-assess the situation and will take the call in some time to see when we can organise it again,” assured Sahni.
Owing to the present situation in Turkey, we have decided to postpone the tour. There is an emergency in Turkey and we do not want to risk taking our members in such unsafe conditions