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Turkish Tourism needs a re-think!
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13 Jun 2008 Fri 05:13 pm |
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Quoting AEnigmamagnadea: From what you are all saying we should go to lesser known areas of Turkey in order to have a good holiday in Turkey. There is always an element of snobbery in the "oh god, you should never take a package holiday/go to the main resorts".
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you are the snob not me
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13 Jun 2008 Fri 06:04 pm |
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Quoting SuiGeneris: Quoting AEnigmamagnadea: From what you are all saying we should go to lesser known areas of Turkey in order to have a good holiday in Turkey. There is always an element of snobbery in the 'oh god, you should never take a package holiday/go to the main resorts'.
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you are the snob not me
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But how long would it be before these 'lesser known' spots become 'better known' and start to develop more and more? Maybe people would move away from today's popular resorts and then these would, in turn, become the best places for a good holiday! What goes around comes around! 
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13 Jun 2008 Fri 09:25 pm |
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Quoting AEnigmamagnadea:
Yes, maybe I should have remembered to warn my friends about the airport prices, but actually I didn't know the problems in the resorts was so bad until everyone told too late!
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AEnigmamagnadea it appears I owe you an apology as I seem to have got you mixed up with an experienced member with a similar nickname.She certainly knew all about turkish resort workers and dudu's in particular.Once again sorry 
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13 Jun 2008 Fri 09:47 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: We should start an apology petition for aenigma's friends!! |
Firstly I would apologise for recommending Marmaris!
Twice I have been to Oludeniz, and I can truly say we had no bother, nothing but good humoured banter with the restauranteers. As for airport food, YUK! we bought some sandwiches from a humourous sandwich seller, before we left for the airport.
This year we are going to a small place near Bodrum so I will report back!
It is a shame if people get hassled but sometimes we ask for it! I am thinking of my carpet seller - we fell for his ploy 
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13 Jun 2008 Fri 09:49 pm |
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Quoting bydand: Quoting AEnigmamagnadea:
Yes, maybe I should have remembered to warn my friends about the airport prices, but actually I didn't know the problems in the resorts was so bad until everyone told too late!
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AEnigmamagnadea it appears I owe you an apology as I seem to have got you mixed up with an experienced member with a similar nickname.She certainly knew all about turkish resort workers and dudu's in particular.Once again sorry |
You are right and that knowledge was based on one trip!
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13 Jun 2008 Fri 09:53 pm |
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I too am one of those "snobs" who book their own trips, but unfortunately this year we have had to succumb to the package trip because we could not get flights! But I will still put some of my snobbery into action, by not taking the cattle bus, but getting a taxi to the hotel! No doubt there will be plenty of hassling taxi drivers to trip over when we leave the airport ............... and I already know how much they should charge 
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17 Jun 2008 Tue 04:25 pm |
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On our trip around Eastern Turkey we have had no hassle at all. Most tourists in the places we have been have been Turkish and it seems they don't get hassled!
PS-İ laughed at the prices at the airport the first time İ visited in 2004 and nothing has changed-they are the most disproportionately expensive İ have seen anywhere in my travels around the world.
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17 Jun 2008 Tue 05:47 pm |
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Quoting AEnigmamagnadea: I recently recommended Turkey to a colleague for his holiday. They (my colleague and his girlfriend) have just returned from Marmaris and I was very embarrassed to hear that they did NOT enjoy their trip.
The main complaint was the constant hassling by Turks in the resorts every time they stepped outside the hotel. To go to the beach was a nightmare because they were followed right onto the beach by people hassling them to buy things. The evenings were no better as each restaurant employed men to entice people into eat, instead of letting them choose for themselves. They were unable to even look at the displayed menus because of these over-enthusiastic restaurant workers trying to push them inside.
The guests at the hotel seemed to be in agreement with them that this constant hassling would prevent them returning.
The food in the hotel was "disgusting" and, after talking with other tourists at the airport, they concluded that if a Turkish hotel calls itself 4 star, you should consider it to be 2 star!
To add insult to injury, the food and drink at the airport is probably the most expensive in the world!!! (I remember it too!). My colleague was forced to purchase food when their plane was delayed and it cost £30 for two sandwiches and two coffees!!!!!!!!! RIP OFF!
Turkey needs to give their tourist industry a serious re-think! |
Sorry to hear that your friends had a bad time in Marmaris..but I don't think they should just give up and not to go to Turkey ever again.. I recommended a place in Turkey to my 70 year old friend once and she had a terrible time..but after that she's been to Antalya twice and Konya last month and she loved it so much that she won't stop talking about it
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18 Jun 2008 Wed 05:43 pm |
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I know about alle these you said, but I have never been bothered, not even with blue eyes and blonde hair! Or at least not that much. Not looking the people in the eye and a firm 'no' usually does the trick.
But then again, never have booked a package-deal either and so far I always stayed away from the mass-tourism.
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18 Jun 2008 Wed 05:58 pm |
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Quoting libralady: This year we are going to a small place near Bodrum so I will report back!
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You will definitely get some hassle where you are going but they are not toobad there - certainly nothing like in a place like Marmaris. Bodrum itself is actually relatively 'hassle-free' surprisingly. Such a lot of tourists there maybe they don't have to try too hard!
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18 Jun 2008 Wed 06:01 pm |
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Quoting libralady:
It is a shame if people get hassled but sometimes we ask for it! I am thinking of my carpet seller - we fell for his ploy |
Then I remember you Yeşim Salkım's "Ben yoldan gönüllü çıktım"
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