Russian tourists learned that the situation in the “closed” countries looks better than in the “open”
Mass tourist destinations closed to tourists – such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Tunisia, as well as Turkey and Tanzania – if they do not meet all the “Golikova criteria”, then at least the coronavirus situation there is no worse than in open destinations.
Such data were provided by ATOR experts, adding them to their letter with a request to open the main mass destinations for tourists to the head of the Operations Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.
Recall that the “Golikova criteria” are as follows: the incidence rate of COVID-19 over the past two weeks should not exceed 40 per 100 thousand population, the average daily rate of increase in new cases of COVID-19 in 14 days should be equal to or below 1% and the rate of infection spread RT, should be less than 1. Rt is the result of dividing the sum of new cases in the last 4 days by the sum of new cases in the 4 days preceding them.
The indicators of closed Turkey for these three figures, according to the ATOR, are as follows: the incidence rate is 114.8, while the average daily growth rate is decreasing and shows -2.17, and the infection spread rate, respectively, is 0.88.
The figures for the other closed countries that ATOR calls to open are as follows. According to the “quantitative” criterion, Bulgaria is relatively consistent – the incidence rate there corresponds to 39.2 per 100 thousand of the population, however, the rate of the disease is growing. Montenegro shows a rapid decline – there the average daily growth rate is -11.72%, the infection spread rate is 0.27, and the number of cases per 100 thousand is 58 people, which is already close to the Golikova criterion. Also officially closed Cyprus, these figures are 73 cases per 100 thousand of the population, 1% is an increased rate and 0.83 is an infection spread rate. In Tunisia, the situation is slightly worse – 174.75 cases per 100 thousand population, 7.5% is the growth rate and 0.86 is the prevalence rate.
ATOR experts note that in many open countries – for example, in same Great Britain – the situation is much worse. In addition, it should be noted that the coronavirus situation in resorts is, on average, safer than in the country as a whole.
“Tourist attack” begins in Turkey – Erdogan and his side made a statement to tourism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan answered journalists’ questions about the situation in tourism, stating the correct course of the Turkish government and the expected soon “tourist attack”, writes the local edition of Turizm Günlüğü.
So, Erdogan explained: “We have 32 million vaccinated. There are vaccines. Our ministers are establishing contacts and negotiating on tourism issues, so the “tourist attack” on the resorts will begin quickly. ” Note that the Turkish authorities do not give up and hope for a speedy restoration of tourist flow from Russia. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that negotiations with Russia on the resumption of air flights to Turkey are going well, the Russians “will make a statement on the spot.”
However, such optimism of Turkish officials, which they are obliged to broadcast according to their positions, does not quite agree with reality. So, earlier, Putin, explaining the prospects of opening the borders for Russian tourists, thereby hinted when Turkey would be opened – and these assumptions do not at all correspond to Turkish expectations. And due to Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman ambitions, which run counter to Russia’s interests, Turkey may never be opened at all: plans have become known.
Moreover, the new practice of “coronavirus safety” may mean that cheap charters to mass destinations will not return in the foreseeable future. In other words, if the authorities open-air flights to Antalya, then in a very limited version – on the wings of several regular flights.