Damages of Japanese Tourists Were Compensated
From Japan on April 21Two Japanese tourists, who arrived at Istanbul Atatürk Airport at 03.30 in the morning, were taken by one of the transfer companies for a 20-minute transfer from Atatürk Airport to Sultanahmet for 1550 TL.
It was announced that TÜRSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies) felt ashamed of this incident and that this damage would be compensated financially.
Although the financial losses of the tourists contacted by TÜRSAB officials were covered, they were given a letter in Japanese written by TÜRSAB Chairman of the Board of Directors, Firuz Bağlıkaya, in which they expressed their sadness for the incident. In the letter, TÜRSAB officials said, "We have increased the inspections in order to prevent such incidents. "We will refer agencies that victimize tourists and damage our country's image to the disciplinary board," he said.
Meanwhile, the investigation into the company that provided the transfer from the airport to Sultanahmet continues. The tragicomic part of the incident is that the company that made the transfer answered the questions: "We pay 35 thousand dollars in rent, should we ask you how much lira we will transfer?
TÜRSAB officials visited two Japanese tourists, Reiko Eguchi and Michiko Fukuzumi, at the hotel where they were staying. It is not known whether it will improve our damaged image, but it is a good step.
This was not the first time this happened and it will not be the last. For this reason, a permanent solution is necessary. For the solution, the tourism companies involved in such situations must be closed directly and prevented from working in this sector from now on. Because this mistake they make also sabotages other tourism companies trying to do their jobs properly.
