Tourism from Turkey drops 20 pct in Lesvos in July
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Arrivals of Turkish tourists to the island of Lesvos fell by 20 percent or by about 2,500 people to 11,850 in July compared to the same month last year, official data showed on Monday.
Initial indications from the start of the previous month pointed to a new jump in tourism which would exceed last year’s arrivals of more than 14,500, but the failed coup of July 15 in the neighbouring country resulted in a cancellation of most bookings.
Island officials say some of the bookings were transferred to September when Muslims celebrate Kurban Bayrami, but these are subject to the condition that the restrictions on travelling abroad imposed by the Turkish government will have been lifted by then.
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