Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Representatives of the sector who attended the meeting wanted the short work allowance application to continue until the end of the year, but expressed the need to provide a registry amnesty for advance checks given to hotels due to tours and organizations. Members of the Travel Agencies and Guides Council also demanded travel agencies law to be referred to Parliament as soon as possible, the VAT rate on tourism transportation be lowered to 1%, the sector be given a year of grace loans and KGF guaranteed credit per business to be given at least 100,000 TRY of credit, or mirror the application of credit for restaurants according to their turnovers.

- Sector representatives should be present in consumer delegations

The members who raised the government's request for special incentives for MICE tourism and when the meeting ban would be lifted, discussed many demands, from providing fuel support to tour operators, bringing agencies the opportunity to work from home, delaying taxes, insurance premiums and withholding payments for agencies, and taking sector representatives in consumer arbitration committees.

The meeting emphasized the need for promotional campaigns for domestic tourism, and the request for a postponement in the repayments of loans issued by banks was also voiced. The meeting focused on the need to sort the demands and initiate meetings to address these issues.