综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

Business / Companies

Turkish Airlines builds Istanbul into a transit hub to the African continent

By JING SHUIYU (China Daily) Updated: 2016-10-18 10:08

In an effort to boost market share, Turkish Airlines is building its transfer business, in which passengers from China can change planes in Istanbul, said a company executive.

The Istanbul-based company has been tailoring travel routes to the African continent to win Chinese tourists, said Ma Lin, sales manager of Turkish Airlines China.

The shift in sales strategy came after Turkish tourism plunged as the country was affected by terrorist attacks and political turbulence in the first half of the year, according to Ma.

"It has exerted some impact on the business in China at that time, but it is manageable," said Ma.

The company has started recommending African countries, such as Tunisia and Morocco, as destinations. Chinese passengers flying to Africa with Turkish Airlines can reach 48 destinations in 27 countries.

The airlines' seat occupancy, according to Ma, was 85 percent in September, higher than the industry average, and the passenger base was solid, fueled by the outbound travel frenzy during China's seven-day National Day (Oct 1-7) holiday.

Ma said sales in October and November in China are expected to be stable.

Tourism in African countries has plenty of room for growth, compared with that in mature markets like Southeast Asia, Europe, Japan and South Korea, said Romeo Tai, North China representative with travel agency Comfort Travel & Investment Services (Pty) Ltd.

Tai said the number of Chinese traveling to South Africa would increase significantly in the fourth quarter.

Hot Topics

Editor's Picks
...
玛多县| 莱阳市| 同仁县| 新野县| 夏津县| 渭源县| 阜城县| 阜宁县| 宁波市| 石台县| 尚志市| 山丹县| 南安市| 施甸县| 咸丰县| 通化县| 特克斯县| 万山特区| 岱山县| 富民县| 开江县| 南康市| 南陵县| 陇川县| 金门县| 都安| 资兴市| 博乐市| 临沂市| 阜平县| 镇坪县| 枣阳市| 大荔县| 苏尼特右旗| 阳曲县| 班戈县| 昌都县| 图木舒克市| 黄梅县| 虹口区| 达尔|