The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has not affected outbound tours as the incident took place in an area that does not include major tourism destinations, and the market was already sluggish due to political unrest.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey last week, along with some parts of Syria, leading to 33,000 fatalities, while the UN predicted that the death toll could reach 50,000.
Chotechuang Soorangura, vice-president of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA), said outbound tours to Turkey had been stagnant since the final quarter of last…
