Erkan Yağcı, the President of the Union of Mediterranean Touristic Hoteliers, proposed to switch to the rail system between Alanya and Antalya so that tourists can leave their hotels and get down to the city centers.
Evaluating Yağcı's proposal, Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV) Vice President Mehmet Dahaoğlu stated that the rail system should be implemented in terms of technology. Stating that it is time to build a rail system between Alanya and Antalya, Dahaoğlu said, “We need to do this technologically, beyond removing the tourist. Now is the time for this. A public opinion should be formed in Alanya and the conversations about how this rail system will serve Alanya better in the future should end and operations should actually start. Transportation is a must for tourists.
There is Alanya-Gazipaşa Airport. It's getting bigger every year. But we have that much bed capacity. We can only solve this with transportation. After all, people spend a long time on the bus until they come here after landing at Antalya Airport. In fact, we need to make the rail system between Antalya and Alanya more advantageous for us. But I do not agree with the issue of tourists leaving the hotel with the rail system. Because this is not valid for Alanya region. Alanya is already a city that merges with its hotels, city and people.
Tourists who prefer Alanya spend their holidays together with the locals and the shopkeepers. We cannot compare Alanya with a Belek region. We do not have any problems with transportation. People visit the city and do their shopping both from hotels and by public transportation vehicles of the municipality," he said. – New Alanya
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