Neilson drops two Turkey resorts
Neilson has become the latest UK operator to significantly cut its presence in Turkey for this summer.
The activity specialist has dropped two of the four beachclubs it offers in the country for 2016.
For this summer it will now only open its two longest-standing Turkish properties – Phokaia Beachclub in Foca and Seaside Beachclub in Ortakent.
Andriake Beachclub in Demre, Adakoy Beachclub close to Marmaris and the small yacht fleet based at Adakoy, will not feature in the tour operator’s 2016 summer programme.
All affected customers are being offered an alternative Neilson summer holiday or the opportunity to cancel without penalty.
Commenting on the announcement, chief executive Richard Bowden-Doyle said: "Whilst Turkey remains a popular destination for UK holidaymakers, in common with other travel companies, we have seen lower demand this year.
"Our holidays are at their best when the clubs are busy with guests enjoying the full range of activities on offer, so where we have seen fewer bookings we have acted quickly to ensure our guests will get the holiday experience they expect.
"We will now concentrate our activities this year into our longer standing Turkey clubs, Phokaia and Seaside, which have particularly loyal followings, alongside our six Greek clubs and our Greek yacht fleet, which continue to be extremely popular.
"We are sorry for the disruption to our customers’ holiday arrangements but are hopeful that they will rebook with us at another Neilson club."
Last month, Mark Warner confirmed it was pulling out of Turkey and has dropped its Sea Garden Resort in Bodrum, while TUI Group and Thomas Cook also reported a drop in demand and a cut in capacity.
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