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Turkey Related Subjects => Cost of Living in Turkey => Topic started by: Firo on July 11, 2011, 12:50:38 PM

Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: Firo on July 11, 2011, 12:50:38 PM: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013234/Millions-sunshine-holidays-hard-times-exchange-rate-makes-Europe-expensive.html

Look at the graph of comparison costs from 2007 till 2011 and Turkey is now the 2nd highest costs rise....
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: Scunner on July 11, 2011, 12:56:03 PM: But it appears to be complete nonsense. That doesn't make it good for Turkey of course but where do they get these figures from??!!

For example - a three course meal for two in Spain has gone up from 2007 to now, according to this. This is partly due to the poor exchange rate they say - but it's total rubbish - if you don't convert to pounds, it shows a 3 course meal for two cost 29.72 euros in 2007, today the same meal would cost 24.95 euro! Poppycock as usual...
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: BM06 on July 11, 2011, 13:04:29 PM: {A Link to an old CBF topic was here - no longer available}42015 :)
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: Cavfan on July 11, 2011, 13:32:43 PM: I think it is just that- nonsense! I'm at work now(hmm) so cant check but I read the article yesterday and did the comparison and Turkey was the cheapest place despite inflation ! looking on this table its not and the thing that stuck in my mind was £2.19 for a cup of coffee which was the Greek cost not Turkish- I think the figures have been transposed!
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Post by: Eric on July 11, 2011, 14:08:03 PM: I put a comment on there basically saying it was a load of tosh. the story has now been pulled :o I didn't know I had such clout:D ;)
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Post by: Ovacikpeedoff on July 11, 2011, 17:03:26 PM: Eric, one individual actually agreed with you and made specific reference to your comment.

Being a man of such clout I feel a phone call from news Internalional could be due shortly.
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: tony jenkins on July 11, 2011, 19:15:41 PM: They have hacked his phone already :o
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: stoop on July 11, 2011, 20:15:42 PM: Saw an article in another paper over the weekend ( Sun or NOTW) and Turkey came out cheapest with Portugal cheapest for food and drink but dearer for other items.

Lies and damn statistics eh?
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: ronzeus on July 11, 2011, 20:21:35 PM: AHHHH Nostalga,NOTW them were the days. ;)
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: nichola on July 11, 2011, 22:46:19 PM: quote:
Originally posted by ronzeus

AHHHH Nostalga,NOTW them were the days. ;)

:D 8) :D
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: stoop on July 12, 2011, 00:09:21 AM: quote:
Originally posted by ronzeus

AHHHH Nostalga,NOTW them were the days. ;)

True - and it made much better reading for Turkey as well ;)
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: stoop on July 12, 2011, 00:14:43 AM: Buggers seemed to have done a runner with my Captain Cash money :(
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Post by: louisa on July 14, 2011, 01:05:47 AM: I was shocked to see those prices! Greece is more expensive than Turkey, I'm sure the DM have put the prices up the wrong way round. That newspaper is now viewed as an adult comic; by the way, Eric, the story is still on there - did they remove it for a while?

Louisa
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: Eric on July 15, 2011, 09:11:57 AM: Yes
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Post by: stoop on July 15, 2011, 10:40:45 AM: Daily Mail is total carp at times.
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Post by: Liz 101 on July 15, 2011, 11:29:21 AM: Must have done their research at Dalaman airport :D
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: BM06 on July 15, 2011, 16:35:57 PM: http://www1.flythomascook.com/flytc/productSearch.vm?searchType=R&departureCode=LON&departureDay=22&departureYearMonth=2011-07&departureDateMinus=7&departureDatePlus=7&noAdults=1&noChildren=2&destinationCode=DLM&returnDay=29&returnYearMonth=2011-07&noInfants=0&mode=&test=&refid= And thease prices will not help!
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Post by: marina on July 15, 2011, 17:48:12 PM: quote:
Originally posted by stoop

Daily Mail is total carp at times.

Correct Stoop - and they've just had the cheek to announce they are putting up the price of it to 55p a day!! A whole shilling increase!! :o ;)
Title: This will put tourists off Turkey..
Post by: scouser2 on July 15, 2011, 21:11:40 PM: quote:
Originally posted by BM06

http://www1.flythomascook.com/flytc/productSearch.vm?searchType=R&departureCode=LON&departureDay=22&departureYearMonth=2011-07&departureDateMinus=7&departureDatePlus=7&noAdults=1&noChildren=2&destinationCode=DLM&returnDay=29&returnYearMonth=2011-07&noInfants=0&mode=&test=&refid= And thease prices will not help!

Yes, these prices are getting ridiculous. Flythomascook had a 'sale' on in June, so I looked for flights for my daughter. Manchester - Dalaman 1 way £361 July 16th (3 seats left at this price). I obviously didn't book it. The sale ended at midnight so I checked the price the next day and it had gone down to £89. :o Their 'sales' and pricing policy are sometimes quite suspect.