Turkey holidaymaker shares travel warning as he exclaims 'don't bother coming'
Turkey remains amongst the most favoured holiday destinations for Brits, with an impressive 4.4 million UK tourists flocking to the nation in 2024. Time Out reported this positioned Turkey as the eighth most sought-after tourist hotspot for UK holidaymakers, trailing behind destinations such as Spain, France, and Greece, though visitor numbers continue climbing annually.
Nevertheless, if you're considering Turkey as your next getaway, one Welsh bloke has a stark warning: "Don't bother". The individual, who shares content on TikTok as @northwalesboii, revealed he'd travelled to Turkey for his summer break only to be left thoroughly disheartened by one particular aspect.
In his clip, the tourist grumbled that everything had become "too expensive", urging potential visitors that if they're determined to experience Turkey, they'd better be ready to pack "a lot of money".
He didn't specify his Turkish location, though some of the nation's premier attractions include the capital Istanbul, alongside Cappadocia, Antalya, and seaside destinations like Marmaris.
The holidaymaker declared: "Just to let you know, if you're coming on holiday to Turkey, bring a lot of money. You will spend it. Everything has gone up."
Warning: The below video contains strong language.
"It never used to be so expensive; it used to be so dirt cheap to come here. To eat out, to drink out.
Not no more. It is f***ing expensive."
Opinions were divided among those commenting on the video. Some concurred that prices had indeed risen, with numerous individuals recounting their recent holiday experiences of being charged 400 Turkish Lira for a beer, equating to roughly £7.30.
One commenter remarked: "I go three times a year, and you are correct, it's gotten expensive. It will go up again. Next year, we're looking at different places."
Yet, there were those who maintained that their latest trips were "cheaper than the UK".
A user countered: "Don't know what part you went to. We have just got back from Antalya, had a great time, and it was cheaper than the UK. "
Another chimed in: "I don't know where you guys are going, but it's really cheap in Turkey. I do a lot of shopping and the food is cheap as well. "
By 2024, travellers were warning that unchecked inflation might render Turkey a "ghost town" within a few years, with one person lamenting that tourist spots were "becoming like London prices."
He expressed at the time: "I'm sat in this place now - for a burger it's £12. For a water it's £2 - it's becoming like London prices.
"My sister, and her little family, said they're not going to come back again. ""I've seen some posts on here where people are saying, give it a few more years, and Turkey's going to be dead."
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