NO MORE OPEN BUFFET FROM NOW ON, EXPERTS SAY...
The coronavirus pandemic will be over one day, but the changes it will bring to the tourism sector – one of the most negatively affected sectors from the outbreak – will be radical, sector representatives in Turkey say. Tourists’ avoiding crowded places and hotel owners removing the open buffet system will be one of the biggest changes. Bulut Bağcı, Chairman of the World Tourism Forum Institute, said in a report published by Anadolu Agency (AA) on Wednesday that people are likely to become traumatized from situations like a pandemic and even though the outbreak will not last forever, it will certainly reflect on the habits of tourists. People might be afraid of traveling again in the first place and it will take time to return to their old habits and applications, he said. Tourism, which has an annual economic size of 1.7 trillion dollars, as Bağcı stated, is one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic and this year's loss from the sector will be at least 1 trillion do...