ISTANBUL
Türkiye’s ski resorts are bracing for peak demand during the mid-year school holiday, with industry representatives expecting near or full occupancy across most destinations as snowfall boosts last-minute bookings.
Schools are set to close for the semester break on Jan. 16, launching a 16-day holiday period, including weekends.
Industry figures indicate that demand this year is between 15 percent and 40 percent higher than during the same period last year, daily Hürriyet reported.
Zafer Akşehirlioğlu, general manager of a tourism and sports group at the Erciyes ski resort in the central province of Kayseri, said bookings have…