Good morning from Good News of 2Base :-)
We try to give you the latest news from Alanya and Turkey.
We have been lucky in Alanya since for more than 3 weeks now there has not been any confirmed cases of Covid-19. here.
Obviously we should still be careful, but we can now see that all actions taken have worked really fine.
We used to have weekend curfews, but these are not lifted for the entire Antalya region.
In several other regions of Turkey there are still curfews.
Last weekend also elderly over 65 and youngers under 20 years of age was allowed outside for a walk and fresh air.
So looking good for them too.
Shopping malls, smaller shops, hairdressers and beauty salons started to open too. Sure there must use mask and follow strict guidelines but slowly slowly things are getting back to something that we can call normal life.
Turkey has started "Phone Diplomacy" with 70 countries to talk about how tourism from those countries can start to come Turkey.
The plan is to test test everyone upon arrival to Turkey. The exact plans are still on the drawing board, but it seems positive.
Gasipasa air port is among one of the first airports to be opened for foreign arrivals, so we are hoping to see first international arrivals in June.
Turkey is also implementing "Healthy tourism standards" which are guidelines and rules for all everyone working within tourism.
Then to news what you all has waited for.
This weekend we will have Sauna temperatures here and Saturday and Sunday there will 37 degrees :).
We are still waiting for beaches to open but hopefully they are opening end of the month of ramadan because we miss sun bathing and swimming as much as you too.
We are very proud of how Turkey has been taking care of this corona crisis and how Turkey has been helped other countries by sending them aids against Corona.
So soon we will see you again, different countries are starting flights in different time, but we are waiting you all back and bring your friends too:).
Have a wonderful May 2020 !
