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The hotels are preparing for Rouble


OSMAN Ayık, the Head of the Federation of Turkish Hotel Owners, has stated that 1.500 hotels are planning to switch over to Rouble. "If we can sort out the currency risk, 1.500 hotels will switch over to Rouble as their main currency in March." Russian authorities think that, while this move will increase the number of Russian citizens who will designate Turkey as their holiday destination and make business more lively, its effect on the expenditure of Russian tourists will be limited.

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