Brits urged not to cancel holidays in Turkey
Monday, 18 Jul 2005 18:30
The FCO hasn't changed its overall level of advice
Britons are being advised to continue to travel to Turkey despite the bombing in the Aegean resort of Kusadasi.
The Foreign Office continues to warn of a high threat of terrorism in Turkey, but has not revised its overall level of advice in the wake of Saturday's bomb, which killed five people including a British woman and an Irish national.
And the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) says that people should not panic and cancel their holidays.
A spokesman for ABTA said: "We know that the Turkish authorities will take this incredibly seriously and obviously catch the culprits as soon as possible.
"Certainly we don't want people to start panicking now, cancelling their holiday arrangements."
Security has been stepped up in Turkish resorts as a result of the explosion on a minibus, in which a further five Brits were injured.
Turkey is a hugely popular destination with Britons, with 1.5 million holidaying there every year.