New privileges for tourists: Turkey introduces discount cards for shopping and 300 museums
From Tuesday to Turkey There is a new discount privilege card designed to simplify and reduce the cost of purchases.
Disconti Tourist Sale Card is available to any holidaymaker in the mobile app, plus you can take advantage of exclusive discounts on goods. The card can be used as a debit card in shops, restaurants, hotels, other services in Turkey. Disconti is a joint project of the Turkish Association of Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB), the Turkish Hotel Association (TÜROB), the Shopping Centre Council (AYD), the Turkish Restaurant and Entertainment Association (TURYİD), and Global Blue.
Sedat Bornovali, chairman of the board of the Istanbul Chamber of Guides (IRO), said Disconti ensures the safety of its users and gives special discounts. We emphasize that tourists can shop with this card safely and at reduced prices.
Discounts will be tailored to each tourist, as the software will take into account the user’s shopping preferences. The card offers free Wi-Fi, a prepaid public transport card for a certain time, discounts on airport transfers, advantages in car rental.
TÜRSAB Chairman Firuz Baglykaya stressed that Turkey needs to increase the average tourist spending of foreigners by $100-150 to catch up with other Mediterranean countries. The new travel card could benefit 75 million holidaymakers and spend $65 billion in Turkey by 2023.
Average spending by tourists in 2019 is $666 and total revenue from the tourism industry is $34.5 billion, up 17% from 2018.
From March 1, the MuseumPass Turkey discount card will be available in Turkey, giving tourists discounts on visiting 300 museums and archaeological sites.
For foreigners, MuseumPass is valid for 15 days from the date of purchase. The card will cost 450 Turkish liras ($74), and tourists will receive an additional 10% discount on shopping at museums and archaeological sites.
MuseumPass Turkey can be purchased on a special website and in museums operated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has named Turkey the sixth most visited country in the world.
Source: tourprom