The 147 French and Belgian tourists are
The 147 French and Belgian tourists are still trapped in their hotel in Antalya in Turkey since Saturday afternoon. The transaction failed. The hostage is due to credit problems faced by the tour operator Christophair. Travellers should return Monday in Belgium. .
The situation is still blocked for the 140 French and Belgian tourists in Turkey. Their hotel in Antalya region refuses to let go, while not giving them more access to their room. The hotel claims to every tourist EUR 275 to pass the night in their room. These travelers, primarily people of the third age, however, had opted for an all-inclusive, set with a branch in Belgium. The agency agreed Saturday night to complete a transaction. She brought a sum of 30,000 euros in cash for a man to trust the hotel in Brussels. But money was not ultimately delivered. The agent, concerned about the presence of cameras would not take the money.
Some do not even see surrender their passports. In case a sum of nearly 100,000 euros demanded by the hotel.
The travel guarantee fund, warned of disaster Christophair pledged to ensure the repatriation of customers traveling on Monday and has intervened to the tune of 40,000 euros in hotel expenses, but refused to take over the debts of Christophair tour operator, said the president of the Belgian Association of Tour Operators (ABTO), Jean-Luc Hans – who is also manager of tour operator failed Christophair.
Nobody 40,000 euros resolving outstanding, the hotel had decided to take the customers hostage, including a score of Belgians. I have put 30,000 euros in cash tonight at a hotel representative in Belgium and pay 10,000 euros by bank Monday.
The tour operator should file for bankruptcy Monday.
However, it appears that the Embassy of Belgium in Turkey can not do anything to help the customers, they say the side of the travel agency.
Why landlord he agreed to host a group of tourists while the debts of his clients were not honored Why was sent 150 passengers on holiday in the climate of economic uncertainty knew the tour operator
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