The last children evicted from a hotel in Turkey returned to Russia

The export to Russia of children who were subject to eviction from a Turkish hotel due to unfair actions of the Hummingbird Tour tour operator has been completed, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Russian embassy in Ankara.

As noted, the export was organized with the sponsorship of a number of travel companies free of charge. The last to return to Russia were 8 children, they were delivered by plane to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Earlier it was reported that Russian children were evicted from a hotel in Turkish Kemer. Later, most of them returned home on several flights. As noted, in a number of cases, plane tickets had to be bought again and at their own expense, since representatives of the Hummingbird camp, where the children were resting, stopped communicating and answering calls. In total, more than 70 children and counselors rested in the camp, now 20 children and 4 accompanying persons remain in Turkey. The children arrived at the camp on July 26, after which there were problems with payment. The children were reportedly awakened at night and driven out into the street.

The Ministry of Economic Development noted that Hummingbird Tour MSK LLC, which organized children’s holidays, is not included in the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators, which means that it did not have the right to take organized groups of tourists abroad. At the same time, representatives of the department and the company met on Monday, the company was asked for all the documents related to children’s holidays in Turkey. The agency also promised to discuss this issue with Turkish counterparts in order to avoid similar risks in the future.

Earlier, Alexander Bashkin, a member of the constitutional committee of the Federation Council, proposed limiting mass children’s vacations abroad after the incident in Turkey. He wondered whether it was worth organizing mass children’s vacations abroad given the large choice of places for recreation in Russia, as well as the possibility of serious legislative protection of children’s recreation and the interests of children. Bashkin noted that resting in Russia would be economically more profitable for families, while the Russian tourism industry would receive support, moreover, such a vacation would be educational and safe. He noted that an incident similar to what happened in Turkey is impossible in Russia.