Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
are they investing money in 5 year old resort if it is losing money? maybe seeing if they can sell a few residences now? or finally build (destination) spa? VD big on wellness. wonder if aman has some equity, or investing.
hope things in turkey improve. obviously not for ruya's sake..
It is strange. I can't imagine them closing the entire resort just to build a spa. Isn't Era building a spa right now during full operations? Clearly, something else is going on.
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
I've been told that in Turkey, Bodrum has a reputation as the place to go for wild behavior that elsewhere wouldn't be allowed on religious grounds. There's an all night very loud nightclub, men and women wear shorts on city street, gay couples openly hold hands in public, and women sunbathe topless on public beaches right in the city, next to a public sidewalk. [I don't consider these examples to be bad, but I've been told by people from Turkey that they wouldn't be acceptable--or just wouldn't be done--in Istanbul or Ankara. Yet you also see women in traditional modest dress; I've been told that they come from villages in eastern Turkey to work in very low level jobs in the area.]
Interesting. Doesn't this make them a prime target for attacks of fundamentalists?
Re Bodrum: I recall many reports that MO after its first wonderful one or two years of operation is now suffering and not operated to MO (or luxury resort) standards... seems for MO Bodrum the 'honeymoon' is over, as with so many of the group's properties. Hope this won't hold true for MO MRK/RAK.