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Hundreds of thousands of British holidaymakers have stayed away from Turkey this year as the threat of terrorism remains high, 5 live has learned.

The mayor of the resort of Fethiye believes Turkey is as safe as "any country" including Italy and Spain and people shouldn't be put off from going on holiday there.

He said that as numbers of holidaymakers are down, tourists will receive "special treatment" from hotels so "this is the year to come".

Travellers have also been staying away from Egypt and Tunisia according to figures compiled by travel research company GFK and have been opting for Spain or the Canary Islands instead.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on May 24th 2016.