Caravan hotel draws attention of tourists wanting to holiday in isolation

As coronavirus lockdowns around the world are easing, a "caravan hotel" on the Aegean coast is drawing the attention of tourists who want to holiday in isolation.

The hotel consisting of seven caravans in the Aegean province of İzmir's Karaburun district attracts the attention of those who want to spend an isolated holiday in the midst of nature.

The story of this isolated hotel, however, has little to do with the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Asna couple, who have for years engaged in trade in Istanbul, moved to İzmir last year to raise their children in a calmer environment.

The couple, who decided to invest in a two-acre land near the sea in Karaburun, placed seven caravans of 11 square meters in size, all of which has hot water and air conditioning.

Welcoming caravan enthusiasts from many cities of the country and the world in the summer and winter, the couple closed its business for a while after the appearance of the COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey.

The couple reopened the caravan hotel, taking measures with the decrease in the number of new cases, and have already been fully booked for the summer.

Erol Asna, the operator of the caravan hotel, said the caravan means "freedom" for them.

He stressed that people understand the value of having a holiday with nature alone amid COVID-19.

"Our business was also good last year, but this disease has made demand increase three times more than last year," Asna said.

"We created a sensor-operated disinfectant point at the entrance of our hotel," said Asna, indicating that they have taken precautions against the COVID-19 outbreak.

The couple will also screen the body temperature of the guests while they check in and out.

"Our caravans are regularly...