Stockholm is another example.
However, transportation systems mainly cater to locals. Will you cancel your trip to Antalya because you forsee problems with taking the bus?
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I don't really accept that transportation systems mainly cater to locals, for several reasons:
Where I live a few buses run, but catering for locals seems to have been ignored. They do however accept cash.
In some places visitors are encouraged to use public transport with discounted tickets or passes issued by hotels. Switzerland for example.
In many countries it is possible to find out where to buy public transport passes close to your arrival point. Italy, Spain, Portugal for example.
Netherlands for example did make it very difficult for visitors to buy tickets, but apparently have now made this much easier - I wonder what encouraged them to do this?
Antalya only gets a couple of cruise ship visits a month. I am guessing they are not yet aware of the issues their recent move to card only public transport is creating. If they want to encourage more visitors then they will need to make life easier for them.
In answer to your question on whether I will cancel my visit, the answer is no.
There remain many options:
- one is to take a transfer purchased from the ship. Not an option I will choose because timing is restrictive.
- it may turn out that tickets will be readily available at the port. I doubt it but you never know.
- I may take a taxi, particularly if we can find another couple to share with, and then maybe will be able to get a card and take the bus back.
- Failing all that Antalya will lose my visit, sightseeing costs, shopping by wife, morning coffee (and brandy), lunch at a little restaurant, drink in a bar etc.
Perhaps I have answered my question about why the Netherlands made changes.
