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Turkey’s tourist arrivals and tourism income increase in Q1 2018

Turkey’s both tourism income and tourist arrivals increase in the first quarter of 2018, according to the latest statistics announced by Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

In the first quarter which is January, February and March months of 2018 tourism income increased by 31.3% and reached to $ 4 billion 425 million 237 thousand. While 76.1% of this income (excluding GSM roaming and marina service expenditures) was obtained from foreign visitors, 23.9% was obtained from citizens resident abroad.

Visitors organise their travel individually or with package tour. While individual expenditures constituted $ 3 billion 984 million 962 thousand of the total tourism income, $ 440 million 275 thousand of tourism income was obtained by package tour expenditures.

Average expenditure of the visitors was $ 723 per capita

In this quarter while average expenditure of the foreigners was $ 682 per capita, average expenditure of the Turkish citizens resident abroad was $ 869 per capita.

Number of departing visitors increased by 26.4%

In this quarter number of departing visitors increased by 26.4% compared to same quarter of previous year  and  reached  to  6 million 122 thousand  182  persons. While  80.2% of  visitors  was foreign with 4 million  908  thousand 831  persons, 19.8%  of  them  was Turkish  citizens  resident  abroad  with 1 million 213 thousand 351 persons.

Tourism expenditure increased by 26.1% 

Tourism expenditure which is the expenditure of the Turkish citizens resident in Turkey and visited abroad, increased by 26.1% compared to same quarter of previous year and reached to $ 1 billion  79 million 8 thousand. While $ 842 million 277 thousand of total expenditures was individual expenditures, $ 236 million 731 thousand of tourism expenditures was package tour expenditures.

Number of Turkish citizens visited abroad increased by 9.1%

In this quarter number of Turkish citizens visited abroad increased by 9.1% compared to same quarter of previous year and reached to 2 million 70 thousand 534 persons. Average expenditure was $ 521 per capita. 

 

 

 
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