Brought-forward demand boosted occupancy rates...

TÜROB announced that Turkey's hotel occupancy rates for April 2019 rose by 4.5 percent to 76 percent. A significant factor in this increase, alongside Easter in Istanbul, was the acceleration in movement of Middle Eastern tourists wishing to take their holidays ahead of the month of Ramadan. TÜROB noted that in May, a slowdown was observed in the pace of the increase in occupancy.

The accommodation sector closed April with positive figures. The Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB) announced that Turkey's hotel occupancy rates for April 2019 rose by 4.5 percent compared with the same month of 2018, reaching 76 percent. It was stated that a significant factor in this increase, alongside the two Easter holidays in Istanbul in April, was the acceleration in movement of tourists of Middle Eastern origin wishing to take their holidays ahead of the month of Ramadan. TÜROB drew attention to the fact that in May the pace of the occupancy increase had begun to slow.

The pace of the increase slowed in May

Assessing the occupancy figures, TÜROB Chairwoman Müberra Eresin stated that the two Easter holidays in April had a positive observed effect on Istanbul and on occupancy rates at Istanbul hotels. Eresin said: "In addition, the desire of tourists of Middle Eastern origin to take their holidays ahead of the month of Ramadan, and consequently the growth experienced in this market, also brought about the rise in April. By contrast, the May figures are not yet final, but when we look at developments in the sector we can say that the pace of the increase has slowed. Considering that the holiday-period vacations also affected Istanbul negatively in terms of hotels, there may not be an increase in May and June like the one in April." Eresin pointed out that the figures announced by TÜROB do not include the number of visitors entering the country, and that the figures are expressed on the basis of accommodation numbers.

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