TÜROB Traditional Luncheon held at Hyatt Centric Levent İstanbul...

Türkiye Otelciler Birliği (TÜROB) President Timur Bayındır announced that Turkey's hotel occupancy rates in February 2018 were recorded at 62.5 percent, an increase of 23.5 percent compared to the same month last year. Speaking at the 'Monthly Traditional Luncheon' of the Türkiye Otelciler Birliği (TÜROB) held today at the Hyatt Centric Levent İstanbul Hotel, which was also attended by Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Hüseyin Yayman, President Bayındır said, "Among European countries, Turkey achieved the highest rate of increase in occupancy rates in February." Recalling that they had begun 2018 with hope, Bayındır said, "We have left the first 3 months of 2018 behind us. 2018 has been a year we started with more optimistic expectations compared to the past 2 years. When we look at the figures for the first 3 months, we see that these expectations have been realized, at least in terms of the increase in the number of tourists. It is also gratifying that prices have begun to increase, even if only by a small margin and not yet at the level we desire."