Household Domestic Tourism, 1st Quarter: January

10 million 393 thousand residents living in Turkey went on a trip

In the first quarter, consisting of January, February and March, 10 million 393 thousand residents living in Turkey went on a trip. The total number of domestic trips taken by travelers with one or more overnight stays decreased by 9.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 12 million 690 thousand trips.

Travelers spent an average of 331 TL

In this quarter, travelers made 98 million 162 thousand overnight stays. The average number of overnight stays was 7.7 nights, and the average expenditure per trip was 331 TL.

Travelers spent 4 billion 204 million 11 thousand TL

Domestic travel expenditures by local tourists within the country increased by 13.8% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 4 billion 204 million 11 thousand TL.

Travel expenditures were made as personal or package tour expenditures. Personal expenditures accounted for 96.6% (4 billion 59 million 295 thousand TL) of domestic tourism expenditure, while package tour expenditures accounted for 3.4% (144 million 716 thousand TL).

Number of persons traveling domestically, number of overnight stays, and expenditures, First Quarter: January-March, 2016

Trips made for the purpose of visiting relatives ranked first with 73.6%

Among the reasons for traveling, "health" ranked second with 10.2%, and "sightseeing, entertainment, holiday" ranked third with 8.2%.

Travelers most often stayed at the homes of friends and relatives

In this quarter, travelers most often stayed "at the homes of friends and relatives" with 84 million 620 thousand overnight stays. By type of accommodation, "hotel" ranked second in number of overnight stays with 3 million 814 thousand, while "own home" ranked third with 3 million 719 thousand overnight stays.

The publication date of the next news bulletin on this topic is November 4, 2016.