TÜİK - Household Domestic Tourism, Quarter IV: October-December and Annual, 2015
Household Domestic Tourism, 4th Quarter: October-December and Annual, 2015
9 million 103 thousand residents traveled domestically
In the 4th quarter, comprising the months of October, November and December, 9 million 103 thousand residents took trips. The total number of trips taken within the country by travelers with one or more overnight stays decreased by 20% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 11 million 292 thousand trips.
On an annual basis, the total number of trips increased by 0.5% compared to the previous year, reaching 71 million 251 thousand.
Travelers spent an average of 346 TL
In this quarter, travelers made 78 million 630 thousand overnight stays. The average number of overnight stays was 7 nights, and the average spending per trip was 346 TL.
The total number of overnight stays made by travelers this year increased by 2.2% compared to the previous year, reaching 588 million 786 thousand. In 2015, the average number of overnight stays was 8.3 nights, and the average spending per trip was 343 TL.
Travelers spent 3 billion 909 million 119 thousand TL
The travel spending of domestic tourists within the country in the 4th quarter of 2015 decreased by 0.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 3 billion 909 million 119 thousand TL.
This year, total travel spending on domestic trips increased by 8% compared to the previous year, reaching 24 billion 409 million 560 thousand TL.
Number of domestic travelers, overnight stays and spending, 4th Quarter: October-December and Annual, 2015
Travel spending was made as personal or package tour spending. Personal spending accounted for 95% (3 billion 715 million 511 thousand TL) of domestic tourism spending, while package tour spending accounted for 5% (193 million 607 thousand TL).
On an annual basis, personal spending accounted for 92.9% (22 billion 685 million 602 thousand TL) of domestic tourism spending, while package tour spending accounted for 7.1% (1 billion 723 million 958 thousand TL).
Trips made for the purpose of visiting relatives ranked first at 68.7%
Among the reasons for traveling, "sightseeing, entertainment, holiday" ranked second at 10.5%, while "health" ranked third at 9.6%.
When the purposes of travel are assessed annually, "visiting relatives" ranked first at 67.5%, while "sightseeing, entertainment, holiday" ranked second at 18.7%, and trips made for "health" purposes ranked third at 6.6%.
Travelers stayed mostly at the homes of friends and relatives
In this quarter, travelers stayed mostly at "the homes of friends and relatives" with 51 million 432 thousand overnight stays. By type of accommodation, "own home" ranked second in the number of overnight stays with 17 million 886 thousand overnight stays, while "hotel" ranked third with 3 million 394 thousand overnight stays.
When types of accommodation are assessed annually, travelers stayed mostly at "the homes of friends and relatives" with 415 million 572 thousand overnight stays. "Own home" ranked second with 104 million 893 thousand overnight stays, while "hotel" ranked third with 32 million 150 thousand overnight stays.
The publication date of the next news bulletin on this subject is 05 August 2016.