TÜİK Tourism Data, Q1: January - March, 2022
Tourism revenue increased by 122.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
Tourism revenue increased by 122.4% in the first quarter, consisting of January, February and March, compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching USD 5 billion 454 million 488 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 76.5% was obtained from foreign visitors and 23.5% from visiting citizens residing abroad.
Visitors organize their travel personally or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, USD 4 billion 852 million 137 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and USD 602 million 350 thousand of package tour expenditures.
Tourism revenue and number of visitors, Quarter I: January-March, 2022
Tourism revenue by visitor type, Quarter I, 2022 Average expenditure per person, Quarter I, 2022
In this quarter, all expenditure types increased compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Sports, education and culture expenditures increased by 306.6%, while package tour expenditures (the share remaining in our country) increased by 287.7% and international transportation expenditures by 135.9%.
Rates of change in expenditure types compared to the same period of the previous year (%), Quarter I, 2022
Average overnight expenditure was USD 68
In this quarter, the average overnight expenditure of foreigners staying overnight was USD 75, and the average overnight expenditure of citizens residing abroad was USD 51.
The number of visitors increased by 148.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
The number of visitors departing from our country increased by 148.1% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 6 million 451 thousand 657 people. Of these, 76.6% were foreigners with 4 million 943 thousand 964 people, and 23.4% were citizens residing abroad with 1 million 507 thousand 693 people.
In this quarter, foreign visitors visited our country most often for "travel, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities" at 52.1%
"Visiting relatives and friends" ranked second at 24%, and "shopping" ranked third at 10.1%. Citizens residing abroad came to our country most often for "visiting relatives and friends" at 62.4%.
Visitors by purpose of visit(1), Quarter I, 2022
(1) The rates are calculated excluding accompanying persons.
Tourism expenditure increased by 181.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
Tourism expenditure, consisting of the expenditures of our citizens residing domestically who visited other countries, increased by 181.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching USD 664 million 989 thousand. Of this, USD 623 million 265 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and USD 41 million 724 thousand of package tour expenditures.
Tourism expenditure and number of citizens visiting abroad, Quarter I: January-March, 2022
The number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 269.6% compared to the first quarter of 2021
In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 269.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 1 million 39 thousand 666 people. Their average expenditure per person was USD 640.
Tourism expenditure, Quarter I, 2022 Average expenditure per person, Quarter I, 2022
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