TÜİK Tourism Data, Q2: April-June 2022
Tourism revenue increased by 190.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
Tourism revenue increased by 190.2% in the second quarter, consisting of April, May and June, compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching USD 8 billion 717 million 103 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 83.8% was obtained from foreign visitors and 16.2% from visiting citizens residing abroad.
Visitors organize their travel personally or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, USD 6 billion 273 million 64 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and USD 2 billion 444 million 39 thousand of package tour expenditures.
Tourism revenue by visitor type, Quarter II, 2022 Average expenditure per person, Quarter II, 2022
In this quarter, all expenditure types increased compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Sports, education and culture expenditures increased by 456.1%, while package tour expenditures (the share remaining in our country) increased by 331.3% and accommodation expenditures by 185.6%.
Rates of change in expenditure types compared to the same period of the previous year (%), Quarter II, 2022
Average overnight expenditure was USD 78
In this quarter, the average overnight expenditure of foreigners staying overnight was USD 81, and the average overnight expenditure of citizens residing abroad was USD 65.
The number of visitors increased by 193.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
The number of visitors departing from our country increased by 193.6% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 11 million 939 thousand 131 people. Of these, 87% were foreigners with 10 million 382 thousand 68 people, and 13% were citizens residing abroad with 1 million 557 thousand 63 people.
In this quarter, foreign visitors visited our country most often for "travel, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities" at 70.4%
"Visiting relatives and friends" ranked second at 14.8%, and "shopping" ranked third at 6.7%. Citizens residing abroad came to our country most often for "visiting relatives and friends" at 57.9%.
Visitors by purpose of visit(1), II. Çeyrek, 2022
(1) The rates are calculated excluding accompanying persons.
Tourism expenditure increased by 215.8% 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 215.8% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching USD 1 billion 57 million 787 thousand. Of this, USD 1 billion 11 million 504 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and USD 46 million 283 thousand of package tour expenditures.
Tourism expenditure and number of citizens visiting abroad, Quarter II: April-June, 2022
The number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 321.6% compared to the second quarter of 2021
In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 321.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 1 million 666 thousand 135 people. Their average expenditure per person was USD 635.
Tourism expenditure, Quarter II, 2022 Average expenditure per person, Quarter II, 2022
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