TÜİK Tourism Revenue Statistics, Q3: July

Tourism Statistics, Quarter III: July - September, 2016

Tourism revenue decreased by 32.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

In the third quarter, comprising July, August and September, tourism revenue decreased by 32.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $8 billion 277 million 9 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 71.6% was earned from foreign visitors and 28.4% from citizen visitors residing abroad.

Visitors organize their travel either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $6 billion 647 million 446 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $1 billion 629 million 564 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The average expenditure per visitor was $686

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $622, while the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $901.

The number of visitors decreased by 30.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

The number of visitors departing from our country in the third quarter of 2016 decreased by 30.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 12 million 63 thousand 311 people. Of these, 78.5% (9 million 466 thousand 509 people) were foreigners and 21.5% (2 million 596 thousand 802 people) were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditure decreased by 15.8% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

Tourism expenditure, consisting of the spending of our citizens residing domestically who visited other countries, decreased by 15.8% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $1 billion 131 million 773 thousand. Of this, $893 million 248 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $238 million 526 thousand of package tour expenditures.

Citizens visiting abroad decreased by 13.1% compared to the third quarter of 2015

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 13.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 2 million 234 thousand 774 people. Their average expenditure per person was $506.

Tourism revenue and expenditure, Quarter III: July-September, 2016