TÜİK Tourism Statistics, 2nd Quarter: April

Tourism Statistics, Second Quarter: April - June, 2016

Tourism revenue decreased by 35.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

In the second quarter, consisting of April, May and June, tourism revenue decreased by 35.6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 4 billion 981 million 318 thousand USD. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 77.1% was earned from foreign visitors and 22.9% from citizen visitors residing abroad.

Visitors organize their trips either personally or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, personal expenditures accounted for 4 billion 73 million 3 thousand USD, while package tour expenditures accounted for 908 million 315 thousand USD.

The average expenditure per visitor was 665 USD

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was 602 USD, while the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was 973 USD.

The number of visitors decreased by 30.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

The number of visitors departing from our country in the second quarter of 2016 decreased by 30.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 7 million 495 thousand 35 persons. Of these, 84.5% (6 million 330 thousand 571 persons) were foreigners, and 15.5% (1 million 164 thousand 464 persons) were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditure decreased by 2.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

Tourism expenditure, consisting of the spending of our citizens residing in the country who visit other countries, decreased by 2.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 1 billion 509 million 693 thousand USD. Of this, 1 billion 170 million 772 thousand USD was personal expenditure, while 338 million 920 thousand USD was package tour expenditure.

The number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 17.3% compared to the second quarter of 2015

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 17.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 2 million 35 thousand 818 persons. Their average expenditure per person was 742 USD.

Tourism revenue and expenditure, Second Quarter: April-June, 2016

Due to rounding, the figures in the table may not add up to the totals.

The publication date of the next news bulletin on this topic is October 31, 2016.