TÜİK - Tourism Statistics, First Quarter: January

Tourism Statistics, 1st Quarter: January - March, 2017

Tourism revenue decreased by 17.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

In the first quarter, comprising January, February and March, tourism revenue decreased by 17.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $3,369,753 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 71.8% was generated by foreign visitors and 28.2% by visiting citizens residing abroad.

Visitors organize their travel either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $3,103,695 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $266,058 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The average expenditure per visitor was $696

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $637, while the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $880.

The number of visitors decreased by 5.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

The number of visitors departing from our country in the first quarter of 2017 decreased by 5.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 4,844,761 people. Of these, 77.9%, or 3,772,293 people, were foreigners, and 22.1%, or 1,072,468 people, were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditure decreased by 44.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

Tourism expenditure, consisting of the spending of our citizens residing domestically who visit other countries, decreased by 44.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $855,786 thousand. Of this, $597,891 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $257,894 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 4% compared to the first quarter of 2016

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 1,897,554 people. Their average expenditure per person amounted to $451.

Tourism revenue and expenditure, 1st Quarter: January-March, 2017

The figures in the table may not add up to the total due to rounding.

The publication date of the next news bulletin on this subject is 31 July 2017.