TÜİK - Tourism Statistics, Q1: January

Tourism revenue rose by 31.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

Tourism revenue in the first quarter, comprising January, February and March, rose by 31.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $4,425,237 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 76.1% was generated by foreign visitors and 23.9% by visitors who are citizens residing abroad.

Visitors organize their trips either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $3,984,962 thousand consisted of individual expenditures and $440,275 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The average expenditure per visitor was $723

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $682, while the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $869.

The number of visitors rose by 26.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

The number of visitors departing from our country rose by 26.4% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 6,122,182 people. Of these, 80.2% (4,908,831 people) were foreigners and 19.8% (1,213,351 people) were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditure rose by 26.1% 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, rose by 26.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $1,079,008 thousand. Of this, $842,277 thousand consisted of individual expenditures and $236,731 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The number of citizens visiting abroad rose by 9.1% compared to the first quarter of 2017

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad rose by 9.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 2,070,534 people. Their average expenditure per person amounted to $521.

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

The next news bulletin on this subject will be published on 31 July 2018.