TÜİK Tourism Statistics, Q1: January

Tourism Statistics, Quarter I: January - March, 2020

Tourism revenue decreased by 11.4% compared with the same quarter of last year

In Quarter I, consisting of January, February, and March, tourism revenue decreased by 11.4% compared with the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $4 billion 101 million 206 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 80.6% was obtained from foreign visitors and 19.4% from citizen visitors residing abroad.

Visitors organize their travel either personally or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $3 billion 564 million 760 thousand was personal expenditure and $536 million 445 thousand was package tour expenditure.

Tourism revenue and number of visitors, Quarter I: January-March, 2020

Tourism revenue by type of visitor, Quarter I, 2020 Average expenditure per person, Quarter I, 2020

In this quarter, all types of expenditure decreased compared with the same quarter of last year. Health expenditure decreased by 17.5%, accommodation expenditure by 15.7%, and international transport expenditure by 12.1%.

Rates of change in expenditure types compared with the same period of the previous year (%), Quarter I, 2020

Average expenditure per person by selected countries ($), Quarter I, 2020

The average expenditure per night was $70

In this quarter, the average expenditure per night of foreigners who stayed overnight was $74, and that of citizens residing abroad was $59.

The number of visitors decreased by 15.1% compared with the same quarter of last year

The number of visitors departing from our country decreased by 15.1% in Quarter I of 2020 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 5 million 639 thousand 413 people. Of these, 82.2% were foreigners at 4 million 635 thousand 845 people, and 17.8% were citizens residing abroad at 1 million 3 thousand 568 people.

In this quarter, foreign visitors visited our country most often for "sightseeing, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities" at 59.9%

"Visiting relatives and friends" ranked second at 21.7%, and "shopping" ranked third at 7.2%. Citizens residing abroad came to our country most often for the purpose of "visiting relatives and friends" at 66.8%.

Visitors by purpose of visit (%)*, Quarter I, 2020

(*): The rates are calculated excluding accompanying persons.

Tourism expenditure decreased by 25.6% compared with the same quarter of last year

Tourism expenditure, consisting of the spending of our citizens who reside domestically and visit other countries, decreased by 25.6% compared with the same quarter of last year, reaching $793 million 491 thousand. Of this, $652 million 32 thousand was personal expenditure and $141 million 459 thousand was package tour expenditure.

Tourism expenditure and number of citizens visiting abroad, Quarter I: January-March, 2020

The number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 13.6% compared with Quarter I of 2019

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 13.6% compared with the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 1 million 743 thousand 660 people. Their average expenditure per person was $455.

Tourism expenditure, Quarter I, 2020 Average expenditure per person, Quarter I, 2020

The release date of the next news bulletin on this subject is July 29, 2020.