TÜİK - Tourism Statistics, Q2: April - June, 2017
Tourism revenue increased by 8.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
Tourism revenue in the second quarter, comprising April, May and June, increased by 8.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $5 billion 413 million 48 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 81.3% was generated by foreign visitors and 18.7% by citizen visitors residing abroad.
Visitors organize their travel either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $4 billion 442 million 643 thousand consisted of individual expenditures, while $970 million 405 thousand consisted of package tour expenditures.
The average expenditure per visitor was $611
In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $570, while the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $845.
The number of visitors increased by 18.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
The number of visitors departing from our country increased by 18.3% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 8 million 863 thousand 391 people. Of these, 86.6%, i.e. 7 million 675 thousand 32 people, were foreigners, while 13.4%, i.e. 1 million 188 thousand 359 people, were citizens residing abroad.
Tourism expenditure decreased by 8.2% 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 8.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $1 billion 386 million 362 thousand. Of this, $1 billion 125 million 951 thousand consisted of individual expenditures and $260 million 411 thousand of package tour expenditures.
The number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 12.7% compared to the second quarter of 2016
In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 12.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 2 million 294 thousand 588 people. Their average expenditure per person was $604.
Tourism revenue and expenditure, Second Quarter: April-June, 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 topic is 31 October 2017.