TUİK - Tourism Statistics, Q2: April

Tourism revenue increased by 30.1% compared with the same quarter of the previous year
In the second quarter, comprising April, May, and June, tourism revenue increased by 30.1% compared with the same quarter of the previous year to 7,044,591,000 USD. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 84.7% was generated by foreign visitors and 15.3% by visiting citizens residing abroad.

Visitors organize their trips either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, 5,463,809,000 USD consisted of individual expenditures and 1,580,782,000 USD of package tour expenditures.

The average expenditure per visitor was 636 USD
In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was 602 USD, and the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was 885 USD.

The number of visitors increased by 24.9% compared with the same quarter of the previous year
The number of visitors departing from our country increased by 24.9% in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the same quarter of the previous year to 11,067,987 people. Of these, 89% were foreigners with 9,855,102 people, and 11% were citizens residing abroad with 1,212,885 people.

Tourism expenditure increased by 19% compared with the same quarter of the previous year
Tourism expenditure, consisting of the spending of our citizens residing domestically who visit other countries, increased by 19% compared with the same quarter of the previous year to 1,650,276,000 USD. Of this, 1,421,872,000 USD consisted of individual expenditures and 228,404,000 USD of package tour expenditures.

The number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 4.4% compared with the second quarter of 2017
In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 4.4% compared with the same quarter of the previous year to 2,194,058 people. Their average expenditure per person was 752 USD.

Tourism revenue and expenditure, Quarter II: April-June, 2018

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

The publication date of the next news bulletin on this subject is 31 October 2018.