TÜİK Tourism Statistics, Q3: July - September, 2018

Tourism revenue increased by 1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

In the third quarter, comprising July, August and September, tourism revenue increased by 1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $11 billion 502 million 665 thousand. Of the tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 81.8% was generated by foreign visitors and 18.2% by visiting citizens residing abroad.

Visitors organise their travel either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $7 billion 946 million 375 thousand consisted of individual expenditures and $3 billion 556 million 289 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The average expenditure per visitor was $612

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $589, while the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $724.

The number of visitors increased by 12.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

The number of visitors departing from our country in the third quarter of 2018 increased by 12.7% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 18 million 786 thousand 765 people. Of these, 84.7%, or 15 million 904 thousand 734 people, were foreigners, and 15.3%, or 2 million 882 thousand 31 people, were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditure decreased by 22.5% 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, decreased by 22.5% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $1 billion 209 million 379 thousand. Of this, $852 million 91 thousand consisted of individual expenditures and $357 million 288 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 9.9% compared to the third quarter of 2017

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 9.9% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 2 million 265 thousand 796 people. Their average expenditure per person was $534.

Tourism revenue and expenditure, Quarter III: July-September, 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 January 2019.