TÜİK Tourism Statistics, Q3: July-September, 2019

Tourism revenue increased by 22% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

In the third quarter, comprising July, August and September, tourism revenue increased by 22% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $14 billion 31 million 122 thousand. Of tourism revenue (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures), 82.1% was obtained from foreign visitors and 17.9% from visiting citizens residing abroad.

Visitors organise their trips either individually or through package tours. Of the expenditures made in this quarter, $9 billion 887 million 256 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $4 billion 143 million 866 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The average expenditure per capita of visitors was $649

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $623, and the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $789.

The number of visitors increased by 15% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

The number of visitors departing from our country increased by 15% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 21 million 611 thousand 964 people. Of these, 85.3%, or 18 million 438 thousand 139 people, were foreigners, and 14.7%, or 3 million 173 thousand 825 people, were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditure increased by 1.8% compared to the same quarter of the previous year

Tourism expenditure, consisting of the spending of our citizens who reside domestically and visit other countries, increased by 1.8% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching $1 billion 230 million 964 thousand. Of this, $892 million 899 thousand consisted of personal expenditures and $338 million 65 thousand of package tour expenditures.

The number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 30.2% compared to the third quarter of 2018

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 30.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 2 million 949 thousand 118 people. Their average expenditure per capita was $417.

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

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

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