In the second quarter which is April, May and June months of 2018 tourism income increased by 30.1% and reached to $ 7 billion 44 million 591 thousand. While 84.7% of this income (excluding GSM roaming and marina service expenditures) was obtained from foreign visitors, 15.3% was obtained from citizens resident abroad.Visitors organise their travel individually or with package tour. While individual expenditures constituted $ 5 billion 463 million 809 thousand of the total tourism income, $ 1 billion 580 million 782 thousand of tourism income was obtained by package tour expenditures.
Average expenditure of the visitors was $ 636 per capita
In this quarter while average expenditure of the foreigners was $ 602 per capita, average expenditure of the Turkish citizens resident abroad was $ 885 per capita.
Number of departing visitors increased by 24.9%
In this quarter number of departing visitors increased by 24.9% compared to same quarter of previous year and reached to 11 million 67 thousand 987 persons. While 89% of visitors was foreign with 9 million 855 thousand 102 persons, 11% of them was Turkish citizens resident abroad with 1 million 212 thousand 885 persons.
Tourism expenditure increased by 19%
Tourism expenditure which is the expenditure of the Turkish citizens resident in Turkey and visited abroad, increased by 19% compared to same quarter of previous year and reached to $ 1 billion 650 million 276 thousand. While $ 1 billion 421 million 872 thousand of total expenditures was individual expenditures, $ 228 million 404 thousand of tourism expenditures was package tour expenditures.
Number of Turkish citizens visited abroad decreased by 4.4%
In this quarter number of Turkish citizens visited abroad decreased by 4.4% compared to same quarter of previous year and declined to 2 million 194 thousand 58 persons. Average expenditure was $ 752 per capita.
Tourism income and expenditure, Quarter II: April-June, 2018
Figures in table may not add up to totals due to rounding.
The next release on this subject will be on October 31, 2018.
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Source: Tsi
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