November 2, 2020
Tourism revenues at $4B in Q3 in Turkey.
After coronavirus pandemic, 3rd quarter tourism income slips 71.2% y-o-y, official data show.
Turkish Statistical Institute announced that Turkey’s tourism revenue totaled $4 billion in the third quarter of this year.
From July to September, quarterly tourism revenue fell 71.2% from $14 billion in the same period last year, due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions and pandemic concerns.
Turkish Statistical Institute Said “While 71.6% of this income (excluding GSM roaming and marina service expenditures) was obtained from foreign visitors, 28.4% was obtained from citizens resident abroad.”
According to official figures, individual expenditures constituted nearly $3.1 billion of the total tourism income, while some $946.7 million of the revenues came from package tour expenditures.
In the three-month period, Turkey welcomed over 5.6 million visitors — 79% foreign and 21% Turkish citizens living abroad — a 74.1% drop on a yearly basis.
Turkish Statistical Institute said visitors’ average expenditures were $722 per capita, as foreigners spent $649 per capita and Turkish citizens spent $969 per capita.
The primary visiting purpose of foreigners was travel, entertainment, sports, and cultural activities with 74.9%.
The primary travel reason for Turkish visitors living abroad was visiting relatives and friends with 65.4%.
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The institute also said that Turkey’s tourism expenditure posted a 90% annual decline to $126 billion in the July-September period.
“In this quarter, the number of Turkish citizens visiting abroad decreased 93.1% compared to the same period last year,” TurkStat said.
Some 203,223 Turkish citizens traveled abroad and spent $620 per capita on average.
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