The figure was up 13.2% from the same quarter last year, said the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).<\/p>\n
This April-June, 87.8% of the income — excluding GSM roaming and marina service expenditures — came from foreign visitors, while the rest was from citizens residing abroad.<\/p>\n
The average expenditure of visitors in the three-month period stood at $625 per capita.<\/p>\n
“In this quarter, while the average expenditure of foreigners was $607 per capita, the average expenditure of Turkish citizens residing abroad was $766 per capita,” it said.<\/p>\n
TurkStat noted that nearly 70% of the total tourism income came from individual expenditures — $5.6 billion — while package tour expenditures stood at $2.4 billion during the same period.<\/p>\n
The country attracted 12.8 million visitors in April-June, up 15.3% year-on-year.<\/p>\n
“While 90.1% of visitors were foreign with 11.5 million persons, 9.9% of them were Turkish citizens residing abroad, with 1.3 million persons,” the statement read.<\/p>\n
Data showed that visitors spent the most on food and beverages (nearly $1.4 billion), and shoes and clothes ($888.3 million) between April and June.<\/p>\n
The primary reason for foreign visitors’ trips — 64.8% — was “travel, entertainment, sports, and cultural activities,” followed by \u201cvisiting relatives and friends,\u201d with 11.1%.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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