While 68.8% of this income (excluding GSM roaming and marina service expenditures) was obtained from foreign visitors, 31.2% was obtained from citizens resident abroad.

Visitors organize their travel individually or with package tour. While individual expenditures constituted $ 2 billion 296 million 854 thousand of the total tourism incomes, $ 155 million 359 thousand of tourism income was obtained by package tour expenditures.

In this quarter, apart from health expenditure, all expenditure types decreased compared to same quarter of the previous year. While, health expenditure increased by 4.7%, sports, education, culture expenditure decreased by 79.5%, package tour expenditures decreased by 71.0% and tour services expenditure decreased by 62.4%.

Average expenditure per night was $ 56

In this quarter while average expenditure per night of the foreigners who stayed overnight was $ 64, average expenditure per night of Turkish citizens resident abroad was $ 44.

Number of departing visitors decreased by 53.9%

In this quarter number of departing visitors decreased by 53.9% compared to same quarter of previous year and declined to 2 million 600 thousand 468 persons. While 70.2% of visitors was foreign with 1 million 826 thousand 227 persons, 29.8% of them was Turkish citizens resident abroad with 774 thousand 241 persons.

In this quarter, foreign visitors visited Turkey mostly for “travel, entertainment, sportive and cultural activities” with 54.9%

The secondary purpose of visit was “visiting relatives and friends” with 23.3% and the third was “business (conferences, meetings, assignments etc.)” with 8.8%. Turkish citizens resident abroad visited mostly for “visiting relatives and friends” with 66.6%.

Tourism expenditure decreased by 70.2% 

Tourism expenditure which is the expenditure of the Turkish citizens resident in Turkey and visited abroad, decreased by 70.2% compared to same quarter of previous year and declined to $ 236 million 423 thousand. While $ 236 million 141 thousand of total expenditures was individual expenditures, $ 282 thousand of tourism expenditures was package tour expenditures.

Number of Turkish citizens visited abroad decreased by 83.9%

In this quarter number of Turkish citizens visited abroad decreased by 83.9% compared to same quarter of previous year and declined to 281 thousand 322. Average expenditure was $ 840 per capita. (ILKHA)