#August

TOURISMJOURNAL - August haberleri, son dakika gelişmeleri, detaylı bilgiler ve tüm gelişmeler, August haber sayfasında canlı gelişmelerle ulaşabilirsiniz.

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Pegasus Served 3.67 Million Passengers in August

Pegasus Airlines served 3.67 million passengers in August 2024 with a 9% increase in passenger numbers. In the January-August period, the airline reached a total of 24.65 million passengers and recorded a 19% growth compared to the previous year. Pegasus Airlines shared with the public the data regarding the number of passengers in August and January-August period of 2024. In August, a total of 3.67 million passengers were served with an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period last year. This increase in passenger numbers shows that the airline has been successful in meeting the increasing demands during the summer season. According to data for the January-August 2024 period, Pegasus served a total of 24.65 million passengers. This figure indicates an increase of 19 percent compared to the same period last year. The airline draws attention with its growth performance in the first 8 months of the year. Pegasus Airlines continues to support this rise in passenger numbers with its increasing capacity and expanding flight network.

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At the end of August in Turkey: How much is an 'all-inclusive' tour package in rubles?

As the last days of August approach, there has been an increase in advertisements promoting the "ideal period" for affordable vacation opportunities in Turkey. With the start of the school year approaching, many families are returning from vacations with their children, and hotels are adjusting their pricing policies accordingly. 6-7 night Turkey vacations departing from Moscow are available for prices up to 100,000 rubles for two people. However, experts suggest that genuine "last-minute" deals are few and discounts are usually modest. According to information compiled on the Ator website and obtained through the "Turvizor" search and comparison system, many affordable vacation packages departing from Moscow at the end of August are available. These offers are typically valid for city hotels in regions such as Kemer and Alanya. Some examples of vacation packages and prices are as follows: Kemer: Ares Dream 4*: From Anex Tour, a 6-night "all-inclusive" package departing on August 28, priced at 73,915 rubles for two people.Club Herakles (formerly Stone House) 3*: From FUN&SUN, a 6-night "all-inclusive" package departing on August 28, priced at 71,940 rubles for two people. Alanya: Sun Fire Beach Hotel 4*: From Anex Tour, a 6-night "all-inclusive" package departing on August 28, priced at 75,213 rubles for two people.Kleopatra Sun Light Hotel 3*: From Anex Tour, a 6-night "all-inclusive" package departing on August 28, priced at 77,702 rubles for two people. Side: Aroma Butik Hotel 3*: From FUN&SUN, a 6-night bed and breakfast package departing on August 28, priced at 74,265 rubles for two people. Other Examples: Britannia Hotel & Villas 3*: From PEGAS Touristik, a bed and breakfast package in Kemer, priced at 66,473 rubles for two people.Rios Latte Beach Hotel 4*: From Coral Travel, a 6-night "all-inclusive" package departing on August 28, priced at 92,091 rubles for two people.

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Big decrease in flight ticket prices!

According to data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat), the cost of economy class air travel in Russia experienced a decrease in August. Experts stated that prices will continue to fall, and a new increase is expected only during the New Year holidays. In the statement made by Rosstat, “The cost of an economy class flight within Russia in August 2023 per thousand kilometers of travel was 6556.21 rubles. "This figure is 1083 rubles less than in July," it said. At the same time, the cost of the flight broke the record of August 2010 (6892.51 rubles). This information is also confirmed by the “Yandex.Travel” service, which calculated that the average cost of a plane ticket within Russia in August decreased by 2030 rubles round trip. It was stated that there was a 7 percent decrease in prices in the "Aeroclub" agency and the aggregator Aviasales. Experts state that the reason for this is high demand, while the demand for tickets is traditionally higher in August. The next price increase is expected after mid-December. At the beginning of summer 2023, an increase in flight tickets was recorded. Anna Duhon, Chief Researcher at the Laboratory of “Quantitative Methods of Regional Development Research” at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, said that this is associated with the increase in fuel prices, the increase in the cost of services, the complication of logistics due to imposed sanctions and restrictions on imported parts.

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Antalya hosts visitors mostly from Russia and Germany

Tourism activity continues in Antalya, which attracts tourists from all over the world. According to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, between January 1 and August 31, 10 million 835 thousand 204 people visited the city, of which 10 million 209 thousand 855 were foreigners and 625 thousand 349 were Turkish citizens living abroad. Russia ranked first among the countries that sent the most visitors to Antalya in the 8-month period, with 2 million 379 thousand 216 tourists. There was a 32.5 percent increase in the number of Russian tourists compared to the same period last year. Russia was followed by Germany with 2 million 108 thousand 816 visitors. There was also a 17.34 percent increase in German tourists. There was an increase of 14.58 percent in the UK market, which ranked third, and 39.2 percent in Poland, which ranked fourth. After Poland, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan and Romania were among the countries sending the most tourists. 2.6 million visitors in August In August alone, 2 million 604 thousand 832 tourists visited Antalya, an increase of 10.45 percent compared to last year. Russia ranked first among the countries that sent the most visitors to the city in August, with 525 thousand 337 people. Germany came second with 470 thousand 211 visitors, England third with 205 thousand 569 visitors and Poland fourth with 199 thousand 929 visitors. Poland was followed by the Netherlands, Romania and Kazakhstan.

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All-time record in tourism

Turkey hosted a total of 36 million 754 thousand 146 visitors in the first 8 months of 2023. 33 million 426 thousand 940 of the visitors were foreigners, and 3 million 327 thousand 206 were citizens residing abroad. According to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the first 8 months of the year, there was a 13.95 percent increase in the number of foreign visitors coming to Turkey compared to the same period of the previous year. Among the countries that sent the most visitors to Turkey in the first 8 months, compared to the same period of the previous year; Russian Federation came first with an increase of 44.84 percent and 4 million 351 thousand 254 people, Germany came second with an increase of 6.03 percent and 4 million 82 thousand 994 people, and England came third with an increase of 12.36 percent and 2 million 652 thousand 188 people. These countries were followed by Bulgaria and Iran, respectively. Germany comes first in August The number of foreign visitors coming to Turkey in August this year amounted to 6 million 660 thousand 700, with an increase of 5.65 percent compared to the same month last year. Among the countries sending the most visitors in August: Germany comes first with a 1.52 percent increase and 871 thousand 270 people compared to the same month of the previous year, the Russian Federation comes second with a 5.68 percent increase and 852 thousand 640 people, and the United Kingdom comes third with a 6.96 percent increase and 588 thousand 448 people. Iran and Poland followed the ranking.

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Malatya Airport's performance has been announced

A total of 432 aircraft took off and landed at Malatya Airport in August, while 68,205 passengers were served. The General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ) of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced the airline aircraft, passenger and cargo statistics of Malatya Airport for August 2023. In the statement, it was noted that Malatya Airport served 68,205 passengers in domestic passenger traffic in August, the aircraft traffic landing and taking off reached a total of 432, including 430 in domestic lines and 2 in international lines, and the freight traffic was 588 tons. In the statement, in which the figures for the January-August period were also shared, it was stated that the passenger traffic was 492 thousand 591, the plane traffic was 4 thousand 150, and the freight traffic was 3 thousand 942 tons.

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THY carried 8.7 million passengers in August

According to the statement made by the THY Press Office, the number of passengers carried by the company in August increased by 11 percent compared to the same period of 2022 and rose to 8.7 million, with an international load factor of 85.4 percent and a domestic load factor of 92.7 percent. While the number of international-to-international transfer passengers was 2.4 million in August 2022, it increased by 20.5 percent to 2.9 million in the same period this year. The total offered seat kilometers (ACK), which was 20.5 billion in the August 2022 period, reached 22.2 billion with an increase of 8.6 percent last month. While the cargo and mail volume carried was 148.3 thousand tons in August 2022, it was recorded as 146.9 thousand tons with a 1 percent decrease in the same period of 2023. 20 percent increase in the number of passengers in the 8th issue of the year The number of passengers carried between January and August increased by 20 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 56 million. While the number of international-to-international transfer passengers was 14.7 million in the January-August 2022 period, it increased by 34 percent to 19.7 million in the same period of 2023. Total passenger occupancy rate increased by 4 points in the 8 months of this year compared to the same period of 2022, reaching 82.9 percent. While international passenger occupancy was at 82.6 percent, domestic passenger occupancy was determined as 84.6 percent. While AKK was 131.6 billion in the January-August period of last year, it increased by 17.7 percent and reached 154.9 billion in the same period of this year. In the same period, while the total transported cargo and mail volume was 1 million 114 thousand tons in 2022, it decreased by 6.9 percent to 1 million 37 thousand tons in 2023. The number of aircraft in THY's fleet increased to 428.

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Inflation figures for August have been announced

TURKSTAT announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for August. In August 2023, the change in CPI was 9.09% compared to the previous month, 43.06% compared to December of the previous year, 58.94% compared to the same month of the previous year and 56.28% according to the twelve-month averages. The main group that showed the least increase compared to the same month of the previous year was housing with 24.97%. On the other hand, the main group with the highest increase compared to the same month of the previous year was restaurants and hotels with 89.31%. In terms of main expenditure groups, the main group that showed the least increase in August 2023 compared to the previous month was education with 3.11%. As of August 2023, out of 143 main headings covered in the index, the index of 1 main heading decreased, while the index of 4 main headings remained unchanged. There was an increase in the index of 138 main titles. The change in CPI excluding unprocessed food products, energy, alcoholic beverages and tobacco and gold, in August 2023 compared to the previous month; 9.32%, 47.21% compared to December of the previous year, 63.52% compared to the same month of the previous year and 57.77% according to the twelve-month averages.

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Sabiha Gökçen also broke a record in August

In the first weekend of August, 389 thousand 620 passengers traveled on 2 thousand 91 flights that took place in 3 days at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (İSG) Airport. A record series of 3 consecutive days in the number of passengers took place at the city's airport. A total of 389,620 passengers traveled to the city's airport, Sabiha Gökçen, on the first weekend of August, with 2,091 flights on 4-5-6 August. On August 6, 713 domestic and international flights reached 131 thousand 52 passengers, breaking the record for the highest number of passengers. In addition, the record for the highest outgoing international passengers was 36 thousand 830 and the international passenger number was broken with the total number of international passengers 72 thousand 566. With the start of the summer this year, ISG, which broke a new record in the number of passengers every week, hosted 17 million passengers with 108 thousand 60 flights in the first six months of the year, according to HEAŞ data. OHS CEO Berk Albayrak said, “As Sabiha Gökçen Airport, we are having an extraordinary season. We are proud to serve Istanbul, the most precious of Turkey's tourism centers, the cradle of civilizations and the capital of cultures. We work with our 24/7 teams to provide our guests with the most comfortable and safe travel experience, from passenger entrance gates to baggage delivery, from security gates to flight gates. Of course, we owe the success of such a large-scale operation to the dedication of our personnel.” Albayrak said, "I would like to express my sincere thanks to our passengers who preferred Sabiha Gökçen on their journey"; “The favor of our passengers is increasing day by day, we have the opportunity to confirm this with the records we break every week, in this case, our advantageous position, digital infrastructure and all our services have a share. We will continue to implement the most accurate applications in every required field and to keep our service quality at the highest level. I would like to thank once again to all our passengers who preferred us on their travels, these records are ours.” Sabiha Gökçen International Airport continues to serve a total of 157 destinations and 52 countries, with 40 domestic and 117 international destinations.