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The goal of tourism professionals in Bodrum is November

Tourism activity continues in Bodrum, a district of Muğla. In Bodrum, where August has been busier compared to July, hotel occupancy rates have reached 80%. Ömer Faruk Dengiz, President of the Bodrum Hoteliers Association, stated, "There has been an increase in the number of foreign tourists. Cruise tourism is very important for Bodrum. Last year, 83,000 people arrived by cruise ships in the first seven months, while this year, the number reached 93,000 in the same period. In total, 794,000 foreign tourists arrived both by sea and air. Last year, this figure was around 714,000 during the same period. Alişir Şahin, Vice President of the Bodrum Hoteliers Association, noted that the contraction in the domestic market continues, stating, 'There has been an increase in reservations recently. August seems to have better occupancy compared to July. We anticipate that this trend may continue until the schools reopen.'

Tourist arrivals in Israel dropped by around 90% in November

While Israel continues its attacks on the Gaza Strip and intensifies conflicts with Hezbollah on the Lebanon border since October 8th, coupled with an escalation of violence in the West Bank, tourists are avoiding the country. Since the beginning of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip in October, the tourism sector has experienced a sharp decline. Issues with flights to and from Israel began in the early days of the attacks, with more than 40% of flights in the same direction being canceled between October 7th and October 19th. In October, when Israel intensified its attacks, tourism activity in the country decreased by 76% compared to the previous year. According to the monthly report of the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 89,700 tourists visited Israel in October. Most of these visits took place in the first week of October before the attacks began. In contrast, October of the previous year saw 370,000 tourists visiting Israel. Data from the Ministry of Tourism reveals that the number of tourists visiting Israel in November this year dropped significantly from around 370,000 in the same month last year to only 38,000. Despite aiming to break recent records in tourist numbers globally following the pandemic, the Ministry's figures fell far short of this goal. The goal of reaching 4 million tourists this year has become challenging, as the number of tourists remained at 38,000 in November, despite approximately 3 million tourists visiting the country until that month. Israeli officials expressed the difficulty of achieving the '4 million goal' due to the sharp decline in tourist numbers. Anat Shihor-Aronson, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Tourism, stated on the JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) website, 'We were reaching the 4 million mark, but the war started, and everything came to a halt.' Shihor-Aronson, while evaluating the situation by saying, 'Now we are preparing for the aftermath of the war,' did not provide any information about the end of the attacks. Hotels in Israel, where the number of tourists has significantly decreased, are currently hosting Israelis evacuated from various regions of the country since October 7th. Due to the attacks in Gaza in the south and on the Lebanon border in the north, 200,000 people were evacuated, with 130,000 of them relocating by the decision of the Israeli government. Of those evacuated by government decision, 80,000 people are staying in hotels, while others are residing in different places with 'accommodation allowances.'

Tourist record in Antalya, the tourism city, in the first 11 months

As of the end of November, nearly 15 million 371 thousand tourists have visited Antalya from nearly 200 countries. With this figure, 2023 became a new record year, reaching the highest number of tourists in the history of tourism in Antalya. According to the data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the total number of tourists who visited Antalya from January 1 to November 30, 2023, reached 15 million 371 thousand 773. With one month left until the end of 2023, it became the year with the highest number of tourists in the history of Antalya tourism. This surpasses the all-time record of 15 million 280 thousand tourists in 2019. In November, Antalya hosted 404,946 tourists, marking a 0.7% increase compared to November of the previous year. Germans topped the list in November with 118,000 tourists, Russians ranked second with 80,000 tourists, followed by Britons with 44,000 tourists. Poland came in fourth with nearly 17,000 tourists, and the Netherlands took the fifth spot with nearly 6,000 tourists. In the total of 11 months, 15 million 371 thousand 773 tourists visited Antalya from nearly 200 countries, with foreigners constituting 14.5 million and Turkish vacationers living abroad making up 870 thousand. In the first 11 months of 2023, the number of Russian tourists took the lead with a 15% increase compared to the previous year, reaching 3 million 401 thousand. The total share of Russians in the tourist arrivals was 23.4%. Germany, ranking second, saw an increase of nearly 19% with 3 million 285 thousand tourists, and their total share in tourist numbers was 22.6%. Antalya surpassed the all-time record of 2019 in total tourist numbers, with the only decline compared to 2019 coming from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war. In 2019, 5.5 million Russians and 802 thousand Ukrainians visited, whereas in the same period of 2023, the number of Russian tourists remained at 3.4 million, and Ukrainians at 264 thousand.

Antalya's sunny weather drew many to the water for a swim

Tourism activity continued in the city, where the air temperature reached 26 degrees even though it was November and the sea water temperature was measured at 25 degrees. In the region, where the humidity reached 70 percent, some holidaymakers went into the sea to cool off, while others sunbathed on the beach. In addition to those walking under the palm trees on the Konyaaltı beach, there were also those who preferred to do water sports such as canoeing in the sea. Sunny weather is expected to continue for a few more days in Antalya.

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The goal of tourism professionals in Bodrum is November

Tourist arrivals in Israel dropped by around 90% in November

Tourist record in Antalya, the tourism city, in the first 11 months

Antalya's sunny weather drew many to the water for a swim