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Increase in tourism income of Southern Cyprus

It was reported that there was a 26.9 percent increase in tourism revenue in Southern Cyprus in the first seven months of this year (January-July) compared to the same period last year. Politis newspaper wrote that tourism revenues in all months of 2023 were more than tourism revenues in the relevant months of 2022, and noted that tourism revenues in the first 7 months of 2023 were calculated as 1 billion 544 million Euros, and tourism revenues in the January-July period of 2022 were calculated as 1 billion 217 million Euros. Based on the statement made by the Department of Statistics, the newspaper added that tourism revenue, which was 381.7 million Euros in July 2022, increased by 19.1 percent to 454.6 million Euros in July 2023.

Tourism income is growing rapidly in Shanghai

In the first half of this year, the cultural tourism market of Shanghai metropolis in eastern China has grown rapidly, increasing in terms of tourist flow and income. Shanghai hosted more than 139 million domestic tourists in the first six months of the year, generating tourism revenues of over 155 billion yuan (approximately 21.56 billion USD). According to the Shanghai Municipality Culture and Tourism Administration, growth of more than 100 percent was recorded in terms of both the number of tourists and income compared to the same period of the previous year. According to data from card payment giant China UnionPay, tourism consumption in Shanghai reached 478.45 billion yuan in the first half of the year, increasing 77 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Shanghai hosted more than 22,000 commercial shows during that period, attracting nearly 12 million viewers. The 832 million yuan box office revenue from these shows indicates a significant increase compared to pre-Kovid-19 levels.

"Most overnight stays and highest tourism income from Antalya"

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that Turkey gets the most overnight stays and income from Antalya. Most overnight stays, highest income from Antalya Expressing that the elections held in Turkey in 2023 are among the most important elections in the world, Ersoy also said that the results are followed with interest by all the countries of the world. Regarding his continuation of his second term ministry in the new cabinet, Minister Ersoy said: "Obviously, when we look at our industry, the first 5 years were very difficult. Antalya is a very assertive city in agriculture and is called the capital of tourism. Our country gets the most overnight stays from Antalya. In this 5-year period, disasters have befallen our country. Covid has affected our industry in a very negative way as it has affected the whole world. Just as we were saying we were getting through them, our Antalya faced forest fires. Then the Russia-Ukraine war, the chain of earthquakes and the difficulties of the elections. Although it was a very difficult process, we carried out very successfully. We came out of the difficult process by making many firsts to set an example for the world." "We succeeded in rising to third place in 2022" Minister Ersoy pointed out that in the tourism sector, they received 51.5 million visitors and 39 billion dollars in revenue in 2019, and that in 2022, when the pandemic ended, they again received 51.5 million visitors and 46 billion dollars in revenue; "We were 6th in the world in 2019, and we went up to 3rd place in 2022. This shows that other countries do not manage the process as well as we do, even poorly, and on the contrary, we manage it very successfully. Normally you can skip 1 or maximum 2 rows, but we had the chance to jump 3 rows and get to third place. "Turkey will be the 3rd or 4th country in the world in tourism" Minister Ersoy stated that in 2023, the targets for the Turkish Century are bigger; "This year we say 60 million visitors, 56 billion dollars revenue. At the end of 2028, we say 90 million visitors and 100 billion dollars revenue. We say that Turkey will be the first 3rd and 4th country in tourism in the world. We will not use any excuses. We will face obstacles, difficulties and surprises, but we will work harder and get stronger." "Antalya's problem is our problem" Minister Ersoy said that they will jointly own all the problems of Antalya and that they will not discriminate as the problem of this central administration or the municipality; "We will say that Antalya's problem is our problem. Even though it is not our duty, we will take charge and be responsible. On top of that, we will solve our problems. If necessary, we will take Antalya to the next level by taking the authorities we need from our citizens."

Turkey hosted 6 million 212 thousand tourists in the first quarter of the year

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the statistics of border entrance and exit. Accordingly, Turkey hosted 6 million 212 thousand 109 foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2023, with an increase of 26.71 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. In addition, 1 million 559 thousand 314 citizens residing abroad visited Turkey in the first quarter. Thus, a total of 7 million 771 thousand 423 tourists were reached in the first quarter of the year. The income generated in three months is 8 billion 690 million dollars According to the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute, the income obtained from tourism in three months reached 8 billion 690 million 505 thousand dollars. While the average expenditure per person was 1062, the income per night was 84 dollars, the average length of stay was 12.7 nights. In the ranking of the countries sending the most tourists to Turkey, the Russian Federation ranked first with an increase of 114.18 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, Bulgaria was the second with an increase of 28.09 percent, and Germany came in third with an increase of 20.66 percent. These countries were followed by Iran and Georgia. In three months, 772 thousand 681 people came to Turkey from the Russian Federation, 523 thousand 150 people from Bulgaria and 504 thousand 847 people from Germany. 2.3 million foreign tourists in March The number of foreign tourists coming to the country in March, on the other hand, increased by 12.32 percent compared to the same month of the previous year and reached 2 million 335 thousand 728. In the ranking of the countries sending the most tourists, the Russian Federation ranked first with an increase of 131.82 percent compared to March, Iran was the second with a decrease of 10.49 percent, and Germany was the third with an increase of 15.78 percent. These countries were followed by Bulgaria and Georgia.

The number of foreign tourists increased by 37 percent this year

Compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of foreign tourists increased by 37 percent. Turkey hosted 3 million 876 thousand 381 foreign visitors in the first two months of 2023. The rate of increase in the two-month period was 37.31 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. According to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Russian Federation became the country that sent the most visitors to our country in the January-February period with an increase of 105.99 percent. Bulgaria took the second place with an increase of 33.19 percent, and Germany took the third place with an increase of 24.6 percent. Iran and Georgia were also among the countries sending the most visitors to Turkey. In the first two months, 507 thousand 513 people from Russia, 318 thousand 11 people from Bulgaria and 288 thousand 124 people from Germany were hosted. The ranking did not change in February either In February, 1 million 870 thousand 414 foreign visitors came to Turkey with an increase of 21.35 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. While the Russian Federation ranked first in the list of countries sending the most visitors in February, with an increase of 103 percent and 227 thousand 965 people, Bulgaria ranked second with an increase of 17.14 percent and 150 thousand 873 people, and Germany ranked third with an increase of 15.16 percent and 148 thousand 169 people. Germany was followed by Iran and Georgia.

Türkiye’s tourism income soars 53.4 pct to $46.3 bln in 2022

The figure surged 53.4 percent from $30.2 billion in 2021, Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said. While individual expenditures constituted $34.5 billion of the total tourism income, $11.8 billion of tourism income was obtained by package tour expenditures. Tourists visited Türkiye mostly for “travel, entertainment, sportive and cultural activities” in 2022, with 67.1 percent of the visitors coming for the purpose. Some 4.6 percent of the tourists traveled to the country for business. In 2022, number of Turkish citizens who visited abroad increased by 165.4 percent compared to previous year and reached to 7.3 million, with an average expenditure of $589 per capita. Their total expenditure increased by 130.9 percent compared to previous year and reached to $4.3 billion. While $3.78 billion of it was individual expenditures, $523 million was package tour expenditures. Seperately, Türkiye attracted some 44.6 million foreign tourists in 2022, a rise of 80.3 percent from a year earlier, according to official figures released yesterday by the Culture and Tourism Ministry. The figure nearly reached the pre-virus level of 45 million in 2019, the ministry data showed. Istanbul, Türkiye’s most famous city and its largest by population, was the top draw for foreign visitors, welcoming more than 16 million tourists. It was followed by the resort city of Antalya with 12.8 million visitors, while Edirne, a city in northwestern Türkiye bordering Bulgaria and Greece, welcomed 4.6 million tourists. At 5.7 million, Germans made up 12.7 percent of all visitors, followed by Russians at 5.2 million, Britons at 3.3 million, Bulgarians at 2.9 million, and Iranians at 2.3 million. If Turkish citizens living abroad are added to the count, then 2022 figure goes up to 51.4 million, slightly down from 51.9 million in 2019. In December alone, foreign arrivals in Türkiye were up 26.8 percent year-on-year to 2.4 million. Source: Hurriyet Daily News

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