In the first quarter; which is January, February and March months of 2013, tourism income increased by 39.6% and reached $ 4 918 553 thousand. While 72.5% of this income was obtained from foreign visitors, 27.5% was obtained from citizens resident abroad.
Visitors organise their travel individually or with package tour. While individual expenditures constituted $ 4 406 212 thousand of the total tourism income, $ 512 341 thousand of tourism income was obtained by package tour expenditures.
Average expenditure of the visitors was $ 982 per capita
In this quarter while the average expenditure of the foreigners was $ 868 per capita, average expenditure of the Turkish citizens resident abroad was $ 1 442 per capita.
Number of departing visitors increased by 18.7% compared to I. quarter of 2012
In this quarter number of departing visitors increased 18.7% compared to same quarter of previous year and reached to 5 008 425. While number of foreign visitors was 4 076 518, number of Turkish citizens resident abroad was 931 907.
Tourism expenditure increased by 38.5% compared to I. quarter of 2012
Tourism expenditure which is the expenditure of the Turkish citizens resident in Turkey and visited abroad, increased by 38.5% compared to same quarter of previous year and reached to $ 1 205 355 thousand. While $ 859 929 thousand of total expenditures was individual expenditures, $ 345 426 thousand of tourism expenditures was package tour expenditures.
Number of Turkish citizens visited abroad increased by 31.4%
In this quarter number of Turkish citizens visited abroad increased by 31.4% compared to same quarter of previous year and reached to 1 659 631. Average expenditure was $ 726 per capita.
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Consultez la source sur Veille info tourisme: Turquie les revenus du tourisme ont augmenté de 39 6 au 1er trimestre 2013