According to the Turkish Airports Authority (DHMI), the number of international air passengers in the country increased by an average of 17 percent in the first half of this year. The growth was mainly driven by airports in Istanbul, reports Milliyet.
General The number of international passengers arriving at Istanbul airports in the first half of the year was 28.3 million, compared to 24.1 million in the same period last year.
According to Turkish authorities, the number of foreign passengers at Antalya Airport has already exceeded 8 million people, although during the same period last year, passenger traffic to the region amounted to 6 million tourists.
Erkan Yagci, President of the Akdeniz Tourism Hotels Association, noted that all hotels in the region are operating at full capacity.
"Antalya has shown a 40% increase in tourist flow. Even small hotels in less popular areas of the resort are 90 percent full. This year, Antalya may cross the threshold of 12 million guests and thus reach a new record. Russia is in first place in terms of arrivals to the region. The country is showing double-digit growth. Then come Germany, England, Ukraine and the Netherlands," he said.
In turn, Mehmet Isler, head of the Aegean Tour Operators Association (ETH?K) He emphasized, commenting on the topic, that this year all markets are showing good results, but Germany will be especially active - the country will receive the maximum number of German tourists.
Source: trn-news.ru
