Türkiye expects to receive at least 40 million foreign tourists by the end of 2018, a Turkish publication reports Milliyet.
Target for 2015
Over the past two years, one of the main goals of the Turkish tourism industry has been to catch up with the 2015 figures and continue increase these figures. According to experts, 2018 will be the year that will allow the country to achieve the desired goal.
The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey in 2015, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was more than 36 million. However, after the reduction of Russian tourist flow, a significant decrease in the number of foreign tourists in the republic was noted since November 2015. This effect continued throughout 2017. However, the foreign tourist flow, which fell to 25 million in 2016, increased to 32 million last year.
Not only Russia
The resorts are expected to be fully booked, Turkish experts believe. Antalya, Alanya, Belek, Bodrum, Dalaman, Kemer, according to bookings, are the main choice of foreign tourists this year.
In 2018, active recovery was noted not only in the Russian market, but also from many parts of the world. Türkiye is preparing to receive a large flow of tourists from Germany, Great Britain, the Persian Gulf countries, Iran, Belgium, Austria, Poland, and Scandinavia.
20 percent increase expected
OTI Holding predicts that the number of foreign tourists to Turkey will increase by 20 percent this year. Odeon Tours CEO Ozan Somaklar said, that 2018 will significantly surpass the figures for 2016 and 2017.
“We also expect an increase in the flow of tourists from Russia by 20–25%,” he added.
According to research into the package tour market in Turkey Package Tour Market Research, Held in 2015, the main players at the international level were OTI Group, Meeting Point International, ANEX Tour, Pegas Touristic, Kilit Global, Corendon Touristic, Summer Tour and MTS Incoming.
According to data research 2016 years, market package tours shared between by yourself the largest players: Tanta tourism, TUI, Diana Travel Meeting Point International, Corendon Group, ANEX Tour, MTS-Globe, OTI Group, Summer Tour and Der Touristik. According to a 2016 survey, Türkiye Loses 6.2 Million Tourists in the package tour market.
IN 2017 year leaders were: TUI, Diana Travel (Thomas Cook), OTI Group, ANEX Tour, Key Global, Pegas Touristik, Meeting Point International Turkey (MPI). At the same time, a total of 17 million tourists visited the country on package tours last year.
"Spain remains the leader in the package tour market at this stage. Many markets are now experiencing a significant recovery and the positions may change," emphasized the author of the study, Erol Karabalut.
Source: trn-news.ru
