Turkey\u2019s popular holiday destination Antalya has hosted more than 5 million foreign visitors in the first six months of the year 2019.<\/p>\n
According to data from the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, for the first time Antalya saw a record number of 5 million visiting the city in January-June.<\/p>\n
The number of tourists visiting the city during the said period increased by 15 percent from a year ago. By the end of June, the foreign tourist arrivals are expected to reach 5.5 million.<\/p>\n
Between Jan. 1 and June 23, the city\u2019s main airport Antalya Airport welcomed a total of 4.93 million foreign tourists while 101,000 visitors landed at the Gazipa\u015fa Airport.<\/p>\n
In June, 75,000 foreign holidaymakers arrived in the city on average per day.<\/p>\n
The latest available official statistics showed that a total of 8.74 million foreign tourists visited Turkey in the first four months of 2019, a strong 12.2 percent increase from the same period of last year.<\/p>\n
In April alone, foreign tourist arrivals soared 24 percent on an annual basis to 3.29 million.<\/p>\n
The government expects $34 billion revenues from tourism activities this year while its tourism revenue forecasts for next year and 2021 are $38 billion and $42 billion, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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