Turkey tourism revenues surge 17% as visitors hit 51.86 mln in 2019, Saudi tourists plunge 44%
Turkey’s tourism income for 2019 reached $34.52 billion, a growth of 17% compared to $29.5 billion the previous year.
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) said in a statement on Jan 31 that individual expenditures constituted $25.36 billion and the remaining $9.16 billion came from package tours.
Visitors spent around $1.1 billion on food and beverages, about $655.6 million on clothes and shoes, and $605 million on accommodation.
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